M18 Locust

The M18 Locust is a nose cannon available to the Terran Republic's Mosquito. It is unlocked through purchase with Certification Points or Daybreak Cash.

The M18 Locust, similar to the Antares LC and  M20 Kestrel, is a nose gun that sacrifices damage-per-second for a much larger magazine size than usual and zero damage drop-off over range.

Compared to the M18 Needler, the M18 Locust sacrifices 62 RPM, takes 0.5 seconds longer to reload, and has a cone-of-fire 0.2 degrees larger. However, it gains an extra 20m/s of muzzle velocity, twice the amount of rounds in the magazine, and deals 150 damage at all ranges, whereas the Needler drops off to 112 over distance.

Ribbons and Medals
It is possible to get both Ribbons and Medals for using the M18 Locust. Each Ribbon is a standard reward for achieving a set amount of kills with a M18 Locust. Medals relate to how many overall kills you have with the M18 Locust.

History

 * ESF Update January 16, 2014
 * Added M18 Locust.
 * Patch February 13, 2014
 * M18 Locust projectile speed increased from 650 to 750 (matching the Needler)
 * July 7, 2016 Update
 * Projectile velocity from 750 to 770
 * Now deals 200 damage at any range
 * 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.