Assault Rifles

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Assault Rifles refers to both the weapon type and the combat-oriented talent available only to soldiers as a starting talent. Assault Rifles are designed for any combat situation, allowing for close-, medium-, and even (in the right circumstances) long-range combat.

Their automatic fire makes the Assault Rifles perfectly designed for taking down enemies quickly or providing cover fire, but due to their high recoil, sniping with ARs is very difficult. Short, controlled bursts and a crouching stance are required to hit anything at long range. At close range, spraying bullets into a target is effective, if not as quick as Shotguns.

The assault rifle has the Overkill ability, when active this causes the assault rifle to generate less heat (thus taking longer to overheat) and increases accuracy. Assault Rifles are harder to use than other weapons until you spend a few talent points in them. Once you have invested talents, your AR will be far less likely to overheat and you can spray bullets into a smaller window for much longer. If your target reticle starts expanding, simply stop zooming in, move to the left or right for 1 second, then rezoom. You should be back to the most accurate level without waiting.

With the correct upgrades you can have endless firing: HWMA AR equipped with two Frictionless Materials level 7 or higher with any ammo upgrade without heat penalty or heat generation with the exception of High Explosive Rounds.

The Assault Rifle is a very good talent to give future characters if you have already unlocked the achievement.

See also: Assault Rifle Guide.

Contents 1 Talent Ranks 2 Assault Rifle types 2.1 Avenger 2.2 Banshee 2.3 Breaker 2.4 Crossfire 2.5 HMWA 2.6 Kovalyov 2.7 Lancer 2.8 Pulse Rifle 2.9 Raptor 2.10 Thunder 2.11 Tsunami 3 Classes 4 See Also

[edit] Talent Ranks

Level 1: Overkill: Firing rifles generates 40% less heat, costs 20% less accuracy. Duration: 10s. Recharge Time: 45s.

Level 2: Increases damage by 5%. Increases accuracy by 10%.

Level 3: Increases damage by 8%. Increases accuracy by 14%.

Level 4: Increases damage by 10%. Increases accuracy by 17%.

Level 5: Increases damage by 12%. Increases accuracy by 20%.

Level 6: Increases damage by 14%. Increases accuracy by 22%.

Level 7: Increases damage by 16%. Increases accuracy by 24%.

Level 8: Advanced Overkill: Firing rifles generates 50% less heat, costs 30% less accuracy. Duration: 12s. Recharge Time: 45s.

Level 9: Increases damage by 18%. Increases accuracy by 26%.

Level 10: Increases damage by 19%. Increases accuracy by 28%.

Level 11: Increases damage by 20%. Increases accuracy by 30%.

Level 12: Master Overkill: Firing rifles generates 60% less heat, costs 40% less accuracy. Duration: 15s. Recharge Time: 45s.

[edit] Assault Rifle types

Below is a list of the types of Assault Rifles and their base stats:

[edit] Avenger

Weapon Level:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
Manufacturer:	Elkoss Combine
Damage:	150	160	170	180	190	200	210	220	230	240
Shots Before Overheat:	35	36	37	39	41	42	44	46	48	51
Accuracy Rating:	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

[edit] Banshee

Weapon Level:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
Manufacturer:	Elanus Risk Control
Damage:	135	144	153	162	171	180	189	198	207	216
Shots Before Overheat:	36	38	39	41	42	44	46	48	51	54
Accuracy Rating:	1	1	1	1	1	4	6	9	12	15

[edit] Breaker

Weapon Level:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
Manufacturer:	Kassa Fabrication
Damage:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	294	308	322	336
Shots Before Overheat:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	61	65	69	74
Accuracy Rating:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	49	51	53	53

[edit] Crossfire

Weapon Level:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
Manufacturer:	Armax Arsenal
Damage:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	273	286	299	312
Shots Before Overheat:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	65	69	74	81
Accuracy Rating:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	53	55	56	57

[edit] HMWA

Weapon Level:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
Manufacturer:	Spectre - Master Gear
Damage:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	336	VIII	IX	384
Shots Before Overheat:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	63	VIII	IX	77
Accuracy Rating:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	75	VIII	IX	77

[edit] Kovalyov

Weapon Level:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
Manufacturer:	Rosenkov Materials
Damage:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	315	330	345	360
Shots Before Overheat:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	57	61	65	69
Accuracy Rating:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	45	46	48	50

[edit] Lancer

Weapon Level:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
Manufacturer:	Hahne-Kedar
Damage:	120	II	136	144	152	160	168	176	184	192
Shots Before Overheat:	38	II	41	42	44	46	49	51	54	57
Accuracy Rating:	1	II	5	7	10	13	15	17	20	23

[edit] Pulse Rifle

Note: The pulse rifle has no modification slots.

Weapon Level:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
Manufacturer:	Geth Armory
Damage:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	280	294	308	322
Shots Before Overheat:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	29	31	33	36
Accuracy Rating:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	80	80	81	81

[edit] Raptor

Weapon Level:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
Manufacturer:	Devlon Industries
Damage:	I	II	III	198	209	220	231	242	253	264
Shots Before Overheat:	I	II	III	49	51	54	57	61	65	69
Accuracy Rating:	I	II	III	31	33	34	36	38	40	42

[edit] Thunder

Weapon Level:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
Manufacturer:	Haliat Armory
Damage:	I	II	III	234	247	260	273	286	299	312
Shots Before Overheat:	I	II	III	44	46	49	51	54	57	60
Accuracy Rating:	I	II	III	17	19	21	24	26	28	30

[edit] Tsunami

Weapon Level:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
Manufacturer:	Ariake Technologies
Damage:	I	II	III	216	228	240	252	264	276	288
Shots Before Overheat:	I	II	III	46	49	51	54	57	60	64
Accuracy Rating:	I	II	III	24	26	28	30	32	34	36

[edit] Classes

The following classes can use the Assault Rifles talent:

• Soldier
• Krogan Battlemaster
• Turian Agent

[edit] See Also

• Assault Rifle Guide
• Equipment
• Shotguns
• Sniper Rifles
• Pistols