The shoulder mounted machine gun can fire a total of about 3,995 standard rounds, the equivalent of 67 reloads, or 54 reloads when modified with the extended magazine, from full condition before breaking. Alternatively, if the first rank of ED-E's upgrades was found, repairing this gun will not be a problem.
However, it can be difficult to maintain, as only other SMMGs can repair it, even with Jury Rigging, and it is extremely expensive to repair unless the player character has a ready supply of weapon repair kits. It has the highest damage per round of weapons chambered for the 10mm round. It is chamberered to use 10mm rounds and has a low rate of fire compared to other heavy automatic weapons.
The shoulder mounted machine gun is essentially a shoulder-mounted minigun.
