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)
  1. SteadyHand IS : optimized and excellent for recoil control.
  2. QuickDraw IS: Agile sight, lightning-fast handling.
  3. SureShot IS : Snapchat sight. Excellent handling. Superb target Acquisition.
  4. Red Dot OES: Agile sight. For smooth engagement in close quarters.
  5. Red Dot ORS: Accurized sight. For precise fire.
  6. Red Dot OAS: Snapchat sight. Enhanced target acquisition.

• Column 3: (random chance of one)
  1. Cascade: Melee kills increase the reload speed of this weapon for a short time.
  2. Counterbalance: This weapon has increased stability.
  3. Focused Fire: When zoomed in, this weapon fires slower, but does additional damage.
  4. Hip Fire: This weapon has bonus accuracy when firing from the hip.
  5. Glass Half Full: The bottom half of each magazine does additional damage.
  6. Grenadier: Kills with this weapon reduce the cooldown of your grenade.
  7. Unflinching: It's easier to aim under fire with this weapon.
  8. Feeding Frenzy: Kills with this weapon increase reload speed for a short time.
  9. Life Support: Recovering form near death grants additional ammo and briefly increases reload speed.
  10. Rangefinder: Aiming this weapon increases its effecting range
  11. Reactive Reload: Reloading this weapon after a kill grants bonus damage for a short time.
  12. Spray and Play: Increases the reload speed of this gun when mag. is empty.
  13. Persistence: The weapon grows more accurate the longer it is fired.
  14. Take a Knee: Gain bonus accuracy when crouched.

• Column 4:
  1. Upgrade damage: Increases attack power allowing this weapon to cause more damage.

• Column 5: (random chance of either one)
  1. Lightweight: When held this weapon grants 2+ character agility.
  2. Fitted Stock: Increase weapon stability.
  3. 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.
  4. Upgrade damage: Increases attack power allowing this weapon to cause more damage.

• Column 6:
  1. Upgrade Damage: Increases attack power, allowing this weapon to do more damage.

List of appearances

• Destiny (First appearance)