N7 Hurricane

The N7 Hurricane is a submachine gun in Mass Effect 3.

Description
While some militaries pass on the Hurricane because of its lower accuracy, the Alliance feels the gun's rapid firing rate offers excellent suppressive fire. A disciplined marksman can use the fully automatic submachine gun to chew through targets with alarming speed. Alliance officers were so pleased with field results that the Hurricane is now many squadrons' standard-issue SMG.

Acquisition

 * Single-player: Included in the N7 Collector's Edition Pack as a bonus item for players who order the Collector's Edition of Mass Effect 3.
 * Multiplayer: Randomly awarded if squad goal is completed as part of Operation Goliath during the weekend of March 16-18, 2012. (PC and XBox 360 only)

Player Notes

 * The Hurricane is a well-balanced SMG in most respects, sporting decent damage and an excellent rate of fire with an average clip size and weight.
 * The main strength of this weapon is its extremely high rate of fire (far higher than any other submachine gun) which makes this SMG unmatched for close quarters combat.
 * The Hurricane also has a very high level of damage for its class, which further strengthens its CQC abilities.
 * The Hurricane's main weakness is that it has extremely high recoil, and even more so when zoomed in, much like the M-25 Hornet (but on a much higher scale). For this reason, firing the gun from the hip is not recommended anywhere outside close range and cover is required to hit anything at or past mid-range.
 * An additional tip is to fire in short bursts when zooming in from a distance, and to use cover while doing so.
 * The Hurricane also has a fairly high weight level, although this can be countered using the "Ultra-Light materials" weapon mod.
 * Another significant weakness with the Hurricane is that because it has a fast rate of fire, you will run out of ammunition very quickly. This fast consumption rate of ammunition can lead to your entire reserves being depleted in seconds, and this will mean you will require frequent resupplying to maintain this weapon. This makes the Hurricane more useful as a secondary weapon for quickly stripping shields and barriers, than as a primary weapon for killing most enemies.
 * The Hurricane also works very well as a weapon for companions, since their unlimited ammunition negates one of the weapon's main weaknesses. It's an excellent way to increase the DPS of relatively combat-averse characters like Liara and EDI, especially since it appears so early in the game.
 * Because of the recoil, and extremely high rate of fire, Marksman (power) (if acquired) can effectively turn the Hurricane into a minigun when going for the rate of fire approach. If you prefer an accuracy approach, this can greatly reduce the recoil, mitigating the biggest weakness and allowing for fully automatic fire for a short period of time.

Trivia

 * The Hurricane bears a heavy resemblance to the Halo series M7 SMG and its variants.