H-3 Nozzlenose

The H-3 Nozzlenose is main weapon in Splatoon and Splatoon 2. It is the Heavy version of the L-3 Nozzlenose. Unlike most other Shooters, pressing will automatically fire 3 bullets at a time. In comparison to the L-3 Nozzlenose, the bullets have increased attack power, capable of splatting enemies in 1 burst if all 3 bullets land on the target. However, it has a lower fire rate than the L-3 Nozzlenose.

Splatoon

Splatoon

H-3 Nozzlenose

Category	Main
Class	Shooter
Sub	Suction Bomb
Special	Echolocator
Level	10
Cost	7,500
Availability
Base damage	41
Base duration
Ink consumption	1.6% (4.8% per )
Special points
Sp. depletion	40%
Range	68 / 100
Damage	60 / 100
Impact
Fire rate	30 / 100
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling

The H-3 Nozzlenose was released on 12 September 2015 at 02:00 UTC. It comes with the Suction Bombs and Echolocator.

Data

• The H-3 Nozzlenose is a middleweight weapon.
• When initially firing the weapon in kid form, the first bullet takes 3 frames to come out.
  • When firing from squid form, the first bullet takes 8 frames to come out.
• When pressing , 3 bullets will be fired at a time, as long as there is enough ink to fire all 3 shots.
  • If there is not enough ink to fire all 3 shots, then only 1 or 2 shots, or no shots will be fired instead, depending on how much ink is left in the ink tank.
• When firing a burst, each bullet is fired at a rate of 5 frames between bullets.
• After the last shot in a burst is fired, another burst cannot be fired for 20 frames.
• When firing while moving, the player's movement speed is set to 0.45 units per frame.
• After firing, there is a 30 frame cooldown before the ink tank starts refilling.
• Bullets have a radius of 2 units.
• The angle its shots can deviate while on the ground is 1 degrees.
• The angle its shots can deviate while in the air is 6 degrees.
• The H-3 Nozzlenose has a 25% chance to shoot towards the outer reticle instead of the inner reticle.
• When jumping, the chance to shoot towards the outer reticle instead of the inner reticle is immediately set to 40%.
• Bullets initially travel at a rate of 22 units per frame for 6 frames, having an effective range of 132 units.
• Paint droplets occur every 48 units.
• The frequency at which paint drips from a bullet occurs at a rate of 4 droplets per shot.
• There are a total of 5 different droplet patterns that can be created while firing this weapon.
• Droplets that occur within 11 units of the player have a radius of 22 units.
• Droplets that occur when they travel past 200 units of the player have a radius of 22 units.
• All other paint droplets have a radius of 14.5 units.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
2.2.0	▲ Range increased by 15%. ▲ Turf coverage increased by 15%.
2.7.0	▲ Special gauge loss: 50% → as low as 40%
2.8.0	▲ Damage to the Rainmaker shield increased by about 40%

Gallery

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  Promo image.

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  An Inkling running with the H-3 Nozzlenose equipped.

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  Firing the H-3 Nozzlenose. (front)

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  Firing the H-3 Nozzlenose. (behind)

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  Official art of an Inkling holding the H-3 Nozzlenose.

Splatoon 2

Splatoon 2

H-3 Nozzlenose

Category	Main
Class	Shooter
Sub	Point Sensor
Special	Tenta Missiles
Level	29
Cost	17,200
Availability
Base damage	41
Base duration
Ink consumption	1.8% (5.4% per )
Special points	170p
Sp. depletion
Range	70 / 100
Damage	58 / 100
Impact
Fire rate	30 / 100
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling

The H-3 Nozzlenose returns in Splatoon 2 looking identical to how it did in the first game. It comes with the Point Sensors and Tenta Missiles.

Data

• The H-3 Nozzlenose is a middleweight weapon.
• When initially firing the weapon in kid form, the first bullet takes 3 frames to come out.
  • When firing from squid form, the first bullet takes 8 frames to come out.
• When pressing , 3 bullets will be fired at a time, as long as there is enough ink to fire all 3 shots.
  • If there is not enough ink to fire all 3 shots, then only 1 or 2 shots, or no shots will be fired instead, depending on how much ink is left in the ink tank.
• When firing a burst, each bullet is fired at a rate of 5 frames between bullets.
• After the last shot in a burst is fired, another burst cannot be fired for 20 frames.
• When firing while moving, the player's movement speed is set to 0.6 units per frame.
• After firing, there is a 25 frame cooldown before the ink tank starts refilling.
• If a bullet is in the air for more than 8 frames after being fired, it loses 1.28125 damage per frame until it reaches 20.5 damage at frame 24.
• Bullets have a radius of 2 units.
• The angle its shots can deviate while on the ground is 1 degrees.
• The angle its shots can deviate while in the air is 1 degrees.
• The H-3 Nozzlenose starts off having a 1% chance to shoot towards the outer reticle instead of the inner reticle.
  • This chance increases by 1% per shot, and maximizes at a 25% chance to shoot towards the outer reticle. Meaning that it takes 24 shots to reach minimum accuracy.
• When jumping, the chance to shoot towards the outer reticle instead of the inner reticle is immediately set to 40%.
• When not shooting, the chance to shoot towards the outer reticle decreases by 0.5% per frame, if the chance is not already at the minimum. Meaning that it takes 48 frames to reach maximum accuracy. (78 after shooting while jumping.)
• Bullets initially travel at a rate of 28.75 units per frame for 4 frames, having an effective range of 115 units.
  • After that, the bullet's velocity is set to 22.698 units if the bullet's velocity is not already lower than the listed value, and decreases further as it falls to the ground.
• Paint droplets occur every 60 units.
• The frequency at which paint drips from a bullet occurs at a rate of 3 droplets per shot.
• There are a total of 5 different droplet patterns that can be created while firing this weapon.
• Droplets that occur within 11 units of the player have a radius of 21 units, and a width of 13.5 units.
  • These droplets have their radius multiplied by a value ranging from 1.2 if they fell from a height above 100 units to 1.4 if they fell from a height below 30 units.
• Droplets that occur when they travel past 200 units of the player have a radius of 21 units.
• All other paint droplets have a radius of 14.2 units.
• Droplets that are far from the player and all other droplets have their radius multiplied by a value ranging from 1 if they fell from a height above 100 units to 1.2 if they fell from a height below 30 units.
• If no paint droplets have occurred within 11 units of the player for 2 shots, the next shot the player makes will force a paint droplet to appear at the player's feet. This ensures that firing a single burst will always paint the player's feet, so long as they have enough ink to fire all 3 shots.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
Base game	▲ Movement speed while firing: 0.45 → 0.60 ▲ Ink recovery cooldown: 30 → 25 ▲ Increase in chance to shoot towards the outer reticle per shot: 2% → 1% ▼ Range decreased by about 10%. ▲ Initial bullet velocity: 22 units per frame → 23 units per frame ▼ Frames bullet flies straight through the air: 6 → 5 ▼ Effective range: 132 units → 115 units ▼ Total range: 177.396 units → 160.396 units ▼ Ink consumption: 1.6% → 1.8% ▼ Droplet rate: 4 → 3 ▼ Distance between droplets: 48 units → 60 units ▼ Near droplet paint radius: 22 units → 19 units ▼ Far droplet paint radius: 22 units → 19 units ▼ Droplet paint radius: 14.5 units → 14.2 units ▼ Damage to the Rainmaker shield decreased by about 14%: 1.4x → 1.2x
1.4.0	▲ Increased shot speed by roughly 25%, while not changing shot range. ▲ Initial bullet velocity: 23 units per frame → 28.75 units per frame ▼ Frames bullet flies straight through the air: 5 → 4 ▼ Frames in the air before a bullet's damage starts decreasing: 9 → 8 ▼ Frames in the air where a bullet reaches minimum damage: 25 → 24 ▲ Decreased duration of weapon sway after jumping by 5/60 of a second. ▲ Decreased time required for weapon sway to end once it begins ending by 15/60 of a second. ▲ Frame after jumping where outer reticle starts shrinking: 25 frames → 20 frames ▲ Frame after jumping where outer reticle finishes shrinking: 70 frames → 50 frames ▲ Made it easier to ink the area around your feet. If a paint droplet has not fallen within 11 units of the player for 2 shots, the next shot will force a paint droplet to appear at the player's feet.
2.3.0	▲ Made it so that accuracy does not decrease even when shooting immediately after a jump. ▲ Angle of shot deviation while jumping: 6 degrees → 1 degree ▲ Expanded the size of area inked at point of impact. ▲ Near droplet paint radius: 19 units → 21 units ▲ Far droplet paint radius: 19 units → 21 units
3.2.0	– Changed the animation when all three shots fired with a single trigger pull hit their target and deal over 100.0 damage in total. ▲ Expanded radius of ink coverage when shots hit walls.
4.5.0	▼ Decreased the effectiveness of the Main Power Up gear ability. Increased the Main Power Up gear abilities required to reach 49.9 damage from 3.9 to 4.2 times the amount of base gear ability. Each additional gear ability is worth .3 of the effect of the base gear ability.
5.0.0	▲ Points to fill special gauge: 180 → 170

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Trivia

• The Nozzlenose family of weapons are visually designed after garden hose reels. This is also reflected in their names in some other languages.
• The H in the name means "Heavy", referring that this weapon is the heavier version of the Nozzlenose weapons.
  • This is supported by the French, Russian, and both Spanish translations of the weapon.
• The H-3 Nozzlenose and its variants are the only weapons with a unique kill sound effect (which is played after all three shots from a single trigger pull hit an enemy and splat them) that no other weapons have.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	H3リールガン H3 rīrugan	H3 Reel Gun
Dutch	H-3 Langsnuit	H-3 Longsnout
French	Arroseur lourd	Heavy watering hose
German	S3 Tintenwerfer	S3 Inkthrower
Italian	Triplete	Triplet
Russian	Тяжелый каплетрон Tyazhelyy kapletron	Heavy splatron
Spanish (NOA)	Manguera pesada	Heavy hose
Spanish (NOE)	Tintambor pesado	Heavy Inkdrum