HC1 Cougar

The HC1 Cougar is a carbine available to the Terran Republic. It is unlocked through purchase with Certification Points or Daybreak Cash.

The Heavy Carbine 1 Cougar is a departure from the typical Terran formula of weapon design. Rather than high rate-of-fire on a low calibre round, the Cougar wields the inverse with a higher than usual calibre on a lower rate-of-fire. Though this harms the weapons' abilities in close-quarter, it allows it to perform well at range.

Despite being a Terran weapon, the HC1 Cougar is best described as filling a mid-point between the AF-19 Mercenary and  Razor GD-23, firing faster than the latter, with more accuracy than the former, but with a Terran advantage of having an extra 5 rounds in each magazine compared to both.

Damage Fall-off
Stats in orange are with High Velocity Ammunition.
 * 167 before 10 meters (8 meters)
 * 143 at 44 meters (54 meters)
 * 125 after 70 meters (90 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

 * April 16, 2014 Patch
 * Added along with VS Zenith VX-5 and NC AF-4A Bandit
 * April 9th, 2015 Update
 * Bugfix - Weapon preview does not load for accounts that do not own the weapon
 * November 2, 2016 Hotfix
 * Refire time from 109ms(550 RPM) to 104ms(577 RPM)
 * December 1, 2016 Update
 * Hipfire minimum cone of fire while airborne now uses the same minimum hipfire cone of fire as a player who is walking.