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 [ ]