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{{Weapon versions|disambig={{thisisabout|weapon|doom3}}|doom1=Pistol|doom4=Pistol (Doom 2016)|doom5=Pistol (Doom Eternal)}}
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[[Image:pistol3.png|thumb|right|The pistol.]]
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The '''pistol''' is the most basic firearm in [[Doom 3]] and the first [[weapon]] the player acquires aside from his or her own fists. Compared to other weapons, the pistol is weak, but it is also highly accurate and has a generous supply of ammunition available. This makes it useful throughout the game for use on weak enemies.
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{{Quote|All UAC Security and Military personnel are supplied with this basic projectile side arm.|[[PDA]] description|nosource=true}}
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== Tactical analysis ==
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{{Quote|Standard marine issue semi-automatic pistol. It’s highly accurate and provides solid stopping power without expending too much ammo.|Doom 3 instruction manual}}
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This weapon is considerably more powerful than the [[Pistol|classic pistol]], but often seems weaker as several of the weaker monsters have been "beefed up" compared to their classic counterparts. It is best used to conserve ammo or as a backup weapon for when stronger weapons get close to emptying their magazines. Headshots inflict more damage than body shots.
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While the [[machine gun]] is far more effective at close and medium range, the pistol is more accurate at long range and will give better performance when fighting enemies at a distance. It is also a worthy weapon against [[trite]]s and [[tick]]s, being able to kill one in two bullets, and against [[lost soul]]s and [[forgotten one]]s if the user's aim is reliable; the pistol is also adequate against zombies. But when these come closer, swap to something more powerful.
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While the pistol, machine gun and [[Chaingun (Doom 3)|chaingun]] all technically fire bullets, they do not share the same ammo pool as in earlier and later [[Doom games]].
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== Trivia ==
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* The appearance of the pistol is influenced by the pistol that {{wp|Harrison Ford}}'s character {{wp|Rick Deckard}} carries in the ''{{wp|Blade Runner}}'' film.{{fact}}
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== Data ==
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[[File:Doom 3 HUD Pistol .png|thumb|The HUD icon.]]
 
{{Doom 3 Weapon
 
{{Doom 3 Weapon
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|damage_mp = 15
 
|title = Pistol
 
|title = Pistol
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|headshot = 28
 
|damage = 14
 
|damage = 14
|damage_mp = 15
 
|headshot = 28
 
|headshot_mp = 30
 
 
|rof = 2.5
 
|rof = 2.5
 
|reload = 2.25
 
|reload = 2.25
 
|clip = 12
 
|clip = 12
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|ammo = 12
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|ammo_large = 36
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|ammo_weapon = 12
 
|max = 360
 
|max = 360
|velocity = 7200
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|velocity = 7,200
|velocity_mp = 20000
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|velocity_mp = 20,000
 
|spread = 0
 
|spread = 0
 
|type = Bullets
 
|type = Bullets
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The first real weapon you get, the '''pistol''' is the classic semi-automatic gun in [[Doom 3]]. Comparatively weak but also very accurate. Headshots are more effective than body shots. It is considerably more powerful than the classic pistol, but often seems weaker, due to the fact that several of the weaker monsters have been “beefed up” compared to their classic counterparts. Best used to conserve ammo or as a backup weapon for when stronger weapons get close to emptying their magazines. In mid and close range, the [[Machine_Gun|machine gun]] is far more powerful, but the pistol is very accurate, so use it for enemies at long distance, or when you run out of ammo. But when they come closer, swap to something more powerful.
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{{Doom 3 weapons}}
 
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[[Category:Pistols]]
While the pistol, [[machine gun]], and [[Chaingun (Doom 3)|chaingun]] all technically fire bullets, they do not share the same ammo pool as in earlier [[Doom games]].
 

Revision as of 08:50, 13 May 2022

This article is about the weapon in Doom 3. For other versions of this weapon, see:
The pistol.

The pistol is the most basic firearm in Doom 3 and the first weapon the player acquires aside from his or her own fists. Compared to other weapons, the pistol is weak, but it is also highly accurate and has a generous supply of ammunition available. This makes it useful throughout the game for use on weak enemies.

"All UAC Security and Military personnel are supplied with this basic projectile side arm."
PDA description

Tactical analysis

"Standard marine issue semi-automatic pistol. It’s highly accurate and provides solid stopping power without expending too much ammo."
― Doom 3 instruction manual

This weapon is considerably more powerful than the classic pistol, but often seems weaker as several of the weaker monsters have been "beefed up" compared to their classic counterparts. It is best used to conserve ammo or as a backup weapon for when stronger weapons get close to emptying their magazines. Headshots inflict more damage than body shots.

While the machine gun is far more effective at close and medium range, the pistol is more accurate at long range and will give better performance when fighting enemies at a distance. It is also a worthy weapon against trites and ticks, being able to kill one in two bullets, and against lost souls and forgotten ones if the user's aim is reliable; the pistol is also adequate against zombies. But when these come closer, swap to something more powerful.

While the pistol, machine gun and chaingun all technically fire bullets, they do not share the same ammo pool as in earlier and later Doom games.

Trivia

Data

The HUD icon.
Pistol
SP MP
Normal damage 14 15
Headshot damage 28 30
Rate of fire (RPS) 2.5
Reload time (sec) 2.25
Ammo capacity 12
Ammo in: pack (large)/weapon 12 (36)/12
Max ammo 360
Velocity 7,200 20,000
Spread (°) 0
Ammo type Bullets
First seen in Mars City Underground