Propane Tanks

Propane Tanks are used by both Stranded and Gears alike in Post E-Day Sera. They have two purposes: A ready alternative fuel source for the Stranded population, and for Gears (namely Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago) to avoid being eaten by the Kryll.^[1]

History[]

Pendulum Wars[]

Before E-Day, propane tanks was a cheap and available fuel source used to power up heating appliances and cooking equipment. Their ease in energy control and relative low carbon footprint made them one of the few energy source that could compete with Imulsion as all other forms of alternative energy was pushed out of competition.

However, their high volatility and flammability due to its pressurized nature made propane tanks a dangerous makeshift explosive. During the Battle of Aspho Fields, the UIR had several propane tanks lying around. Dominic Santiago and Victor Hoffman used this to their advantage and detonated several of these tanks, disorientating Indies and destroying a balcony in the process.^[2]

Locust War[]

Propane tanks are an important part of the Stranded life as their lack of technology prevents them from using Imulsion as a fuel source, and it is one of their only defenses against the Kryll until the Lightmass Offensive wiped them all out.^[3]

Delta Squad found that the Stranded strategically placed several propane tanks beforehand in areas where a spotlight or a campfire was unavailable. This eventually led Marcus Fenix and Dom to Chaps' Aspho Gas Station.^[4]

Lambent Pandemic[]

During the Lambent Pandemic, when Delta Squad went to Char in search of fuel, propane tanks were used as explosive traps by the Stranded there, particularly by the Ash Man.^[5]

At the Battle of Anvil Gate, the COG defending the fortress placed several propane tanks as makeshift bombs to delay the locust onslaught before the Imulsion Countermeasure Weapon put an end to the battle.^[6]

Appearances[]

References[]

↑ Gears of War
↑ Gears of War 4: Prologue Remembrance
↑ Gears of War 2
↑ Gears of War: Act 2: Nightfall: Powder Keg
↑ Gears of War 3: Act IV: Ashes to Ashes
↑ Gears of War 4: Prologue Remembrance

The Weapons and Equipment of Gears of War
Human
Melee Weapons	Chainsaw Bayonet · Combat Knife · Commando Knife · Machete · Powersaw
Rifles	Designated Marksman Rifle · EMBAR Railgun · Enforcer Submachine Gun (Shock variant) · GZ18 Markza Sniper Rifle (Marksman variant) · Hunting Rifle · Musket · Longshot Sniper Rifle · Mark 1 Lancer Assault Rifle (Police variant) · Mark 2 Lancer Assault Rifle (Custom variant) · Mark 3 Lancer Assault Rifle (GL variant) · UIR Belt-fed Machine Gun
Shotguns	Gnasher Shotgun · Overkill Shotgun · Sawed-Off Shotgun
Sidearms	MX8 Snub Pistol · Talon Autopistol · Zapper
Grenades	Beacon Grenade · Bolo Grenade · Cytostatic Gas Grenade · Flashbang · Incendiary Grenade · Molotov Cocktail · Shock Grenade · Smoke Grenade · Stim-Gas Grenade
Heavy Weapons	Auto-Turret · Booshka Grenade Launcher · Buzzkill · Chain Gun · COG Machine Gun · Cryo Cannon · Dropshot Munitions Launcher · Laser-Guided Rocket Pod · Longspear Rocket Launcher · Mortar · Mulcher · One-Shot · Rocket Launcher · Salvo Rocket Launcher · Scorcher Flamethrower · Silverback Rocket Launcher · Stomper · Tripwire Crossbow · Tri-Shot Chain Gun · Twin-Barrel Turret · UIR Machine Gun · UIR Minigun · Ultra-Violet Turret · Vulcan Gatling Gun
Super-Heavy Weapons	Asp SAM Turret · Ball Turrets · Brader · Defence Missile System · High Velocity Main Cannon · Flechette Guns · Fortress Artillery Cannon · Industrial Staple Gun · Kestrel Missile Launcher · Mega Mech Gatling Gun · Naval Gun · Pariah Cannon · Railgun · Torpedo · UIR Artillery Battery · UIR Anti-Air Turret
Weapons of Mass Destruction	Hammer of Dawn · Imulsion Countermeasure Weapon · Lightmass Bomb · Lightmass Missile · Nuclear Missile · Venom Bomb
Equipment	Adrenaline Injector · Barrier · Blow Torch · COG/UIR Ammo Crates · Cloak · COG Armor · COG Tag · Fire Extinguisher · Gas Mask · Gut-Puncher · Propane Tanks · Pulse · Remote Targeting System · Stim · UIR Armor · UIR Tag
Other	Bow · Flash · Hijack · Shock Trap
Locust/Swarm
Melee Weapons	Butcher Cleaver · Breaker Mace · Combat Knife · Crystal Tooth Bayonet · Dual Chainsaw Staff · Explosive Flail · Serrated Knife · Staff · Tremor Hammer
Rifles	Breechshot · Claw Light Machine Gun · Hammerburst Assault Rifle (Gorgon variant) · Hammerburst II
Shotguns	Elite Sawed-Off Shotgun
Sidearms	Boltok Pistol · Gorgon Submachine Gun
Grenades	Bolo Grenade · Ink Grenade · Kryll Grenade
Heavy Weapons	Boomshot Grenade Launcher · Canker · Digger Launcher · Multi-Turret · Nemacyst · Reaver Chain Gun · Torque Bow · Troika Heavy Machine Gun (RAAM's variant)
Super-Heavy Weapons	Brumak Rocket Launcher · Wrist-Mounted Chain Gun · Brumak Rocket Mortar · Corpser Mine Layer · Hydra Missile Pod · Hydra Rocket Pod · Locust Defense Tower · Reaver Rocket Launcher · Siegebeast Catapult
Weapons of Mass Destruction	Riftworm
Equipment	Boom Shield · Imulsion Explosive Canister · Imulsion Injection Harness · Immune System Booster · Locust Ammo Crates · Locust Armor · Locust Emblem · Swarm Armor · Thumper · Torture Pod
Other	Ticker
Easter Egg Weapons
Melee Weapons	Elemental Cleavers · Fish Stick
Rifles	A Real Gun
Shotguns	Raging Buccaneer
Sidearms	Despicable You · Memento Mori
Grenades	Dom's Toms
Heavy Weapons	Cluckshot · Trackshot
Other	Relic Weapons

[1] Gears of War

[2] Gears of War 4: Prologue Remembrance

[3] Gears of War 2

[4] Gears of War: Act 2: Nightfall: Powder Keg

[5] Gears of War 3: Act IV: Ashes to Ashes

[6] Gears of War 4: Prologue Remembrance

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