History
of the Super Soaker
In 1988
Lonnie Johnson an air
and space scientist for NASA invented the Power
Drencher.
This was the
original name for the SS 50. The Super Soaker changed everything
about water war. Larami ltd. bought his idea and began marketing
them. In 1991 the name was changed to Super Soaker and
advertising
was started, along with the release of the Super Soaker 30 and
100.
Since then Larami has dominated the watergun market. No Larami
products
that were not meant for battle use are listed here, Hydrowar is about
the
battles not collecting. Note: any gun graded D or lower is pretty
much useless
|
| Weapon |
Manufactured |
Uses |
Grade
|
Overall
View |
| SS 25 |
1989 |
Save it for a
rainy day |
C -
|
Outdated and weak
but surprisingly reliable |
| SS
30 |
1992, 1999
|
Sidearm |
C
|
Fine weapon for
its time |
| SS
40 |
1993 |
Scouting |
C
|
You can still find
some of these |
| SS
50 |
1987, 1988, 1991,
1998 |
Scouting |
D +
|
more power less
capacity than SS
100 |
| SS 100 |
1988, 1991 |
Useless |
D +
|
Extremely fragile,
low power |
SS 100 mk2
|
1998 |
Skirmishing,
scouting, battling |
C
|
What the old 100
should have
been |
| SS 200 |
1989 |
Save it for a
rainy day |
D
|
both the user and
the enemy got
soaked |
| XP
20 |
1998, 2002 |
Sidearm |
C
|
Won't cause much
damage, but its
nice |
| XP
35 |
1994, 1996, 1998 |
Sidearm |
C |
Awkward but
reliable |
| XP 55 |
1994 |
Sidearm, scouting |
B -
|
Powerful, but
prone to break |
| XP
70 |
1998 |
Sidearm, scouting |
B |
Very efficient
carbine
|
XP 85
Triple Shot |
1996, 1998 |
Useless |
D |
Obsolete. gimmick
|
XP 90
Pulse Fire |
1999 |
Save it for a
rainy day |
C -
|
Useful
carbine, but prone to breakage
|
| XP 105 |
1996 |
Skirmishing,
scouting, sidearm |
B
|
A nice rifle in
its time, still
of some use |
| XP 110 |
1998 |
Skirmishing,
scouting, sidearm
|
A |
Once the main
grunt weapon, quite reliable |
| XP 150 |
1993, 1994, 1998 |
Battling,
skirmishing, scouting |
B
|
Old Faithful,
still of useful |
| XP 220 |
2000, 2001, 2002 |
Sidearm |
C - |
Awkward XP 20
replacement I hate it
|
| XP 240 |
2000, 2001, 2002 |
Sidearm, scouting |
B |
Some may disagree
but I like this
gun |
| XP 250 |
1993 |
Battling |
B |
Could have used a
real trigger |
| XP 270 |
2000, 2001 |
Skirmishing,
scouting |
B |
This gun is an
efficient carbine
|
| XP 310 |
2000, 2002 |
Battlling,
skirmishing |
B+ |
Almost as good as
the 150 |
| Max D 5000 |
2002 |
Skirmishing,scouting,
sidearm |
C |
Old skool and ugly
duckling mixed |
| Max D 6000 |
2002 |
Battling,
skirmishing |
B +
|
An XP 310 on
steroids, CPS still
kills it |
Max D Arctic Shock
|
2005 |
Battling,
skirmishing |
C + |
Good range and capacity, but short pump |
| XXP 175 |
1996 |
Battling,
skirmishing |
C + |
Old Skool, Still
of use |
| SC 400 |
1999, 2000, 2001 |
Scouting,
skirmishing, sidearm |
C |
Powerfull, but
spacemand look? |
| SC 500 |
1999, 2000 |
Skirmishing,
escorting, sidearm |
A +
|
cps, I love this
gun... but WHY
PINK? |
| SC 600 |
1999, 2000 |
Battling,
skirmishing, sidearm |
B -
|
cps, many pumps,
many shots |
| SC BigTrouble |
2000 |
Battling, sidearm |
5.0 |
Ugly peice of
plastic that can kill |
| SC Power Pack |
1999 |
Battling, sidearm |
6.0 |
A prelude to
above, and better |
| CPS 1000 |
1998 |
Battling, sidearm |
A |
Compact powerfull
thing |
| CPS 1200 |
2000, 2001 |
Battling |
A |
Great quality,
this gun is premuim |
| CPS 1500 |
1998 |
Battling, Light
Artillery |
A |
Great medium cannon |
| CPS 1700 |
2000 |
Battling,Light
Artiller |
A |
recolored 1500 |
| CPS 2000 |
1996 |
Sniping, Artillery |
A |
The most powerfull
Supersoaker ever |
| CPS 2100 |
2002 |
Battling, sidearm |
A |
Small CPS with a
guided pump |
| CPS 2500 |
1998 |
Artillery |
A |
A 2000 with 3
nozzles and less power |
| CPS 2700 |
2000, 2001 |
Heavy Artillery |
B |
Bulky/ugly but can
deal death in
a flash |
| CPS 3200 |
2000, 2001 |
Heavy Artillery |
A |
Huge backpacker
with power |
| CPS 4100 |
2002 |
Battling, Light
Artillery |
A |
Recolored Monster,
medium size CPS |
CPS 1-3-5
|
2001 |
Battling, Scouting, skirmishing |
C |
|
| CPS
Aquapack Devastator |
2005 |
Battling, Scouting, skirmishing |
A |
|
CPS Flash Flood
|
2005 |
Battling, Scouting, skirmishing |
B |
|
| CPS Splashzooka |
2001, 2002 |
Skirmishing,
scouting, sidearm,
escorting |
|
Charging only, but
sleek, and powerful |
| WWF Stone Cold |
2000 |
|
|
A rare gun named
after a WWF wrestler |
| Monster X |
2000, 2001, 2002 |
Artillery |
A -
|
Short Range large
CPS cannon |
|