MAG47 Heavy MG

The MAG47 Heavy MG is a strong, precise machinegun with a low rate of fire and a large magazine size. It fires faster as its heat rises, and grants a damage absorption buff on kills.

In Arena, it can be purchased for Heavy Gunner as a Series 5 weapon if the player has the Arena Premium Upgrade DLC.

The abbreviation for this weapon is 'MAG.'

Characteristics
Advantages:
 * High magazine capacity and slow, steady heat generation
 * The default 8.8mm Kurz ammo pierces through multiple enemies and can ricochet
 * Heat bonus
 * Damage reduction

Disadvantages:
 * Extremely low base fire rate
 * Reduces movement speed whilst held
 * Heat dissipates very slowly
 * Performs poorly on the move
 * High recoil

Ammo

 * Pickup: 85
 * Ballisticap.png Ballistic Armor-Piercing Ammunition
 * 8.8mm Kurz
 * Compatible Ammo
 * 8.8mm Acid
 * 8.8mm Armor Piercing
 * 8.8mm Cataclysmic (Hollow Point)

Perks

 * Defender
 * Defender perk grants 15 Damage Absorb for 2.50s seconds on kills, stacks in duration. Each point of armor increases the duration of each stack by 0.02s
 * Overheat Overdrive
 * Heat increases fire rate (up to 60%), and overheating grants an 60% additional fire rate
 * Heavy Movement (hidden)
 * Movement speed is reduced by -50
 * Overheat Resistance (hidden)
 * Reduces self-damage from overheating by 33%

Notes/Tips

 * 100% increased drop chance for Heavy Gunner
 * The MAG47 is best fired in relatively short bursts, as its recoil builds rapidly and recovers slowly
 * Only 8.8mm Kurz and AP ammo can pierce enemies; other ammo types require installing the Hyper Accelerator attachment to gain piercing

Trivia

 * This weapon is based on the FN MAG
 * The MAG47 originally had Steady Heat as one of its main perks prior to Update 19
 * The weapon's model only has 10 visible bullets on the belt, despite the magazine size being 75 by default. In addition, the blue tips and grey casings imply that the bullets are Soft Point rounds, despite that ammotype being nonexistent on weapons chambered in 8.8mm Kurz.