Lewis Gun

LEWIS GUN
LEWIS GUN
Weapon Quote	“Pan magazine-fed light machine gun.”
// Profile //
Build	Heavy
Type	LMG
// Damage //
Body	22
Crit	33 (1.5x)
// Technical //
Mag Size	47
Firing Time	5.52
Reload Time	3.5

The Lewis Gun is a Heavy class light machine gun designed to deal sustained damage over an extended period at close to moderate distances.

Usage

The Lewis Gun can be selected as the weapon of any Heavy build loadout.

The trigger can be held to continuously fire bullets that damage opponents, also dealing additional damage on headshots. Aiming down sights increases the Lewis Gun's accuracy. Moving decreases accuracy, especially when going airborne.

The weapon automatically reloads when its magazine is empty, or the user can do a tactical reload before this point. The user has unlimited spare ammunition.

Controls	PC	PS	XBox	Key
Equip Lewis Gun	1	△	Y	Weapon
Fire shot (Tap) Continuous fire (Hold)		R2	RT	Primary fire
Aim down sights (Hold)		L2	LT	Secondary fire
Tactical reload	R	◻	X	Reload

Properties

Weapon

Ranged — Strikes targets by aiming and firing at them from a distance.

Automatic Fire — Continues to fire automatically until the trigger is released.

Aim Down Sights — Has iron sights that significantly increase accuracy when used.

Full Reload — Replaces the entire magazine in one animation on reload.

Unstable Accuracy — Suffers a significant decrease in accuracy while moving and while airborne.

Bullet

Hitscan — Travels in a straight line, meaning there is no bullet drop. The direction will deviate from the crosshairs depending on accuracy.

Critical Hit — Critically hits on headshots, applying a damage multiplier.

High Range Falloff — Deals reduced damage when hitting targets at long distances (falloff starts beyond 30m).

Minor Structure Damage — Damages structures. Takes a very long time to break a concrete wall.

Strategy

Strengths

The Lewis Gun has a higher damage output at long distances than the comparable M60 thanks to its lower bullet dispersion.
The Lewis Gun has a large magazine and remain in combat for a long time without needing to reload.

Weaknesses

The Lewis Gun is beat by the comparable M60 at close distances due to its lower damage per second.
The Lewis Gun's large magazine size is compensated for by a lengthy reloading animation.

Tactics

Firing should always be done while aiming down sights, unless the target is extremely close. Doing so greatly increases the accuracy of the Lewis Gun.
A Lewis Gun user should plan ahead for a tactical reload while firing, since the reload makes for a long downtime. Usually, the Lewis Gun can outlast any opponent, meaning the opponent will be out of ammunition well before the Lewis Gun user needs to reload.

Mechanics

Hitscan

When the weapon fires a shot, a target is scanned for using a hitscan. This is a detection mechanism that scans in a straight line, meaning there is no bullet drop. The direction of this line will be deviate randomly from the direction of the crosshairs, depending on the accuracy level at the time of firing.

Immediately, the closest contestant, structure, object or shield intersecting the hitscan will be tagged as being struck. First, a bullet tracer animation quickly travels from the weapon to the hit location, then its effects are applied. This means it is possible for targets to be struck a few frames after they appear to take cover, as the hit is confirmed the moment the weapon is fired.

Item Mastery

Item mastery XP can be earned by damaging and eliminating opponents with the Lewis Gun.

Each time a certain XP threshold is reached, the item levels up. This does not improve the item, but rewards a unique item customization.

XP Breakdown
Source	XP Reward
Damage dealt by the Lewis Gun	$0.2\times {\text{damage dealt}}$
Critical damage dealt by the Lewis Gun	$0.2\times {\text{damage dealt}}$
Opponent eliminated by damage from the Lewis Gun (Does not count quick melee finishers)	$50$
Assist on an opponent damaged by the Lewis Gun	$20$

Level 1

0 XP

Lewis Gun

Level 2

9,000 XP

Dye Job (Yellow)

Level 3

9,000 XP

Dye Job (Blue)

Level 4

36,000 XP

Dye Job (Red)

Level 5

54,000 XP

Dye Job (White)

Level 6

162,000 XP

Triangle Twinkle

Level 7

144,000 XP

Striped Grazer

Level 8

136,000 XP

Painted Predator

Trivia

The Lewis Gun exists in real life as the Lewis automatic machine gun,a light machine gun fromthe First World War-era. It was invented by U.S. Army colonel Isaac Newton Lewis (not related to the physicist from the 17th century) in 1911, but the U.S. Army refused to adopt his design, most likely due to political differences. Frustrated, Lewis left for Belgium, where he established an arms company in Liège, and worked closely with a British arms manufacturer. Manufacturing then moved to England. In the First World War, the Lewis Gun began major production in the United Kingdom under the designation "Gun, Lewis, .303-cal".
- See also: List of Gun Origins.