JANUS-7

JANUS-7 is a Janus machine gun in Counter-Strike Online.

Overview
JANUS-7 is a machine gun designed by Aegis Institute based on the MG3 and uses 7.62mm as its ammunition. It has JANUS Transformation System that can do lightning bolt attack in a certain period of time. The lightning can spread to surrounding enemies. JANUS form can be activated after firing a number of shots which varies depends on the mode.

Advantages

 * High damage in B mode
 * High rate of fire
 * High magazine capacity
 * Has Janus form
 * Lightning bolt can attack nearby enemies even at side and behind

Disadvantages

 * Low accuracy
 * High recoil
 * Heavy weight
 * Long reload time
 * Expensive

Tips

 * To activate the Janus form, it varies depends on the mode you play. For Zombie Mods, it need 100 hits to activate the form while in Zombie Scenario, it takes 350 hits to activate it.
 * If the Janus form is activated, JANUS-7 can deal 60,000 damage to bosses (provide the firepower has been maxed).

Release date


JANUS-7 was released alongside Illusion on:
 * South Korea: 10 October 2013.
 * Taiwan/Hong Kong: 22 October 2013.
 * There was a resale on 18 April 2014.
 * China/Japan: 23 October 2013.

Positive

 * Has Janus Tranformation System
 * Lower recoil (-4%)
 * Higher damage in Janus form (+28)
 * No recoil in Janus form

Neutral

 * Same magazine size (200)
 * Same knockback and stun powers
 * Same reload time (4.5 seconds)

Negative

 * Lower rate of fire (-1%)
 * Lower damage (-1)
 * Less accurate (-10%)
 * More expensive (+$3250)
 * Heavier (+2% weight)

Positive

 * Has Janus Tranformation System
 * Higher accuracy for A (+1%) mode
 * Lower recoil for both A (-2%) and B (-20%) mode
 * Higher magazine capacity (+80)

Neutral

 * Same knockback and stun powers
 * Same price

Negative

 * Lower damage (-2)
 * Heavier (-2% speed)
 * Lower reserved ammo (-40)
 * Lower Damage to zombies in A mode (-31)
 * Longer reload time (+0.5 second)
 * Lower penetration power
 * Cannot zoom

Positive

 * Has Janus Tranformation System
 * More accurate (+1%)
 * Lower recoil (-1%)
 * Higher magazine size (+80)

Neutral

 * Same knockback and stun powers
 * Same price ($9000)
 * Same weight (16% speed reduction)

Negative

 * Lower damage (-2)
 * Lower reversed ammo (-40)
 * Longer reload time (+0.5 seconds)
 * Unable to perform Balrog Charging System
 * Cannot zoom

Trivia

 * This is the second weapon from the Janus series.
 * When the Janus Transformation System is ready, the crosshair will turn purple.
 * When the Janus form is activated, the crosshair will disappear.
 * Oddly, the player model shows the user does not hold the handle but holds JANUS-7 like a normal MG3.

Gallery
Shooting

Ditto

Form Changing

Ditto