The Dieselgewehr (lit. "Diesel Rifle") later named the Dieselhammer (lit. "Diesel Hammer") is a heavy incendiary weapon. Unlike a traditional flamethrower, the Dieselgewehr utilizes a compression motor to propel fireballs at the target rather than unleashing a steady stream of fire. The Dieselgewehr is one of the new primary weapon for Super Soldier 1961 in and is first introduced in Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus.

Much like the Lasergewehr, the Ubergewehr, or the Hammergewehr, it is classified as a heavy weapon that can deal great damage to both armored enemies and mechanical units.

Description

Wolfenstein: The New Colossus

Wolfenstein: Youngblood

History and Locations

The New Colossus

In The New Colossus, it is often found mounted on tripods in strategic points, hidden in wooden supply crates, inside weapon armory, or being duel wielded by Super Soldiers.

Youngblood

In Youngblood, it is duel-wielded by Diesel-Supersoldat while still being found in wooden supply crates scattered around Neu-Paris, or mounted on tripods in front of checkpoints or high value installations.

Strategy

The New Colossus

• The Dieselgewehr is very useful in corridors where enemies are more likely to be clumped together. If used properly, it can be devastating against large groups of enemies.
• Much like the other heavy weapons, the Dieselgewehr is very effective against armored units such as the Super Soldiers or Panzerhunds due to its high fire rate and powerful area-of-effect damage. However, it is risky to use against Zitadelle units due to their tendencies to be out in the open and the Dieselgewehr's reliance on close range and tight spaces.
• It should be noted that the ammo capacity is relatively low and one should pay close attention to it. If your Dieselgewehr runs out of ammo, it is best to drop it and continue with standard weaponry, unless a fuel station or a dropped Dieselgewehr is nearby, in which case it can be refueled and used again.
• Another flaw of the weapon if that if you charge it up to fire, the flaming fuel can block the player's vision in dark areas.
• Super Soldiers' using the weapons can hit you in cover with the weapon, as the explosion post hit can damaged the player.

Youngblood

• Players are unable to wield the Dieselhammer until they have accrued enough XP from enemy kills and Supply Crates to reach Level 4 and unlock the Bigger Guns Ability.
• Conversely players will be unable to add the Dieselhammer to their inventory until they reach Level 20 and unlock the Extreme Gun Pocket Ability.
• Youngblood has a weapon mastery system for all weapons. The Dieselhammer will gain a +4% damage per level, with each level requiring 40 enemies kill per level. With a max level cap of 25, it requires 1000 enemy kills to max out its damage buff of +100%.
• Ammo is very scarce and limited due to the removal of charging stations in Youngblood making it a weapon to only use for certain high level enemies (e.g. Laserhund, Zitadelle & the Zerstörer). That being said, players can find ammo both from downed Diesel-Supersoldat, or from wooden supply crates scattered around the districts of occupied Paris.

The New Colossus Upgrades and Perks

Upgrades

• B.J. is unable to upgrade the Dieselgewehr in The New Colossus.

Related Perks

• Heavy Weapon kills: Increased magazine size in detached heavy weapons, 20% per level. (Max 5).

Youngblood Weapon Set Upgrades and Abilities

The Dieselhammer default starting stats are as follows:

• Accuracy: 60.2
• Damage: 79.6
• Fire Rate: 120
• Handling: 391
• Magazine: 50
• Velocity: 10

Weapon Upgrades

• Nadel Set
• Tempo Set
• Stier Set

Description

The Nadel (Needle) brand focuses on accuracy. Equipping three Nadel parts will give a bonus to head shot damage with this weapon.

'Precise Injector

• Standard:
  • Cost: 470
  • Accuracy: +
  • Velocity: +
• Improved: (Unlocked at Level 40)
  • Cost: 680
  • Accuracy: +
  • Damage: +
  • Velocity: +
  • Magazine: +10 (Total 60)

Chocked Muzzle

• Standard:
  • Cost: 460
  • Accuracy: +
  • Velocity: +
• Improved: (Unlocked at Level 40)
  • Cost: 670
  • Accuracy: +
  • Fire Rate: +
  • Velocity: +

Tactical Grip

• Standard:
  • Cost: 470
  • Accuracy: +
  • Velocity: +
• Improved: (Unlocked at Level 40)
  • Cost: 680
  • Accuracy: +
  • Handling: +
  • Velocity: +

Description

The Tempo brand focuses on fire rate. Equipping three Tempo parts will to increase your maximum ammo capacity for this weapon.

Rapid Injector

• Standard:
  • Cost: 470
  • Fire Rate: +
  • Handling: +
• Improved: (Unlocked at Level 40)
  • Cost: 670
  • Fire Rate: +
  • Handling: +
  • Magazine: +10 (Total 60)

Vented Muzzle

• Standard:
  • Cost: 460
  • Fire Rate: +
• Improved: (Unlocked at Level 40)
  • Cost: 670
  • Damage: +
  • Fire Rate: +
  • Handling: +

Lightweight Grips

• Standard:
  • Cost: 470
  • Fire Rate: +
  • Handling: +
• Improved: (Unlocked at Level 40)
  • Cost: 680
  • Accuracy: +
  • Fire Rate: +
  • Handling: +
  • Velocity: +

Description

The Stier (Bull) brand focuses on Damage. Equipping three Stier parts will give a bonus to all inflicted damage with this weapon.

Heavy Injector

• Standard:
  • Cost: 470
  • Damage: +
  • Fire Rate: -
• Improved: (Unlocked at Level 40)
  • Cost: 670
  • Damage: +
  • Fire Rate: -
  • Magazine: +10 (Total 60)

Heavy Muzzle

• Standard:
  • Cost: 460
  • Damage: +
  • Fire Rate: -
• Improved: (Unlocked at Level 40)
  • Cost: 670
  • Accuracy: +
  • Damage: +
  • Fire Rate: -
  • Velocity: +

Heavy Grip

• Standard:
  • Cost: 470
  • Damage: +
  • Fire Rate: -
• Improved: (Unlocked at Level 40)
  • Cost: 680
  • Damage: +
  • Fire Rate: -
  • Handling: +

Related Abilities Youngblood

• Bigger Guns: Allows you to carry heavy weapons dropped from enemies.
• Extreme Gun Pocket: Heavy weapons can be placed in your inventory and upgraded. Access them by holding R1 button/RB button/V key.
• Agile Gunner: Allows you to move faster and Power Jump while wielding heavy weapons.
• Heavy Gunner: Picked up Heavy Weapons have 25% more ammo.

Youngblood Skins

Youngblood has a series of skins for the Dieselhammer that are able to purchased with in game currency. All skins do not provide any gameplay impact or effect.

Gallery

BJ uses the Dieselgewehr against the Panzerhund.

B.J. charges the Dieselgewehr.

The schematic of the Dieselgewehr.

Trivia

• Due to its reliance on diesel and powerful area-of-effect damage, the Dieselgewehr can be seen as the heavy counterpart of the Dieselkraftwerk.