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"Extremely light and durable pistol constructed completely from nano-bound, hard impact plastics and other synthetic materials."
88 Mod 4 Combat Pistol description (from Aliens: Colonial Marines)

The Weyland-Yutani 88 Mod 4 Combat Pistol (also known simply as the Combat Pistol) is a double-action semi-automatic, blowback-operated, magazine-fed pistol chambered for 9mm ammunition.

In 2179, the 88 Mod 4 was used by both the United States Colonial Marine Corps and Weyland-Yutani PMCs during conflicts aboard the USS Sulaco and the Origin Facility on Acheron.

Overview[]

The 88 Mod 4 uses a spring-loaded striker instead of a conventional firing pin. It is double action only so the trigger pull is relatively heavy. In lieu of a blade front sight, the 88 Mod 4 uses a polished ramp with a central notch in the middle to provide the illusion of a dark front post. The 88 Mod 4 uses a manual safety and is the circular button located immediately behind the trigger and is a crossblock safety. The weapon is completely of nano-bound hard impact plastic and other synthetic materials. It included a full 18-round magazine that can be swapped with a 27-round C43 Extended Magazine, however due to the magazine's lenght it make the weapon harder to reload, a S91 Dot Reflex Sight can be fixed with an accessory rail and can be converted into a machine-pistol with the Full-Auto Action Replacement.[1]

Notable Users[]

The 88 Mod 4 is the standard sidearm of Weyland-Yutani personnel, some Colonial Marines also equipped some of their soldiers with the 88 Mod 4.

It was also most notably used in 2179 by the colonist Lisbeth Hutchins that she stole from a facehugged Weyland-Yutani PMC after arming herself to find her parents.[2]

Trivia[]

  • The 88 Mod 4 in Aliens: Colonial Marines used to have the following attachments: C43 Extended Magazine, S91 Dot Reflex Sight and Full-Auto Action Replacement. This weapon is unlocked at Marine level 10, after the M39 Submachine Gun, making it the penultimate weapon unlocked. It is the only other sidearm in the game and the only sidearm that has to be unlocked before it can be used. Its legendary counterpart, Gorman's Pistol can be used earlier before the base weapon is unlocked, if the weapon is found during Mission 4: No Hope in Hadley's.
    • All non-playable characters and playable characters from Stasis Interrupted who use this weapon will not attach any modifications to the weapon.
  • The 88 Mod 4 is visually based on the Heckler & Koch VP70, which served as the USCM officer's standard issue sidearms in Aliens.
  • Gorman's Pistol, which erroneously reuses the 88 Mod 4 model (instead of the Heckler & Koch VP70 he actually used in Aliens), has the same label seen on the slide.
  • The slide of the 88 Mod 4 Combat Pistol reads "MK 88 Mod 4".
  • The serial number of the 88 Mod 4 is "220511815", also seen at the slide of the weapon.
  • In-game "Mod" and "4" are not separated when the pistol's name is in all capitals.
  • In the Brady Games Aliens: Colonial Marines Guide, the 88 Mod 4 is the only weapon whose title is not in bold.
    • Also in the Brady Games guide, despite it being referred to as the "88 Mod 4" in Firing Range (the 88 Mod 4 displayed in the locker) in the Full-Auto Action Replacement description in-game, the guide refers to it as the "88 MOD4".
  • The 88 Mod 4 pistol is fitted with what appears to be an underbarrel accessory rail, despite the fact it cannot be fitted with any underbarrel attachments in the game.

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References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Aliens: Colonial Marines, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 version, Gearbox Software, 2013.
  2. Stasis Interrupted, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 version, Gearbox Software, 2013.

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