Apollon 5 LMG

The Apollon 5 is a fusion-charge LMG that possesses inverted recoil, causing it to grow more accurate during prolonged firing.

In Arena, it can be purchased for Heavy Gunner as a Series 5 weapon.

The abbreviation for this weapon is 'MG5.'

Characteristics
Advantages:
 * Grows more accurate during sustained fire
 * While in inventory shield recharge delay is decreased by 25%

Disadvantages:
 * Very slow reload cycle
 * Relatively low capacity
 * Requires sustained fire to stay accurate, slowing player movement
 * Upgrades to Recoil/Ctrl may be detrimental, as the weapon requires more shots to become accurate and grows inaccurate quicker after the player stops firing
 * High heat generation with prolonged firing

Ammo

 * Pickup: 75
 * Fusion.png Fusion Ammunition
 * Fusion Charge
 * Compatible Ammo
 * Cold Fusion Charge

Perks

 * Inverted Recoil
 * Grows more accurate during sustained fire
 * Recoil increase weakens the accuracy gain from sustained fire
 * Control increase quickens the reset to base accuracy
 * -25% Shield Delay
 * Reduces shield regeneration delay by 25%

Notes/Tips

 * Upgrades to Deviation will reduce the starting spread of the weapon
 * A timed variant is given to the player during a Massacre quest; has a small chance to be a timeless variant, as with all timed weapons
 * Note that if the Massacre quest is completed, the weapon will be removed from the player's inventory and placed out-of-bounds (in solo) or nearby (in co-op). This can be avoided if the weapon is dropped prior to completing the quest but it will no longer be usable.


 * Focus on utilizing items, attachments, and modules that increase recoil generated per second and decrease deviation
 * The Commando's Drill module will reduce the weapon's starting spread (Deviation) as well as increase fire rate, increasing the maximum accuracy that can be achieved through prolonged firing.
 * Installing the Offload Cycler Ultra attachment will help gain accuracy quicker while spending less time vulnerable from firing slowdown.
 * The Tsunami Talisman will reduce the base spread (Deviation) of the weapon significantly for a short duration.

Trivia

 * This weapon is based on the Heckler & Koch MG5.