Eridani SX5

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

The Eridiani SX5 is the Vanu's offering for a close-quarters submachine gun. It features a moderately high damage output through a combination of good rate-of-fire and decent calibre rounds, although it isn't as lethal as other high-damage options in its class. The weapon is relatively effective at longer ranges with excellent hip cone-of-fire characteristics and a good damage model for dealing with damage fall-off, as well as notably longer maximum damage range, but a very low damage-per-magazine does temper this strength somewhat.

The Eridani SX5's brother, the Sirius SX12 steps down the calibre to boost the rate-of-fire and manages to double the magazine size up to a larger, 50-round battery, though suffers heavier horizontal recoil for these perks.

The Eridani SX5, alongside the AF-4 Cyclone and  SMG-46 Armistice, is part of the so-called 'first generation' of submachine guns, as the three were the first wave of faction-specific weapons to be released in the class.

Damage Fall-off
Stats in yellow are with Soft Point Ammunition.
 * 143 before 10 meters (15 meters)
 * 125 at 20 meters (23 meters)
 * 112 at 27 meters (29 meters)
 * 100 at 34 meters (35 meters)
 * 91 at 40 meters (40 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 submachine gun. Medals are awarded upon reaching kill milestones with the weapon.

Trivia

 * The Eridani SX5 is named after 'Epsilon Eridani', a star within the Eridanus constellation. Epsilon Eridani is notable for being one of the closest star systems to Earth which contains a planet, as well as the third closest star to the Earth visible with the naked eye.