LG-2 'Onslaught'

The LG-2 Onslaught is a light machine gun used as a starting weapon for Heavy Gunner. It is a medium-capacity weapon with poor reserve ammo and no ammo pickup, and is intended to be used alongside the class' unique Onslaught System item.

In Arena, it can be purchased for Heavy Gunner as a Series 1 weapon.

The abbreviation for this weapon is 'LG.'

Characteristics
Advantages:


 * Starting weapon for the Heavy Gunner
 * Fire rate increases with heat
 * Regenerates 10% ammo whilst stowed every 25 seconds

Disadvantages:
 * Short "spin-up" delay before firing
 * Very poor cooling
 * No ammo gain
 * Slow movement
 * Low max ammo and slow reload
 * High deviation/low accuracy

Ammo

 * Pickup: 0
 * Ballisticsoft.png Ballistic Soft Ammunition
 * 5.57mm Kaida SC
 * Compatible Ammo
 * 5.57mm Acid
 * 5.57mm Soft Point
 * 5.57mm Armor Piercing
 * 5.57mm Hollow Point

Perks

 * Water Cooled
 * Very low heat generation but also very slow heat dissipation
 * Heavy Movement
 * Reduces movement speed when held by 100 units.
 * No Ammo Pickup
 * Recovers no ammo from pickups or crates, except from Special Ammo Supplies;
 * Scavenger variant LG-2s can recover small amounts of ammo (~7 rounds) from pickups or crates
 * 50% Increased Ammo Regen (Heavy Gunner Prestige)
 * Heat Firerate (hidden)
 * Just like a laser weapon, the higher the heat the faster the firerate

Notes/Tips

 * Care should be taken when using the LG-2, as the inherent Heavy Movement penalty stacks with the movement reduction from activating the Onslaught System. This reduced movement speed makes it nigh impossible to dodge incoming attacks, especially homing missiles, stun grenades, and mortar shells.
 * Due to the lack of spare ammo from a low max ammo count and a lack of ammo pickups for the weapon, any attachments that increase magazine size/spare ammo, or otherwise give extra ammo, will be incredibly useful.


 * The LG-2 's high heat generation can be exploited with the Backup Printer attachment, essentially providing theoretically infinite spare ammo
 * Given the LG-2 's unique ammo behavior and very limited max ammo, it is heavily reliant on the Onslaught System and other forms of ammo regeneration to be effective. Accessories that increase its magazine size in any way will help speed up ammo regeneration.
 * An attachment such as the Ammo TP (which gives a chance for shots to not be consumed) is a good choice for reducing ammo consumption at high fire rates. The Reducer is also a good choice that will reduce downtime on the Onslaught System.

Trivia

 * This weapon has the worst ammo pickup in the game, at a whopping 0 bullets per pickup.
 * The name and design of the weapon are based on the Lewis Gun, a WWI-era light machine gun
 * The real Lewis Gun was never water cooled. The shroud in fact is a large heat sink that pulls in air from near the receiver by exploiting the muzzle blast's energy. In addition, the real Lewis Gun was chambered in .303 British, instead of the fictional 5.57mm cartridge.