A-5C Test Version

The A-5C Test Version is an automatic laser rifle with a low rate of fire. Its damage leaves something to be desired, but it has great accuracy/recoil control. With more heat, it fires more lasers per shot, at no extra ammo cost.

In Arena, it can be purchased for Heavy Gunner and Engineer as a Series 4 weapon.

In Legion Rising, it can be found just as any other weapon if the player has the Arena Premium Upgrade DLC.

The abbreviation for this weapon is 'A5C.'

Characteristics
Advantages:
 * Fires more projectiles as heat increases, effectively doubling or tripling damage potential
 * High recoil control and accuracy
 * Dissipates heat quickly

Disadvantages:


 * High heat generation
 * Heat thresholds become more difficult to reach as weapon cooling improves via stat upgrades
 * High deviation results in poor accuracy while on the move
 * Low fire rate
 * Low ammo pickup

Ammo

 * Pickup: 40
 * Laser.png LASER Ammunition
 * Laser Cell
 * COMPATIBLE AMMO
 * Lithium Cell

Perks

 * 33% Heat Double Laser
 * Over 33% heat fires 2 lasers with no additional ammo cost
 * 66% Heat Triple Laser
 * Over 66% heat fires 3 lasers with no additional ammo cost

Tips

 * Anything that increases base heat value or heat generation (attachments, class modules, or artifacts) will make the higher heat thresholds easier to reach
 * Like other multi-shot weapons, items such as Twin Link II can effectively turn the weapon into a shotgun for a brief period of time
 * The A-5C's high heat generation complements the Backup Printer attachment well, mitigating the low ammo gain of the weapon
 * If acquired, the Hotswap attachment can be used to reach the heat thresholds without expending ammo by rapidly swapping between ammo types
 * Given the increased heat generation of Tactical Mode, the A-5C's damage output increases drastically as only a few shots are required to meet the heat thresholds; in addition, the weapon retains the much needed advantage of fast cooling, which few assault rifles have

Trivia

 * This weapon is based off of the Ak 5C