Blueshift
| Blueshift | |
|---|---|
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| General Info | |
| Empire |  Vanu Sovereignty
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| Type | MAX Weapon |
| Class | 
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| Details | |
| Range | Classified |
| Magazine Size | 40 |
| Fire Modes | Automatic |
| Cost to Unlock | 1,000  OR 700
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The lightweight Blueshift VM5 anti-infantry MAX weapon was designed to provide increased accuracy over the standard-issue VM1.
The Blueshift is named for the phenomenon in which sources of light look slightly bluer to observers moving closer to the light source.
Contents |
Weapon Stats (As of May 9,2013)
Maximum Damage
- 143 @ 10m
Minimum Damage
- 143 @ 75m
Fire Mode
- Automatic
Short Reload
- 2s
Long Reload
- 2.7s
Magazine Size
- 40
Ammo Pool
- 280
Vertical Recoil
- 0.2
Min/Max Horizontal Recoil
- 0/0
Recoil Angle Min/Max
- -0.25/0.25
Recoil Bias
- ← = →
Recoil Decrease
- 7
First Shot Recoil Multiplier
- 1.5x
COF Stand Hipfire
- Still: 1.15
- Move: 1.65
- Sprint: 5
- Jump: 5
COF Crouch Hipfire
- Still: 0.9
- Move: 1.15
COF Bloom per Shot
- ADS: 0
- Hipfire: 0.06
ROF
- 366 rpm
Bullet Speed
- 550m/s
Field usage
Each slight improvement in every characteristics in comparison of the Quasar makes the Blueshift a direct upgrade of it. Altough, one considere to have it as secondary weapon instead of replacing the first weapon : battlefield experience recommends the Cosmos as first weapon.
Assault
Thanks to the hit rate, the smaller magazine does not hinder the killing power of the Blueshift. Engagement against moving target, like flying light assault, is efficient.
Support
Suppression job can be achieved if the Blueshift is used as a secondary weapon, while the primary being also an AI weapon. Thanks to the uneven reload rate and magasine, a constant stream of bullets can be fired at the enemy.
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