Lashing Ammunition

 is an ammo type available to the Vanu Sovereignty. It is unlocked through purchase with Certification Points or Daybreak Cash.

While loaded, lashing ammunition halves the muzzle velocity of the weapon, and reduces direct damage dealt by 40%. In exchange, that 40% reduced direct damage is dealt instead as indirect damage, exploding to deal that damage in a small area around the point of impact.

If the user directly hits a player while lashing ammunition is loaded they will deal both the direct and indirect damage to the target, leading to no loss in damage (before resistance effects such as Flak Armor are factored in). However, the indirect damage is unable to benefit from headshot multipliers.

Lashing ammunition's indirect damage deals heavily reduced damage to the user and their allies.

VE-A Lacerta
The VE-A Lacerta has its maximum and minimum damage values reduced to the following values; In exchange, the rifle gains the following indirect damage statistics; This indirect damage is dealt on the 'Explosive Splash' resist type, and is the same no matter the range the bullets have traveled before contacting a surface.
 * 100 before 10 meters
 * 91 after 90 meters
 * 67 before 1 meter
 * 50 after 1.5 meters