Hey Guys, I hope you're all doing well and
still spreading liberty for Super Earth So today I'm going to break down and compare
the 3 Support Machine gun stratagems being the machine gun, Stalwart and the new heavy
machine gun. So The Machine Gun is unlocked straight after
completing the tutorial and is given to you at no cost, It has an Belt capacity of 150
rounds and you can hold 2 spare belts giving you a total of 450 rounds. Its reload time is 4.5 seconds and It has
3 different fire rates to choose from which are 630, 760 and 900 Rpms. The Machine gun has the positive of taking
down armored targets like the Hive guards and Bile spewers and feels stable enough when
firing when crouched or in prone which is how it should be used. When reloading you have to stationary but
the reload isn't too long so getting your timing down isn't too difficult. In my opinion this is the 2nd best Machine
gun you can choose and is a great option for anyone strarting out and wanting to get the
core mechanics of crowd control down. Next up is my personal favourite which is
the Stalwart. Like the Machine Gun it is awarded at Lvl
2 but will cost you 3500 Requisition points, it has a belt capacity of a huge 250 rounds
and gives you an additional 3 spare belts totaling a whopping 1000 rounds before needing
to resupply. It also has a 4.5 second reload time. You can reload whilst moving and has 3 different
rate of fire modes which are 700 850 & 1150 rounds per minute. The Stalwart lacks the medium armour penetration
but that is where the short falls stop, its 250 rounds per belt more than make up for
it as you can take out almost any medium armoured enemies by just targeting their weak spots
and with the handling being much better hitting those weakspots becomes fairly easy. It also gives you great mobility which in
this game is everything, you can reload whilst moving and as mentioned it has a bigger belt
and more ammo capacity than the Machine gun and not just a little, the Stalwart has an
extra 100 rounds per belt and a huge 550 extra rounds compared to the Machine gun before
needing to resupply. Although the Stalwart can't penetrate medium
armour it doesn't really come into effect much as Hive guards are pretty slow and easy
to flank and the Bile Spewers are not guaranteed in the spawn pool and when they are I run
Impact grenades in all my builds and find they take out all medium armoured enemies
with ease. If you want to play it safe be sure to pick
a primary weapon with medium armour penetration like the Liberator Penetrator which is alot
better now that they've added a full auto mode to it in the most recent update. And last and certainly least is the newest
addition to the Machine Gun support stratagems and thats the Heavy machine gun. The Heavy machine gun is unlocked at lvl 12
and will cost you 6000 Requisition points to unlock. It has a measly belt capacity of only 75 rounds
and can only hold 2 spare belts holding a total of 225 rounds before needing to resupply. It has 3 fire rate modes those being 450,
750 and 1200 rpms and has a slow reload time of 6 seconds. Its one positive is it does have Amazing armour
penetration and can clear most enemies in groups fast when at close range and if the
belt size was higher this could jump to being one of the best machine guns handsdown, It
also receives more ammo from the resupplies than the original machine gun but that is
where the pros stop. It Lacks any crosshairs and has a terrible
magazine size and very long reloads. You're better to Crouch or go in prone when
using it for better stability and try using the 450 rpm setting to make your firing duration
slightly longer. Its lack of ammo belt size is what massively
lets it down as you have to stand your ground with the Heavy machine gun and you can't really
shoot it at range due to its high recoil, so close quarter combat is all you have and
when your ammo runs out within 4 seconds of firing it really lets itself down as how are
you supposed to lay down suppressing fire when you can only fire for less than 4 seconds,
I can see the idea they were going with but without a larger ammo belt size its currently
the worse of the 3 Machine guns by a distance. So some extra insight I would give when choosing
to use machine guns is first to check what weapons your team are going in with as weapons
to take down heavys are priority so If your team are going in with support weapons to
deal with heavy targets like the Expendable anti tank or Quasar cannon then you running
crowd control can be of great help to your squad. Never underestimate how handy it is having
someone running a build for crows control and overall support, I personally run something
along the lines of The Stalwart the personal generator shield, the eagle airstrike and
the ems mortar. This build is great when running with other
divers who have their builds ready to take down all heavy targets. As an extra when possible try to Run the fortified
armour passive for 30% recoil reduction while crouched as when using machine guns you can
really noticed the 30%. I also change my rpm to reflect my gameplay
so for instance I have my rpm ser lower when facing light armored hordes to keep my firing
uptime at its highest and when facing larger targets like brood commanders, Spewers and
Stalkers I up my rpm to put out as much damage as I can. Have a play around to see what works best
for you but I would recommend looking at your RPMs and if you are wondering how to change
your rate of fire you just have to hold reload to see what options you have available, This
goes for fire modes aswell. And another recommendation for staying in
the fight longer maybe consider taking in a supply backpack with you to support you
and your team but I also wouldn't be against using the personal generator shield for higher
Difficulties or for solo play, Again experiment what works best for you and tweak accordingly. So when comparing the all 3 machine guns you
can see that the Stalwart is the winner it has the highest Belt size, The highest belt
capacity, The best Mobility and joint fastest reload speed. Have all 3 side by side for comparison. So which machine gun is your favourite and
why? And I hope you all found this informative
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content and as always I'll see you on the Battlefield, Blagger out.
