Death Machine

The Death Machine is an obtainable machine gun in many games of the Black Ops series, as well as in Call of Duty: Mobile and Call of Duty: Vanguard.
==Call of Duty: Black Ops==
===Campaign===
The Death Machine is obtainable in the mission "Vorkuta", where the player uses it to "Wield a Fist of Iron", "Raise Hell" and fight through the Soviet prison guards trying to prevent their escape. It is very effective at killing Riot Guards, requiring minimal body shots. The Death Machine has a maximum capacity of 999 rounds, so the player is unlikely to run out of ammo; however it can overheat, being able to fire a maximum of 134 rounds (6.7 seconds of fire) before overheating. Unlike its multiplayer counterpart, it occupies a normal weapon slot.
===Multiplayer===
The Death Machine, similarly to the Grim Reaper, can only be obtained in a Care Package and is kept in the player's inventory for as long as the match lasts. It will only become active upon firing the first shot. When the Death Machine is active, the announcer for both teams will announce the Death Machine's presence and show the playercard of the Death Machine user. Dying with the Death Machine while active will cause the Death Machine to be lost, as the Death Machine will not be carried over after the user respawns, even if there was ammo left in the Death Machine upon death. This is in stark contrast to how the Death Machine and War Machine work in Black Ops 2 Multiplayer. The Death Machine will also instantly be lost if the user switches to another weapon or killstreak while the Death Machine is active.
The Death Machine will deal eighty damage per bullet at all ranges, netting a two shot kill. A headshot will instantly kill an opponent at any range. The Death Machine also has high penetration power. 
The Death Machine fires fully automatically, with a rate of fire of 1200 RPM. 
The Death Machine has no iron sights to speak of, as aiming the Death Machine will simply spool up the gun. The user has a unique aiming reticle that indicates the user's point of aim. This reticle is absent in Hardcore game types. The Death Machine has recoil values of 40 in all directions. The Death Machine has a centerspeed of 1500. The Death Machine has no shot spread.
The Death Machine is unique in that it has a delay before it can fire a bullet, since it must be spooled up. It takes 250 milliseconds to spool up the Death Machine. There are two ways to spool up the Death Machine:
1. The user aims down the sight, like they would with other weapons. This will spool up the Death Machine, but will slow the user down to the Death Machine's strafing speed. The Death Machine will spool down when the user ceases to hold the aim down sight button and the Death Machine is not firing. This method allows the user to spool up the Death Machine without immediately firing it. When firing the Death Machine when spooled up in this manner, releasing the aim down sight button while firing will not spool down the Death Machine, although the Death Machine will spool down as soon as the user stops firing. 
2. The user fires, like they would hip-fire with other weapons. This will spool up the Death Machine, and when the spool up process is complete, the Death Machine is immediately fired. When spooled up in this manner, the user can still move at the base movement speed instead of the strafe speed. The Death Machine will spool down as soon as the user stops firing. 
The Death Machine allows users to move at 100% of the base speed, or strafe at 40% of the base speed. The Death Machine does not allow users to sprint, go into prone, or Dive to Prone. 
The Death Machine has 499 rounds in it when the user first receives it. The Death Machine has no reserve ammunition, meaning users never have to reload. 
Despite it being obtained in Care Packages, along with the Grim Reaper, the chances of obtaining either killstreak are some of the lowest values in the game, being obtained very rarely.
===Zombies===
 Death Machine Theme 
The Death Machine can be found in the Zombies maps "Five", Ascension, Dead Ops Arcade, Call of the Dead and Moon as a power-up. In power-up form, it appears as a three-dimensional model of the icon for the Rapid Fire attachment. It is easily identifiable, casting a blue glow instead of the usual green.
The Death Machine lasts for 30 seconds with unlimited ammo, and firing it constantly will not affect its duration. Only the player who picks it up gets to use it, with the exception of the completion of the Casimir Mechanism and Cryogenic Slumber Party Easter eggs.
Unlike in Multiplayer, using the ADS button to spin up the Death Machine does not decrease the user's movement speed. It does a great amount of damage to Zombies at early to medium rounds as well as the Pentagon Thief, who is able to steal it from the player. It cannot be Pack-a-Punched.
While equipped, the player cannot switch to other weapons, sprint, go prone, buy guns or Perk-a-Colas, or revive teammates, meaning the player should avoid picking it up if it is not needed. The player can still repair barriers, open doors/clear debris and use the knife. When the power-up is about to expire, a low ammo quote will be heard and the icon will start flashing.
The Death Machine also appears in Dead Ops Arcade as a pick-up. Once the player gets it, the player is able to use it for several seconds or until its ammo runs out. The player that is awarded with "The Fate of Firepower" will be granted a permanent Death Machine that replaces their default M60.
Additionally, on Ascension, the Death Machine can be obtained by all players at the same time, for a total of 90 seconds, when the Casimir Mechanism Easter egg is completed. Also, it can be wielded for 90 seconds on Moon if one complete the Cryogenic Slumber Party.
It also drops when George A. Romero is killed, unless the player has completed the Original Characters Trapped Easter egg, where the Wunderwaffe DG-2 will be dropped. Note that the Death Machine takes about three seconds to draw before being able to fire, and this leaves the player vulnerable.
In all maps that have the Death Machine, it should be noted that it loses its effectiveness around round 40. Even in the upper 20's and 30's, it starts losing its power. In this instance, one should only get it as a last resort.
===Gallery===
Death Machine model BO.png|A render of the model
Death Machine BO.png|The Death Machine
Unleash the BEAST.jpg|Death Machine from Care Package
Death Machine held 1.jpg|The Death Machine being held
Death Machine held 2.jpg|Running with the Death Machine
Death Machine held 3.jpg|Firing the Death Machine
Sparky.png|"Sparky" written on the side of the Death Machine
Death Machine.jpg|The Death Machine in third person
Death Machine covering SOG.jpg|Death Machine covering a SOG unit
Death Machine in Vorkuta BO.jpg|Using the Death Machine against a Juggernaut
DeathMachineDOA.jpg|Death Machine pick-up, as it appears in Dead Ops Arcade
BO Zombies Death Machine.png|The Death Machine after obtaining the power-up in Zombies
Death Machine power-up BOZ.jpg|The Power-Up drop in Black Ops Zombies
Death Machine BOZ.jpg|The Death Machine in Black Ops Zombies
==Call of Duty: Black Ops II==
The Death Machine in Call of Duty: Black Ops II is a new "future" model, while the Call of Duty: Black Ops Death Machine model appears as the Minigun. The Death Machine gun model is also used on the Call of Duty: Black Ops II Sentry Gun. Players also have the ability to sprint with this weapon.
===Campaign===
The Death Machine is available in singleplayer for the loadout selection once the player has completed at least five challenges on "Judgment Day". It has 999 bullets, and does not overheat, unlike the campaign version of its Black Ops counterpart. However, the Death Machine's ammunition can only be replenished via ammo boxes.
Unlike the Minigun, the player can sprint while holding the Death Machine. Both versions lack sights, but the Death Machine has a small amount of zoom when the aim button is used and doing this also spins the barrels; however, as a downside, the movement speed is reduced when using the aim button, unlike the Minigun.
===Multiplayer===
The Death Machine returns in Black Ops 2, but can be earned as a scorestreak instead of needing to be acquired through a Care Package. The Death Machine is still attainable from a Care Package.
The Death Machine has one significant difference in Black Ops 2 compared to Black Ops 1: the Death Machine does not expire until all ammo is consumed from its ammo loadout. This is in stark contrast to the Death Machine in Black Ops 1, which can be lost if the user discards it or dies while holding it well before the weapon is out of ammo. This means that the user can keep the Death Machine across multiple lives after having fired the first shot.
At any range short of fifteen meters, the Death Machine will deal 35 damage per bullet, needing three shots to kill. At ranges between fifteen and thirty meters, the Death Machine will decline to 30 damage per bullet, needing four shots to kill. Between thirty meters and 62.5 meters, the Death Machine's damage will decline from 30 damage per bullet to 20 damage per bullet, needing five shots to kill, or two shots in Hardcore. The Death Machine has a three shot kill range of eighteen meters, and a four shot kill range of 46 meters. The Death Machine deals 40% extra damage on shots to the head and neck of a target. The extra damage conferred from a headshot is rarely significant in terms of making the Death Machine kill more quickly at short or long range, but it can be significant at medium ranges. The Death Machine has high penetration power.
The Death Machine fires fully automatically, with a fire rate of 1666 RPM. 
The Death Machine has no iron sights to speak of, as aiming down the sight simply tightens the spread, a similar aiming mechanism to the Chain SAW. The user would use the hip-fire spread indicator to aim the gun, something that is absent in Hardcore game types. The Death Machine has recoil values of 50 to the left, 50 to the right, 40 upwards, and 20 downwards. The Death Machine has a centerspeed value of 1700. 
Much like with the Death Machine in Black Ops 1, the Death Machine in Black Ops 2 needs to be spun up before it can be fired. The spin up takes 100 milliseconds to perform. Much like in Black Ops 1, the Death Machine needs to be spun up manually via the aim down sight function to be spun up without firing. Attempting to fire will automatically spin up the gun if it is not currently spun up, and then it will fire. While firing, the user can loosen the aim down sight button and the Death Machine will resume firing. Unlike in Black Ops 1, there is a significant difference in shot spread between strafing while spun up and walking while spun up. 
The Death Machine allows the user to move at 90% of the base movement speed, or strafe at 48% of the base movement speed. Despite the fact that the user only moves 10% slower than normal, the Death Machine's sprint duration is 20% shorter than normal. 
The Death Machine holds 200 rounds of ammo. Additional ammo cannot be acquired in any way, apart from simply acquiring a new Death Machine that has its own set of ammo later on.
===Zombies===
The Death Machine makes an appearance in the Zombies map Mob of the Dead. It starts with a 150-round magazine and 300 in reserve. It is only available in the Mystery Box. It is very powerful due to its very high rate of fire and magazine size, but the player is incredibly slow while holding it. In addition, it has an extremely slow reload speed similar to that of light machine guns.
It is advised to use it when stationary and a relatively safe distance away from zombies, as the player can run only slightly faster than them. Double Tap II Root Beer can make the Death Machine even more powerful for this purpose due to the increased damage and rate of fire, although the player should be aware of the increased ammo consumption.
Speed Cola is highly recommended to shorten the reload, and Electric Cherry can help protect the player whilst doing it. As the player cannot aim down the sights whilst using it and it already has very high hipfire accuracy, Deadshot Daiquiri is effectively redundant.
When Pack-a-Punched via the Pack-a-Punch Machine, it becomes the Meat Grinder. It holds 550 rounds with 550 in reserve, and gains increased movement and reload speeds. The reloading time is shortened by three seconds. As only one belt is available in reserve, it is highly recommended to exhaust all rounds in the main belt, and finish reloading when picking up Max Ammos.
====Death Machine vs Meat Grinder====
===Gallery===
Death Machine model BOII.png|The Death Machine's model
Death Machine BOII.png|The Death Machine in first-person view
Death Machine Menu Icon BOII.png|Scorestreak menu icon of the Death Machine
SEAL Team Six Member with Death Machine BOII.png|A SEAL Team Six member using a Death Machine
Minigun Turbine BOII.png|Mounted Death Machine in Turbine
Death Machine Pick-Up Icon BOII.png|Unused pick-up icon. The in-game icon only seen in campaign is that of the first Black Ops' Death Machine.
==Call of Duty: Black Ops III==
===Campaign===
The Death Machine appears in the level "Lotus Towers", where it can be picked up and used to take down the Leviathan. A mounted turret version is also available for use in the mission "Rise & Fall".
===Nightmares===
The Death Machine can be obtained from the Magic Box as well as in the mission Lotus Towers, but it's very rare to obtain from the Magic Box.
===Zombies===
The Death Machine appears as a power-up in Dead Ops Arcade 2: Cyber's Avengening. Much like the original Dead Ops Arcade, the Death Machine is a very strong weapon and is able to clear large amounts of zombies easily.
As of February 1st, 2016, the Death Machine can be obtained via Death Machine power-up in all Zombies maps. The power-up appears with a blue glow, unlike most power-ups. Much like in the original Black Ops game, the player can use a Death Machine for 30 seconds with unlimited ammunition when acquiring the power-up, but without the ability to interact with most objects on the map or other players (such as repairing barricades or reviving downed players). It appears to have a percentage based damage number, as it is able to kill a zombie with two headshots or just a few bodyshots even on very high (70+) rounds. Much like the Black Ops II version, players can sprint while wielding the Death Machine, although at a very slow pace. Unlike previous games, pressing the aim down sight button does not spool up the Death Machine to ready up for firing, although the spin-up time is low. Additionally, when pressing the weapon switch button, the Death Machine will be stowed away, allowing players to use their normal weapons again. However, this will also cancel the power-up's remaining usage time.
===Gallery===
Death Machine BO3.png|First-person view of the Death Machine
Death Machine Third Person BO3.png|The Death Machine in third person
Death machine Zombies third person Moon BO3.jpg|The Death Machine in Zombies
Nikolai deathmachine thirdperson the giant BO3.png|Nikolai wielding the Death Machine in third person in Zombies
Dempsey Death machine third person Origins BO3.png|Tank Dempsey using the Death Machine in Call of Duty: Black Ops III
==Call of Duty: Black Ops 4==
The Death Machine, now called the Overkill, is available in the Zombies mode of Black Ops 4 as a Specialist Weapon for the Aether story maps. It is the default Special Weapon for the Devil Dog class.
At level one, Overkill acts exactly the same as the Death Machine in previous games with the added ability to fire through walls and ignoring armor, while reducing movement speed. However, unlike in most other games, the weapon can overheat after prolonged firing, and will fire in short bursts if not stopped. Level two adds a Grenade Launcher attached to the rail with a large blast radius. Level three outfits the gun with the ability to change it into Tactical Nuke, allowing the player to throw the weapon to turn it into a makeshift Nuke, killing zombies instantly and leaving more powerful ones heavily damaged, at the cost of the remaining charge of the weapon.
===Gallery===
Overkill First Person BO4.png|First-person view
Overkill Hold BO4.png|Third-person view
Dempsey Overkill BO4.png|Dempsey firing the Overkill machine gun
Overkill Grenade BO4.png|A grenade being fired from the Overkill's Grenade Launcher mode.
Overkill Thrown BO4.png|The Overkill being thrown to activate the Tactical Nuke
Tactical Nuke Explosion BO4.png|The Overkill's Tactical Nuke going off
==Call of Duty: Mobile==
The Death Machine returns in Call of Duty: Mobile as an Operator Skill. 
===Multiplayer===
It resembles the version from Call of Duty: Black Ops II. It does very high damage to XS1 Goliath scorestreak, killing them in only a few shots. However, this version has a smaller belt size of 120 rounds. Previously, it also had a much slower fire rate, around 700 RPM; however since Season 13, its rate of fire increases gradually during firing.
===Battle Royale===
In Battle Royale, the Death Machine is only available as a mounted weapon on the Antelope A20 vehicle. It functions similarly to the Multiplayer version, but with lower accuracy and fire rate. It has unlimited ammunition, but can overheat.
Antelope A20 Gunner Seat CODM.jpg|The Death Machine on the A20 Antelope being used on an ATV.
===Zombies Classic===
The Death Machine is available in Zombies Classic as a power-up. It has unlimited ammunition, but only lasts for 15 seconds compared to previous iterations.
===Undead Siege===
The Death Machine appears in Undead Siege. It is one of the three special weapons available, the others being the War Machine and XS1 Goliath. Each player can buy it for a maximum of 3 times in the whole game. It deals heavy damage to the zombies, especially if the player aims for the head, but merely lasts for 15 seconds like its Zombies Classic counterpart.
==Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War==
The Death Machine returns in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.
===Campaign===
The weapon is usable in the campaign mission "The Final Countdown" where it is named the M134 Minigun.
===Multiplayer===
The Death Machine was added to multiplayer as a Scorestreak, as part of the Season Two update. Caution should be taken while using the Death Machine as the limited ammo supply of 200 rounds is depleted extremely quickly. Even a single trigger pull lasting a full second can drain nearly half the ammo capacity of the weapon. This extremely high rapid ammo consumption is to balance out the raw damage compared to previous Death Machines, which is now much higher in the Cold War take on the weapon. 
===Zombies===
The Death Machine appears in Dead Ops Arcade 3: Rise of the Mamaback as a power-up, reusing its Call of Duty: Black Ops III model. 
The weapon would later be added to the roster of Support tools within the Mystery Box pool and the Crafting Table as part of the Season Three update, where it would retain its Multiplayer design and devastating firepower, being capable of killing normal zombies in a single shot. Crafting a Death Machine requires 100 High-End Salvage.
===Gallery===
Death Machine BOCW.png|First-person view
==Call of Duty: Vanguard==
The returns in Call of Duty: Vanguard as a Killstreak. Unlike past games, this depiction takes the form of a non-rotary machine gun loaded with explosive rounds.
===Zombies===
The Deathmachine was added to Zombies during the Season One Reloaded update along with the Warmachine for purchase with Salvage in the Crafting Table.
==Videos==
Death Machine in use Vorkuta BO|Using the Death Machine in Vorkuta
Black Ops 2 Mob of the Dead Death Machine|Death Machine in Mob of the Dead
==Trivia==
===Call of Duty: Black Ops===
*In Call of the Dead, the player can still fire the Death Machine on the zipline, and unlike its multiplayer counterpart, it does not disappear after the player lands.
*The Death Machine has the word "Sparky" written on its underside.
*Just behind the front grip there is a plate with writing on it. It reads "AIRCRAFT MACHINE GUN 7.62MM GAU-2B/A", along with some other writing.
*There is an unusable Death Machine located on some shelves in the weapons lab along with an unusable Ray Gun, Thundergun, and Winter's Howl in the weapons lab on "Five".
*Obtaining Double Tap Root Beer will increase the Death Machine's rate of fire.
*In Zombies, while it does operate on a timer, it does not have unlimited ammo. It has 999 ammo, but this is hidden from the player normally. A low ammo quote will be said by the player if one shoots the minigun and does not stop at all for the entire duration of the power up's timer.
*The player wielding the Death Machine can still knife in Zombies.
*The Death Machine is incorrectly stated to have 1000 rounds in campaign in the official guidebook for Black Ops. It also classifies the weapon as a WMD.
===Call of Duty: Black Ops II===
*The Scorestreak menu icon for the Death Machine is mirrored. 
*On the left side of the Death Machine, it reads: Peacemaker V-32 Date: 04 02 013 Serial: 0877181212 Code: SFW. The numbers are difficult to see because of their size.
*In Mob of the Dead, sprinting with the Death Machine is about as fast as the speed of a zombie past round 10. Upgrading the Death Machine will allow the player to move faster.
*The spooling-up sound is different between the XBOX 360 and Playstation 3 versions of the game.
*The Death Machine being unlocked in the level "Judgement Day" is a direct reference to Terminator 2: Judgement Day, in a scene where the T-800 fires upon a squadron of police officers at the Cyberdyne building from a window, using a M134 Minigun.
*When using a Death Machine in multiplayer, the player can't pick up Scavenger bags to resupply other weapons or grenades.
*If players use other manually-controlled scorestreaks like Hellstorm when holding a Death Machine, then get enough points for another Death Machine with that scorestreak, the original one's ammo will be refilled.
**Because the new Death Machine has overwritten the old one players are using.
**This won't happen if the first Death Machine is taken from a Care Package, as Care Package scorestreaks are placed at different slots.
*There are rails mounted on the Death Machine to fit optical sights, although the weapon is hip-fire only.
===Call of Duty: Ghosts===
*In the Extinction mode, the portable Minigun is referred to as the "Death Machine".
===Call of Duty: Black Ops III===
*Similiarly to Black Ops 1's Death Machine, this one also has 999 rounds that are hidden from the player. However, the player no longer says a low ammo quote when firing, and the player can reveal the Death Machine's true ammo count on the PC version with the official modding tools.
*In the Campaign and Nightmares mission "Lotus Towers", the pick-up text for the ones found during the fight with the Mothership refers to it as the "Minigun".
===Call of Duty: Mobile===
*The Death Machine was called "Scythe" when announced. https://blog.activision.com/call-of-duty/2019-11/The-Operator-Skills-of-Call-of-Duty-Mobile
===Call of Duty: Vanguard===
*During the Champion Hill Alpha, the Deathmachine was called Frankengun.
==References==
ru:Машина смерти (оружие)
fr:Machine de mort
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