The Chaingun shares its ammo pool with the Heavy Assault Rifle.
Visually, this mod replaces the standard sextuple barrel with a cluster of three tri-barrels that fold into a triangular shape when the Chaingun is fired normally. As a trade-off, the weapon causes the player to move slower when firing, chews through ammo even faster than it does already, and (without its mastery upgrade), eventually overheats when fired for too long.
The Gatling Rotator gives the weapon the ability to preemptively spin itself up without firing by holding the weapon mod button, allowing one to enter a fight with the weapon already able to fire at full power.Keeping in-line with Doom 2016's use of weapon mods, the Chaingun has two of its own: Thus, using the weapon on fast targets such as Imps or Summoners may require taking one's finger off the trigger to re-position their aim.
Thus, the weapon is best reserved for close-to-medium range fights against either large groups of enemies or a single large target, as the inaccurate storm of higher-damage rounds would be wasteful against small groups or targets.Īn unfortunate quirk about the Chaingun is that the player's mouse sensitivity and thus, their ability to aim quickly, is lowered while the weapon is firing and/or its barrels are spinning. However it shoots at a much faster rate, of 900 RPM or 15 shots/sec, ammunition pool can be consumed quickly when firing without discipline, even more so with the use of the Mobile Turret modification. The newest incarnation of the Chaingun functions somewhat like a fusion of the 19 incarnations the weapon will begin firing as soon as the trigger is pulled, but the weapon still requires a period to spool, during which it'll start off firing slowly and gradually accelerate to maximum speed.Ĭompared to the Heavy Assault Rifle, the Chaingun has a much larger reticle and wider spread, making it inaccurate at long ranges. The Delta-12 Chaingun weighs 45kg, making it a lethal but cumbersome armament." - Codex Entry The newest incarnation of the Chaingun functions somewhat like a fusion of the 1993 and 2004 incarnations the weapon will begin firing as soon as the trigger is pulled, but the weapon still requires a period to spool, during which it'll start off firing slowly and gradually accelerate to maximum speed. This allows the weapon to sustain an almost endless firing cycle, as long as ammunition is present. The heat generated by this action is siphoned into a thermal gel compound that automatically recharges the 96volt battery pack. When released, this launches a 15mm Tungsten Slug with a muzzle velocity of nearly 5,000 feet per second. An Argent infused piston compresses gas within the firing crucible to over 220,000 PSI. Recent changes to the firing mechanism have pushed the Delta-12 to the physical limits of a ballistic weapon. Campaign "The Delta-12 Chaingun (often referred to as "The D12" by operatives), is a high velocity heavy weapon capable of suppressing multiple targets at once.