Omneco LRG HEL Rifle

*Note: this gun was added in Rundown 003, removed in Rundown 004, but added back in Rundown 005, before being removed yet again in Rundown 7.0, and returning once again (for good) in ALT://Rundown 3.0.*

A semi-automatic hybrid electrothermal light-gas gun that fills the special weapons slot, it is one of the first weapons, alongside the HEL Gun, to be released featuring piercing rounds and bullet penetration. It debuted in Rundown 003 as a rundown specific weapon and was permanently re-added in ALT://Rundown 3.0.

## Description

Compared to its sister weapon, the HEL Gun, the HEL Rifle functions as a sniper, serving as an alternative to the Köning PR 11 Sniper Rifle. Unlike the HEL Gun, the HEL Rifle will one-shot Strikers, Shooters, and Chargers anywhere in the body, eliminating the need for headshots. However unlike the Köning, it cannot one-shot Big Strikers, even to the back of the head.

Its main and strongest quality is its bullet penetration, being able to kill multiple enemies in a single shot. In terms of capabilities, it offers high damage but suffers a low rate of fire as it has a very brief charge up time before each shot. In addition, its small magazine size and long reload make it a poor choice for waves although that can be somewhat rectified by good positioning to take advantage of the piercing rounds.

Fundamentally, the HEL Rifle is best used to pick off Scouts, and in long straight passageways where its penetrative abilities wreak havoc. It is a suitable weapon for killing individual Strikers as it one-shots them anywhere on the body - although if not using the penetrative effects this can be viewed as inefficient in terms of ammo.

### Comparison to Köning PR 11 Sniper Rifle

While similar in range, damage, and combat role, the Köning and HEL Rifle differ in many ways. The most immediate difference is the total ammo count where the HEL Rifle pulls ahead with over twice as much total ammo and two additional shots in each mag. The Hel Rifle has the potential to be greatly more ammo efficient than the Köning if each shot is hitting 2 or more big enemies at a time. The Köning meanwhile has a much higher zoom on its scope, deals more per-shot damage, and combined with its large precision multiplier of x2.0025 (contrasted with the HEL Rifle's abysmal precision multiplier of x0.73), is able to one shot big enemies in the head, unlike the HEL rifle.

### Comparison to HEL Gun

The biggest difference between the HEL Gun and the HEL Rifle is the latter's ability to one-shot Strikers in the body while the former possesses significantly more ammunition and more ammo per magazine making it more suited for waves than the HEL Rifle.

### Versus Big Strikers

Against Big Strikers the HEL Rifle is a bit of a mixed bag. Its range and damage make it a good initial pick, but its propensity to blow entire chunks of the strikers' body parts off means follow up shots may miss, requiring aim correction to reduce time and ammo wasted. This is especially punishing considering the slow fire rate, small mag, and long reload. Put all of this together, and the HEL Rifle is best used with other supporting weapons when taking on giant type enemies.

## Gallery

* First Person View
* Aim Down Sights