M20 Basilisk/ANT

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M20 Basilisk

The Basilisk is a 20mm heavy machine gun that effectively damages all targets, especially at close range.
Costs
Cert Cost:		200
DC Cost:		150
General Info
Empire:
Can Use:
Weapon Type:		Basilisk
Fire Rate:		400 RPM
Muzzle Velocity:		550m/s
Effective Range:		Medium
Fire Modes:		Automatic
Headshot Multiplier:		1x
Damage^[?]
Max Damage:		250 before 10m
Min Damage:		167 after 100m
Damage Type:		Heavy Machine Guns
Reload Speed
Reload Speed:		3s
Ammunition
Magazine Size:		50
Ammunition Pool:		500
Accuracy^[?]
Min Cone of Fire:		0.2
Max Cone of Fire:		0.5
Bloom per Shot:		0.1
Data Sources^?
Census DBG API source:		M20 Basilisk API Data
Census LF API source:		M20 Basilisk API Data

The M20 Basilisk is a Nanite Systems all-purpose secondary weapon available to the ANT. The Basilisk is a slow firing machine gun capable of dealing moderate damage to all target types. Unlike most other ground vehicles, bar the Flash, the ANT does not have the Basilisk unlocked by default. Instead, the WLT-Yellowjacket Mining Laser is unlocked by default.

The ANT's variation of the Basilisk takes the best statistics from both the Sunderer's variant and all other variations, gaining a high ammo pool whilst also retaining the standard fire rate, making it the best variant of Basilisk available in the game.

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. Due to the ANT being such a high priority target, it can come under focus from all types of combatant. However, the primary two foes that the ANT is threatened by are infantry and aircraft. Due to their wildly different target profiles and angles of attack, finding a weapon to deal with both is particularly challenging.

Where the M40 Fury shreds infantry, it leaves a gaping vulnerability versus aircraft. And, though the G30 Walker is a highly effective deterrent, the gun's inability to aim below a certain angle leaves the ANT particularly vulnerable to infantry who get close to the vehicle. Though the M20 Basilisk may not kill either target as fast as the aforementioned weaponry, it does not leave any vulnerabilities in the ANT's defenses and may still be a highly competitive choice for an ANT crew.

Attachments[]

Available attachments

Optics
Zoom Optics (1.25x)		Unlocks the 1.25x Zoom attachment.
1	1	Unlocks the 1.25x Zoom attachment.
Zoom Optics (1.5x)		Unlocks the 1.5x Zoom attachment.
50	39	Unlocks the 1.5x Zoom attachment.
Zoom Optics (1.75x)		Unlocks the 1.75x Zoom attachment.
150	89	Unlocks the 1.75x Zoom attachment.
Zoom Optics (2x)		Unlocks the 2x Zoom attachment.
500	199	Unlocks the 2x Zoom attachment.
Night Vision Optics		Illuminates low light levels up to 1000 meters in a green monochrome display.
50	39
Threat Detection Optics		Highlights vehicular threats in low light conditions up to 350 meters.
200	89

Utility
Reload Speed	Reload Speed 1	Decreases the time taken to reload weapon by 10 0.3 seconds decrease, Reload Speed — 2.7 seconds %.
	150
	Reload Speed 2	Decreases the time taken to reload weapon by 14 0.42 seconds decrease, Reload Speed — 2.58 seconds %.
	200
	Reload Speed 3	Decreases the time taken to reload weapon by 17 0.51 seconds decrease, Reload Speed — 2.49 seconds %.
	400
	Reload Speed 4	Decreases the time taken to reload weapon by 19 0.57 seconds decrease, Reload Speed — 2.43 seconds %.
	500
	Reload Speed 5	Decreases the time taken to reload weapon by 20 0.6 seconds decrease, Reload Speed — 2.4 seconds %.
	1000
Magazine Size	Magazine Size 1	Adds 6 rounds to the default magazine size.
	100	Adds 6 rounds to the default magazine size.
	Magazine Size 2	Adds 9 rounds to the default magazine size.
	200	Adds 9 rounds to the default magazine size.
	Magazine Size 3	Adds 12 rounds to the default magazine size.
	400	Adds 12 rounds to the default magazine size.
	Magazine Size 4	Adds 15 rounds to the default magazine size.
	1000	Adds 15 rounds to the default magazine size.

Ammo
Maximum Ammo Capacity	Maximum Ammo Capacity 1	Increases the maximum ammo capacity of the weapon by 100 rounds.
	1
	Maximum Ammo Capacity 2	Increases the maximum ammo capacity of the weapon by 200 rounds.
	10
	Maximum Ammo Capacity 3	Increases the maximum ammo capacity of the weapon by 300 rounds.
	30
	Maximum Ammo Capacity 4	Increases the maximum ammo capacity of the weapon by 400 rounds.
	50
	Maximum Ammo Capacity 5	Increases the maximum ammo capacity of the weapon by 500 rounds.
	100
	Maximum Ammo Capacity 6	Increases the maximum ammo capacity of the weapon by 600 rounds.
	150
	Maximum Ammo Capacity 7	Increases the maximum ammo capacity of the weapon by 700 rounds.
	200
	Maximum Ammo Capacity 8	Increases the maximum ammo capacity of the weapon by 800 rounds.
	400
	Maximum Ammo Capacity 9	Increases the maximum ammo capacity of the weapon by 900 rounds.
	500
	Maximum Ammo Capacity 10	Increases the maximum ammo capacity of the weapon by 1000 rounds.
	1000

Effectiveness[]

Versus Infantry
Infantry	Body part	Shots to Kill
Infantry	Body part	0-10m	After 100m
Infantry	Head	4	6
	Torso	4₍₅₎	6₍₈₎
	Legs	5₍₆₎	7₍₉₎
Infiltrator	Head	4	6
	Torso	4₍₅₎	6₍₇₎
	Legs	4₍₅₎	6₍₈₎
Heavy Assault Overshield	Head	6	9
	Torso	6₍₇₎	9₍₁₁₎
	Legs	7₍₈₎	10₍₁₂₎
MAX	Head	25	38
	Torso	25₍₃₂₎	38₍₄₇₎
	Legs	28₍₃₅₎	42₍₅₂₎

Versus Vehicles
Vehicle	Armor Facing	Shots to Kill
Vehicle	Armor Facing	Before 10m	After 100m
Flash	-	9 (on fire @ 7)	13 (on fire @ 11)
Composite Armor 4	-	12 (on fire @ 9)	17 (on fire @ 14)
Harasser	-	67 (on fire @ 54)	100 (on fire @ 80)
Composite Armor 4	-	80 (on fire @ 64)	120 (on fire @ 96)
Sunderer	-	100 (on fire @ 80)	150 (on fire @ 120)
Blockade Armor 4	-	120 (on fire @ 96)	180 (on fire @ 144)
Deployment Shield 4	-	100 (Shield 50)	150 (Shield 75)
ANT	-	80 (on fire @ 64)	120 (on fire @ 96)
Lightning	Front/Top	80 (on fire @ 64)	120 (on fire @ 96)
	Side	70 (on fire @ 56)	105 (on fire @ 84)
	Rear	54 (on fire @ 43)	80 (on fire @ 64)
Prowler/ Magrider	Front/Top	100 (on fire @ 80)	150 (on fire @ 120)
	Side	87 (on fire @ 70)	131 (on fire @ 105)
	Rear	67 (on fire @ 54)	100 (on fire @ 80)
Chimera	Front/Top	110 (on fire @ 88)	165 (on fire @ 132)
	Side	96 (on fire @ 77)	144 (on fire @ 115)
	Rear	74 (on fire @ 59)	110 (on fire @ 88)
Vanguard	Front/Top	120 (on fire @ 96)	180 (on fire @ 144)
	Side	105 (on fire @ 84)	157 (on fire @ 125)
	Rear	80 (on fire @ 64)	120 (on fire @ 96)
ESF	-	40 (on fire @ 32)	60 (on fire @ 48)
Composite Armor 4	-	44 (on fire @ 36)	66 (on fire @ 53)
Valkyrie	Front/Side/Top/Rear	48 (on fire @ 39)	72 (on fire @ 58)
Valkyrie	Bottom	96 (on fire @ 77)	144 (on fire @ 115)
Composite Armor 4	Front/Side/Top/Rear	56 (on fire @ 45)	83 (on fire @ 67)
Composite Armor 4	Bottom	111 (on fire @ 89)	166 (on fire @ 133)
Dervish	-	56 (on fire @ 45)	84 (on fire @ 68)
Composite Armor 4	-	62 (on fire @ 50)	93 (on fire @ 74)
Liberator	-	72 (on fire @ 58)	108 (on fire @ 87)
Composite Armor 4	-	80 (on fire @ 64)	119 (on fire @ 95)
Galaxy	-	112 (on fire @ 90)	168 (on fire @ 135)
Composite Armor 4	-	124 (on fire @ 99)	185 (on fire @ 148)
Bastion Weak Point	-	320 (Shield 40)	480 (Shield 60)

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.