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| '''[[wp:Towing|Towing]]''' refers to an ability in Grand Theft Auto games to tow or pull an object, specifically a trailer or vehicle, using another vehicle. The feature is first made possible in [[Grand Theft Auto 2]], when semi-trailer trucks possess the ability to pull trailers, but only one game, [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], similarly offers such a feature.
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| == Description ==
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| Attachments with trailers simply require the player reverse their vehicle into the front of a trailer until the camera readjusts itself to center on both the hauler and the trailer, confirming the coupling is complete. When pulling a trailer, the vehicle will possess poorer performance due to the need to pull extra weight, especially with regards to steering as the vehicle is now longer.
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| === GTA 2 ===
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| [[Image:GTA_2_Semi-Truck.png|thumb|right|A Truck Cab pulling a flat bed Transporter trailer in GTA 2.]]
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| In GTA 2, the [[Truck Cab]] and the [[Truck Cab SX]] represent the game's only two semi-trailer trucks, and are also the only vehicles in GTA 2 capable of attaching to and pulling trailers.
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| The game features three forms of trailers:
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| * [[Container]], a container trailer.
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| * [[Tanker]], a tanker trailer for liquid loads.
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| * [[Transporter]], a flat bed trailer. With the Transporter, the player has the ability to place any car on the trailer, using one of the cranes located in each district. When a gang car is placed on the truck, it loses its gang markings.
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| === GTA San Andreas ===
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| GTA San Andreas is the only game after GTA 2 to reintroduced the ability to pull loads. The game mechanics of attaching to and pulling a trailer is roughly the same as in GTA 2, but trailers may decouple from a vehicle if physical force (i.e. [[wp:Jackknifing|jackknifing]], dislodging due to rough terrains or jumps, excessive speed, etc.) is applied.
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| [[Image:Tanker (GTASA) (with trailer).jpg|thumb|right|300px|A [[Tanker]] truck with a "Tanker Trailer" attached in GTA San Andreas.]]
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| Along with the game's three semi-trailer trucks (the [[Linerunner]], [[Tanker]] and [[Roadtrain]]), the game also introduces a different range of vehicles with roughly the same capability, including:
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| * The [[Tow Truck]], which employs an adjustable boom at the back to pull any large vehicle.
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| * The [[Tractor]], which uses an adjustable [[wp:tow hitch|tow hitch]] to pull smaller hauls or large vehicles.
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| * The [[Utility Van]] and [[Baggage Handler|Baggage]], which feature a stationary tow hitch to pull smaller hauls.
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| The trailers themselves consist of a more varied range of items, some of which are not available unless they are spawned using a third-party trailer.
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| '''Semi-trailers
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| * [[Articulated Trailer]], a trailer designed to carry solid loads. The trailer is available in three forms, two fully covered and one hopper.
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| * [[Tanker Trailer]], a fuel tank trailer featuring [[Xoomer]] livery.
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| '''Specialized trailers
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| * [[Farm Trailer]], a plow intended to be pulled by a Tractor.
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| * [[Utility Trailer]], an utility trailer not normally accessible in the game, intended for the Utility Van.
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| * [[Tug Stairs]], a mobile staircase commonly found in airports, and intended for the Baggage.
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| * [[Baggage Box]], a luggage box (available open or closed) commonly found in airports, and intended for the Baggage.
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| [[Category:Vehicles]]
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| [[Category:Miscellaneous]]
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