

Moreover, Defense Secretary James Schlesinger recalled years later that in the final days of the Nixon presidency he had issued an unprecedented set of orders: If the president gave any nuclear launch order, military commanders should check with either him or Secretary of State Henry Kissinger before executing them. Yet, on that August day, it had been quietly removed from Nixon’s hands-remaining behind at the White House with the incoming commander-in-chief, Gerald Ford. That being said, the Striker does shine in segments where enemies have lower than normal health where this isn't much of an issue and the pellets will cause stagger due to their lower health such as the minecart ride.In a democratic country without hereditary power, royal crowns or bejeweled thrones, the nuclear football is in some ways the only physical manifestation of our nation’s head of state.

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That being said, it is best used on crowds of enemies or at point blank range where full damage is guaranteed, though this does require getting dangerously close to enemies as the range prior to dropping damage is abysmally short. At ranges where the other shotguns are doing full damage and knocking enemies on the ground, the Striker does less than half damage and won't even stagger enemies.
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Even better, when the upgrade is purchased, Striker will gain the full 100 shells magazine, essentially providing a bunch of free ammunition. With the exclusive upgrade of a 100-round capacity, this allows the player to save a lot of space in their attaché case since shotgun shells can only stack 15 at a time." Equipped with the advantages of wide-shot, it enables faster firing than the standard shotgun." It takes a total of 392,000₧ to buy and fully upgrade the Striker. The Striker's fully upgraded firespeed is 0.73 in US Gamecube version and 1.10 seconds in all ports.

The Striker has the highest Ammo Capacity and its Exclusive Upgrade allows it to hold 100 shells, essentially eliminating the need to reload.įiring Speed and Reload Speed are given in seconds. Compared to the other two shotguns, the Striker's damage decreases sharply with range, even while at ranges where other shotguns will still be doing full damage and have full knockback powerĪlthough it does not perform as well as the Riot Gun in terms of distances, it still packs more power than the other shotguns at close range, though keep in mind the range is extremely poor and a lot shorter than one would think, resulting in potentially being much closer to enemies than one may be comfortable with. The Striker takes up 10 spaces (5x2) of Leon's inventory, making it the most compact of all the shotguns with high Firepower, quick reload time, and much quicker Firing Speed. It is purchased for the price of 43,000 ₧. The Striker is the third and final shotgun available to the player.
