MGX-42 Machine Gun

"The MGX-42 is a magazineless, one-use, disposable machine gun designed to be discarded after having fired its ammunition. The 300 rounds of caseless ammunition are stacked in the multiple barrels and fired electronically making the weapon almost void of mechanical parts and cheap to manufacture."
- Armory Description

Stratagem Code

Players must enter the following sequence, using the controller d‑pad, in order to call down this single-use Stratagem during a mission:

Unlock Requirement

The MGX-42 Machine Gun is unlocked by completing a level 13 Bug planet.

Upgrades

	Cost	Effect
Mk1		Basic variant, no upgrades.
Mk2	3	This upgraded version has an improved fire rate.
Mk3	5	This upgraded version has tighter packed charges allowing for more ammunition.

Weapon Stats

The base version has a 300-round capacity (400 when fully upgraded).

When emptied, the MGX-42 will be automatically discarded by the Helldiver using it. It cannot be reloaded.

MGX-42 Machine Gun Detailed Analysis
Weapon Info			Additional Notes
Unlock Rank	Difficulty 13 Bug planet
Weapon Type	Secondary
Weapon Category	Machine Gun
Fire Mode	Full-auto (Disposable)
Damage
	Base	Upgraded	Additional Notes
Damage	75	75
Center Mass Damage	110	110
Status Effect	None	None
AP Ammo Armor Reduction	0	0
Statistics
	Base	Upgraded	Additional Notes
Cyclic Rate of Fire (RPM)	1300	1800*	* Requires Mk2 upgrade
Capacity	300	400^†	^† Requires Mk3 upgrade
Reload Speed	N/A	N/A	Disposable weapon
Min Spread	2°	2°	Starts with Max Spread
Max Spread	6°	6°	Starts with Max Spread
Spread Increase per Shot	-0.40°	-0.40°	Becomes more accurate with sustained fire
Max Range	30 m	30 m
Bullet Spread Simulation	todo

Gameplay Tips

The MGX-42 is unusual compared to most weapons in that its accuracy starts out low but increases during prolonged firing, rather than starting accurate and decaying. In this way, it is similar to the lower-caliber MG-105 Stalwart light machine gun and the MG-94 Machine Gun support weapon.
- Unlike the fully-upgraded MG-94, the MGX-42 cannot be fired on the move.

Gallery

MGX-42 Machine Gun
Helldiver firing an MGX-42 Machine Gun

Notes

The MGX-42 was introduced in the free content update A New Hell, released on Liberty Day 2018.
During beta testing for the new update, the MGX-42 was codenamed the "Storm". This is likely a reference to the US military's "Metal Storm" weapon.

Weapons
Sidearms	Assault rifles	LMGs	Shotguns	SMGs	Precision	Explosive	Laser tech	Arc tech
P-2 Peacemaker	AR-19 Liberator	MG-105 Stalwart^♦	SG-225 Breaker	SMG-45 Defender	LHO-63 Camper^♦	CR-9 Suppressor^♦	LAS-5 Scythe	AC-3 Arc Thrower
P-6 Gunslinger^♦	AR-22C Patriot		SG-8 Punisher	MP-98 Knight SMG	RX-1 Rail Gun	PLAS-1 Scorcher^♦	LAS-16 Sickle^♦	AC-5 Arc Shotgun^♦
FLAM-24 Pyro^♦	AR-20L Justice		DBS-2 Double Freedom	SMG-34 Ninja^♦	M2016 Constitution		LAS-12 Tanto^♦
PLAS-3 Singe^♦	AR-14D Paragon^♦						LAS-13 Trident
Heavy Weapons
MG-94 Machine Gun – MGX-42 Machine Gun – AC-22 Dum-Dum^♦ – LAS-98 Laser Cannon – FLAM-40 Incinerator – TOX-13 Avenger^♦ Obliterator Grenade Launcher – MLS-4X Commando^♦ – RL-112 Recoilless Rifle – EAT-17 – REC-6 Demolisher^♦ – M-25 Rumbler^♦

Helldivers Stratagems
Supply Stratagems	Resupply – REP-80 – AD-289 Angel^♦ – AD-334 Guard Dog^♦ – LIFT-850 Jump Pack – Resupply Pack – SH-20 Shield Generator Pack – SH-32 Directional Kinetic Shield^♦ MG-94 Machine Gun – MGX-42 Machine Gun – AC-22 Dum-Dum^♦ – LAS-98 Laser Cannon – FLAM-40 Incinerator – TOX-13 Avenger^♦ – Obliterator Grenade Launcher – MLS-4X Commando^♦ – RL-112 Recoilless Rifle – EAT-17 – REC-6 Demolisher^♦ – M-25 Rumbler^♦ EXO-44 Walker Exosuit – EXO-48 Obsidian Exosuit^♦ – EXO-51 Lumberer Exosuit^♦ – M5 APC – M5-32 HAV – TD-110 Bastion^♦ – MC-109 Hammer Motorcycle^♦
Defensive Stratagems	A/AC-6 Tesla Tower – A/GL-8 Launcher Turret – A/MG-11 Minigun Turret – A/RX-34 Railcannon Turret – Airdropped Anti-Personnel Mines – Airdropped Stun Mines – Anti-Personnel Barrier^♦ – AT-47 Anti-Tank Emplacement^♦ – Distractor Beacon – Humblebee UAV drone^♦ – Thunderer Smoke Round
Offensive Stratagems	Airstrike – Close Air Support^♦ – Heavy Strafing Run – Incendiary Bombs – Missile Barrage^♦ – Orbital Laser Strike – Railcannon Strike – Shredder Missile Strike – Sledge Precision Artillery^♦ – Static Field Conductors – Strafing Run – Thunderer Barrage – Vindicator Dive Bomb
Special Stratagems	Emergency Beacon – ME-1 Sniffer Metal Detector – NUX-223 Hellbomb – Reinforce