Rapid Fire Weapon is an engineer modification that can be applied to weapons . It increases a weapon's rate of fire and decreases its reload time, but this comes at the cost of increased jitter and reduced damage per shot.
It is available in 5 grades. Note the variations in values for certain types of weapons in the tables below, primarily Burst Lasers.
Availability
The rapid fire modification can be applied to the following weapons by certain engineers up to the maximum specified grade:
Grade 1
Primary Effects
Attribute
Burst Laser
Cannon
Frag Cannon
Mine Launcher
Missile Rack
Multi-cannon
Plasma Accelerator
Pulse Laser
Effect
Damage per Second
+5.7%
+7.6%
+7.6%
+7.6%
+7.6%
+7.6%
+7.6%
+7.6%
Positive
Damage
-1.0%
-1.0%
-1.0%
-1.0%
-1.0%
-1.0%
-1.0%
-1.0%
Negative
Jitter
+0.50
+0.50
+0.50
+0.50
+0.50
+0.50
+0.50
+0.50
Negative
Rate Of Fire
+6.7%
+8.7%
+8.7%
+8.7%
+8.7%
+8.7%
+8.7%
+8.7%
Positive
Reload Time
N/A
-25.0%
-25.0%
-25.0%
-25.0%
-25.0%
-25.0%
N/A
Positive
Materials Required
Grade 2
Primary Effects
Attribute
Burst Laser
Cannon
Frag Cannon
Mine Launcher
Missile Rack
Multi-cannon
Plasma Accelerator
Pulse Laser
Effect
Damage per Second
+13.2%
+18.1%
+18.1%
+18.1%
+18.1%
+18.1%
+18.1%
+18.1%
Positive
Damage
-2.0%
-2.0%
-2.0%
-2.0%
-2.0%
-2.0%
-2.0%
-2.0%
Negative
Jitter
+0.50
+0.50
+0.50
+0.50
+0.50
+0.50
+0.50
+0.50
Negative
Rate Of Fire
+15.5%
+20.5%
+20.5%
+20.5%
+20.5%
+20.5%
+20.5%
+20.5%
Positive
Distributor Draw
-5.0%
-5.0%
-5.0%
N/A
-5.0%
-5.0%
-5.0%
-5.0%
Positive
Reload Time
N/A
-35.0%
-35.0%
-35.0%
-35.0%
-35.0%
-35.0%
N/A
Positive
Materials Required
Grade 3
Primary Effects
Attribute
Burst Laser
Cannon
Frag Cannon
Mine Launcher
Missile Rack
Multi-cannon
Plasma Accelerator
Pulse Laser
Effect
Damage per Second
+22.1%
+31.1%
+31.1%
+31.1%
+31.1%
+31.1%
+31.1%
+31.1%
Positive
Damage
-3.0%
-3.0%
-3.0%
-3.0%
-3.0%
-3.0%
-3.0%
-3.0%
Negative
Jitter
+0.50
+0.50
+0.50
+0.50
+0.50
+0.50
+0.50
+0.50
Negative
Rate Of Fire
+25.8%
+35.1%
+35.1%
+35.1%
+35.1%
+35.1%
+35.1%
+35.1%
Positive
Distributor Draw
-15.0%
-15.0%
-15.0%
N/A
-15.0%
-15.0%
-15.0%
-15.0%
Positive
Reload Time
N/A
-45.0%
-45.0%
-45.0%
-45.0%
-45.0%
-45.0%
N/A
Positive
Materials Required
Grade 4
Primary Effects
Attribute
Burst Laser
Cannon
Frag Cannon
Mine Launcher
Missile Rack
Multi-cannon
Plasma Accelerator
Pulse Laser
Effect
Damage per Second
+32.7%
+47.7%
+47.7%
+47.7%
+47.7%
+47.7%
+47.7%
+47.7%
Positive
Damage
-4.0%
-4.0%
-4.0%
-4.0%
-4.0%
-4.0%
-4.0%
-4.0%
Negative
Jitter
+0.50
+0.50
+0.50
+0.50
+0.50
+0.50
+0.50
+0.50
Negative
Rate Of Fire
+38.2%
+53.8%
+53.8%
+53.8%
+53.8%
+53.8%
+53.8%
+53.8%
Positive
Distributor Draw
-25.0%
-25.0%
-25.0%
N/A
-25.0%
-25.0%
-25.0%
-25.0%
Positive
Reload Time
N/A
-55.0%
-55.0%
-55.0%
-55.0%
-55.0%
-55.0%
N/A
Positive
Materials Required
Grade 5
Primary Effects
Attribute
Burst Laser
Cannon
Frag Cannon
Mine Launcher
Missile Rack
Multi-cannon
Plasma Accelerator
Pulse Laser
Effect
Damage per Second
+45.6%
+69.6%
+69.6%
+69.6%
+69.6%
+69.6%
+69.6%
+69.6%
Positive
Damage
-5.0%
-5.0%
-5.0%
-5.0%
-5.0%
-5.0%
-5.0%
-5.0%
Negative
Jitter
+0.50
+0.50
+0.50
+0.50
+0.50
+0.50
+0.50
+0.50
Negative
Rate Of Fire
+53.2%
+78.6%
+78.6%
+78.6%
+78.6%
+78.6%
+78.6%
+78.6%
Positive
Distributor Draw
-35.0%
-35.0%
-35.0%
N/A
-35.0%
-35.0%
-35.0%
-35.0%
Positive
Reload Time
N/A
-65.0%
-65.0%
-65.0%
-65.0%
-65.0%
-65.0%
N/A
Positive
Materials Required