Heavy Flak Cannon

8 / 35
Semi
A hefty weapon capable of dishing out area damage, but difficult to use correctly and weak against single opponents.
damage
1x
heat / cool
1.25x / 1.00x
firerate
315
deviation
3
recoil / ctrl
30 / 90
R/E time
1.80s / 0.40s
perks
The Heavy Flak Cannon is a specialized launcher with unique ammunition. It fires large clusters that explode in a very large area. It requires some distance to arm, and will not explode near the user.
In Arena, it can be purchased for Engineer as a Series 4 weapon.
The abbreviation for this weapon is 'FC.'
Characteristics[]
Advantages:
- Effective against grouped and large enemies; can hit a single target multiple times
- High accuracy
Disadvantages:
- Rapid heat buildup
- High recoil
- Limited ammo supply
- Projectiles detonate upon reaching a relatively limited max distance
Ammo[]
- Pickup: 22
Explosive Ammunition
- 50mm Airburst Cluster
Perks[]
- Grants 7 armor while in player's possession
Notes/Tips[]
- Counts as both a Launcher and Special weapon for class bonuses
- "Explosions" created by the projectiles cannot deal self-damage and do not grant HE-infusion ammo for the Demolisher.
- However, when it lands a critical hit, it will create a spot for the seismic resonator to explode.
- Do not put any penetration increasing attachments on the weapon since the projectiles explode on contact with enemy and it would render the weapon useless.