V26 Maelstrom Turbo Laser

The V26 Maelstrom Turbo Laser is a nose cannon available to the Scythe. It is unlocked through purchase with Certification Points or Daybreak Cash.

The V26 Maelstrom serves as the Scythe's close-range nose cannon option. Similar to the TR M18 Rotary and NC Vortek Rotary, the Maelstrom sacrifices power at range and damage-per-magazine in exchange for raw damage-per-second, dealing the most damage of its fighter's respective nose cannon choices.

Compared to the Saron Laser Cannon, the V26 Maelstrom sacrifices 22 rounds in the magazine deals 13 less damage-per-shot at its minimum damage range which is also 100 meters closer, has a muzzle velocity 100m/s slower, and has a cone-of-fire 0.2 degrees larger. In exchange, the V26 Maelstrom fires at a substantial 125 RPM faster and deals an extra 15 damage-per-shot within the weapon's maximum damage range, as well as reloading 0.8 seconds faster.

Ribbons and Medals
It is possible to get both Ribbons and Medals for using the Maelstrom Turbo Laser. Each Ribbon is a standard reward for achieving a set amount of kills with a Maelstrom Turbo Laser. Medals relate to how many overall kills you have with the Maelstrom Turbo Laser.

History

 * Game Update Number 2
 * Added 10 rounds to the magazine of each rotary.
 * Magazine certifications reduced to 2/5/7/10
 * Ammo capacity raised
 * Projectile speed decreased slightly on all rotary cannons to help further define their role as a close range weapon.
 * The Hailstorm Turbo Laser’s 3rd and 4th tier magazine size upgrades should now give the correct amount of ammo
 * Game Update Number 13
 * New Descriptions: “The Hailstorm is a high damage, close range cannon that can unload rounds quickly. Its specialized rounds can be reloaded quickly and travel faster than standard rounds. VS use only.”
 * Fire Rate reduced from 1200 RPM to 857 RPM
 * Damage increased from 308 to 360
 * Magazine size reduced from 40 to 35
 * Amount per certification rank adjusted from 2/5/7/10 to 3/5/8/10
 * Inflicts maximum damage up to 125 meters
 * Minimum damage inflicted beyond 250 meters
 * Minimum damage is 300
 * Time required to reload increased from 1.5 seconds to 1.75 seconds
 * Projectile speed increased from 550 mps to 700 mps
 * Ammo Capacity changed from 400 to 350
 * Amount granted by certifications reduced from 40 to 35 per rank
 * Performance Update Number 2
 * Max damage decreased from 360 to 230
 * Max damage range decreased from 125 to 100
 * Min damage decreased from 300 to 167
 * Min damage range decreased from 250 to 200
 * Reload speed increased from 1.75 seconds to 1.8 seconds
 * Added a legshot multiplier of -0.1
 * July 7, 2016 Update
 * Renamed “Maelstrom Turbo Laser”
 * Projectile velocity from 700 to 650
 * Maximum damage from 230 to 255
 * Magazine size from 35 to 38
 * Ammo capacity from 350 to 456
 * Ammo provided from Ammo Capacity cert line from 35 per rank to 38 per rank
 * June 17, 2020 Update
 * Renamed Maelstrom Turbo Laser to “V26 Maelstrom Turbo Laser”
 * March 30, 2022 Update (The Arsenal Update)
 * The reload speed certification lines for main cannons, noseguns, ESF wing mounts, Liberator bellyguns, and Flash weapons have been standardized at 5/7/8.5/9.5/10% reload speed.

Trivia

 * Initially named "Hailstorm Turbo Laser", the Maelstrom was renamed due to its name conflicting with the Terran PDW-16 Hailstorm. The new name was chosen in honour of Maelstrome26, a community member responsible for the PS2Alerts website..