Tunder S14

Tunder S14
Type	Assault Rifle
Ammunition	9x39mm (SP-5, SP-6) 20 round detachable box magazine

The OTs-14 Groza with a Silencer.

The Obrazets TskIB 14 "Groza" (TskIB product 14, named 'Tunder S14' in-game) is a very powerful yet uncommon Bullpup assault rifle system with an integral GP-25 grenade launcher. The weapon was designed as a replacement for AKS-74U sometime in the early 1990s by the TsKIB SOO (Central Design Bureau of Sporting and Hunting Weapons) in Tula, Russia. Today, only the Groza-9/40 continues to be produced, made by Tula Arms plant based in Russia, and is currently issued to Russian Spetsnaz in close-combat situations. The type featured in all games is the OTs-14 Groza-9/40s, though one of the original designs, the Groza-5.45/40, appears as a unique weapon in Shadow of Chernobyl and Call of Pripyat. The variant of the Groza used in all games is the OTs-14-4A, which is the standard rifle with an underbarrel grenade launcher installed by default. The weapon uses all types of 9x39mm rounds and the grenade launcher uses VOG-25 and VOG-25P 40mm grenade shells.

Appearances

Shadow of Chernobyl

In Shadow of Chernobyl the Tunder S14 isn't as widespread as most assault rifles. The Tunder was the weapon of choice of most Duty veterans and experts. Spetsnaz experts may use this weapon, along with Military Stalkers. The Tunder is very accurate at close range and fairly accurate at long ranges, in the right hands one could pop headshots with ease at long ranges using the iron sights. The Tunder S14 itself is very powerful and could easily rip apart the armor of an Exoskeleton. Combined with its grenade launcher, it's a weapon for all occasions. Its only drawback is that its small magazine limits its firing rate and most of its ammunition is heavy weighing at .70kg per box which would also restrict the player from carrying lots of equipment. It can be bought from Professor Sakharov after completing the task in Lab X16. Petrenko may also sell one once your relationship with Duty is good enough.

A seperate version the Groza 5.45 in 5.45X39 mm can be bought from Sidorovich, it will be available after you resque nimble BUT it will dissapear if you talk to Wolf again. If you choose not to talk to Wolf you can play the game and keep on buying this great weapon. It was included by the dev's for play testing so they had a powerfull weapon at the start. The price is 20.000 Ru.

This version uses both 5.45x39mm BP and 5.45x39mm FMJ ammunition types. Barin is an other user of this weapon.

Clear Sky

In Clear Sky, the Tunder S14 is, unlike in Shadow of Chernobyl, rare. However, a stock Tunder S14 can mount a PSO-1 scope without any upgrades. It's almost exclusive to the Duty faction, and it is only held by Duty's powerful Exoskeleton units. A Renegade trader uses this weapon, as well as Monolith experts sporting Exoskeletons and some Spetsnaz troopers use this weapon. The Tunder S14 is only sold by Mitay once the player joins Duty but a stock Tunder S14 is automatically given to the player once he joins them.

The Tunder is an overall great assault weapon, where it can be upgraded for superior firing rate and stability and it's magazine can also be expanded by 10 bullets. It can also be upgraded to use 5.45x39mm rounds instead of 9x39mm rounds, making it an economical weapon. It's underbarrel grenade launcher also gives it a more deadly edge and when fully upgraded, it can obliterate unlucky stalkers at close range in a matter of seconds. One downside is its accuracy, which is lacking compared to other upgraded assault rifles.

Fully upgraded, the Tunder S14 has the fourth highest firing rate, just behind an upgraded PKM, H&K G36K, and the FN F2000.

Call of Pripyat

The Thunder returns in Call of Pripyat as, once again, a rare assault rifle. Duty forces rarely field the weapon, and Military units instead rely on the AN-94 "Abakan" and the AS Val for assault rifles. It also isn't found regularily in stalkers' hands until later in the game. One, however, can be found in Morgan's Duty cache. Ammo can be rather scarce, the best place to acquire the ammunition is in Pripyat, but if you completed Trapper's mutant hunting quests, ammunition will be deposited into your personal box in Yanov daily.

A unique Tunder, called the Storm, can be purchased from Nimble for 20,000 RU. Like the unique variant in Shadow of Chernobyl, it is calibrated to fire 5.45x39mm rounds, with a higher rate of fire and appropriate bullet velocity to compensate for the drop in damage. It is also more reliable than the standard Tunder S14. It accepts silencers, but attaching one drastically lowers its muzzle velocity and damage.

Fully upgraded, the Tunder has the highest rate of fire out of any weapon, and it can be made very accurate. Unfortunately, the upgrade tree is very Tier 3 heavy, which means the player will not be able to unlock Groza's full potential before reaching Pripyat and getting the Calibration Kit.

Behind the Scenes

The Groza in Build 1098.

The Groza is one of the first weapons that appeared in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series. It appears as a usable weapon in Build 1098 with a completely different model, but disappeared until Build 1935, where it appeared with its final model.

Also, in Build 1935, it's reload speed was almost as slow as that of the Dragunov SVU sniper rifle. It was sped up in the final release, likely due to it's high firing rate, low magazine capacity, and assault rifle balance.

Trivia

• The term "Groza" literally means Thunder or Thunderstorm in Russian. Hence it is most probably where the developers got the idea "Tunder" from.
• In Clear Sky, the Tunder can originally be modified for sniper fire at the cost of firing rate and it's magazine would be reduced to 15 bullets. When patch 1.5.05 was released however, this modification tree was removed and upgrades fully focused on firing rate and reduced recoil. This modification tree is brought back to Call of Pripyat, but without the drastic penalties to firing rate and capacity.
• In reality, the Groza - in "assault" configuration (meaning the integrated grenade launcher) - cannot mount a silencer, as it blocks the launcher's barrel, which would lead to it breaking the silencer.
• Most Warrant Officer 's of duty have the Tunder as weapon.
• For one reason or the other most Russian special forces units do no longer use the weapon in the real world.
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCUgTuIhlm0&feature=related - excellent and rare vid showing the Groza and all its extra's .