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LMG · Energy ammo · CARE PACKAGE

L-STAR — Redline

Care-package suppression. Near overheat, projectiles grow and shield damage increases. The chart uses the documented 1.6× shield multiplier.

S82.5/100 expert-power score#1 of 4 LMG
PURPLE TTK800 ms9 shots · 90/10 hit profile
BODY / HEAD / LEG20/25/17damage per complete shot
FIRE RATE600Charged Automatic · effective RPM
BLUE MAG0 base · purple
ADS MOVE40%of normal movement speed
PROJECTILE610metres per second
RELOAD3.26sblue attachment · tactical

SKILL LOAD

Use difficulty

2/5
Easy in LMG

This combined rating uses class-relative recoil, magazine room versus the shots needed to knock, the time cost of a miss and any initial charge. It does not lower expert power.

MINIMUM PURPLE-SHIELD ACCURACYN/ANo fixed magazine; heat or reserve ammunition limits the weapon instead.
Recoil only
2/5
Kill shots
9
Base spare
Blue spare

BUILD COST

Floor attachments

Strong out of the box. Its base magazine already leaves useful room beyond one purple-shield knock.

Base mag
Blue mag
Purple mag
ADS time
0.34s

MATCHUP LAB

Compare it in context.

Preloaded against peers from the same class. You can add care-package weapons or any special mode.

Shield
Hit profile
Attachments

No distance axis: ordinary Apex bullets do not have conventional damage drop-off. This compares mechanical TTK from the trigger pull, with burst gaps, charge, wind-up and required reloads included. The comparison link preserves every selected gun and setting.

OTHER CONFIGURATIONS

Same platform, different fight.

RECENT FORM

What changed lately.

Only the current season is shown. Old metas stay out of a live weapon decision.

COMMUNITY

L-STAR Redline discussion

Share tested advice, attachment priorities and situations where the numbers do—or do not—match the fight.

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