HVAP Wraith

"The HVAP (High Velocity, Armor Piercing) Wraith fires 1200 rounds per minute, and is the deadliest of all hand-held weaponry. It also boasts the first successful infusion of human and Chimeran tech, deploying a force barrier capable of stopping any type of munition."

- Intel document on the HVAP Wraith

Overview
The HVAP Wraith is a very powerful Minigun, it has a 300 round drum magazine and can hold a total of 900 rounds. The Wraith's secondary fire is a frontal shield which is very useful for shielding the user and squad mates from incoming fire. Bullets can be shot out of the shield, but not into it.

Because of the Wraith's high rate of fire it is very inaccurate and is best used in short powerful bursts of fire. The Wraith was used by one of the Sentinels, Joseph Capelli.

Single Player
It is a rare sight, but one of the most devastating weapons availible. It is more common in the last two levels of the story.

Co-op
In Co-op the Wraith is used by the Soldier Class, which he/she uses it to suck up most of the damage for their team.

Multiplayer
As with the Auger, the Wraith is best used in a supporting role. You can deploy the shield which has 50 "health" but sprinting, firing reloading or aiming down the sight automatically turns off the shield. Due to its poor range and accuracy, it is best suited for close quaters.

Trivia

 * In Resistance 2, at Cocodrie, Louisiana, in the riverboat at the docks, a Black Ops soldier can be discovered with a Wraith's ammo drum magazine. Most people would see it and wonder what it is, but after close examination, it is exactly what a Wraith drum mag would look like that is not in the gun. If you pick up a HVAP Wraith and deplete some bullets, however, it is impossible to collect the drum mag for use in the minigun.


 * On Popular Technologies, prior to the release of Resistance 2, the HVAP Wraith was previously called the "H-VAP Janus Minigun".


 * There are three known Sentinels who commonly utilized the Wraith (Capelli, Budry and Tanner) all seem to have almost the same character (a very strong upper-body and enmity towards Chimera) and have all often saved the lives of Nathan Hale and the other Sentinels in various battles (in Resistance 2 and Resistance: The Gathering Storm: Battle of Bear Butte and Battle of Adams/Wabash station) and have survived the most dangerous operations they have been in.


 * If you look at Capelli's Wraith during Resistance 2 (the time to look is whilst in Cocodrie, Louisiana) you can read writing on it. One particular part of the writing is on the ammo wheel where it says "200 rounds" which is the number of rounds the magazines hold in the multiplayer of Resistance 2. It is also interesting to note that Capelli seems to use a Wraith with every co-op upgrade (increased capacity drum, scope, titanium barrels and timing motor).