LAS-5 Scythe

This continuous beam weapon consumes no ammunition unless it overheats. The weapon needs to be loaded with emergency heat dump canisters to fire.

Upgrades
Heat Capacity
 * Adding another emergency heat dump canister to the weapon increases how much heat can be absorbed before an emergency dump is triggered.

Heat Sink
 * Increased heat sink capacity is a popular upgrade that improves the cooling rate of the weapon. This also has the effect of increasing the time window for continuous fire.

Laser Overcharge / Increased Overcharge
 * Overcharging the laser causes it to output more damage at the cost of generating more heat. This is usually offset by adding more heat capacity and heatsinks.

Weapon Stats

 * Helldivers start with 3 Scythe heat dump canisters, and can carry up to 6. Replacing a canister is only necessary if the weapon is overheated, and takes 3 seconds.
 * As the Scythe is a laser weapon, it does not have the ability to perform a fast reload or retain a round in the chamber.

Unlock Requirement
The Scythe unlocks at rank 7 (Sergeant).

Gameplay Tips

 * The Las-5 Scythe has a very slow turn rate when aiming, although not to the same degree as the LAS-98 Laser Cannon. Turn rate when firing is even slower, which means that it might be a good idea to release the trigger when the firing angle needs to be adjusted quickly.