Acceltra

"The Acceltra, a rapid-fire micro-missile launcher. The smooth polycarbonate barrels still carry a vague stench of ozone.

Some think Gauss was a blunt instrument, all speed, with as much versatility as a cannonball. But the Acceltra implies more. It implies surging in, inviting the enemy to consider the blade, then rebounding to let missiles answer their confusion."

- Drusus

Acceltra is 's signature fully automatic rocket launcher that fires micro-missiles in rapid succession with high critical chance, critical multiplier, and fire rate, and a large 3-meter explosion radius. To provide safety for its user, the rockets arm after traveling 7 meters in midair. Uniquely, this weapon reloads faster while sprinting, and reloads even faster when wielded by Gauss.

Characteristics
This weapon deals primarily  damage.

Advantages:
 * High and  damage – effective against armor and shields.
 * Tied with for the highest critical chance of all fully automatic rifles.
 * Very high critical multiplier.
 * High fire rate.
 * High accuracy.
 * Rockets have a guaranteed proc.
 * Rockets explode in a 3 meter radius after impacting a surface or enemy.
 * Rockets have a minimum arming distance of 7 meters (unaffected by projectile flight speed), mitigating self-damage.
 * Reloads ? seconds faster while sprinting (? when used by ).
 * 's accuracy penalty is minimal on this weapon.
 * Innate polarity.

Disadvantages:
 * Low damage – less effective against health.
 * Very low status chance.
 * Explosions can cause self-damage.
 * Minimum travel length of 7 meters before being explosive should prevent accidental self-damage unless rapidly moving towards the rocket's impact area before it explodes.
 * Very inefficient ammo economy; requires just 2 reloads to fully deplete all ammo reserves.
 * Cannot use the mod.


 * Demolisher Infested are unaffected by ', 's , 's , 's , 's , or Chesa Kubrow's.

Trivia

 * The mechanics of both the Acceltra and the Akarius are similar to Gyrojet firearms, which were developed in the 1960s and also fired small rockets that armed themselves as they traveled out of the gun. In real life, accuracy and reliability issues meant that the Gyrojets never entered mass production.

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Acceltra