EFTRADARHeavy Machine Guns skill — Escape from Tarkov
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Combatup to level 51
Heavy machine gun handling skill improves the overall ergonomics, recoil and reload time of this type of weapon.
How to level it up
Fire weapons of this type, reload magazines, chamber rounds and clear malfunctions. XP is earned for shots fired in raid; hits are not required.
A skill “gets tired”: if you train the same action for a long time, the XP for it drops to almost zero. After a pause of about 200 seconds the fatigue resets, and the first point after the rest comes with a 30 % bonus.
Radar and leveling
- Fewer deaths means more time in raid: skills like Perception and Endurance level up while you are alive and moving.
- Valuable loot highlighted by price and smart clusters speed up looting — Attention and Search level up faster.
The radar map opens from a link in any browser: on a phone, tablet, laptop or second monitor. You can also share it with friends from your squad.
Questions and answers
How do I level up Heavy Machine Guns?
Main source of XP: fire weapons of this type, reload magazines, chamber rounds and clear malfunctions. For more details, including skill fatigue, see the section above.
What is its max level?
51 is elite: additional bonuses unlock at it. Each level takes 100 XP points.
Other skills in the “Combat” group
Pistols · Revolvers · Submachine Guns · Assault Rifles · Shotguns · Bolt-action Rifles · Light Machine Guns · Grenade Launchers · Underbarrel Launchers · Throwables · Melee · DMRs · Recoil Control · Aim Drills · TroubleShooting