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The ultimate hand cannon - bulky, heavy and highly lethal. Developed as a specialized weapon for hunting medium-sized and large game, as well as for shooting competitions involving firing at steel body targets at distances over 50 meters. Its limited use in the Zone can be attributed to its price, size and weight, which are all double those of other pistols.
― Call of Pripyat in-game description

The Black Kite^[1] is a large-caliber semi-automatic handgun appearing in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky and S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.

Appearances

Shadow of Chernobyl

In Shadow of Chernobyl, a Black Kite can be found on Gordon Freeman's body in the Wild Territory, however it probably won't be in perfect condition. Depending on the game version, it also may be possible to buy one from Duty. The Black Kite sold by Duty presumably belonged to a mercenary named Hog, who appeared in Clear Sky. Black Kites can also, rarely, drop from crates that more commonly drop grenades in and around CNPP.

The Black Kite has a powerful damage per bullet and uses the .45 ACP cartridge making it the most powerful sidearm of the game. This, however, is offset by its mediocre fire rate, high recoil and poor handling.

The player can also fit a silencer, although this will decrease the weapon's power slightly – then again it will still have the most power of any pistol, aside from the Big Ben.

It seems that the Black Kite is much more powerful than in other games, since the Black Kite can kill even stalkers wearing exoskeletons with one headshot – impossible in other games. Additionally, the Black Kite also possesses a unique recoil kick-back that noticeably displaces the user's view per shot in a vertical manner, making accurate, follow-up shots quite challenging to do.

Clear Sky

Acquisition

The Black Kite is a more exclusive and rare weapon in Clear Sky. The experts group of Bandits in Limansk mostly use a Black Kite as a sidearm. Kostyan and Hog are known to carry one of these pistols. Alternatively, one can either join the Bandits and buy it from Tooth or do enough jobs for the Bandits and wait for the job that requires the "Modified shooter", a fully modified Desert Eagle with its initial stats boosted. One other way to get it is to kill all Bandits at their base until the base door opens, and kill their leader, Yoga, or Senka, as they both carry the weapon. The Black Kite may also be found in the Garbage but this is rare. The Black Kite maybe found in the hands of a dead Bandit member in the Depot, but it is rare to the side-arm in the hands of one of the Bandits in the Depot.

Characteristics

When fully upgraded for accuracy, the Black Kite has the hitting power rivaling an assault rifle, while its accuracy is second only to the Kora-919; making it the second-most accurate .45 ACP pistol in the game and second to none in terms of pistol firepower.

Unlike in Shadow of Chernobyl, the recoil of the gun is lesser in comparison as the kick-back has been removed and instead replaced with the generic, circular recoil pattern inherent of all pistols, although at the most noticeable case. However, the gun's handling is still compromised by rapid firing, making it very easy to lose aim of a distant target if firing in that manner.

Aydar and Thunderov are the only ones who can fully upgrade the Black Kite, though the player will need to get 2 USB flash disks containing upgrade schematics for Aydar in order to fully upgrade it. Limpid and Garin can also upgrade the Black Kite but cannot install the final upgrades. A silencer cannot be attached to this weapon.

Unique variants

Modified shooter

Call of Pripyat

The Black Kite is more common than in Clear Sky but still remains rare. Known users include Pilot (although it is not obtainable), Jack and the Monolith Master. Jack will be likely the first opportunity to get the weapon, while the Monolith Master is an easy kill since it does not react to the player's presence - although he is protected by various Monolith fighters around the area. It is, otherwise, carried by random Freedom veterans and experts, Bandits (strangely including rookies) and Loners veterans. It is sold by Owl if the player assists Sultan against the stalkers and by Hawaiian if the player has obtained the A Friend of Freedom achievement.

Nimble sells an unique variant of the pistol named Steppe Eagle.

Black Kite Stash Locations

Yanov – Atop the northwestern plateau behind Kopachi village near the Ash Heap anomaly beneath a tree (includes one SVUmk2, 20 sniper rounds, 50 .45 ACP rounds, medical supplies).
Zaton – Near the Stingray 2 crash site. Inside the drawer of a desk located in the building where the door for the Product 62 Testing Area is. Also has few boxes of .45 ACP rounds, vodka, bandages.
Pripyat - Inside a wrecked car (AZLK-2140), between the River port and Vine anomaly. Also contains two boxes of .45 ACP rounds, an Antidote and one F1 grenade.

Trivia

According to the weapon's weight, the Black Kite appears to be based on the Desert Eagle Mark VII chambered to fire the .357 Magnum cartridge. However, most likely to avoid programming a unique ammunition type for a single weapon, it was coded to use .45 ACP rounds.
- One can also assume it would be almost impossible to find the correct cartridges for the Black Kite in the Zone thus anyone with the right senses could convert a pistol to fire rounds that are more common.
A silenced Black Kite can be seen behind Nimble in Call of Pripyat. However, it is not obtainable and none of the Black Kites in the game can accept a silencer.
"Black Kite" and "Steppe Eagle" are the real non-scientific names for two actual raptor (bird of prey) species. Somewhat ironically, the weapon's actual name, "Desert Eagle," however, does not refer to an actual raptor species.

Gallery

Shadow of Chernobyl

Call of Pripyat

References

↑ Name varies with translations. It is known as Black Eagle in the French translation.

[1] Name varies with translations. It is known as Black Eagle in the French translation.

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 * '''Rate of Fire''': 145 RPM
 }}{{Quote|The ultimate hand cannon - bulky, heavy and highly lethal. Developed as a specialized weapon for hunting medium-sized and large game, as well as for shooting competitions involving firing at steel body targets at distances over 50 meters. Its limited use in the Zone can be attributed to its price, size and weight, which are all double those of other pistols.|''Call of Pripyat'' in-game description}}
-The Israel Military Industries Desert Eagle, known as '''Black Kite'''<ref>Name varies with translations. It is known as '''Black Eagle''' in the French translation.</ref> is a large-caliber semi-automatic handgun appearing in ''[[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl]]'', ''[[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky]]'' and ''[[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat]]''.
+The [[wikipedia:IMI Desert Eagle|'''Black Kite''']]<ref>Name varies with translations. It is known as '''Black Eagle''' in the French translation.</ref> is a large-caliber semi-automatic handgun appearing in ''[[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl]]'', ''[[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky]]'' and ''[[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat]]''.
-==Background==
-It was made in the U.S., but mostly manufactured by Israeli Military Industries. Although most Desert Eagles use either .50 Action Express, .44 Magnum, .454 Casull, or .357 Magnum shells, the Desert Eagles in the [[Zone]] appear to be custom made; where they can use less powerful, but more abundant .45 ACP rounds.
-==Overview==
-Featured in all games, the Black Kite is uncommon in the Zone, and found only in a few locations and sold only by a few traders in all games. It is also only uncommonly carried by faction veterans and elites, making their appearance even more sparse.
-Across Clear Sky and Call of Pripyat, the Black Kite's most notable users are the Bandit leaders – such as Yoga, Jack and the other high-ranking members of the disparate Bandit clans.
-It boasts the highest damage-per-shot of any handgun in the game, but suffers from a low rate of fire, magazine size, high recoil, and even lower handling. It is also the heaviest pistol in all three games.
-Some players may not use the Black Kite due to its severe issues in combat. It can excel against a lone target but its usefulness is heavily reduced when facing multiple assailants. Still, if one can adjust to the high recoil and low magazine size by limiting the amount of times this pistol is fired, it can subdue foes without too much trouble.
-==Modding==
-The script for the '''Black Kite''' is ''wpn_desert_eagle''
 ==Appearances==
 ===Shadow of Chernobyl===
-In Shadow of Chernobyl, the [[Big Ben]] can be first found in a box behind Gordon's corpse, near the family rifle, however it is modified to use [[9x39mm|9x39mm bullets]]. A normal Black Kite can be found on his corpse, however it probably won't be in perfect condition. Depending on the game version, it also may be possible to buy one from [[Duty]]. The Black Kite sold by [[Duty]] presumably belonged to a [[Mercenary]] named [[Hog]], who appeared in [[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky]].
+In ''Shadow of Chernobyl'', a Black Kite can be found on [[Gordon Freeman|Gordon Freeman's]] body in the [[Wild Territory]], however it probably won't be in perfect condition. Depending on the game version, it also may be possible to buy one from [[Duty]]. The Black Kite sold by Duty presumably belonged to a [[Mercenaries|mercenary]] named [[Hog]], who appeared in ''Clear Sky''. Black Kites can also, rarely, drop from crates that more commonly drop grenades in and around CNPP.
+The Black Kite has a powerful damage per bullet and uses the .45 ACP cartridge making it the most powerful sidearm of the game. This, however, is offset by its mediocre fire rate, high recoil and poor handling.
-Like the [[Big Ben]], players can also fit a [[silencer]], although this will decrease the weapon's power slightly – then again it will ''still'' have the most power of any pistol, aside from the [[Big Ben]].
+The player can also fit a [[silencer]], although this will decrease the weapon's power slightly – then again it will ''still'' have the most power of any pistol, aside from the [[Big Ben]].
-It seems that the SoC version of the Black Kite is much more powerful than in other games, since the Black Kite can kill even stalkers wearing [[exoskeleton]]s with one headshot – a feat that, in CS and CoP, a player can only wish to pull off. Additionally, the Black Kite in SoC also possesses a unique recoil kick-back that noticeably displaces the user's view per shot in a vertical manner, making accurate, follow-up shots quite challenging to do.
+It seems that the Black Kite is much more powerful than in other games, since the Black Kite can kill even stalkers wearing [[exoskeleton]]s with one headshot – impossible in other games. Additionally, the Black Kite also possesses a unique recoil kick-back that noticeably displaces the user's view per shot in a vertical manner, making accurate, follow-up shots quite challenging to do.
 ===Clear Sky===
 ====Acquisition====
-The Black Kite is a more exclusive and rare weapon in Clear Sky. Some [[Bandits]] in [[Limansk]] have a Desert Eagle as a sidearm. [[Kostyan]] and [[Hog]] are known to carry one of these pistols. Alternatively, you can either join the [[Bandits]] and buy it from [[Tooth]] or do enough jobs for the [[Bandits]] and wait for the job that requires the "Modified shooter", a fully modified Desert Eagle with its initial stats boosted. One other way to get it is to kill all [[Bandits]] at their base until the base door opens, and kill their leader, [[Yoga]], or [[Senka]]. The Desert Eagle side-arm may also be found in the Garbage but this rare. The Desert Eagle maybe found in the hands of a dead Bandit member in the Depot, but it is rare to the side-arm in the hands of one of the Bandits in the Depot.
+The Black Kite is a more exclusive and rare weapon in ''Clear Sky''. The experts group of [[Bandits]] in [[Limansk-13|Limansk]] mostly use a Black Kite as a sidearm. [[Kostyan]] and [[Hog]] are known to carry one of these pistols. Alternatively, one can either join the [[Bandits]] and buy it from [[Tooth]] or do enough jobs for the [[Bandits]] and wait for the job that requires the "Modified shooter", a fully modified Desert Eagle with its initial stats boosted. One other way to get it is to kill all [[Bandits]] at their base until the base door opens, and kill their leader, [[Yoga]], or [[Senka]], as they both carry the weapon. The Black Kite may also be found in the Garbage but this is rare. The Black Kite maybe found in the hands of a dead Bandit member in the Depot, but it is rare to the side-arm in the hands of one of the Bandits in the Depot.
 ====Characteristics====
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 Unlike in Shadow of Chernobyl, the recoil of the gun is lesser in comparison as the kick-back has been removed and instead replaced with the generic, circular recoil pattern inherent of all pistols, although at the most noticeable case. However, the gun's handling is still compromised by rapid firing, making it very easy to lose aim of a distant target if firing in that manner.
-[[Aydar]], [[Thunderov]] and [[Grey]] are the only ones who can fully upgrade the Black Kite, though you will need to get 2 USB flash disks containing upgrade schematics for Aydar. [[Limpid]] and [[Garin]] can also upgrade the Black Kite but cannot install the final upgrades. A [[Silencer|silencer]] cannot be attached to this weapon.
+[[Aydar]] and [[Thunderov]] are the only ones who can fully upgrade the Black Kite, though the player will need to get 2 USB flash disks containing upgrade schematics for Aydar in order to fully upgrade it. [[Limpid]] and [[Garin]] can also upgrade the Black Kite but cannot install the final upgrades. A [[Silencer|silencer]] cannot be attached to this weapon.
 ====Unique variants====
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 ===Call of Pripyat===
+The Black Kite is more common than in ''Clear Sky'' but still remains rare. Known users include [[Pilot]] (although it is not obtainable), [[Jack]] and the [[Monolith Master]]. Jack will be likely the first opportunity to get the weapon, while the Monolith Master is an easy kill since it does not react to the player's presence - although he is protected by various [[Monolith]] fighters around the area. It is, otherwise, carried by random [[Freedom]] veterans and experts, Bandits (strangely including rookies) and [[Loners]] veterans. It is sold by [[Owl]] if the player assists [[Sultan]] against the stalkers and by [[Hawaiian]] if the player has obtained the [[A Friend of Freedom]] achievement.
-[[Nimble]] can sell a [[Steppe Eagle]], which is a unique version with higher accuracy and damage. The regular Desert Eagle is more commonplace in the game, carried by some experts from the [[Freedom]] and [[Monolith]] factions, and found in the hands of expert [[Bandits]] on occasion. Some can also be found in caches, and in the later stages can be purchased from [[Hawaiian]]. Unlike most pistols with the full three tiers of upgrades, the Desert Eagle lacks any kind of firing mode upgrade. It will only ever fire in semi-auto, however the Black Kite is the most accurate and powerful pistol in the game, aside from unique pistols.
+Nimble sells an unique variant of the pistol named [[Steppe Eagle]].
 ====Black Kite Stash Locations====
 *Yanov – Atop the northwestern plateau behind Kopachi village near the Ash Heap anomaly beneath a tree (includes one SVUmk2, 20 sniper rounds, 50 .45 ACP rounds, medical supplies).
-*Zaton – Near the STINGRAY 2 crash site. Inside the drawer of a desk located in the building where the door for the Product 62 Testing Area is. Also has few boxes of .45 ACP rounds, vodka, bandages.
+*Zaton – Near the Stingray 2 crash site. Inside the drawer of a desk located in the building where the door for the Product 62 Testing Area is. Also has few boxes of .45 ACP rounds, vodka, bandages.
+*Pripyat - Inside a wrecked car (AZLK-2140), between the River port and Vine anomaly. Also contains two boxes of .45 ACP rounds, an Antidote and one F1 grenade.
 ==Trivia==
 *According to the weapon's weight, the Black Kite appears to be based on the Desert Eagle Mark VII chambered to fire the .357 Magnum cartridge. However, most likely to avoid programming a unique ammunition type for a single weapon, it was coded to use .45 ACP rounds.
 **One can also assume it would be almost impossible to find the correct cartridges for the Black Kite in the Zone thus anyone with the right senses could convert a pistol to fire rounds that are more common.
-*A silenced Black Kite can be seen behind [[Nimble]] in [[Call of Pripyat]]. However, it is not obtainable and none of the Black Kites in the game can accept a silencer.
+*A silenced Black Kite can be seen behind [[Nimble]] in ''Call of Pripyat''. However, it is not obtainable and none of the Black Kites in the game can accept a silencer.
+*"Black [[wikipedia:Kite|Kite]]" and "Steppe [[wikipedia:Eagle|Eagle]]" are the real non-scientific names for two actual raptor (bird of prey) species. Somewhat ironically, the weapon's actual name, "Desert Eagle," however, does ''not ''refer to an actual raptor species.
-*In unpatched or unmodded (original) version of SoC, if the player puts the 'Big Ben' (unique/special variant of 'Black Kite') into some corpse, (Freeman as an example, since he is the closest one and he will not disappear) instead of 9x39mm PAB-9 assault rounds which the pistol uses, for some reason the 7,62x54mm 7N1 sniper rounds will be spawned instead every time you visit the map (Wild Territory, in this case), ironically making the Big Ben an average supply for sniper rifles (just do not put it into corpse that will disappear after some time), since their ammo cannot be found or bought almost anywhere else till the game is patched, except for few rare stashes which also contain a small amount of it. The spawning of sniper ammo is either a bug, or it is most probably due to the fact that the pistol was firstly intended to use the 7,62x54mm round, but later it was obviously decided that it will use 9x39mm instead. Of course, that will also cause the Big Ben (which is in excellent condition by default) to become randomly worn like any other weapon in a corpse, but if the player does that, it would logically mean that he does not want to use the pistol, but to make himself a sniper ammo supply of it, so its randomly shattered condition should not be a problem in this case.
-*"Black [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kite_%28bird%29 Kite]" and "Steppe [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle Eagle]" are the real non-scientific names for two actual raptor (bird of prey) species. Somewhat ironically, the weapon's actual name, "Desert Eagle," however, does ''not ''refer to an actual raptor species.
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