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Martha pistols enjoy the reputation of a relatively reliable, albeit somewhat cumbersome weapon, around the world. In service with armed forces and police across the ocean, as well as various military and law enforcement organizations worldwide. The pistol is equally popular with members of the underworld, thanks to its powerful round and magazine capacity. Marthas found in the Zone are usually dated, probably from retired stock.
― Call of Pripyat in-game description

The Martha is a 9x19mm handgun that appears 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

Characteristics

A great pistol, it is the most powerful handgun chambered for the 9x19mm round. It has a good amount of damage, handling and rate of fire. However, the durability is very poor, making it jam frequently. The weapon can be fitted with a silencer, but this greatly decreases its damage. It is so rare that it is unique, only being carried by a single character in the game. The said character is the Captive Dutyer, who must be freed as part of a side mission for Bullet. The captive Dutyer will be killed if the player fails to kill the Bandits quickly enough, or may die on the way back to the Duty checkpoint.

As evidenced by the Anarchy Cell design document, the Martha was originally meant to be a cut weapon, much like the HPSS-1m. The weapon being in the Captive Dutyer's inventory is likely an oversight from the developers.

Clear Sky

Characteristics

The Martha's stats are changed greatly in Clear Sky. The Martha now has the best handling for any 9x19mm handgun while retaining an impressive rate of fire. Even without upgrades, it is entirely capable of being fired at a rapid pace without loosing too much accuracy.

Unlike other pistols, when fired while aimed, the recoil only pushes the gun back rather than up. This allows skilled users to deliver multiple accurate shots to specific body parts of opponents in a very short time. However, Martha has the worst reliability from every pistols available in game (worse even than the PB1s).

Notable deployments

The Martha in Clear Sky is much more widespread and commonly employed by stalkers who use a Chaser 13 in tandem. It is also held by a good number of Mercenaries in the Dark Valley.

Upgrades

The weapon shares the same upgrade as most pistols and is cheap to maintain, but only a limited amount of technicians can upgrade it. The technicians who can upgrade it include Yar, Thunderov, Garin and Aydar.

Call of Pripyat

Characteristics

This weapon also appears in Call of Pripyat, mostly retaining its stats from Clear Sky, but apart from the full-auto upgrade, it's inferior in every other aspect to the Walker P9m and .45 caliber pistols.

Acquisition

In Zaton, in a stash in front of the truck by the dock cranes, along with 100 9x19mm FMJ rounds.
Carried by Stalkers and Freedom members.

Upgrades

This is the only 9x19mm handgun capable of fully-automatic fire with the 3rd tier upgrade, giving it the highest rate of fire of any pistol in the game once fully modded. Its caliber can also be changed to use the more common 9x18mm rounds, at the expense of durability. However, it has the worst durability from all handguns in game, making it degrade absurdly fast especially when using automatic fire.

Trivia

Probably due to a scripting error, the Martha degrades very fast in Shadow of Chernobyl^[1], most likely due to it being originally cut as many cut weapons have absurd stats.

Gallery

Shadow of Chernobyl

Call of Pripyat

References

↑ w_beretta.ltx --> condition_shot_dec = 0.0013, instead of values 0.0002 or 0.0003 set for other handguns

[1] w_beretta.ltx --> condition_shot_dec = 0.0013, instead of values 0.0002 or 0.0003 set for other handguns

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+{{Quote|Martha pistols enjoy the reputation of a relatively reliable, albeit somewhat cumbersome weapon, around the world. In service with armed forces and police across the ocean, as well as various military and law enforcement organizations worldwide. The pistol is equally popular with members of the underworld, thanks to its powerful round and magazine capacity. Marthas found in the Zone are usually dated, probably from retired stock.|''Call of Pripyat'' in-game description}}
-The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beretta_92 Beretta 92FS] (named '''Martha''' in-game) is a popular pistol chambered to use 9x19mm parabellum rounds; it is made by Beretta arms, based in Italy. It appears 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:Beretta 92|'''Martha''']] is a 9x19mm handgun that appears 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 ===
+=== [[Shadow of Chernobyl]] ===
 ==== Characteristics====
-A great pistol, it is the most powerful handgun chambered for the [[9x19mm|9x19mm round]]. It has a good amount of damage, handling and rate of fire. However, the durability is very poor, making it jam frequently. The weapon can be fitted with a [[silencer]], but this greatly decreases its damage. Although more common later on, it is originally so rare that it is unique, only being carried by a single character in ''[[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl]]''.
+A great pistol, it is the most powerful handgun chambered for the [[9x19mm|9x19mm round]]. It has a good amount of damage, handling and rate of fire. However, the durability is very poor, making it jam frequently. The weapon can be fitted with a [[silencer]], but this greatly decreases its damage. It is so rare that it is unique, only being carried by a single character in the game. The said character is the [[Captive Dutyer]], who must be freed as part of a side mission for [[Bullet]]. The captive Dutyer will be killed if the player fails to kill the [[Bandits]] quickly enough, or may die on the way back to the [[Duty checkpoint]].
+As evidenced by the [[Anarchy Cell design document]], the Martha was originally meant to be a cut weapon, much like the [[HPSS-1m]]. The weapon being in the Captive Dutyer's inventory is likely an oversight from the developers.
-====Acquisition====
-It is found only with [[Bullet]]'s [[Captive Dutyer|partner]] who needs rescuing from the [[Bandits]]. If he is rescued, he returns to the campsite near the entrance to [[Rostok]] in the [[Garbage]] and there is a slight chance he will be killed by incoming [[Bandit]] attacks.
-===Clear Sky===
+===[[Clear Sky]]===
 ====Characteristics====
-The Martha's stats are changed greatly during Clear Sky. The Martha now has the best handling for any 9x19mm handgun while retaining an impressive rate of fire. Even without upgrades, it is entirely capable of being fired at a rapid pace without loosing too much accuracy.
+The Martha's stats are changed greatly in ''Clear Sky''. The Martha now has the best handling for any 9x19mm handgun while retaining an impressive rate of fire. Even without upgrades, it is entirely capable of being fired at a rapid pace without loosing too much accuracy.
-Unlike other pistols, when fired while aimed, the recoil only pushes the gun back rather than up. This allows skilled users to deliver multiple accurate shots to specific body parts of opponents in a very short time. However, apart from that and the full-auto capability, it is inferior in every other aspect to the [[Walker P9m]] and [[List of_weapons#.45_caliber_pistols|.45 caliber pistols]]. Also, Martha has the worst reliability from every pistols available in game (worse even than the [[PB1s]]).
+Unlike other pistols, when fired while aimed, the recoil only pushes the gun back rather than up. This allows skilled users to deliver multiple accurate shots to specific body parts of opponents in a very short time. However, Martha has the worst reliability from every pistols available in game (worse even than the [[PB1s]]).
 ====Notable deployments====
-The Martha in Clear Sky is much more widespread and commonly employed by stalkers who use a [[Chaser 13]] in tandem. It is also held by a good number of [[Mercenaries]] in the Dark Valley.
+The Martha in ''Clear Sky'' is much more widespread and commonly employed by stalkers who use a [[Chaser 13]] in tandem. It is also held by a good number of [[Mercenaries]] in the Dark Valley.
 ====Upgrades====
-The weapon shares the same upgrade as most pistols and is cheap to maintain, but only a limited amount of technicians can upgrade it. The technicians who can upgrade it include [[Yar]], [[Thunderov]],[[Garin| Garin]] and [[Aydar]].
+The weapon shares the same upgrade as most pistols and is cheap to maintain, but only a limited amount of technicians can upgrade it. The technicians who can upgrade it include [[Yar]], [[Thunderov]], [[Garin]] and [[Aydar]].
-===Call of Pripyat===
+===[[Call of Pripyat]]===
 ====Characteristics====
-This weapon also appears in Call of Pripyat, mostly retaining its stats from Clear Sky.
+This weapon also appears in ''Call of Pripyat'', mostly retaining its stats from ''Clear Sky'', but apart from the full-auto upgrade, it's inferior in every other aspect to the [[Walker P9m]] and [[List of_weapons#.45_caliber_pistols|.45 caliber pistols]].
 ====Acquisition====
-You can find the pistol in a stash in the front of the truck by the dock cranes. Sometimes you can find it as a drop from other stalkers.
+*In [[Zaton]], in a stash in front of the truck by the dock cranes, along with 100 [[9x19mm FMJ]] rounds.
+*Carried by Stalkers and Freedom members.
 ====Upgrades====
-This is the only 9x19mm handgun capable of fully-automatic fire with the 3rd tier upgrade and it also has the highest rate of fire of any pistol in the game once fully upgraded with all the rate of fire upgrades. Its caliber can also be changed to use more common [[9x18mm]] rounds at the cost of decreased durability.
+This is the only 9x19mm handgun capable of fully-automatic fire with the 3rd tier upgrade, giving it the highest rate of fire of any pistol in the game once fully modded. Its caliber can also be changed to use the more common [[9x18mm]] rounds, at the expense of durability. However, it has the worst durability from all handguns in game, making it degrade absurdly fast especially when using automatic fire.
+==Trivia==
+* Probably due to a scripting error, the Martha degrades very fast in ''Shadow of Chernobyl''<ref>w_beretta.ltx --> <tt>condition_shot_dec = 0.0013</tt>, instead of values 0.0002 or 0.0003 set for other handguns</ref>, most likely due to it being originally cut as many cut weapons have absurd stats.
 ==Gallery==
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-==Trivia==
+== References ==
-* In [[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl]], Martha is the rarest non-unique weapon presented only in a single specimen.
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