Stomper

The Stomper was a .50 caliber,^[1] belt-fed grenade launcher mounted on platoon vehicles such as the King Raven, Packhorse and the Armadillo APC in the COG Army. During the Pendulum Wars, it was most notably used in the Battle of Aspho Fields.^[2]

History[]

Pendulum Wars[]

Battle of Aspho Fields[]

Major Helena Stroud put great stock in the Stomper, as she believed that it would be the key to holding C Company's line during Operation Leveler.^[2]

Locust War[]

Battle of Ephyra[]

Colonel Victor Hoffman had set up a command post at the intersection of Almar Boulevard and Correll Road, and Stompers were part of the Gears' arsenal during the battle.^[3]

References[]

↑ Gears of War: The Slab pg 71
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Gears of War: Aspho Fields pg 184
↑ Gears of War: The Slab pg 70-71

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: The Slab pg 71

[AF-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Gears of War: Aspho Fields pg 184

[3] Gears of War: The Slab pg 70-71

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