T9 CARV-S

The T9 CARV-S is a light machine gun available to the Terran Republic. It is unlocked through purchase with Certification Points or Daybreak Cash.

The T9 Cycler Assault Rifle Variant - Select is a variant of the T9 CARV which, similar to the NC6S Gauss SAW S, serves as a modification on the standard issue light machine gun that gains access to a large variety of attachments for some adjustments to statistics.

In exchange for this adaptability, the CARV-S does sacrifice a moderate amount of damage output with its RPM being cut down by 52 RPM (from 750 RPM to 698 RPM), though the weapon does additionally earn more controllable recoil for this sacrifice, with noticably tigher horizontal recoil and a small reduction to vertical recoil.

Damage Fall-off
Stats in yellow are with Soft Point Ammunition, and stats in orange are with High Velocity Ammunition.
 * 143 before 10 meters (15 meters) (8 meters)
 * 125 at 41 meters (44 meters) (52 meters)
 * 112 after 65 meters (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

 * February 2, 2017 Update
 * Damage from 143@10m-125@60m to 143@10m-112@65m
 * March 30, 2022 Update (The Arsenal Update)
 * Vertical recoil from 0.42 to 0.35
 * Horizontal recoil tolerance from 0.7 to 0.42.
 * Dev Note: These changes make the CARV-S far more controllable than it was previously.