MTAR-21

The **MTAR-21** (known as the Tavor in the game files) is an assault rifle in BlastGen. It only appears in BlastGen II and never appears again afterward.

## Campaign

The MTAR-21 is rather scarce in the Campaign, only being found in weapon caches on certain missions in the Rangers campaign, though it isn’t actually used by enemies or allies. If it is picked up in any mission, it can be used in the next mission and is permanently unlocked for the player after completing a mission with the MTAR-21 equipped. It can 3 shot kill most enemies, but is incapable of being upgraded like most other weapons.

## Multiplayer

The MTAR-21 is the final assault rifle unlocked, but can be used early via the default class Demolition, where it comes with a M203 and a Holo Sight, though the MTAR-21 will not level up until it is unlocked. It deals average damage, dealing 35 damage per shot, getting a 3 shot kill. It should be noted that the MTAR-21 has a slightly shorter range than other assault rifles in its class, with damage starting to drop off at 40 meters and deal 21 damage instead, netting a 5 shot kill, though most maps aren’t bigger than 40 meters so this shouldn’t be much of a problem. It has the fastest fire rate in its class, at 896 RPM. This is an extremely fast fire rate for an assault rifle and as such, the MTAR-21 lends itself well to close quarters. It, however, suffers from somewhat high recoil, bouncing upwards a bit when firing, which can be tamed easily by firing in controlled bursts. It is unique for having an integral optic, known as the Mars Sight, which essentially acts as a Reflex Sight, though it can be traded out for other optics, with only the DR87 sharing this trait. It has the standard magazine size of 30 rounds, though due to its fast fire rate, it tends to chew through magazines rather quickly. It reloads a bit slow, has average ADS speed, good hip fire accuracy, and allows the player to move at 88% of default movement speed and strafe at 85%, which is average overall.

The MTAR-21 has the standard assortment of attachments. Optics are generally unnecessary, since it already has one attached, though using a different optic is up to the player’s choice. Long Barrel is a good attachment for the MTAR-21, as it increases its range with no downside. As for other barrel attachments, the Muzzle Brake is perhaps the most beneficial, as it slightly lowers the kick of the MTAR-21, and when combined with the Foregrip, effectively makes the MTAR-21 an extremely accurate weapon. Extended Mags and Drum Magazine increase the magazine size to 45 and 60, respectively, but the latter slows down reloads even more, though both are good at taming the MTAR-21’s rapid ammo consumption. Fast Mags increases the speed of reloads, which is extremely beneficial on the MTAR-21, as it reloads rather slowly. Both the M203 and M26 are bugged, as attaching them actually *increases* the rate of fire to 933 RPM without any recoil penalties, making it act like pseudo-Rapid Fire. However, when equipping the Rapid Fire perk, it reverts the fire rate back to normal. For this reason, both of these attachments are a surprisingly good fit. Overall, the MTAR-21 is a powerful weapon, even though it is outclassed by the AK-78 in damage, and most people use it with either the M203 or M26.

## Battle Royale

The MTAR-21 appears in loot chests as Mythical loot and very rarely be found as ground loot in select areas. It deals the same damage as it does in Multiplayer but has a slightly faster fire rate of 906 RPM and lacks the Mars Sight. However, unlike in Multiplayer, the M203 and M26 aren’t bugged and do not affect the MTAR-21’s fire rate at all, though the slightly increased fire rate slightly compensates for this. It is a very powerful weapon and has one of the fastest fire rates of all the assault rifles, and has little to no recoil, though is somewhat outclassed by other assault rifles.

## Survival Mode

The MTAR-21 is one of the most expensive assault rifles in Survival Mode, at 1750 credits. It retains its stats from Multiplayer and lacks the Mars Sight. It is a good close quarters weapon despite it being an assault rifle but the player must use trigger discipline to compensate for the fast fire rate, as it tends to chew through entire magazines in just 10 seconds. Despite being a good weapon, it is simply not worth the high price tag and is largely outclassed by more cheaper weapons that are just as powerful as the MTAR-21.