Firearms Expert Reacts To Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty’s Guns

Jonathan Ferguson, a weapons expert and Keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries, breaks down more of the weaponry of Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, including the Warden, HR4-GRIT and Her Majesty.
0:29 - Order
3:40 - Miltech Ticon
5:18 - NDI Osprey
8:06 - HR4-GRIT
10:15 - Her Majesty
12:21 - Metel
15:10 - Rasetsu
17:30 - M238 Tactician
19:55 - Warden
In the latest video in the Firearm Expert Reacts series, Jonathan Ferguson--a weapons expert and Keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries--breaks down the guns from Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty and compares them to their potential real-life counterparts.
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[@Rossen42]

I really want to see Jonathan break down the guns from The Order 1886

[@LordOfCinder85]

The Shotgun is essentially a double barrel Gauss/ Coil gun. Charging the gun allows you to create a series of electromagnetic pulses, accelerating the projectiles even faster than using only the powder charge.

[@neurisms]

I hope jonathan gets hired to work on designs for fictional sci fi weapons for games, movies, etc. Love his fascination with how they work while still understanding the priority is entertainment and not realism.

[@trevortammen2341]

The revolver magazine one reminds me of the dardick pistol with how it pretty much uses the revolver system to eject the spent casing

[@aymericarnaud7309]

If anyone is curious about the real life counterpart of the strange looking ''NDI Osprey'', you can look up the prototype Barrett model M82A2 It is very close (I'm pretty sure). You can find it in a video from Brandon Herrera where he showcase the Rifle and even do a bit of run and gun called : ''Anti-Aircraft .50 Cal - Super Rare Prototype Weapon''. Have a great day everyone :)

[@ph2000]

5:00

[@AuspexAO]

If I'm not mistaken that large rectangle under the tech shotgun is probably a battery, but it requires capacitors to create a high enough current. Those 12 little squares strapped to the barrel are probably those capacitors. I think the game uses animation on them to show the capacitors recharging (because in reality capacitors don't really look all that cool or fancy). So basically I think that gun is a hand held railgun that uses propellant from the shells to assist the acceleration of the slugs? That's the only reason I can imagine such a gun would have recoil.

[@Xtafa]

I feel the "metel" isnt revolving bullets, i think its rotating barrels to prevent overheating the barrel. Kind of like the Briar from Andor

[@kinatasss]

"If you find a giant cyberpunk three round burst anti-material rifle, make sure you pull it in tight." got it, kids?

[@deerstrike1050]

I like the dynamic of Johnathan and Dave discussing the foibles of some of these.

[@butwhataboutdragons7768]

That Warden gun is pretty hilarious to me. I wonder if the devs/designers saw a Makita drill and said "Yes, we need one of those. Same color and everything. Just add some gun-ish stuff to it." It's great.

[@ExUSSailor]

I am LOVING the 2.0 update, and, Phantom Liberty! The new guns, the improved cyberware, the vastly improved engine sounds for the cars, it's like a whole new game!

[@michaellacy3699]

Jonathan's therapist: the Gluger isn't real, it can't hurt you

[@GladioDaddio]

When I saw 'Her Majesty', my first thought was the HK Mk.23 with the bulky front mounted laser sight/flashlight unit and the suppressor, especially given that likely the most famous digital incarnation of the Mk.23 is as Solid Snake's SOCOM pistol in the Metal Gear series, and the themes of espionage and conspiracy that are iconic in Metal Gear and central to Phantom Liberty, I thought it was a bit of a nod to Metal Gear since the two pistols seem to fulfill similar roles as being the firearm of choice for a secret agent/special forces operative deep in enemy territory with little to no back-up.

[@deadcard13]

I kinda like the design of the Unity/Her Majesty. It almost looks like someone took the slide and hammer off an HK 45, and put it in a Hudson frame.

[@Mr_T_Badger]

That picture of Johnathan with the double barreled shotgun at the intro makes me think he’d making sure we end up marrying his pregnant daughter. 🤣

[@LordAnubisGaming]

Can we get Jonathan’s take on Cursed Halo Guns? I just thought of that after he mentioned the Needler and I just have to know. Lol.

[@VodkaHellstorm]

I like including more of the longer conversations between Jonathan and Dave where they talk about the media itself a little more, great stuff!

[@HATECELL]

Interesting thought about the H9. But when I look at "Her Majesty" this looks more like an underbarrel attachment to me. It reminds me of that Light/Laser module some H&K USPs and the Mk.23 have. Also the rest of the gun looks very similar to the Liberty and Unity guns in the game, so it is likely a heavily modified variant of that design

[@Doi-]

I got the VHS joke.