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Saron HRB
Saron HRB
The Saron HRB fires a fast and accurate armor damaging particle beam. Accuracy destabilizes for a split second after each shot.
Costs
Cert Cost: 875 Certification Points
DC Cost: 599 Daybreak Cash
General Info
Empire: Icon VS
Can Use: Icon Magrider
Weapon Type: Anti-Vehicle
Fire Rate: 300 RPM
Muzzle Velocity: 300m/s
Effective Range: Medium
Fire Modes: Semi-Automatic
Damage[?]
Max Damage: 150
Min Damage: 150
Max Indirect Damage: 150 before 0.5m
Min Indirect Damage: 50 at 3m
Damage Type: Light Anti-Vehicle,
Common Explosive
Reload Speed
Reload Speed: 3s
Ammunition
Magazine Size: 6
Ammunition Pool: 180
Accuracy[?]
Min Cone of Fire: 0
Max Cone of Fire: 1
Bloom per Shot: 0.35
Data Sources?
Census DBG API source:

Saron HRB API Data

Census LF API source: Saron HRB API Data

The Saron HRB is a gunner weapon available to the Magrider. It is unlocked through purchase with Certification Points or Daybreak Cash

The Saron Heavy Rail Beam is a mid-range anti-vehicle beam cannon. Though it deals only middling damage-per-second even when firing at its fastest rate, it is capable of being used at longer ranges if the gunner allows for a short gap between each shot for the weapon's notably high cone-of-fire bloom to reset.

Attachments[]

Available attachments
Optics
Zoom Optics (1.25x)
Zoom Optics
Unlocks the 1.25x Zoom attachment.
1 Certification Points 1 Daybreak Cash
Zoom Optics (1.5x)
Zoom Optics
Unlocks the 1.5x Zoom attachment.
50 Certification Points 39 Daybreak Cash
Zoom Optics (1.75x)
Zoom Optics
Unlocks the 1.75x Zoom attachment.
150 Certification Points 89 Daybreak Cash
Zoom Optics (2x)
Zoom Optics
Unlocks the 2x Zoom attachment.
500 Certification Points 199 Daybreak Cash
Night Vision Optics
Night Vision Optics
Illuminates low light levels up to 1000 meters in a green monochrome display.
50 Certification Points 39 Daybreak Cash
Threat Detection Optics
Thermal Optics
Highlights vehicular threats in low light conditions up to 350 meters.
200 Certification Points 89 Daybreak Cash
Utility
Reload Speed
Magazine Size
Reload Speed 1 Decreases the time taken to reload weapon by
10
0.3 seconds decrease,
Reload Speed — 2.7 seconds
%.
150 Certification Points
Reload Speed 2 Decreases the time taken to reload weapon by
14
0.42 seconds decrease,
Reload Speed — 2.58 seconds
%.
200 Certification Points
Reload Speed 3 Decreases the time taken to reload weapon by
17
0.51 seconds decrease,
Reload Speed — 2.49 seconds
%.
400 Certification Points
Reload Speed 4 Decreases the time taken to reload weapon by
19
0.57 seconds decrease,
Reload Speed — 2.43 seconds
%.
500 Certification Points
Reload Speed 5 Decreases the time taken to reload weapon by
20
0.6 seconds decrease,
Reload Speed — 2.4 seconds
%.
1000 Certification Points
Ammo
Maximum Ammo Capacity
Ammo Capacity
Maximum Ammo Capacity 1 Increases the maximum ammo capacity of the weapon by 6 rounds.
1 Certification Points
Maximum Ammo Capacity 2 Increases the maximum ammo capacity of the weapon by 12 rounds.
10 Certification Points
Maximum Ammo Capacity 3 Increases the maximum ammo capacity of the weapon by 18 rounds.
30 Certification Points
Maximum Ammo Capacity 4 Increases the maximum ammo capacity of the weapon by 24 rounds.
50 Certification Points
Maximum Ammo Capacity 5 Increases the maximum ammo capacity of the weapon by 30 rounds.
100 Certification Points
Maximum Ammo Capacity 6 Increases the maximum ammo capacity of the weapon by 36 rounds.
150 Certification Points
Maximum Ammo Capacity 7 Increases the maximum ammo capacity of the weapon by 42 rounds.
200 Certification Points
Maximum Ammo Capacity 8 Increases the maximum ammo capacity of the weapon by 48 rounds.
400 Certification Points
Maximum Ammo Capacity 9 Increases the maximum ammo capacity of the weapon by 54 rounds.
500 Certification Points
Maximum Ammo Capacity 10 Increases the maximum ammo capacity of the weapon by 60 rounds.
1000 Certification Points

Effectiveness[]

Versus Infantry
Infantry Shots to Kill
Icon Light AssaultInfantry 4(6)
Icon InfiltratorInfiltrator 3(5)
Icon Heavy AssaultHeavy Assault Overshield 5(8)
Icon MAXMAX 8(11)
Versus Vehicles
Vehicle Armor Facing Shots to Kill
Link=FlashFlash - 4 (on fire @ 3)
Composite Armor 4 - 5 (on fire @ 4)
Link=HarasserHarasser - 14 (on fire @ 11)
Composite Armor 4 - 16 (on fire @ 13)
Sunderer DiagramSunderer - 28 (on fire @ 23)
Blockade Armor 4 - 34 (on fire @ 27)
Deployment Shield 4 - 28 (Shield 14)
ANT DiagramANT - 23 (on fire @ 18)
Lightning DiagramLightning Front/Top 23 (on fire @ 18)
Side 20 (on fire @ 16)
Rear 15 (on fire @ 12)
Prowler DiagramProwler/
Magrider DiagramMagrider
Front/Top 28 (on fire @ 23)
Side 25 (on fire @ 20)
Rear 19 (on fire @ 15)
Chimera DiagramChimera Front/Top 31 (on fire @ 25)
Side 27 (on fire @ 22)
Rear 21 (on fire @ 17)
Vanguard DiagramVanguard Front/Top 34 (on fire @ 27)
Side 29 (on fire @ 24)
Rear 23 (on fire @ 18)
Mosquito DiagramReaver DiagramScythe DiagramESF - 10 (on fire @ 8)
Composite Armor 4 - 11 (on fire @ 9)
Valkyrie DiagramValkyrie Front/Side/Top/Rear 15 (on fire @ 12)
Bottom 29 (on fire @ 23)
Composite Armor 4 Front/Side/Top/Rear 17 (on fire @ 14)
Bottom 33 (on fire @ 27)
Dervish DiagramDervish - 12 (on fire @ 10)
Composite Armor 4 - 13 (on fire @ 11)
Liberator DiagramLiberator - 30 (on fire @ 24)
Composite Armor 4 - 33 (on fire @ 27)
Galaxy DiagramGalaxy - 47 (on fire @ 38)
Composite Armor 4 - 52 (on fire @ 42)
Bastion Fleet Carrier DiagramBastion Weak Point - 54 (Shield 7)

Ribbons and Medals[]

It is possible to earn both Ribbons and Medals while using the Saron HRB. Each ribbon is a standard reward for achieving a set amount of kills with the cannon. Medals are awarded upon reaching kill milestones with the weapon.

Ribbon(s)[]

Ribbon Icon Requirements
Saron HRB
Service Ribbon
Harasser Vehicle Ribbon
10 kills
Find out more on the Service Ribbons article.


Medals[]

Medal Icon Requirement Award
No Medal
Medal Empty
0 kills N/A
Copper Medal
Medal Copper
10 kills Certification Points
Silver Medal
Medal Silver
60 kills 10 Certification Points
Gold Medal
Medal Gold
160 kills 20 Certification Points
Auraxium Medal
Medal Auraxium
1,160 kills 200 Certification Points
Medals earned with the Saron HRB contribute towards the Harasser directive tree.

History[]

    • Increased downward elevation range from 7 to 10 degrees
  • Game Update Number 9
  • Game Update Number 9
    • Inner Radius Blast damage reduce from 850 to 350
    • Max CoF reduced from 2 degrees to 1 degree. This should extend its effective burst fire range.
  • Performance Update Number 2
    • The Saron is pretty close to where we like it. For now, the only change we are doing is adjusting the harasser version. It will require one more splash hit to kill if hitting with only inner splash damage.
        • Saron HRB
        • Direct hit damage reduced from 425 to 284
        • Inner Blast damage increased from 350 to 367
  • April 16, 2014 Patch
    • It is too effective as an anti-infantry weapon.
    • Blast damage reduced from 367 damage to 200 damage (334 to 200 for Harasser version)
    • This makes it require 3 direct hits to drop non infiltrators instead of 2.
    • Inner blast damage radius increased from 0.5 meters to 1 meter
  • May 19, 2015 Update
    • Saron HRB can aim lower than previously
  • June 1, 2016 Update
    • Changed resist type 5(Medium Anti-Armor (Lock-on Rocket Launchers, Halberd, Saron, Enforcer, MAX AV Weapons)) to -25 from 20
  • September 7, 2016 Update
    • Made adjustments to the Saron HRB to mitigate the weapon potentially blinding the driver.
  • October 24, 2016 Update
    • Saron HRB's muzzle flash has been reduced.
  • November 18, 2016 Hotfix
    • Addressed issue with the Saron HRB muzzle flash being too large and too bright.
  • June 8, 2017 Update
    • Fixes for Saron muzzle flash.
  • September 26, 2017 Update
    • Anti-Vehicle Weapons have been separated into categories based on their new effective ranges. For the most part, the longer effective range a weapon has, the less damage output it has. These categories aren’t too different from their previous Live state, but their stats have been honed more toward this end.
        • Mid-Range AV:
        • Saron HRB (VS)
  • October 25, 2018 Hotfix
    • Cone of fire bloom from 0.5 to 0.35 (Magrider)
    • Dev Note: This changes the number of shots until hitting maximum cone of fire from 2 to 3 for while firing at the maximum rate of fire. Tighter groupings here are intended to increase the effectiveness of the weapon over range.
  • March 30, 2022 Update (The Arsenal Update)
    • The reload speed certification lines for top guns, air vehicle non-nosegun (and non-bellygun) weapons have been standardized at 10/14/17/19/20% reload speed.
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