T16 Rhino

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

The T16 Rhino is intended to serve as an accurate sustained-fire tool. It trades the higher damage output the T9 CARV-S offers for increased aimed accuracy, with considerably more favourable recoil, a higher muzzle velocity, and the ability to be reloaded faster, while also being able to fit Extended Magazines in the same way, and though it cannot load Soft Point Ammunition it comes standard with a maximum damage range 10 meters further away.

Additionally, the T16 Rhino's 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 orange are with High Velocity Ammunition.
 * 143 before 20 meters (18 meters)
 * 125 at 46 meters (57 meters)
 * 112 after 65 meters (85 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.

History

 * November 18, 2016 Hotfix
 * Refire from 92ms(652 RPM) to 91ms(659 RPM)
 * Removed recoil scaling over time
 * Recoil settle rate from 13 to 16
 * Semi-auto first shot recoil multiplier from 2 to 1
 * 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.