Armageddon

A heavy, high fire-rate machine gun, the Armageddon features a fluctuating rate of fire, self-damage, and a unique perk that reduces weapon heat upon kills.

The abbreviation for this weapon is 'MG42.'

Characteristics
Advantages:
 * High fire rate, very effective at close range
 * Recoil reset and heat reduction on kills

Disadvantages:


 * Self damage
 * Loses accuracy quickly with prolonged firing
 * Slow reload
 * Burns through ammo very quickly

Ammo

 * Pickup: 80
 * Ballisticap.png BALLISTIC ARMOR-PIERCING Ammunition
 * 8.8mm Kurz
 * COMPATIBLE AMMO
 * 8.8mm Acid
 * 8.8mm Armor Piercing
 * 8.8mm Cataclysmic (Hollow Point)

Perks

 * Hellfire Barrage
 * Fire rate increases in a wave interval of 2 seconds from 0 to 30%
 * Additionally increases fire rate based on heat up to 10%
 * Consume
 * Kills reset current recoil by 50% and reduce heat by 5
 * Deals 2 self-damage to health per shot fired
 * Affected by healing
 * Heavy Movement (hidden)
 * Movement speed is reduced by -45

Notes/Tips

 * It is best to avoid using the Armageddon in loop levels due to the stacking loss of Healing, causing unnecessary loss of precious health

Trivia

 * Formerly, this weapon could only be acquired via collecting 4 Weapon Parts or bought at a weapons terminal via supply hack using a power token
 * This weapon is based off of the Maschinengewehr 42 (MG 42), a WW2-era machinegun.