M-15 Vindicator

The M-15 Vindicator Battle Rifle is an assault rifle from Mass Effect 2.

In-Game Description
A battle rifle favored by assassins and elite mercenaries that fires in highly accurate five-round bursts and can be pulsed for rapid fire. Deadly at range, very accurate, and effective against armor, shields and biotic barriers. Upgrades the Avenger Assault Rifle.

Manufactured by Elanus Risk Control Services for the Blue Suns mercenary group, the Vindicator is quickly gaining popularity in the Terminus Systems.

Acquisition
The M-15 Vindicator is found on a couch in the room where Shepard meets Archangel on Omega.

Squad Use
This weapon can be used by Garrus, Grunt, Legion, Samara, and Zaeed. Squadmates deal 45% less damage with the M-15 than if wielded by Shepard.

Player Notes

 * The M-15 has superior accuracy and stopping power compared to the M-8. Recoil is not an issue due to its burst-fire mode, but this also makes the M-15 less effective in close quarters battle.
 * The M-15's main weakness is in its lower thermal clip capacity and lower spare ammo capacity than the M-8.

Trivia

 * Squad members and Shepard in cutscenes fire the weapon in fully automatic or semi-automatic mode, while Shepard can only fire the M-15 in bursts in actual combat.
 * The appearance is based on the alternate assault rifle in Mass Effect.


 * The M-15 only fires four or five round bursts when your currenly loaded ammo isn't a multiple of three, and only the first shot, which will bring the ammo down to the second closest multiple of three.