Talk:MGR-S1 Gladius/@comment-2605:6001:F5C0:DB00:4D31:6B64:1221:5E9D-20180702155609

Gladius stands out by specializing more around the 20m range as the TTK is only equal to or higher than the Cyclone depending on the focal points of the enemy. For example, performing headshots on a fully activated heavy assault, despite the Cyclone needing an extra bullet, the accuracy pans out slightly better with the same TTK of 460ms. If measuring just plain DPS, the Cyclone is higher too.

Where the Gladius stands out is beyond Cyclone's max damage range where headshot TTK is actually faster than the Cyclone. The Gladius achieves this in 345ms while the Cyclone has a TTK of 368ms against a 1000 health target. The implication is that SPRW as an ammo attachment is a better fit for the Gladius than soft point ammo as to hit targets quickly with minimal leading without being extremely close. Muzzle velocity is a common weakness with SMGs but with SPRW ammo, not only have the highest muzzle velocity of any SMG, but it exceeds the muzzle velocity of a lot of carbines as well.