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| front_image = Annihilator-GTAIV-front.jpg | | front_image = Annihilator-GTAIV-front.jpg | ||
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| caption = A [[NOOSE]]-controlled Annihilator scouting for the player in GTA IV once they obtain a [[Wanted Level in GTA IV Era|five or six | | caption = A [[NOOSE]]-controlled Annihilator scouting for the player in GTA IV once they obtain a [[Wanted Level in GTA IV Era|five or six star wanted level]] | ||
| vehicle_type = Law enforcement [[:Category:Aircraft|aircraft]] | | vehicle_type = Law enforcement [[:Category:Aircraft|aircraft]] | ||
| body_style = 4-door attack [[helicopter]] | | body_style = 4-door attack [[helicopter]] | ||
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===The Lost and Damned === | === The Lost and Damned === | ||
In [[The Lost and Damned]], the Annihilator's weapon is upgraded with explosive shells, and the top speed is increased, albeit not very noticeably. The minigun rounds can destroy vehicles and enemy players with only a few shots. When the explosive rounds, speed, and damage resistance are all put together, this equates to an extremely deadly vehicle, especially when facing an experienced pilot. | In [[The Lost and Damned]], the Annihilator's weapon is upgraded with explosive shells, and the top speed is increased, albeit not very noticeably. The minigun rounds can destroy vehicles and enemy players with only a few shots. When the explosive rounds, speed, and damage resistance are all put together, this equates to an extremely deadly vehicle, especially when facing an experienced pilot. | ||
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The Annihilator is also removed from Team Deathmatch and Deathmatch, just as Annihilators were removed from TLAD's Free Mode. When compared to [[Buzzard]], the Annihilator is not as useful, as the Buzzard is equipped with a rapid-fire machine gun along with missiles. However, the Annihilator is faster and can hold four people while the Buzzard only holds two. | The Annihilator is also removed from Team Deathmatch and Deathmatch, just as Annihilators were removed from TLAD's Free Mode. When compared to [[Buzzard]], the Annihilator is not as useful, as the Buzzard is equipped with a rapid-fire machine gun along with missiles. However, the Annihilator is faster and can hold four people while the Buzzard only holds two. | ||
==Trivia== | == Trivia == | ||
{{double image|right|Annihilator-GTAIV-beta-front.jpg|250|Annihilator-GTAIV-prerelease.jpg|250|Early pre-release render of the Annihilator in GTA IV, with an all-black body.|Pre-release GTA IV screenshot of a similarly colored Annihilator airborne.|}} | {{double image|right|Annihilator-GTAIV-beta-front.jpg|250|Annihilator-GTAIV-prerelease.jpg|250|Early pre-release render of the Annihilator in GTA IV, with an all-black body.|Pre-release GTA IV screenshot of a similarly colored Annihilator airborne.|}} | ||
* On a helipad in [[Francis International Airport in GTA IV Era|Francis International Airport]], there is an Annihilator with explosive miniguns. However, this is only in The Ballad of Gay Tony. | |||
*On a helipad in [[Francis International Airport in GTA IV Era|Francis International Airport]], there is an Annihilator with explosive miniguns. However, this is only in The Ballad of Gay Tony. | * During development, the Annihilator was painted black overall, with a NOOSE emblem. The final version includes a yellow stripe along the fuselage. | ||
*During development, the Annihilator was painted black overall, with a NOOSE emblem. The final version includes a yellow stripe along the fuselage. | |||
* In [[Deathmatch]], if you kill someone with rapid-firing weapon, the death message may appear as "Player annihilated Player". Its possible to get this message with Annihilator's miniguns, but it's random. | * In [[Deathmatch]], if you kill someone with rapid-firing weapon, the death message may appear as "Player annihilated Player". Its possible to get this message with Annihilator's miniguns, but it's random. | ||
* The helicopter, like all other helicopters in the game, can lose its main rotor or tail boom, causing it to either hurtle towards the ground or spin wildly out of control. Also, though very rare, the tail rotor may shatter from continued damage, causing the chopper to spin out of control. | * The helicopter, like all other helicopters in the game, can lose its main rotor or tail boom, causing it to either hurtle towards the ground or spin wildly out of control. Also, though very rare, the tail rotor may shatter from continued damage, causing the chopper to spin out of control. | ||
* Although the Annihilator has four M134 7.62 NATO miniguns, each has an unrealistically low rate of fire (ROF). The ROF of all four guns firing is slightly slower than that of an SMG; in real life, each of these should fire at least 70 rounds per second, with the helicopter's total ROF being 280 to 400 rounds per second with all miniguns firing. However, when heard from a third-person view, it sounds as if the miniguns are firing much, much faster. | * Although the Annihilator has four M134 7.62 NATO miniguns, each has an unrealistically low rate of fire (ROF). The ROF of all four guns firing is slightly slower than that of an SMG; in real life, each of these should fire at least 70 rounds per second, with the helicopter's total ROF being 280 to 400 rounds per second with all miniguns firing. However, when heard from a third-person view, it sounds as if the miniguns are firing much, much faster. | ||
*Along with the [[Fire Truck]] (and [[APC]] in The Ballad of Gay Tony) the Annihilator is one of the few vehicles in the game to have mounted weapons. | * Along with the [[Fire Truck]] (and [[APC]] in The Ballad of Gay Tony) the Annihilator is one of the few vehicles in the game to have mounted weapons. | ||
*The Annihilator is the only law enforcement vehicle that have access to radio programs. | * The Annihilator is the only law enforcement vehicle that have access to radio programs. | ||
*It is possible to use the Annihilator to gain the One Man Army Achievement/Trophy in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. First, the player has to obtain a six star wanted level, which can be easily done by shooting down civillians and destroying vehicles with the Annihilator's miniguns. Once the player has obtained a six star wanted level, the player is to fly as high as they can, but at the same time staying inside the search radius. The player only needs to hover there for five minutes, and the player should obtain the achievement. If any Police Mavericks and/or Annihilators come during the period, the player can just shoot them down with the Annihilator's miniguns. However, the player must make sure that they DO NOT spawn the Annihilator with cheats, or else it blocks the achievement/trophy, as well as the "Walk Free" Achievement/Trophy. | * It is possible to use the Annihilator to gain the One Man Army Achievement/Trophy in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. First, the player has to obtain a six star wanted level, which can be easily done by shooting down civillians and destroying vehicles with the Annihilator's miniguns. Once the player has obtained a six star wanted level, the player is to fly as high as they can, but at the same time staying inside the search radius. The player only needs to hover there for five minutes, and the player should obtain the achievement. If any Police Mavericks and/or Annihilators come during the period, the player can just shoot them down with the Annihilator's miniguns. However, the player must make sure that they DO NOT spawn the Annihilator with cheats, or else it blocks the achievement/trophy, as well as the "Walk Free" Achievement/Trophy. | ||
==Locations== | == Locations == | ||
* One on a helipad at Northeast police station in [[Algonquin]]. It is watched over by [[LCPD in GTA IV Era|LCPD]] officers armed with rifles, but stealing it will only attract the usual [[Wanted Level|one star]] for vehicle theft, which can easily be evaded with the chopper. Niko needs to enter a doorway on the ground level and head up several flights (he might at one point come across a group of cops examining a dead body en route). Strangely, the guards are still present in TLAD even though the helicopter is no longer parked there. | * One on a helipad at Northeast police station in [[Algonquin]]. It is watched over by [[LCPD in GTA IV Era|LCPD]] officers armed with rifles, but stealing it will only attract the usual [[Wanted Level in GTA IV Era|one star]] for vehicle theft, which can easily be evaded with the chopper. Niko needs to enter a doorway on the ground level and head up several flights (he might at one point come across a group of cops examining a dead body en route). Strangely, the guards are still present in TLAD even though the helicopter is no longer parked there. | ||
* One in [[Purgatory]] near the Golden Pier. Taking this will attract no Wanted rating, since no one is guarding it. It can also be found in multiplayer. | * One in [[Purgatory]] near the Golden Pier. Taking this will attract no Wanted rating, since no one is guarding it. It can also be found in multiplayer. | ||
* One on a helipad at the police headquarters in [[Lower Easton]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]]. Can be accessed by parking a large van/truck under a vent on the north side of the building,then jumping up a series of vents and edges to the top. | * One on a helipad at the police headquarters in [[Lower Easton]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]]. Can be accessed by parking a large van/truck under a vent on the north side of the building,then jumping up a series of vents and edges to the top. | ||
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* On top of a building in [[Castle Gardens]] in TBOGT multiplayer. The building is easy to spot from the air because it has a helipad on top. | * On top of a building in [[Castle Gardens]] in TBOGT multiplayer. The building is easy to spot from the air because it has a helipad on top. | ||
==Prominent appearances== | == Prominent appearances == | ||
;Grand Theft Auto IV | ;Grand Theft Auto IV | ||
* [[Three Leaf Clover]] | * [[Three Leaf Clover]] | ||
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* [[Buzzard]], another attack helicopter in The Ballad of Gay Tony | * [[Buzzard]], another attack helicopter in The Ballad of Gay Tony | ||
* [[Police Maverick]] | * [[Police Maverick]] | ||
* [[Hunter]], an attack helicopter from GTA Vice City to | * [[Hunter]], an attack helicopter from [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City|GTA Vice City]] to [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories|Vice City Stories]]. | ||
* [[Raindance]], a helicopter from [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] based on the same real-life helicopter. | * [[Raindance]], a helicopter from [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] based on the same real-life helicopter. | ||