Salier MGA

AIA rotary gun with a spin-up delay and overheat. Devastating once spinning; vulnerable during the wind-up.

At a glance

The Salier MGA is a rotary machine gun built for area denial. In Angels Fall First every primary still has to live inside the three-track loadout budget, so this gun is never evaluated in isolation — it is evaluated against what Combat points you still need for armour, grenades and a sidearm, and what Support points you want for a Multitool or packs.

Rotary Machine Gun doctrine

Rotary guns delete anything that stays in the beam — and advertise your position while they spin. Use them for denial and vehicle harassment, then move; lingering in the open is how you feed anti-vehicle players.

Field Notes

• Pre-spin before pushing a doorway.
• Heavy armour plus MGA is a classic AIA anchor build.

When to take the Salier MGA

Take it when the map and mode match its envelope. Open ground and long Incursion approaches favour rifles and carbines; fortress interiors, ship boarding and hangar fights favour shotguns and SMGs; armour-heavy Territories lanes demand that someone on the squad brings anti-vehicle. If your first death tells you the theatre changed, swap to a second saved loadout instead of forcing the wrong class.

Faction lock matters: only Antarean Empire (AIA) can field the Salier MGA. If you regularly play both sides, mirror it with a counterpart rotary machine gun on the other roster so your habits transfer.

Loadout budget tips

Start from the Combat track: leave room for medium armour and at least one grenade option when this weapon is expensive, or deliberately run it light so you can stack Support tools. Command-track gadgets rarely pair with a single gun choice — they pair with your role in the order chain. Use the loadout budget calculator to test ranks before you queue, and read the loadout & budget system guide if the three colours are still confusing.

For complete role kits that already include weapons of this class, use the best loadouts guide. For a full class-by-class review, see the weapons guide.

Other Antarean Empire (AIA) options

If you stay on the same faction but need a different job this match, these picks sit nearby in the armoury:

• Sikfrit S77 (Automatic Shotgun) — Close-quarters sustained fire
• Salier P6i (Assault Rifle) — Flexible rifleman
• Avex EVR (Plasma Rifle) — Explosive plasma skirmisher
• Sikfrit L9R (Charge Sniper) — Variable-power marksman

Practical checklist

• Confirm the map theatre before locking this as your only primary.
• Save a CQB and a long-range loadout; swap after the first death if needed.
• Spend leftover points on sustain (Multitool, packs) rather than a vanity optic.
• Tell your squad leader what you brought so anti-vehicle and support coverage is intentional.