Annihilator ANH-5

Annihilator ANH-5

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It might look like an assault rifle, but it's really more like a grenade launcher.

damage

1.2x

heat / cool

1.25x / 1.00x

firerate

378

deviation

1

recoil / ctrl

30 / 33

R/E time

2.60s / 0.60s

perks

100 Max Shield Bonus

Consumes Shield Each Shot

5% Quad Shot Chance

The Annihilator ANH-5 is a powerful special weapon that fires very powerful projectiles which explode upon hitting something. It grants the user +100 max shield, but consumes some shield in order to fire.

It has a small chance to fire four shots instead of one, costing two rounds instead of one.

The abbreviation for this weapon is 'ANH.'

Characteristics

Advantages:

• Fires high velocity rounds that deal impact damage, then cause a fairly large explosion
• Projectile impact and explosion is guaranteed to inflict slow
• Max Shield bonus
• Quad shot chance

Disadvantages:

• Slow reload cycle
• Starts at 40% base heat, which may lead to quicker overheats
• Large explosion radius makes it dangerous to use up close

• Limited ammo supply
• Low recoil control makes recovering from shots difficult

• Explosions are delayed, making it possible for fast-moving targets to avoid them entirely

Ammo

• Pickup: 10
• Explosive Ammunition
  • ANH-Apocalyptic Rounds

Perks

• 100 Max Shield Bonus
  • Increases maximum shields by 100 while in inventory or held
• Consumes Shield Each Shot
  • Consumes 35% of user's shield when fired (no shield regen delay inflicted)
• 5% Quad Shot Chance
  • Has a 5% chance to fire 4 shots instead of one for the cost of 2 ammo
    • Chance affected by luck and player ammo gain

Notes/Tips

• Counts as both a Special weapon and a Launcher for class bonuses

• Due the Annihilator's increased base heat, certain class modules with heat thresholds can be made effectively permanent whilst holding the weapon
  • The Specialist's Overdrive module provides an item cooldown reduction and ejection time reduction
  • The Guardian's Aegis MK5 Platinum module provides a shield regen delay reduction and movement speed increase
• Like the HIG-S' Triple Shot, the Quad Shot triggers after Twin Link effects; by carrying a Twin Link II item or installing the Twin Link I attachment, there is a (small) chance for the weapon to fire eight projectiles for 2 ammo, essentially turning it into a shotgun for that single trigger-pull. The possible shot count combinations are;
  • 1 (no proc)
  • 2 (twinlink only)
  • 4 (quadshot only)
  • 5 (twinlink - one quadshot, one normal)
  • 8 (twinlink - both quadshot)

Trivia

• The weapon's design seems to share similarities with the MA5 series of assault rifles from the Halo franchise