Orion VS54

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The Orion Vanu Sovereignty 54 is part of the 'trinity' - a trio of close-quraters oriented light machine guns all popular on their respective factions. The Orion VS54, LA1 Anchor, and  MSW-R are all close-quarters oriented machine gun with approximately the same damage-per-second, simple recoil, good hip accuracy, a 50-round magazine, and relatively fast reloads for their class, perfectly suiting an aggressive playstyle.

The Orion itself is rather unique amongst the Vanu arsenal. Though it is the standard issue machine gun in the Sovereignty, it is already the highest damage-per-second option in the line-up, while also being relatively accurate, meaning any guns around it tend to sacrifice that damage to either improve the accuracy further or gain advantages in other traits.

Damage Fall-off

 * 143 before 10 meters
 * 125 at 41 meters
 * 112 after 65 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 Orion VS54 is named after 'Orion', a constellation visible from Earth typically depicted as the character from Greek mythology who shares the same name. Amongst other prominent celestial objects, the constellation contains the star after which the Betelgeuse 54-A draws its name.

History

 * Performance Update Number 2
 * Long reload improved from 4.0 to 3.655 seconds
 * Short reload increased from 3.045 to 3.28 seconds
 * First shot recoil increased from 2.15 to 2.25
 * New minimum hip-fire accuracy: 2.25
 * New maximum hip-fire accuracy: 3.5
 * April 16, 2014 Patch
 * Lowering the muzzle velocity to match this weapon’s short-to-medium range role.
 * Projectile velocity reduced from 615 to 570
 * October 29, 2015 Update
 * ADS movement modifier to 0.5, from 0.75
 * ADS CoF recoil to 0.04, from 0.05
 * Horizontal recoil to 0.22/0.22, from 0.2/0.225
 * Horizontal tolerance to 0.8, from 0.9
 * Standing hipfire to 2.5, from 2.75
 * Moving hipfire to 3.25, from 3.5
 * Projectile velocity to 540, from 570
 * Short and long reloads to 3.0/3.44, from 3.28/3.655
 * February 2, 2017 Update
 * Damage from 143@10m-125@60m to 143@10m-112@65m
 * March 30, 2022 Update (The Arsenal Update)
 * ADS CoF bloom from 0.04 to 0.05