China Puff 40mm

China Puff 40mm
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Gameplay
Unlock Level	39
Inventory Slot	Secondary
Weapon Type	Special
Firing Mode(s)	Pump action
Cost	$896,000
Statistics
Magazine	3
Total Ammo	6
Rate of Fire	50
Damage	960
Accuracy	96
Stability	96
Concealment	18
Threat	37
Extra Weapon Statistics Reload Time Base Time Special First shell 1.66s Each additional shell 0.83s Full reload 5.32s Grenade Pickup Rate Min Max Sting Grenade 0.18 Walk-in Closet: 0.23 Fully Loaded Aced: 0.29 0.24 Walk-in Closet: 0.31 Fully Loaded Aced: 0.39 Frag Grenade 0.15 Walk-in Closet: 0.2 Fully Loaded Aced: 0.26 0.20 Walk-in Closet: 0.27 Fully Loaded Aced: 0.35 X1-a Tactical ZAPper 0.12 Walk-in Closet: 0.17 Fully Loaded Aced: 0.23 0.16 Walk-in Closet: 0.23 Fully Loaded Aced: 0.31 Incendiary Round 0.09 Walk-in Closet: 0.14 Fully Loaded Aced: 0.2 0.12 Walk-in Closet: 0.19 Fully Loaded Aced: 0.27 Viper Grenade Round 0.06 Walk-in Closet: 0.11 Fully Loaded Aced: 0.17 0.08 Walk-in Closet: 0.15 Fully Loaded Aced: 0.23 Damage Per Mag Total Damage total 2,880 5,760 Damage/second 800 709.36 Explosion radius 3.5m Projectile speed 12.5m/s Bullet Spread Standing Crouching Sights 2.8 xx Sights + moving 2.8 xx Hipfire 3.5 3.5 Hipfire + moving 3.5 3.5 Recoil Min Max Recoil vertical 2.9 3.0 Recoil horizontal -0.5 0.5
Other
Internal name	china
Achievement(s)
v·d·e Mod stats

The China Puff 40mm grenade launcher is a secondary weapon in PAYDAY 2 added with the PAYDAY 2 Wolf Pack.

Overview

The China Puff is a 3-shot grenade launcher, having mostly similar stats to the GL40. Unique to the game; the weapon is a pump-action grenade launcher that uses a tubular magazine, it is essentially an oversized pump-action shotgun that fires grenade rounds.

Unlike other grenade launchers in general, however, the China Puff is treated as a secondary special weapon, rather than a primary one, allowing players to bring a primary weapon of their choice to make them more versatile in the field.

Due to the simple feeding system, the China Puff also has the shortest reload time of all the grenade launchers in the game; in the time it takes for a GL40 or Piglet to load 1 new round, the China Puff can load all 3 rounds and be ready to fire. As such, it is very easy to unleash quick bombardments of grenades to clear out groups of enemies, akin to the Piglet.

Like the GL40, the China Puff also has a flip-up leaf sight to allow for distant bombardment that can be toggled up or down using the gadget key.

Summary

Pros:

• High damage (can one-shot kill any unit except for Cloakers and Bulldozers on Overkill and below)
• Fast reload speed
• Can kill entire groups of enemies with a single well-placed shot
• Moderate base concealment that can be increased to decent levels
• Has a built-in flip-up gadget-sight

Cons:

• Extremely limited max ammo
• Low ammo replenishment rate from ammo drops
• Capable of friendly fire; self damage can completely shred lower strength armors
• Expensive
• Very limited modifications available
• Slow weapon draw
• Slow reload interruption (can be bypassed by cancelling with sprint, unless Parkour aced is taken)

Compared to:

• Frag grenades
• GL40
• Piglet
• Arbiter
• Compact 40mm

• Lower damage
• Smaller splash radius (3.5m)
• Both inflict friendly fire damage, though the China Puff does 20% less friendly fire damage making it less potent
• Both can be shot to explode
• Much better range
• Can be replenished from ammo drops
• Cannot be bounced off of surfaces to avoid direct exposure to enemy fire

Lower damage

Same splash radius

Same size ammo reserve

300% magazine capacity

Less concealable

Faster reload

Slower weapon draw

Is a secondary weapon rather than a primary weapon

Lower damage

Same splash radius

Has only 1/2 of the ammo in reserve

50% smaller magazine

Slightly slower firing speed

More concealable, especially with modifications

Much faster reload

Has a flip-up leaf sight

Can't equip gadgets

Slightly slower weapon draw

Is a secondary weapon rather than a primary weapon

Higher damage

Shorter reload

Same accuracy and stability

Slightly slower rate of fire

Shorter range

Smaller magazine

Less reserve ammunition

Slower weapon draw

Lower damage

Same splash radius

Same size ammo reserve

300% magazine capacity

Same potential concealment

Faster reload

Slower weapon draw

Tips

• The China Puff is often treated as a middle ground weapon between the Compact 40mm and Arbiter.
• A fully automatic rifle can pair well with this grenade launcher to counter its low rate of fire and low ammunition reserve.
• Do not fire a grenade at a lone enemy target unless necessary. Save ammunition for groups or for special units.
• Enforcers can carry ammo bags and replenish ammo frequently.
• Be wary of Tasers, as a flailing player might fire at nearby civilians or damage other teammates, possibly themselves in the process if the grenades hit something too close. On the flip side, aiming towards the attacking Taser may shake him off while dealing him high damage that can potentially kill him as well.
• Using this against Cloakers is not very effective since miscalculated shots may not effectively stun a charging unit and firing at one too close to the player will incur damage to both parties.
• A quick shot can be fired at a Bulldozer to remove his faceplate. More often than not, the inner glass visor will be shattered as well, exposing his vulnerable face to headshots.
• The China Puff is an excellent way to counter Shields on any difficulty.
• Skilled technicians with sentry guns can use the China Puff to soften or finish off stronger enemies if there are too many enemies for said deployables. The grenade launcher is a good explosive weapon without the need to sacrifice a primary weapon or use the restrictive HRL-7 as ammo pickups cannot be used to replenish its reserve. However, caution must be exercised to ensure the sentry guns are not harmed.
• The built-in grenade sight is zeroed for 30 meters range. In order to make use of it, you have to align the front sight (rather than a center of the screen) with your target when the sight is flipped up.

Available modifications

• Ammunition
• Boost
• Stock

Incendiary Round	The Butcher's BBQ Pack v·d·e
	Total Ammo	-	Magazine	-
	Reload	-	Damage	-1270
	Accuracy	-	Stability	-
	Concealment	-	Threat	-
Cost: $9,000 Infinite Granted	Special Effect(s): 35% chance to set targets on fire
More Info. Note(s) N/A Compatible weapons Edit template Assault Rifle: KETCHNOV Byk-1 • Little Friend 7.62 Grenade Launcher: Compact 40mm • China Puff 40mm • Piglet • GL40 • Arbiter Grenade Launcher • Basilisk 3V Grenade Launcher Internal name wpn_fps_upg_a_grenade_launcher_incendiary

X1-a Tactical ZAPper	Jiu Feng Smuggler Pack 2 v·d·e
	Total Ammo	-	Magazine	-
	Reload	-	Damage	-400
	Accuracy	-	Stability	-
	Concealment	-	Threat	-
Cost: $9,000 Infinite Granted	Special Effect(s): Electrocutes all targets within its radius.
More Info. Note(s) N/A Compatible weapons Edit template Assault Rifle: KETCHNOV Byk-1 • Little Friend 7.62 Grenade Launcher: Compact 40mm • China Puff 40mm • Piglet • GL40 • Arbiter Grenade Launcher • Basilisk 3V Grenade Launcher Internal name wpn_fps_upg_a_grenade_launcher_electric

Viper Grenade	McShay Weapon Pack v·d·e
	Total Ammo	-	Magazine	-
	Reload	-	Damage	-100
	Accuracy	-	Stability	-
	Concealment	-	Threat	-
Cost: $9,000 Infinite Granted	Special Effect(s): Spawns a poison gas cloud
More Info. Note(s) Damage Formula: $860 * (1 - distance / 3)^{2.5}$ Compatible weapons Edit template Assault Rifle: KETCHNOV Byk-1 • Little Friend 7.62 Grenade Launcher: Compact 40mm • China Puff 40mm • Piglet • GL40 • Arbiter Grenade Launcher • Basilisk 3V Grenade Launcher Internal name wpn_fps_upg_a_grenade_launcher_poison

Sting Grenade	Base game v·d·e
	Total Ammo	-	Magazine	-
	Reload	-	Damage	-500
	Accuracy	-40	Stability	-
	Concealment	-	Threat	-
Cost: $9,000 Infinite Granted	Special Effect(s): Shoots an AP shotgun round.
More Info. Note(s)  • Receives bonuses from skills.  • Suffers from damage falloff. Compatible weapons Edit template Assault Rifle: KETCHNOV Byk-1 • Little Friend 7.62 Grenade Launcher: Compact 40mm • China Puff 40mm • Piglet • GL40 • Arbiter Grenade Launcher • Basilisk 3V Grenade Launcher Trivia  • This is based off of the Hornets Nest Round, specifically the 22LR variant.  • The Sting Grenade is actually firing off 18 .22 rounds instead of 6-pellet shotgun rounds as the game simulates. Internal name wpn_fps_upg_a_grenade_launcher_hornet

Concealment	Base game v·d·e
	Total Ammo	-	Magazine	-
	Reload	-	Damage	-
	Accuracy	-	Stability	-
	Concealment	+1	Threat	-
Cost: $9,000 Card Drop & Side Job / 6
More Info. Note(s) N/A Compatible weapons Edit template Every weapon ingame Internal name wpn_fps_upg_bonus_concealment_p1

Stability	Base game v·d·e
	Total Ammo	-	Magazine	-
	Reload	-	Damage	-
	Accuracy	-	Stability	+4
	Concealment	-	Threat	-
Cost: $9,000 Card Drop & Side Job / 6
More Info. Note(s) N/A Compatible weapons Edit template Every weapon ingame Internal name wpn_fps_upg_bonus_recoil_p1

Accuracy	Base game v·d·e
	Total Ammo	-	Magazine	-
	Reload	-	Damage	-
	Accuracy	+4	Stability	-
	Concealment	-	Threat	-
Cost: $9,000 Card Drop & Side Job / 6
More Info. Note(s) N/A Compatible weapons Edit template Every weapon ingame Internal name wpn_fps_upg_bonus_spread_p1

Team Boost	Base game v·d·e
	Total Ammo	-	Magazine	-
	Reload	-	Damage	-
	Accuracy	-	Stability	-
	Concealment	-	Threat	-
Cost: $9,000 Card Drop & Side Job / 6	Special Effect(s): +3% Experience & money reward for you and your crew.
More Info. Note(s) N/A Compatible weapons Edit template Every weapon ingame Internal name wpn_fps_upg_bonus_team_exp_money_p3

Riot Stock	Wolf Pack (Payday 2) v·d·e
	Total Ammo	-	Magazine	-
	Reload	-	Damage	-
	Accuracy	-	Stability	-4
	Concealment	+4	Threat	-
Cost: $9,000 Card Drop & Side Job / 6
More Info. Note(s) N/A Compatible weapons Edit template N/A Internal name wpn_fps_gre_china_s_short

Skins

• Common
• Uncommon
• Epic
• Skin Trivia

Gator Masher
+1 Concealment
Scarface Safe

Maya
+4 Stability
Sangres Safe

Blockbuster
+1 Concealment
Hoxton Safe

• The Maya civilization was a Mesoamerican civilization developed by the Maya peoples, and noted for its hieroglyphic script—the only known fully developed writing system of the pre-Columbian Americas—as well as for its art, architecture, mathematics, calendar, and astronomical system.

Achievements

Blow-Out Complete the Undercover job on OVERKILL difficulty or above, using only a grenade launcher or rocket launcher.

Trivia

Dragan inspecting the China Puff, while also demonstrating a terrible display of trigger discipline.

• This weapon is based on the China Lake grenade launcher, which is essentially a pump-action M79. Its inclusion in the Wolf Pack is most likely a homage to the GL40 from the first game.
  • Given that the China Puff operates somewhat reliably during play, this could have been based upon either the 2007 improved version by Airtronic USA or the further-refined one by CSG in 2009.
  • This doesn't explain its seemingly abundant availability however, as none of the abovementioned China Lake models were produced in any significant quality, and most have either been destroyed or stored in museums, with private ownership being nearly unheard of.
• Unlike some of the other weapons, inspecting the weapon shows the user exercising very poor trigger discipline.
• It is the second weapon to have a built-in gadget in the form of a front flip-up sight, after the GL40.
  • As is common in videogames, the players does not actually set the notches on the sight for elevation, going by a random range marker instead. Doing this in reality would result in shots landing way off from desired targets and most of the blind calculation will have to be done by the shooters themselves.
  • Also like the GL40, the China Puff's sight flips up automatically when toggled without any interaction from the player characters themselves.
• Like the GL40 and Piglet, the China Puff's grenades can explode immediately upon leaving the barrel if they hit something. Being hazardous aside, this is highly unrealistic as launched grenades usually need to have traveled a varying distance between 2 and 14 meters based on the specific grenade model used. Furthermore, they must have revolved a set number of revolutions before their fuses could even prime. This was included as a safety measure against premature collision which, like in the game, can catch the user in the blast.
  • An unprimed grenade round would still deal a considerable amount of impact damage akin to a hard punch if it hits a lightly-armored man-sized target, however, enough to stun or incapacitate them depending on how well-protected the victim is.
• When translated to Swedish, the weapon shares its name with a chocolate candy, kinapuffar, produced by Fazer. It also shares the its name with the old Swedish firecracker kina puff, which could mean that it was Wolf who nicknamed it after the firecrackers of his youth.

Gallery

The China Puff 40mm inventory preview

The China Puff from the other side

The China Puff in-game

The China Puff in-game with the leaf sight flipped up

Aiming the China Puff

Aiming with the leaf sight flipped up

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