VX29 Polaris

The  is a light machine gun available to the Vanu Sovereignty. It is unlocked through purchase with Certification Points or Daybreak Cash.

Vanu Labs' VX29 Polaris is, despite the weapon's relatively low damage output, a purpose-built close-quarters weapon. With the potential to have amongst the best minimum hip cone-of-fires in the light machine gun selection, alongside an incredibly long maximum damage range and generous magazine size, the Polaris is primed to function as an excellent close-quarters weapon in sustained engagements, though the weapon's low rate-of-fire does hinder the weapon in raw damage races.

Additionally, the Polaris' aimed cone-of-fire is capped at 1.2 degrees, where it is typically capped at 3 degrees on most other weapons.

Damage Fall-off
Stats in yellow are with Soft Point Ammunition.
 * 143 before 20 meters (25 meters)
 * 125 at 46 meters (48 meters)
 * 112 after 65 meters (75 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 machine gun. Medals are awarded upon reaching kill milestones with the weapon.

Trivia

 * The VX29 Polaris is named after 'Polaris', a star within the Ursa Minor constellation. Polaris is notable for being the brightest star that is also closest to the celestial north pole, thus earning it the suitable moniker 'The North Star'.

History

 * November 18, 2016 Hotfix
 * Refire from 92ms(652 RPM) to 91ms(659 RPM)
 * Removed recoil scaling over time
 * Crouching hipfire CoF from 2.25 to 2
 * Crouch-walking hipfire from 3.25 to 2.5
 * Standing hipfire CoF from 3 to 2.5
 * Walking hipfire CoF from 3.75 to 3.25
 * Ammo capacity from 400 to 500
 * February 2, 2017 Update
 * Damage from 143@20m-125@60m to 143@20m-112@65m
 * March 30, 2022 Update (The Arsenal Update)
 * Maximum ADS CoF to 1.2 in most states.
 * Dev Note: Major buff that moves this support LMG in the direction of the Naginata and Promise while aiming down sights, without being quite as accurate as either.