This is why rockets are launched vertically, to generate as much downward thrust as possible. However, those thrusters are extremely resource-hungry, gobbling up fuel and power in record time.

[Michael Pick] wanted to build something altogether more devastating. To that end, he created a rocket launcher with an advanced air burst capability, intended to take out enemies behind cover.

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