Heavy & Special Weapons

E-Day's Heavy Boomshot is an oversized prototype; heavy guns slow movement but support most movement actions and can be removed from turret bases. New special weapons include the controlled-detonation Gut Puncher and the Imulsion-fueled Incinerator.

Updated Oct 3, 2026

A Boomer carrying the early heavy Boomshot in official E-Day imagery — The Boomer's oversized gun reflects E-Day's Heavy Boomshot prototype. Official campaign imagery.[1] View full size

Heavy Boomshot: Locust prototype · heavy weapon[2]
Heavy movement: Slower; most actions remain available[2]
Turret pickup: Heavy guns can be detached[2]
New special weapons: Gut Puncher and Incinerator[3]

Identify what the pickup actually does

Heavy guns and new special weapons[2][3][4][5]
Weapon	Verified role or mechanic	Where this was described
Heavy Boomshot	The Locust's prototype Boomshot, explicitly a heavy weapon.	July gameplay update.
Vulcan	The gun Maco uses to hold the grocery store; damage reduced for multiplayer launch.	June developer walkthrough and September tuning.
Gut Puncher	Grenade launcher with armor-piercing explosive rounds and player-controlled detonation.	June campaign reveal.
Incinerator	Imulsion-fueled shotgun that melts enemies on contact.	June campaign reveal.

The new launcher and shotgun are listed here as special weapons. The official text explicitly classifies the prototype Boomshot as heavy; it does not establish that every new weapon uses the heavy-carry rules.[2][3]

A heavy gun changes your movement budget

Carrying a heavy weapon slows you down, but E-Day allows most movement actions while it is equipped. Heavy guns can also be ripped from turret bases, giving Horde players another way to acquire battlefield firepower.[2]

Before removing a turret gun, check where your squad needs the firepower next. A fixed position may cover an objective, while carrying the gun may help a moving fight. Reassess the route with the slower carry speed in mind.

The Boomer guide covers the heavy gunner you face, including its low-health chainsaw execution. Horde Siege explains mission objectives and equipment decisions.

Place the Gut Puncher's explosion

Two detonation approaches described in the reveal[3]

Quick fire
Let the round explode
Use the launcher without holding the shot for a placed detonation.
Hold
Control the explosion
Hold the trigger to place the explosion behind enemy cover.

The September launch notes reduce the Gut Puncher's spare ammunition. Pick the shot for the enemy's position instead of assuming you have the beta's ammunition reserve; the notes do not publish the new reserve count.[5]

Imulsion shotgun or acid creature?

The Incinerator fires raw Imulsion. The June podcast separately identifies the Bile Frog as an acid-spitting Hollow creature, correcting the idea that everything being sprayed in the footage is Imulsion. The weapon and the creature's attack should not be conflated.[3][4]

Compare the close-range shotgun with the Gnasher and use the full Weapon Arsenal to choose a rifle or sidearm alongside it.

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Identify what the pickup actually does

A heavy gun changes your movement budget

Place the Gut Puncher's explosion

Let the round explode

Control the explosion

Imulsion shotgun or acid creature?

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