M-1000 Maxigun

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Last updated: 1.005.000
Current patch: 1.005.001

Support WeaponHellpodMedium Armor PenetratingBackpack

Stratagems
Warbond
Supply
Support Weapon
M-1000 Maxigun
Weapons
Support Weapons
Heavy Weapons
M-1000 Maxigun
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A belt-fed minigun with an exceptional ammo capacity. Cannot be reloaded with standard non-belted munitions.

— Ship Management Terminal

The M-1000 Maxigun is a Stratagem that calls down a Support Weapon capable of rapidly firing armor penetrating rounds.

Procurement

The M-1000 Maxigun is unlocked on page #3 of the Python Commandos Premium Warbond for Medal.svg 110 Medals.

Stratagem Statistics

General
Call-in Time Standard 7.75 seconds
Upgraded 4.75 seconds
Uses Unlimited
Cooldown Standard 480 seconds
With Morale Augmentation 456 seconds
With Streamlined Request Process 432 seconds
With All Upgrades 410.4 seconds


Detailed Weapon Statistics

M-1000 Maxigun
Fire Rate 1500 rpm
Recoil 21.25
Horizontal Recoil 17.5
Vertical Recoil 25
Spread ↔[10.00] ↕[10.00]
Sway 1
Ergonomics 4
Attacks
*8x60mm HIGH VELOCITY P Projectile
8x60mm HIGH VELOCITY P
Projectile
Caliber 8 mm
Mass 11 g
Initial Velocity 920 m/s
Drag Factor 30%
Gravity Factor 100%
Penetration Slowdown 25%
Damage
Standard Damage Ballistic Icon.svg80 Ballistic
vs. Durable Damage Ballistic Icon.svg18 Ballistic
Penetration
Direct Armor AP3 Icon.png Medium
Slight Angle Armor AP3 Icon.png Medium
Large Angle Armor AP3 Icon.png Medium
Extreme Angle Armor AP0 Icon.png Unarmored I
Special Effects
Demolition Force 10
Stagger Force 15
Push Force 12

Functionality

The M-1000 Maxigun boasts extremely high rate of fire and an ammunition reserve of 750 rounds. As a backpack belt-fed weapon, it has the unique feature that it does not need to be manually reloaded like other backpack-reliant support weapons; however, it cannot be fired without its ammunition backpack equipped. When the M-1000 Maxigun and its ammunition backpack are first picked up, it will play a roughly 1-second animation of the backpack rotating and the Helldiver inserting the ammunition feed chute into the weapon. The M-1000 Maxigun is also the first support weapon that "locks you down" to fire it, preventing you from moving but allowing you to rotate, elevate, and depress your weapon.

Tactical Information

  • Due to the Maxigun's extremely high rate of fire and by comparison relatively mediocre capacity, it is recommended to stay near ammo boxes, a Resupply, or a Helldiver carrying a B-1 Supply Pack.
  • The Maxigun continuously feeds ammunition from its backpack, which means an ally supplying ammunition via the B-1 Supply Pack can keep the Maxigun continuously firing.
    • Picking up an ammo box will restore 200 rounds directly to the backpack.
  • The Maxigun has a brief 0.5s spin-up period before it begins to fire.
    • This can be mitigated by spinning up while performing a dive. Which also simulates the recoil reduction of being prone.
  • The Maxigun has extremely high recoil so ADS or Prone is recommended to reduce recoil or to use recoil reducing Armor Passives such as Engineering Kit or Fortified.
    • The Peak Physique passive significantly improves handling, allowing for extremely fast targeting. The passive also assists with minor recoil recovery and overal control.
  • You cannot move at all while firing the Maxigun, but can still aim in any direction and transition between prone, crouching, and standing positions.
  • As the Maxigun leaves you stationary during usage, it is advised to equip armor passives which reduce incoming damage like Fortified, as well as prone to take cover. Not only does this reduce the size of your profile, it reduces the high recoil of the Maxigun.
  • It takes exactly 30 seconds of sustained fire with a full backpack to empty.
  • The maxigun excels at the destruction of many small to medium targets and delivering extremely high DPS on lightly armored weakpoints.
    • The Maxigun's bullets cannot reliably penetrate corpses, so it is advised to keep a reasonable distance when fighting large hordes of bugs.

Known Issue

  • Leaning out of the M-102 Fast Reconnaissance Vehicle resets the link to the M-1000 Maxigun making the Helldiver have to constantly re-attach the belt to the M-1000 Maxigun which will most likely get patched out eventually.

Applicable Ship Modules

The following Ship Modules affect the M-1000 Maxigun:

Department Ship Module Effect
Patriotic
Administration
Center 		Streamlined Request Process Decreases Support Weapon stratagem cooldown by 10%.
Superior Packing Methodology Resupply stratagem boxes refill Support Weapons with the maximum number of carriable magazines.
Bridge Morale Augmentation Reduces cooldown time for all Stratagems by 5%.
Engineering
Bay 		Streamlined Launch Process All Support Weapon stratagems launch immediately once called in, reducing overall deployment time.

Media

  • Tutorial Video Demonstrating Use of the M-1000 Maxigun
  • Weapon Wheel
    Weapon Wheel
  • Aiming, Third-Person
    Aiming, Third-Person
  • Aiming, First-Person
    Aiming, First-Person

Trivia

  • The name “Maxigun” is likely a play on the real-life M134 Minigun, a similar rotary machine gun often depicted as man-portable in pop culture.

Change History

Patch
Description

1.005.000
2025-12-02

Addition

  • Added to the game.

1.004.102
2025-11-25
(Mid-Patch)

Announced [1] [2]


  1. ↑ Katherine Baskin | Playstation Blog
  2. ↑ HELLDIVERS™ 2 | Steam
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