M79

Base Max Max W/ Aluminium Tubes M79 A cheap and simple grenade launcher Type Launcher Price $45,000 Statistics Damage 2250 Attack Speed 180 Reload Time 2.4s Max Accuracy 20% > 95% Min Accuracy -100% > 40% Recoil 25 > 12.5 Range 300 Magazine 1 Ammo 20 Ammo Efficiency 6.67% (15) Weight 5 Velocity 200 Blast Radius 25 M79 A cheap and simple grenade launcher Type Launcher Price $183,750 Statistics Damage 4050 Attack Speed 180 Reload Time 1.8s Max Accuracy 25% > 100% Min Accuracy -95% > 45% Recoil 25 > 12.5 Range 450 Magazine 1 Ammo 38 Ammo Efficiency 6.67% (15) Weight 5 Velocity 300 Blast Radius 35 M79 A cheap and simple grenade launcher Type Launcher Price $192,750 Statistics Damage 4050 Attack Speed 180 Reload Time 1.8s Max Accuracy 25% > 100% Min Accuracy -95% > 45% Recoil 25 > 12.5 Range 450 Magazine 1 Ammo 38 Ammo Efficiency 6.67% (15) Weight 3 Velocity 300 Blast Radius 35

Basics

The M79 is a relatively cheap grenade launcher. While it is less expensive than the RPG-7, it is more powerful. Always pair with the "Airburst" perk to stun zombies, though don't purchase Long Fuse if you attempt this.

This is one of two F2P weapons that is viable for Impossible mode, the other being M82, given you Airburst with it.

Upgrades

Upgrade	Description	Effect	Levels	Price
Barrel Extension	Increases the accuracy of your grenades.	Accuracy +5%	1	$5,000
Sonic Boom	Increases the damage of your grenades.	Damage +20%	5	$12,000
Fully Loaded	Increases the amount of ammo you can carry.	Max Ammo +6	3	$6,750
High Explosives	Increases the blast radius of your grenades.	Radius +20%	2	$12,000
Long Fuse	Increases the range of your grenades.	Range +50%	1	$5,000
Fast Hands	Decreases the time taken to reload your weapon.	Reload Speed +33.33%	1	$12,500
HV Grenades	Increases the velocity of your grenades.	Velocity +25%	2	$3,000
Aluminium Tubes	Decreases the weight of the launcher.	Weight -1	2	$4500A

Strategies

• As with all explosive weapons, aim in the center of large crowds for maximum damage.
• This is currently the best weapon to use with Airburst due to its large blast radius.
  • Increase the blast radius with Fireworks. Not buying Long Fuse and using CQB Mods allows the M79 to stun zombies closer to the shop.
• Proccing Shadow Rounds essentially skips a reload for the M79.

Trivia

• The M79 was added in Version 1.8 of the game.
• The old M79's model was ripped directly from the Grenade Launcher in Left 4 Dead 2.
• The most nerfed weapon in the game. Was nerfed a total of 4 times since Patch 4.0.3.