Help with autocannon

[Tam]

Is this weapon good ?
I've tried it few times, and was unable to "break charger's leg" as all other people do.
Same as going for bot barracks - i was trying to shoot red holes or door with no result, yet 1 grenade does the trick.

It seems like iam using this weapon wrong, please share ur experience.

[Chippawaffen]

You can bounce your round on the vent flap into the vent itself and blow it up with 1 round. Unless they changed things 2-3 hits vaguely at the mouth of the bug hole will close them.

[Caolán_The_Wolf]

yeah, autocannon does ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ to armor, just use EATs

[DMesse]

Bot barrack vents- you are supposed to shoot a little low, just like when you're shooting bug hive holes with autocannon and when you're throwing impact grenades.

Charger leg armor- shooting front leg from the front is usually a bad idea. people are either shooting back legs from the front or shooting front legs from the side or back.

[N0X]

Nope, it's hot garbage, stay away from it.

[Scrounger]

You have to bank the shot off the vent and have it bounce DOWN the vent, recent update did make the bug hole nest easier to land these shots, you can also shoot the bot manufacturer when the door is open.

From my play with the autocannon it doesn't break armor though you can attempt to impact the ground around weakspots to splash some explosion damage in. I've had a stationary charger looking at me elevated on a rock and emptied the entire backpack of ammo attempting to find a spot the autocannon could damage it without bouncing off.

It was butt or nothing last time I tested it, and the grenade launcher resupply backpack did just as well.

[Maniac86]

Unless something just changed, autocannon cannot 'break chargers leg' or shred armor (in fact it bounces off) autocannon is great, explosive damage, good ammo, rate of fire, BUT the problem is it lacks penetration, so its not great against armor unless hitting a weak spot (i think charger just got a new one on the face)

[Tsuru55]

Its very good.
Autocannon addict. Though railgun is good too sometimes, so i can't blame the rant of nerf.

1) Reload halfway. ALWAYS.

NEVER E.V.E.R wait the clip is entirely empty to reload. The time when reloading entirely empty, suffer time dilatation, like having school classes.

2) Dont try to destroy bot barracks.
Though its indeed possible to aim vent SO IT RICOCHET and act like a grenade. (Open door too i guess, never had luck to try)

3) If you got like 1-2 bullets before the half-way reload. Then shoot in the air, so you can reload.

4) Crouch.
4.5) Use the armor that reduce recoil

5) Ignore small ones and aim the "medium" soldiers bugs / or the tall robots

6) It SUCK vs armor
6.5) Dont bother with charger/bile/hulk FRONTALLY

6.6) You can kill them
if you aim their weakspot
but use lot of ammo and need positioning
(bile titan cant be killed though).
A charger with 5+ shots in BOOTY, die. Or you can DIVE-DODGE his charge AND shoot his BACKLEGS to remove armor. BECAUSE ARMOR IS TEMP-WEAKENED WHEN HE MISS CHARGE.
But can be hard to do, bc of recoil/swarm near you. Or simply bc he is far away + leg small And me having a blurry potato computer doesnt help.

7) Try to find a far away safe position

EX BONUS : The day you are lucky to get a "reloader" mate. You will laugh like a true HD.

[Madder Red]

Regarding fabricatorss: Youll need to fire from an elevated postion if you are aiming for the vents, alternatively you could also wait for the next bots to exit the factory, which opens the door that also serves as an opening to destroy the fabricator but their bodies sometimes block the shots so its a waste of ammo.

They are not the prefered choice if you going against chargers imo, but if you insist on doing so, try aiming at parts that arent covered by the armor plate but its honestly a waste of ammo and should be dealt with by another player carrying proper anti armor gear.

Edit: Its proper usage is against medium armored enemies like guardians, devastators or the bigger red bugs. Atleast im my personal experience using the weapon

[RetroGrade]

try to riccochet the shot off the angled part of the vents. The chargers leg is easily broken from the side or rear of the legs..hope this helps

[Nokturnal]

Honestly, much as I love the aesthetics of the Autocannon (Reminds me of a Heavy Bolter) Gameplay-wise it's dwarfed by the Grenade Launcher.

Grenade Launcher kills the exact same enemies the Autocannon does, but better, with bigger AoEs and doesn't require sitting down to reload, while also giving you a backpack slot free.

It'd be nice if it were good at something, but whatever target you're aiming to take down with it, there's better options. (Railgun kills Medium Armor/Devastators/Hulks/BroodCommanders faster, EAT/Recoilless is better for Titans + Chargers, Grenade Launcher is better for Bilebugs, Scout Striders and general use)

What they should do is give it Heavy Armor piercing like they gave the Recoilless/EAT so it can actually damage the big stuff, just make it so it doesn't one shot that stuff, but instead gives you some sustained damage to put on them. Could make each shot from it also Stun the target, so it has utility as a Support weapon that can stunlock big enemies for the Recoiless/EAT guy to finish off.

[Zenarkenstin]

Haven't tried with the recent Charger changes, but Autocannon was not effective against them. Leg shots always bounced if armor was intact, headshots seemed ineffective, and butt shots took almost an entire clip. Against any other bugs besides Biletitans, Autocannon is a great all around support.

Against bots, it shines. With careful aim, everything can be brought down with 2-3 well placed weakpoint shots. For factories, I have the best luck shooting from almost head-on, but have to aim high. Like near the top lip of the little exhaust vent covering.

[PK_Thunder]

IMO it's the best weapon in the game.

[jamas88]

autocannon is best for the orange ass of the charger. 4 shot butt bust then either let it bleed or shoot again.

[Keld Rhygar]

I always bring it along with bot missions. 2 tap hulks in the eye, usually 1-shots walkers, can destroy tanks if you manage to get behind them, and 3 shots cannon tower vents. Also good against devastators.
It's not bad against bugs, great for sealing holes, but it's not very good against chargers.
Good amount of ammo in the backpack, reload time isn't too awful as long as the mag isn't empty. Bit unwieldy, though. Crouching helps.