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{{Infobox main|weapon | {{Infobox main|weapon | ||
| name = Hellcat rifle | | name = Hellcat rifle | ||
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| description = A versatile assault rifle with good range, decent power, and good accuracy.<br>It also comes equipped with a bioferrite-powered mini-burner unit which generates a blast of flame from pressurized bioferrite charges. The mini-burner unit can be used twice before refueling. | | description = A versatile assault rifle with good range, decent power, and good accuracy.<br>It also comes equipped with a bioferrite-powered mini-burner unit which generates a blast of flame from pressurized bioferrite charges. The mini-burner unit can be used twice before refueling. | ||
| type = Equipment | | type = Equipment | ||
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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
− | + | The rifle contains an integrated mini-burner which gives the user the ability to fire two gouts of flame at will before requiring a reload. This weapon is similar to an [[Incinerator]] with [DIFFERENCES HERE]. | |
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− | The rifle contains an integrated mini-burner which gives the user the ability to fire two gouts of flame at will before requiring a reload. | + | Only the burner gizmo is similar to the Incinerator. Their gun components are completely different. Should that sentence be removed? |
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The burner fires in a 9 range cone, thin close to the pawn and expanding to three tiles wide at a range of 7 to 9 tiles when fired in a cardinal direction. | The burner fires in a 9 range cone, thin close to the pawn and expanding to three tiles wide at a range of 7 to 9 tiles when fired in a cardinal direction. | ||
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Wearing a [[shield belt]] does not prevent the user from firing the burner, but does prevent the user from firing the rifle itself. | Wearing a [[shield belt]] does not prevent the user from firing the burner, but does prevent the user from firing the rifle itself. | ||
− | + | The hellcat rifle is not considered an incendiary weapon for [[pyromaniac]]s. This has been confirmed as intentional. | |
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== Analysis == | == Analysis == | ||
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− | The hellcat rifle functions quite similarly to its nearest cousin, the [[assault rifle]], albeit with a slightly shorter max range (27 vs 30.9) | + | The hellcat rifle functions quite similarly to its nearest cousin, the [[assault rifle]], albeit with a slightly shorter max range (27 vs 30.9,) slightly less bullet damage (10 vs. 11,) and the addition of the utility burner. The burner has a range of 9 tiles, firing in a narrow cone one tile wide out to six tiles, then three tiles wide for the remaining 3 tiles, for a total of roughly 15 tiles of burning. Targets hit are likely to catch fire, giving the weapon considerable utility against melee pawns who will promptly panic. Bioferrite is required for reloading the weapon's burner, which means that the hellcat rifle is strictly inferior to the assault rifle if you do not have a replenishable stockpile. |
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− | The burner has a range of 9 tiles, firing in a narrow cone one tile wide out to six tiles, then three tiles wide for the remaining 3 tiles, for a total of roughly 15 tiles of burning. Targets hit are likely to catch fire, giving the weapon considerable utility against melee pawns who will promptly panic. Bioferrite is required for reloading the weapon's burner, which means that the hellcat rifle is strictly inferior to the assault rifle if you do not have a replenishable stockpile. | ||
When compared to the [[incinerator]], the other weapon from the same research, the hellcat's burner charge has a shorter range (9 vs 11 tiles,) smaller cone (3 tiles wide vs 5 tiles at max range,) deals less direct damage (12 vs 16,) and has an extra charge (2 vs 1.) The two weapons function significantly differently outside their burner charges, with the Hellcat being an assault rifle and the Incinerator being a lobbed AoE fire explosion. Unlike the incinerator, which can both fire its main weapon and its burner from within a [[shield belt]], the hellcat rifle cannot fire bullets from within the shield, leaving you with little more than an inelegant club when the burner charges run out. | When compared to the [[incinerator]], the other weapon from the same research, the hellcat's burner charge has a shorter range (9 vs 11 tiles,) smaller cone (3 tiles wide vs 5 tiles at max range,) deals less direct damage (12 vs 16,) and has an extra charge (2 vs 1.) The two weapons function significantly differently outside their burner charges, with the Hellcat being an assault rifle and the Incinerator being a lobbed AoE fire explosion. Unlike the incinerator, which can both fire its main weapon and its burner from within a [[shield belt]], the hellcat rifle cannot fire bullets from within the shield, leaving you with little more than an inelegant club when the burner charges run out. |