Hellcat rifle

The hellcat rifle is a moderately heavy, automatic ranged weapon with an integrated two-shot flamethrower.

Acquisition

Hellcat rifles can be crafted at a bioferrite shaper once the bioferrite weaponry research project has been completed. Note that this research requires dark study to unlock. Each requires 60 Steel, 20 Bioferrite, 7 Components, 40,000 ticks (11.11 mins) of work modified by the general labor speed of the crafter, and a crafting skill of 6.

Summary

The rifle contains an integrated mini-burner which gives the user the ability to fire two gouts of flame at will before requiring a reload. This weapon is similar to an Incinerator with [DIFFERENCES HERE] but does not prevent the wearer from using another weapon nor a utility item.

[Describe effect range etc here]

Two gouts can be fired before the unit must be reloaded with ??? bioferrite. The reloading process takes ????? ticks. The pawn will never automatically use the unjt - instead it must be manually activated by the player by use of the "[GIZMO NAME HERE]" gizmo, similar to using Utility items. It is unclear if this restriction also applies to NPCs.^{[Fact Check Needed]} This gizmo will only appear when the pawn is drafted.

[Does damage scale with quality?] Wearing a shield belt does not prevent the user from firing the unit.^[Verify]

Analysis

The hellcat rifle functions quite similarly to its nearest cousin, the assault rifle, albeit with a slightly shorter max range (27 vs 30.9,) slightly less bullet damage (10 vs. 11,) and the addition of the utility flamethrower. The flamethrower has a range of 9 tiles, firing in a narrow cone one tile wide out to six tiles, then three tiles wide for the remaining 3 tiles, for a total of roughly 15 tiles of burning. Targets hit are likely to catch fire, giving the weapon considerable utility against melee pawns who will promptly panic. Bioferrite is required for reloading the weapon's flamethrower, which means that the hellcat rifle is strictly inferior to the assault rifle if you do not have a replenishable stockpile.

Stats

Attack table

Ranged

Hellcat rifle			Accuracy (Touch)	Accuracy (Short)	Accuracy (Medium)	Accuracy (Long)	DPS (Optimal)	DPS (Touch)	DPS (Short)	DPS (Medium)	DPS (Long)	Market value
Quality	Dam.	AP	Accuracy (Touch)	Accuracy (Short)	Accuracy (Medium)	Accuracy (Long)	DPS (Optimal)	DPS (Touch)	DPS (Short)	DPS (Medium)	DPS (Long)	Market value
Awful	9	13.5%	48%	56%	52%	44%	8.61	4.13	4.82	4.48	3.79	240
Poor	10	15%	54%	63%	58.5%	49.5%	9.57	5.17	6.03	5.65	4.79	360
Normal	10	15%	60%	70%	65%	55%	9.57	5.74	6.7	6.22	5.26	480
Good	10	15%	66%	77%	71.5%	60.5%	9.57	6.32	7.37	6.89	5.84	600
Excellent	10	15%	72%	84%	78%	66%	9.57	6.89	8.04	7.46	6.32	720
Masterwork	12.5	18.75%	81%	94.5%	87.75%	74.25%	11.96	9.69	11.36	10.53	8.85	1200
Legendary	15	22.5%	90%	100%	97.5%	82.5%	14.36	12.92	14.36	14.07	11.91	2400

^{For the full effects of qualities, see Quality. Values shown in Red indicate the weapon is out of range at the reference point for this range band.
The value is provided due to the interpolated nature of accuracy between range points.}

Melee

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Attacks

Hellcat rifle			Stock (Blunt)					Barrel (Blunt)					Barrel (Poke)					Human: Left & right fist (Blunt)					HP	Value
Quality	DPS^[1]	AP^[1]	Dam.	Cool.	AP	DPS	Chance^[2]	Dam.	Cool.	AP	DPS	Chance^[2]	Dam.	Cool.	AP	DPS	Chance^[2]	Dam.	Cool.	AP	DPS	Chance^[2]	HP	Value
Awful	3.98	11.6%	7.2	2s	10.4%	3.6	8.33%	7.2	2s	10.4%	3.6	8.33%	7.2	2s	10.4%	3.6	8.33%	8.2	2s	12%	4.1	2× 37.5%	100	240
Poor	4.07	11.82%	8.1	2s	11.7%	4.05	20%	8.1	2s	11.7%	4.05	20%	8.1	2s	11.7%	4.05	20%	8.2	2s	12%	4.1	2× 20%	100	360
Normal	4.4	12.75%	9	2s	13%	4.5	25%	9	2s	13%	4.5	25%	9	2s	13%	4.5	25%	8.2	2s	12%	4.1	2× 12.5%	100	480
Good	4.74	13.73%	9.9	2s	14.3%	4.95	25%	9.9	2s	14.3%	4.95	25%	9.9	2s	14.3%	4.95	25%	8.2	2s	12%	4.1	2× 12.5%	100	600
Excellent	5.08	14.7%	10.8	2s	15.6%	5.4	25%	10.8	2s	15.6%	5.4	25%	10.8	2s	15.6%	5.4	25%	8.2	2s	12%	4.1	2× 12.5%	100	720
Masterwork	5.92	17.14%	13.05	2s	18.85%	6.53	25%	13.05	2s	18.85%	6.53	25%	13.05	2s	18.85%	6.53	25%	8.2	2s	12%	4.1	2× 12.5%	100	1200
Legendary	6.59	19.09%	14.85	2s	21.45%	7.43	25%	14.85	2s	21.45%	7.43	25%	14.85	2s	21.45%	7.43	25%	8.2	2s	12%	4.1	2× 12.5%	100	2400

^{For the full effects of qualities, see Quality.}

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Note: This is the actual base average derived from the melee verb system updated in 1.1.2610, it may sometimes disagree with the listed value in the in-game infobox.
It may also change depending on the stats and the melee verbs available to the wielder if the weapon is wielded by some other than a baseline human.
↑ Chance for attack to be selected, assuming the weapon is wielded by a baseline human. It may change depending on the melee verbs available to the wielder