Machine Guns

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Machine Guns are fully automatic heavy weapons with strong shots and heavy recoil.

Exotic Machine Guns

	Damage Type	Attack	Impact	Range	Stability	Reload	Rate of Fire	Magazine	Zoom	Recoil	Equip Speed	Aim Assist
Abbadon	Solar	320 - 370	53	32	51	46	66	49	15	70	60	90
Nemesis Star	Solar	320 - 400	53	12	71	9	66	53	20	80	39	29
Nova Mortis	Void	320 - 370	53	32	51	46	66	49	15	70	60	90
Super Good Advice (Year 1)	Solar	331-365	29	15	41	22	88	58	15	80	30	30
Super Good Advice (Year 2)	Solar	320 - 400	29	14	41	22	88	58	15	80	30	30
Thunderlord (Year 1)	Arc	302-365	53	32	51	46	66	38	15	70	60	90
Thunderlord (Year 2)	Arc	320 - 400	53	32	51	46	66	49	15	70	60	90

Legendary Machine Guns

	Damage Type	Attack	Impact	Range	Stability	Reload	Rate of Fire	Magazine	Zoom	Recoil	Equip Speed	Aim Assist
Against All Odds	Random Elemental	272-331	61	39	18	30	59	29	15	70	31	26
Arma Engine DOA	Random Elemental	331-365	29	14	37	31	88	33	15	60	41	69
Backscratcher 9.0	Multiple	140	25	10	2	22	100	105	15	80	30	15
Bane of the Taken	Multiple	300	61	30	22	31	59	23	15	66	33	29
Baron's Ambition	Random	220 - 400	37	26	50	33	77	87	15	63	36	52
Black Omeryn Syng-D	Random Elemental	??	70	60	80	30	30	60	15	50	30	50
Black Ponderosa Mk.44	Random Elemental	??	30	75	40	40	70	50	15	50	40	50
Bonekruscher	Void	350	61	32	22	31	59	25	15	52	29	31
Bretomart's Stand	Multiple	280	53	15	60	26	66	35	15	77	26	74
Bury the Truth	Random Elemental	300-365	53	15	60	26	66	35	15	75	26	74
Chain of Orbiks-Fel	Void	365-365	37	23	50	33	77	44	15	63	36	52
Chaotic Neutral	Void	350	53	20	49	33	66	26	15	77	37	70
Corrective Measure (Year 1)	Void	248-300	29	18	50	39	88	58	15	71	55	69
Corrective Measure (Year 3)	Void	365–400	27–31	18–22	38–79	39	88	58	15	71	51–55	59–79
Deviant Gravity-A	Random Elemental	272-331	53	17	56	33	66	33	15	77	35	70
Diluvian 10/4x	Multiple	280	25	10	30	37	100	30	15	55	59	70
First Citizen IX	Void	350	25	14	38	41	100	77	15	55	49	71
Freight Train Mk. 20	Random Elemental	??	0	25	20	61	100	19	15	56	51	75
Harrowed Qullim's Terminus (Year 2)	Solar	319–335	53	15	60	16	66	58	15	75	54	65
Harrowed Qullim's Terminus (Year 3)	Solar	365–400	53–55	15–25	39–66	9–16	66	52–70	15	75–95	54	55–65
IF MATERIA~	Multiple	380	25	19	35	47	100	70	15	80	55	80
Jolder's Hammer	Random Elemental	331-365	61	28	20	30	59	26	15	77	31	28
Jolder's Hammer (The Dark Below)	Random Elemental	272-331	61	33	29	30	59	29	15	77	31	28
MG18A Harm's Way	Random Elemental	272-331	29	21	44	33	88	66	15	50	46	63
No Vacancy	Random Elemental	??	30	50	45	47	70	28	15	60	37	50
Objection IV	Multiple	280	53	20	51	33	66	87	15	70	35	65
Onslaught Solution System	Solar	248-300	25	15	12	22	100	105	15	80	30	30
Pacifier X	Random Elemental	331-365	53	12	46	27	66	33	15	75	28	72
Prestige IV	Random Elemental	272-331	25	15	22	37	100	87	15	52	41	75
Qullim's Terminus	Solar	300-335	53	15	60	16	66	58	15	75	54	65
Ruin Wake	Multiple	280	53	15	60	39	66	39	15	73	26	67
Sawtooth Oscillator	Random Elemental	331-365	25	6	19	37	100	87	15	72	55	71
Song of Ir Yut (Year 1)	Arc	300-331	25	16	30	48	100	35	15	58	50	80
Song of Ir Yut (Year 3)	Arc	365–400	25-29	10-28	11-42	48-61	100	87	15	58-78	45-50	65-80
THE SWARM (Year 1)	Random Elemental	248-300	53	15	60	26	66	35	15	75	26	74
THE SWARM (Year 2)	Multiple	300	53	15	60	26	66	35	15	75	26	74
The Culling	Random Elemental	331-365	25	12	7	32	100	74	15	56	34	70
The Infinite Theorem	Arc	365-365	53	12	60	29	66	31	15	78	26	70
The Silvered Dread	Void	350	37	30	47	43	77	40	15	77	46	51
The Unseeing Eye	Multiple	280	53	15	60	29	66	78	15	78	26	70
The Variable	Multiple	280	29	18	50	30	88	78	15	80	59	51
Unending Deluge III (Year 2)	Multiple	140	37	22	41	36	88	70	15	70	40	25
Unending Deluge III (Year 3)	Void	300	29	27	51	36	88	70	15	70	40	40
White Field, Silver Scythe	Random Elemental	300-365	37	27	46	34	77	43	15	60	37	50
Wolves' Bane	Random Elemental	331-365	61	26	12	31	59	23	15	66	33	29
Wolves' Curse	Random Elemental	248-300	61	36	25	35	59	27	15	66	38	33
Zombie Apocalypse WF47 (Year 1)	Random Elemental	248-300	37	27	46	34	77	53	15	60	37	50
Zombie Apocalypse WF47 (Year 2)	Multiple	300	37	27	46	34	77	43	15	60	37	50

Rare Machine Guns

	Damage Type	Attack	Impact	Range	Stability	Reload	Rate of Fire	Magazine	Zoom	Recoil	Equip Speed	Aim Assist
Aether CSm	Multiple	?	37	29	27	29	77	42	15	60	46	46
Arighan's Blossom	Random Elemental	272-331	29	25	36	39	88	55	15	42	55	55
BFF 2.0	Random Elemental	??	90	57	22	39	0	13	15	71	31	31
Bronzed Thutmose-D	Random Elemental	272-331	61	35	27	28	59	33	15	67	28	35
Formerly Penitent	Random Elemental	??	0	19	20	52	100	17	15	41	44	68
Genghis-E	Random Elemental	??	0	14	25	57	100	13	15	46	48	73
Genghis-E1	Random Elemental	??	0	30	10	44	100	26	15	56	35	57
Hannibal-E	Random Elemental	??	10	39	31	39	90	22	15	55	39	48
Horologium	Random Elemental	??	30	55	28	56	70	10	15	68	47	32
Karst-MG4	Multiple	?	53	21	36	28	66	56	15	80	30	48
Lacustrine-MG4	Multiple	?	29	15	43	26	88	68	15	50	50	51
Lunation CSc	Multiple	?	61	32	19	25	59	40	15	60	26	26
Maria-MG3	Multiple	200	53	17	44	28	66	75	15	70	30	55
Nihilist CSc	Multiple	?	25	17	11	42	100	38	15	45	35	68
Painted Artemisia-D	Random Elemental	??	30	41	42	57	70	18	15	77	38	46
Phenomena CSm	Multiple	?	29	23	27	36	88	42	15	80	35	43
Red River Mk. 40	Random Elemental	??	30	51	31	52	70	13	15	73	44	36
Rift Valley-MG3	Multiple	?	61	28	27	20	59	45	15	80	33	18
Spirit of Alliance	Random Elemental	??	30	56	27	56	70	9	15	75	47	31
SudaZomba-3	Random Elemental	??	90	65	13	37	0	16	15	41	28	22
Tamerlane-E1	Random Elemental	??	30	46	37	44	70	21	15	67	36	41
Xerxes-E	Random Elemental	??	90	67	11	26	0	26	15	61	17	20
Xerxes-E1	Random Elemental	??	90	53	25	36	0	17	15	56	27	34

Uncommon Machine Guns

	Damage Type	Attack	Impact	Range	Stability	Reload	Rate of Fire	Magazine	Zoom	Recoil	Equip Speed	Aim Assist
BTRD-345	Kinetic	??	10	29	32	41	90	13	15	60	41	48
Darius-C	Kinetic, Void, Solar, Arc	??	0	20	15	54	100	8	15	60	46	57
Planetary CSc	Multiple	?	37	18	35	33	77	44	15	80	25	25
Qua Brecan I	Multiple	?	25	14	10	26	100	34	15	60	41	46
Qua Roris I	Multiple	192	29	13	35	22	88	66	15	60	41	42
Sargon-C	Kinetic, Void, Solar, Arc	??	30	43	30	40	70	18	15	70	32	34
Tamerlane-C3	Kinetic, Void, Solar, Arc	??	30	46	27	41	70	17	15	69	33	31
Xerxes-C	Kinetic, Void, Solar, Arc	??	90	53	16	38	0	9	15	67	30	24

Common Machine Guns

	Damage Type	Attack	Impact	Range	Stability	Reload	Rate of Fire	Magazine	Zoom	Recoil	Equip Speed	Aim Assist
Cyrus-B	Kinetic	??	90	49	13	26	0	15	15	78	19	20
Darius-B	Kinetic	??	0	21	10	38	100	17	15	51	31	48
Sargon-A	Kinetic	??	10	28	27	39	90	10	15	69	39	41
Sargon-B	Kinetic	??	10	24	31	34	90	15	15	52	34	45
Sargon-B1	Kinetic	??	70	30	28	37	30	7	15	65	30	39
Sargon-B2	Kinetic	??	10	23	32	41	90	7	15	74	41	46
Sargon-B2 Slate		59	??	??	??	??	600	64
Tamerlane-B	Kinetic	??	30	40	26	43	70	9	15	66	36	29

Play Style

Auto Rifles on steroids - what's not to like? My preference is for lower Rate of Fire varieties that hit harder. The recoil on high-rate of fire types wastes a lot of ammo and is a struggle to control.

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Weapons Primary Weapons Auto Rifles • Hand Cannons • Pulse Rifles • Scout Rifles Special Weapons Fusion Rifles • Sniper Rifles • Sidearms • Shotguns Heavy Weapons Machine Guns • Rocket Launchers • Swords