M-451 Firestorm

The M-451 Firestorm is a heavy weapon in Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3.

Mass Effect 2

M-451 Firestorm
General Stats
Type	Heavy Weapon
Location	Zorya
Accuracy	High
Recoil	None
Fire Mode	Automatic
Fire Rate	800 RPM
Reload Time	N/A
Ammo Per Clip	N/A
Damage & Bonus Multipliers
Base	15
Armor	×1.35
Shields	×1.15
Barrier	×1.15
Spare Ammo Capacity
Default	500
Armor Pack	549
Upgraded	575 - 950
Both	625 - 1000
Pickup Amount (Min - Max)	260

Description

Short-ranged, the Firestorm suppresses the regenerative capabilites of vorcha and krogan. Effective against armor, shields, and biotic barriers.

Acquisition

The M-451 Firestorm can be found during Zaeed Massani's loyalty mission, on the body of a dead mercenary. Zaeed and his quest are available as a downloadable content pack for Mass Effect 2.

Player Notes

• Much like the Collector Particle Beam, this weapon consumes 5 units of ammunition at a time.
• It is also similar to the Collector Particle Beam and the enemy Pyro flamethrowers, firing a burst of flame straight ahead. This is a short-range weapon.
• The Firestorm is an excellent option for "crowd control." This weapon is extremely effective against swarming, melee-based units such as husks and varren. The weapon's armor damage modifier is also helpful at higher difficulty levels (i.e., Hardcore, Insanity), where many melee units possess armor.
• The Firestorm is an excellent weapon for classes without shotgun training since it provides a very potent short range weapon as well as for Soldiers using the Vindicator battle rifle since its constant stream of fire helps compensate for the player's lack of an automatic weapon.
• The Firestorm uses power cells much more efficiently than any other heavy weapon and can thus be used far more frequently.
• This weapon is good for keeping enemies at bay whilst your health and shields recharge, a burst of flame will cut-out the enemy's shields and make them "dance about" trying to put the fire out for long enough for your health and shields to recharge. This also leaves the enemy vulnerable to a quick headshot.
• The Firestorm does not cause any type of damage to Shepard or the squad (if they wander in front of it) regardless of difficulty setting, allowing it to be fired at point blank range safely (one of four heavy weapons capable of this: the M-622 Avalanche, Collector Particle Beam and Arc Projector are the other three).

Mass Effect 3

M-451 Firestorm
Type	Heavy Weapon
Location	Attican Traverse: Krogan Team
Fire Mode	Automatic
Weight	0%
Capacity	100%
Fire Rate	100%
Damage	50%
Accuracy	25%
Ammunition
Clip Size	250
Reserve	0

Acquisition

• Single-player: Several are found throughout Attican Traverse: Krogan Team. This weapon is specific to this mission and cannot be taken off-world.
• Multiplayer: N/A

Player Notes

• The Firestorm will burn slowly for a second, then after a second of the trigger being pressed, will burn much faster, for much more damage.
• Sometimes picking up another Firestorm while holding one with more ammunition will cause the Firestorm to be replaced with the one containing less ammunition, and the Firestorm with more ammunition will disappear.

Trivia

• The name of this weapon references the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.
• If Shepard did not collect the M-451 Firestorm from Zorya, then it can be seen on Zaeed's back as you board the shuttle to depart.

See Also

• Upgrade Guide