M20 Basilisk

The M20 Basilisk is a Nanite Systems all-purpose secondary weapon available to all MBTs. The Basilisk is a slow firing machine gun capable of dealing moderate damage to all target types. It is the default secondary weapon available to all three factions' tanks.

The M20 Basilisk enjoys an extremely high degree of versatility. Whilst it may not specialize into doing any one job, it can fire upon all target types to a relatively good degree of success. As a default weapon, the Basilisk is a solid tool to keep equipped whilst certification points are spent elsewhere on the tank, as the versatility it offers means the MBT is never truly defenseless regardless of its foe.

No other secondary weapon in the game can compare to the Basilisk's utility, though they all can do a specific job much better than the Basilisk. As such, depending on personal experience and the battlefield, the Basilisk can be swapped out for any of the available specialized weaponry, such as the M40 Fury or M12 Kobalt for anti-infantry purposes, or the G30 Walker for anti-aircraft utility.

Ribbons and Medals
With any vehicle weapon, it is possible to get both Ribbons and Medals. Each Ribbon is a standard reward for achieving a set amount of kills with a vehicle weapon. Medals relate to how many overall kills you have with the vehicle weapon.

History

 * Game Update Number 1
 * M20 Drake: Previously the M20 Basilisk, this weapon has increased top end damage. It also has a longer range before damage fall off occurs.
 * Game Update Number 2
 * Reload speed reduced to 3 seconds (down from 4 seconds)
 * Game Update Number 8
 * Increased upward elevation range from 35 to 65 degrees
 * Increased downward elevation range from 17 to 24 degrees on Sunderer Only
 * Upped base cone of fire, but removed additional blooming
 * Min COF increased from .25 to .75
 * Max COF decreased from 1 to .75
 * Lowered projectile speed from 650 to 500
 * Game Update Number 11
 * CoF reduced from 0.75 to 0.5
 * Projectile Speed increased from 500 to 600.
 * Game Update Number 13
 * Damage fall off now begins at 75 meters instead of 50 meters
 * Minimum damage increased from 175 to 200
 * Minimum damage range increased from 100 to 200
 * Performance Update Number 2
 * All Basilisks
 * Fire rate increased from 300 RPM to 400 RPM
 * Max damage reduced from 275 to 250
 * Max damage range reduced from 75 to 10 meters
 * Min Damage reduced from 200 to 167
 * Starting cone of fire reduced from 0.5 degrees to 0.3 degrees
 * Maximum cone of fire increased from 0.5 degrees to 0.7 degrees
 * Cone of Fire Recoil increased from 0.1 degrees per shot, to 0.125 degrees
 * Cone of fire recovers quickly
 * Added legshot multiplier of -0.1
 * M20 Basilisk
 * Min damage range increased from 75 to 130 meters
 * Ammo resupply now grants 60 rounds per tick up from 25 (100 on Sunderer version)
 * M20 Basilisk-H & F
 * Min damage range decreased from 75 to 60 meters
 * Ammo resupply now grants 60 rounds per tick up from 25
 * April 16, 2014 Patch
 * Basilisk is performing too well at long ranges.
 * Reduced minimum damage range from 130 to 100 meters (Sunderer and tank version only)
 * Projectile speed reduced from 600 meters per second to 550 (all versions)
 * December 18, 2014 Update
 * Fixed incorrect tooltips on M20 Basilisk-F ammo capacity certifications
 * March 22, 2016 Update
 * All Basilisks
 * Min CoF to 0.2, from 0.5
 * Max CoF to 0.5, from 0.7
 * Harasser/Flash/ANT/MBTs variants
 * Basilisks refire rate to 150ms(400RPM), from 171ms(351RPM)
 * Sunderer variant
 * Basilisk refire rate to 171ms(351RPM), from 150ms(400RPM)
 * This change reverts an incorrect increase in Sunderer Basilisk rate of fire
 * March 30, 2022 Update (The Arsenal Update)
 * Sunderer Basilisk (top guns) refire rate from 171ms(351RPM) to 150ms(400RPM)
 * The reload speed certification lines for top guns, air vehicle non-nosegun (and non-bellygun) weapons have been standardized at 10/14/17/19/20% reload speed.

Trivia

 * The basilisk was originally mounted on air vehicles as well, but in Game Update 01 was replaced by the more accurate M20 Drake.