| abstract | - The Orkan is a Medium Missile weapon that can be purchased with gold. The Orkan can be considered a medium variant of the Pinata, it is what the Tulumbas is to a Pin. It has double the ammunition (32 missiles), the same fire rate, and the exact same range (300m) as the Pinata. The rockets explode upon impact causing splash damage. Splash damage allows missiles to damage nearby enemy robots, damage robots protected by an Écu shield and damage robots behind cover. However, while very similar to the Pinata, the Orkan does have several notable advantages. In addition to being able to unleash an entire volley of missiles on a target, the Orkan can continue to be fired while it is reloading. The reload rate is 1 missile every 0.72 seconds, or 23 seconds for a full reload. Some consider the Orkan to be the most powerful Gold Weapon for this reason. Most importantly, it has the ability to fire only a fraction of its payload at once. Against a weak target, a pilot can fire only as many missiles as necessary to destroy the enemy target. This leaves the weapon ready for the next engagement with a shorter reload time to completely refill. The Orkan has one of the shortest effective ranges of any weapon and a lower damage per minute than its most common competitor, the Taran. Another consideration is that the rockets have a relatively slow speed and small splash radius, and faster bots can avoid taking damage entirely at longer ranges by outrunning its rockets. The weapon is best used at a very short range where the rockets are more likely to hit. Because of its ability to deliver heavy damage in a very short amount of time, reload while firing, and ignore physical shields, which many dominant robots have, like the Rhino or Lancelot, it is considered one of the best weapons in the game.
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