Assault Rifle

M39 Assault Rifle

Hotkey	1
Damage	10 (11 / 12 / 13) per round
Type	Normal
Fire Rate	1 round per 0.055 seconds
Reload Speed	2.25 seconds
Clip Size	50
Ammo	200

Introduction

The Assault Rifle or LMG is the Default primary weapon for all Marines. It holds 50 rounds in each magazine and a Marine can carry a maximum of 4 extra magazines, making for a total ammo pool of 250 rounds.

This weapon excels at medium to long range combat and Marines should try to maintain distance between them and any Aliens to take advantage of this.

Damage Type

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The Assault Rifle deals Normal damage meaning that Alien armour will absorb 2 damage for every 1 point of armour.

Example

A basic Skulk spawns with 75 health and 10 armour. Using the formula below, you can calculate the effective health given by health and armour combined and therefore the exact amount of damage needed to kill a Skulk.

Effective Health formula
Effective Health	Base Health	Damage Negated	Total Armour
E	B	D	T
E=B+(D*T)
E=75+(2*10)=95

Therefore in the example above, it takes 10 rifle shots to kill a Base Skulk, with no weapon upgrades.

Rifle Bash

Rifle Bash
Hotkey	Mouse 2
Damage	20 (22 / 24 / 26) per bash
Type	Normal
Fire Rate	0.85 seconds

The alternate fire of the Assault Rifle is a melee strike with the butt of the weapon. Marines should only use this attack when they are certain it will kill an enemy, as doing so will interrupt a reload cycle, leaving the Marine vulnerable.