CB-ARX Newton

The  is a carbine available to Nanite Systems Operatives. It is unlocked upon completion of the Master Carbines directive.

The CB-ARX Newton is an "auraxium" variant of the CB-100, although functions a fair bit differently to a normal weapon. The Newton boasts an incredibly tight minimum hip cone-of-fire values compared to other carbines, and retains this high accuracy even while mid-air, and it earns an extra round in its magazine as compared to the 100 model.

In exchange for the weapon's impressive hip characteristics, the Newton is unable to aim in the conventional sense—attempting to do so will only shrink the weapon's cone-of-fire and provide a small amount of zoom—indeed increasing the weapon's ranged accuracy significantly, though leaving it still less accurate at range than a typical carbine.

In addition, though not currently statistically verifiable, the Newton appears to have slightly larger than normal projectiles—reminiscent of the effect of Unstable Ammunition—demanding slightly less precision from its user to hit targets.

Damage Fall-off
Stats in yellow are with Soft Point Ammunition.
 * 143 before 15 meters (20 meters)
 * 125 at 52 meters (?? meters)
 * 112 after 80 meters (80 meters)

Ribbons and Medals
It is possible to earn both Ribbons and Medals while using the. Each ribbon is a standard reward for achieving a set amount of kills with the carbine. Medals are awarded upon reaching kill milestones with the weapon.

History

 * July 1, 2021 Update (_Integration)
 * Added to the game.
 * July 21, 2021 Hotfix
 * CB-ARX Newton now uses the correct field of view.
 * CB-ARX Newton no longer has a pulsing reticle while running with the weapon.
 * March 30, 2022 Update (The Arsenal Update)
 * Enabled attachment customization on all applicable directive reward weapons.
 * Directive weapons can now be used with the Advanced Specialization Program.
 * Dev Note: The changes above allow for customization of the weapons you've spent hundreds of hours working toward, and also factor into the subsequent balance adjustments that are made in each faction's weapon balance sections further down.
 * Now has access to the Underbarrel Impulse Grenade Launcher by default.
 * This weapon can now "aim" from the hip for increased accuracy, instead of firing when the aim button is held.
 * Dev Note: As with other directive carbines, a default Impulse launcher has been added for maneuverability.
 * April 5, 2022 Hotfix
 * 19A Fortuna, CB-ARX Newton, TRAC-Shot, Eclipse VE3A now all have access to Soft Point Ammunition.

Trivia

 * The CB-ARX Newton's name references Sir Isaac Newton—an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian, and author.