SIG 556 (MG)

The SIG 556 (MG) is an assault rifle found in Resident Evil 5 which is seen being used by BSAA Alpha and Delta teams that are sent to Kijuju as their primary weapon. The 556s outfitted with Holographic sights are also seen being used as Sniper rifles by Dave Johnson and Josh Stone. The weapon can be found in Chapter 5-2 near the conveyor belt.

GameplayEdit

Featured in Resident Evil 5 as the fourth machine gun and the second assault rifle available to the player. It has a starting firepower of 80, a reload speed of 2.55 seconds and a capacity of 40. Fully upgraded, it has a firepower of 180, a reload speed of 1.42 seconds and a capacity of 80.

Compared to the other machine guns, the SIG-556 has middle range of firepower and capacity, but also the fastest reload speed and the second highest rate of fire.

It costs 15,000 Exchange Points to buy infinite ammo for the weapon after fully upgrading and completing the game once.

The weapon is used by Chris Redfield in his S.T.A.R.S. costume in The Mercenaries and Versus mode, and in The Mercenaries Reunion by Sheva Alomar in her Fairy Tale costume. Sheva's SIG is fully upgraded.

Upgrade chartEdit

It takes a total of ₦75,000 to buy and fully upgrade the weapon or just ₦71,000 for the upgrades because the weapon itself can be picked up in game.

Firepower	80 Base	90	100	110	120	130	140	150	160	180
	Price	₦2000	₦2000	₦3000	₦3000	₦4000	₦4000	₦6000	₦8000	₦12000
Reload speed	2.55 Base	2.41	2.27	1.98	1.70	1.42
	Price	₦1000	₦2000	₦2000	₦3000	₦4000
Capacity	40 Base	45	50	55	60	65	70	80
	Price	₦500	₦500	₦1000	₦1000	₦2000	₦4000	₦6000

MercenariesEdit

Chris (S.T.A.R.S.)

Equipment	Firepower	Capacity (+savings)	Reload	Special
SIG 556 (MG)	160	65 (+ 150)	2.55 sec	-

Mercenaries ReunionEdit

Sheva (Fairy tale)

Equipment	Firepower	Capacity (+savings)	Reload	Special
SIG 556 (MG)	180	80 (+100)	1.42 sec	-

Versus ModeEdit

Chris (S.T.A.R.S)

Equipment	Firepower	Capacity (+savings)	Reload	Special
SIG 556 (MG)	160	45 (+100)	2.55 sec.	-

Further notesEdit

The likeness of the weapon appears as the Signature Special card in the Resident Evil: The Deck Building Game.
The likeness of the weapon also appears in Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D as Machine Gun / SG 566. Is it part of Jill's default load out.

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