The TEC-DC 9 (also known as TEC 9) is a light submachine gun appearing in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. It was added to Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online as part of the GTA Online: Lowriders Update for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC versions of the game, where it is known as the Machine Pistol and is manufactured by Vom Feuer.
Description
The TEC 9 has a slow fire rate. It holds 50 rounds per magazine in the 3D Universe, and is commonly used by gangs. When the Hitman skill level is reached in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the TEC 9 can be dual-wielded.
3D Universe
The TEC 9 is a cheap open-bolt handgun manufactured in the United States between 1980 to 1994 by Intratec. It is based on the Carl-Gustav M/45 submachine gun, more commonly known as the "Swedish K". Originally it was designed as a low-cost alternative to the M/45, but never found a military market. Not wanting to abandon the idea, Intratec put semi-automatic versions onto the civilian market. It gained infamy after criminals found the open-bolt design to be easily convertible to be fully automatic.
Grand Theft Auto V
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Available in both Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online, the Machine Pistol retains some the original design of the TEC 9, however it features a longer barrel, which is closely proportional to the rest of the weapon. The Machine Pistol also has some influences to the Mauser C96. The default magazine clip is also much shorter and holds 12 rounds instead of the 50 rounds from previous games.
Locations
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Vice Point - Behind a house near the end of the cul-de-sac across the bridge west of the Well Stacked Pizza Co.
TEC 9's locations map
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Ganton, Los Santos - On the roof of Sweet's house on Grove Street. Use a helicopter or jump from house to house to reach it.
- Ganton, Los Santos - Inside the Johnson House after spraying all 100 Gang Tags.
- Los Santos - Some Grove Street Families carries TEC-9 but after spraying 100 Gang Tags GSF members carry Knives, MP5s and Desert Eagles.
- Los Santos International Airport, Los Santos - Underneath a flyover, next to a parking lot (a reference to the terrorist attack scare at the time).
- Mulholland, Los Santos - Behind a European like house next to the curvy street.
- Las Colinas, Los Santos - Beside a wired fence.
- Blueberry, Red County - Beside the northernmost infrastructure in Blueberry.
- Battery Point, San Fierro - Under the Gant Bridge, just behind Jizzy's Pleasure Domes next to the right column.
- Calton Heights, San Fierro - Behind a house and beside a tree, near the church.
- The Mako Span, Las Venturas side - Underneath the bridge, near the edge.
- Used by most Los Santos Vagos in the mission Los Desperados.
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
- Saint Mark's, Portland - On a long alleyway southeast of Salvatore's Gentlemen's Club.
Grand Theft Auto V
- Available to purchase from Ammu-Nation.
Grand Theft Auto Online
- Available to purchase from Ammu-Nation for $8,960.
Gallery
HUD Icons
In-game
In-game (First-person view)
Trivia
General
- In reality, the TEC 9 is a semi-automatic weapon, although it can be illegally converted quite easily to fire in full-auto. For this reason, it is popular amongst criminals, befitting its inclusion in the Grand Theft Auto games.
3D Universe
- The TEC 9 has no recoil animation.
- If players were to turn the "Pedestrians have guns" cheat in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, the TEC 9 will be one of their main weapons along with the pistol.
- In GTA: SA, the TEC 9 shares the same weapon skill as the Micro Uzi and both level up through the use of either weapon.
- The TEC 9 is used by all Los Santos-based gangs in missions only, while it is only used by members of the Grove Street Families until it is replaced by the SMG when all gang tags are sprayed over.
- Firing while in a vehicle increases the weapons fire rate tremendously compared to the normal fire rate while on foot.