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[zgrssd]

I always wanted to try out a balstic mech and I finally got a BJ-1. I modified it quite a bit, but kept the main guns (dual AC/2).
While testing in the Testing Grounds I noticed that the total firerate seems halved if I set it on Chain fire (both from feel and heat generation). So I made the test of ammo usage after 30 seconds of continous fire in Alpine Peaks (to avoid overheating getting into the Calcualtion):
Dual Fire: 184 of 300 Shoots left. 116 Shoots/30 seconds = 3.86/s.
Chain Fire: 239 of 300 Shoots left. 61 Shoots/30 seconsd = 2.03/s

The problemseems to be that Chain fire uses a fixed 0.5 second delay between fire orders to different guns of the chain.
The problem should get lineary worse the more AC/2 you put into one group (granted you run into heat generation problems with this gun pretty fast, due to high Right of Fire).

Workaround: Don't set weapongroups with AC/2 on Chainfire, unless you wanted linearry cut firerate (wich might actually be helpfull for this gun).

Edited by zgrssd, 03 March 2014 - 05:37 AM.

[Mc JR]

(I am assuming you are using both AC2's in the test.)

It's not chain fire making the fire rate different. with out chain fire you are firing 2 guns off at the same time wear as with chain fire you are firing one after another, thus cutting rounds per min. in half.


I'm at work so I can't test this my self (this pegs my interest) but try using on AC2 to get a base line fire rate for 30 sec. the math should show it at 58 rounds in 30 sec (116/2=58)

Edited by Mc JR, 03 March 2014 - 07:02 AM.

[Flying Judgement]

they fu ed up the AC2s with ghost heat and didnt fix it so yeah dont even try to chain fire them you will get a heat penalty ......

[Cactus In The Rear]

The fire rate for chain fired AC2s is the same as non chain fired AC2s.