Sahara-AR5

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"This extraordinary multirole rifle boasts a smartmatter frame, the key to remarkable capabilities."

— Weapon description

Sahara-AR5
Production overview
Rarity class:	Rare
Weapon type:	Auto Rifle
Required level:	11
Min-max stability:	24
Min-max magazine:	65
Specifications
Ammunition type:	Primary
Rate of fire:	100
Damage:	80-115
Effective range:	18

The Sahara-AR5 is a Rare Year One Auto Rifle.

Gameplay

It is a Year One primary that does Kinetic damage. Its extremely high rate of fire allows it to shred through cannon fodder, and possesses a very generous magazine size to further aid this process, but its low impact, poor range, and high recoil reduce its overall effectiveness. Nonetheless, it still remains a good choice for delivering suppressive fire, and it also works well when mag-dumping in a panic, since the high rate of fire allows the player to react to and quickly retaliate against enemies that catch them off guard.

Perks

Column 1

Weapon damage—Kinetic

Column 2

(has a random chance of having either group in the tree)

• SteadyHand IS—optimized and excellent for recoil control
• QuickDraw IS—agile sight, lightning-fast handling
• SureShot IS—snapchat sight. Excellent handling. Superb target acquisition
• Red Dot OES—agile sight. For smooth engagement in close quarters
• Red Dot ORS—accurized sight. For precise fire
• Red Dot OAS—snapchat sight. Enhanced target acquisition

Column 3

(random chance of one)

• Cascade—melee kills increase the reload speed of this weapon for a short time
• Counterbalance—this weapon has increased stability
• Focused Fire—when zoomed in, this weapon fires slower, but does additional damage
• Hip Fire—this weapon has bonus accuracy when firing from the hip
• Glass Half Full—the bottom half of each magazine does additional damage
• Grenadier—kills with this weapon reduce the cooldown of your grenade
• Unflinching—it's easier to aim under fire with this weapon
• Feeding Frenzy—kills with this weapon increase reload speed for a short time
• Life Support—recovering form near death grants additional ammo and briefly increases reload speed
• Rangefinder—aiming this weapon increases its effecting range
• Reactive Reload—reloading this weapon after a kill grants bonus damage for a short time
• Spray and Play—increases the reload speed of this gun when mag. is empty
• Persistence—the weapon grows more accurate the longer it is fired
• Take a Knee—gain bonus accuracy when crouched

Column 4

• Upgrade damage—increases attack power allowing this weapon to cause more damage

Column 5

(random chance of either one)

• Lightweight—when held this weapon grants 2+ character agility
• Fitted Stock—increase weapon stability
• Skip Rounds—ceramic-Jacketed rounds ricochet on hard surfaces. Their extreme density allows you to carry more rounds in reserve. Added mass slows down weapon handling
• Upgrade damage—increases attack power allowing this weapon to cause more damage

Column 6

• Upgrade Damage—increases attack power, allowing this weapon to do more damage

List of appearances

• Destiny (First appearance)