Machine Guns (VC4)

This article is about the Machine Guns in Valkyria Chronicles 4. For other uses, see Machine Guns (disambiguation).
Machine Guns are the main weapon of the Shocktrooper class.

Federation Machine Guns

Stock Weapons

Robinson - Standard

Standard fully automatic weapon with average accuracy and the best per-shot power of any of the stock Machine Guns.

	Aim	Range	VsPsnl	VsArmor	Shots	Effect	Notes
Robinson M91	D	200	21	42	20	N/A
Robinson M92	D	200	22	43	20	N/A
Robinson M93	D	200	23	43	20	N/A
Robinson M94	D	200	24	44	20	N/A
Robinson M95	D	200	24	46	20	N/A
Robinson M96	D	200	26	47	20	N/A
Robinson M97	D	200	27	47	20	N/A
Robinson M98	D	200	27	50	20	N/A
Robinson M99	D	200	29	52	20	N/A
Robinson M100	D	200	30	53	20	N/A
Robinson M101	D+	200	35	58	20	N/A
Robinson M102	D+	200	36	59	20	N/A
Robinson M103	D+	200	39	59	20	N/A
Robinson M104	D+	200	42	62	20	N/A

Mags - Accuracy

Like other Gallian weapons in the game, the Mags is weaker per-shot than the Robinson. Oddly, until the Mags M11 this is the only difference, and there is nothing to really recommend the series. At this point, however, the focus on accuracy comes into play: remaining Mags models gradually become significantly more accurate than their Federation equivalent.

	Aim	Range	VsPsnl	VsArmor	Shots	Effect	Notes
Mags M1	D	200	20	40	20	N/A
Mags M2	D	200	21	42	20	N/A
Mags M3	D	200	22	43	20	N/A
Mags M10	D	200	24	43	20	N/A
Mags M11	D+	200	25	45	20	N/A
Mags M12	D+	200	26	46	20	N/A
Mags M13	D+	200	27	46	20	N/A
Mags M14	C	200	28	49	20	N/A
Mags M15	C	200	29	50	20	N/A
Mags M20	C	200	32	54	20	N/A
Mags M21	C	200	33	55	20	N/A
Mags M22	C	200	35	57	20	N/A
Mags M23	C	200	39	61	20	N/A

Reising - Capacity

The Reising series are less accurate, slightly shorter-ranged, and weaker per-shot, but make up for this with a larger magazine, giving them a potentially greater overall damage output and also allowing for more protracted Interception fire between reloads. At high levels, when Shocktroopers can compensate for their lower accuracy, the increased overall damage output makes this series a superior choice, particularly for Shocktroopers with Potentials that offer large accuracy boosts like Raz, Lily Ashley and Vancey Fioré. However, the lower damage per bullet is much more noticeable against enemies with high defense (such as Trooper and Lancer Paragons) making them virtually useless at interception.

	Aim	Range	VsPsnl	VsArmor	Shots	Effect	Notes
Reising M9A1	E	180	20	41	25	N/A
Reising M9A2	E	180	21	42	25	N/A
Reising M9A3	E	180	22	44	25	N/A
Reising M9A4	E+	180	23	44	30	N/A
Reising M9A5	E+	180	24	47	30	N/A
Reising M9A6	E+	180	25	48	30	N/A
Reising M9A7	D	180	27	50	35	N/A
Reising M9A8	D	180	28	52	35	N/A
Reising M9A9	D	180	29	54	35	N/A
Reising M9A10	D	180	30	54	35	N/A

Limited-Quantity Weapons

Rewards

These weapons are earned by fulfilling certain criteria in Chapter 2 part 1, Interlude Squad E Assembles, Chapter 4 parts 1 and 3, Chapter 6 part 1, Chapter 7 part 2, Chapter 8 part 2, Chapter 9, Chapter 11, Chapter 13, Chapter 14, Chapter 15 part 1 and Chapter 17 part 1. Specifically, a random reward weapon is unlocked the first time (and only the first time) each of the following conditions is met:

• Obtain A rank.
• Kill all enemy Leaders.
• Destroy all tanks (doesn't include bosses or fixed weapons).
• No squad member deaths.
• No squad members in critical condition or evacuated.

Therefore the maximum number of reward weapons that can be acquired in each of the above mentioned 13 missions is 5 and it's 65 in total. The missions can be replayed to fullfill the conditions that haven't been met. The quality of the rewards depends on the amount of R&D weapons researched and is based on a rank system from 1 to 5.

Post-game, Renown Points can be traded for a random reward weapon of a specified rank at the Infirmary. The ranks available for purchase depend on the total number of weapons obtained as mission rewards. Specifically, rank 1 is available from the start and the higher ranks are unlocked every 13 additional weapons acquired. So the requirement to unlock all 5 ranks at the Infirmary is to collect at least 52 reward weapons from the missions.

This is also the only place the Gallian MAJ-X status effect machine guns put in an appearance, although losing their attack-reducing bullets in favor of longer-range bullets that destroys the ammo of all the targets they hit. This is quite debilitating for enemy lancers and potentially scouts; the former (thanks to game AI), often charge into the range of MAJ-X weaponry before taking shots (which makes them unable to attack at all), while the latter is lightly armed and thus only has the limited-ammo grenade as its heaviest-hitting weapon (thus mitigating enemy scout rushes). They lack a glossary entry or a tech tree.

	Aim	Range	VsPsnl	VsArmor	Shots	Effect	Notes
MAJ-X	D+	200	19	48	25	N/A	Edy's Advance Ops DLC
Mags	D+	200	23	41	20	N/A	A United Front With Squad 7 DLC
Robinson M91R	D+	220	23	43	20	N/A	Rank 1 reward
MAJ-X M1R	E	220	23	40	15	No Ammo	Rank 2 reward
Reising M9A1R	D+	220	20	43	35	N/A	Rank 3 reward
MAJ-X M30R	D	220	24	45	15	No Ammo	Rank 4 reward
Robinson M101R	C+	220	30	55	20	N/A	Rank 5 reward
Reising M9A5D	D+	200	23	40	30	N/A	A Captainless Squad DLC
Robinson M99D	C	200	43	72	20	N/A	Expert Skirmish DLC

Captured

Imperial Machine Guns typically have low-end accuracy and very short range, but much greater vs Pers hitting power than any Federation equivalent. The single odd one out is the DLC-only MP 8(e), a unique weapon which appears to be some kind of Imperial assault rifle prototype and functions more like a burst-fire Scout rifle.

	Aim	Range	VsPsnl	VsArmor	Shots	Effect	Notes
ZM MP 1(e)	E+	80	33	45	20	N/A
ZM MP 2(e)	D	100	36	50	20	N/A
ZM MP 3(e)	D	120	38	53	20	N/A
ZM MP 4(e)	D	120	41	55	20	N/A
ZM MP 5(e)	D	150	45	58	20	N/A
ZM MP 6(e)	D	150	50	60	20	N/A
ZM MP 7(e)	D	150	53	62	20	N/A
ZM MP XD (e)	D	180	28	45	20	No Ammo	A Captainless Squad DLC
ZM MP 8(e)	C+	350	48	66	7	N/A	Expert Skirmish DLC

Imperial-only Machine Guns

ZM MP

	Aim	Range	VsPsnl	VsArmor	Shots	Effect	Notes
ZM MP 1	E	200	16	48	20	N/A
ZM MP 2	E	200	20	55	20	N/A
ZM MP 3	E	200	26	60	20	N/A
ZM MP 3B	E	180	23	60	20	No Ammo
ZM MP 4	D	200	29	66	20	N/A
ZM MP 5	D	200	33	72	20	N/A
ZM MP 6	D	200	35	75	20	N/A
ZM MP 7	D	200	37	79	20	N/A
ZM MP 8	D	200	40	83	20	N/A
ZM MP 8B	D	180	34	83	20	No Ammo

Trivia

• The Robinson is visually based on and named after the Thompson SMG. While 11.43mm might sound like a very large caliber, it is much better known by its Imperial form, .45: this is the same as the .45ACP pistol cartridge the actual Thompson fired. The Robinson also has several features copied from the MP40, in particular the barrel and magazine well.
• The Reising takes its name from the M50 Reising SMG, though that is where the similarities end: the in-game Reising model is derived from the Robinson model, while the real M50 Reising was actually the main competitor to the Thompson rather than a derivative of it. Around 100,000 were made for the US Marine Corps, Navy, Coastguard and other services. Though more accurate than the Thompson, it was hated by frontline troops in the Pacific Theater due to its delicate magazine feed lips, overly complex design (responsible for its higher accuracy), tendency to jam if not kept spotlessly clean and use of hand-finished parts which meant components from one gun would not necessarily fit in another.
• The ZM MP Imperial SMG is based on the German MP 40. Apart from sharing the MP designation, meaning Maschinenpistole, the earlier ZM MP models also share a similar pistol grip, receiver and magazine. The ZM MP also fires a 9mm cartridge like the MP 40, and features the same use of stamped parts (as opposed to more labor-intensive machining) to lower production costs.
• Zechmeister is probably named after Hugo Schmeisser, the designer of the original MP18; this was the first mass produced submachine gun. While the MP40 is often referred to as the Schmeisser, Hugo Schmeisser did not actually design it; his principal contribution to smallarms technology during the second world war was developing the 7.92x33mm Kurz cartridge and with it the first mass-produced assault rifle. The reasoning behind the name being changed to ZM probably involves Schmeisser's WW2 work with "United Suhl-Zella Mehlis Armament Makers," a large centralised body for coordinating manufacture.
• Using weapons with the "no ammo" ability on enemy Lancers can severely mess with the AI, since it assumes Lancers will always have ammo when it selects them.
• AI Grenadiers and Sniper Elites will switch to their interception fire rounds if they've been hit by "no ammo" from interception fire.
• "No ammo" does not work on Tanks.