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OBO: Rifle, M60 - M60E6 rebalance script

OBO: Pronounced "oboe" (yes, like the instrument), it stands for "Overseer's Balance Overhaul for Weapons".

This is a script that rebalances the M60 bonus weapon. If you were ever going to fire an M60 in a handheld configuration, the M60E6 would be the best choice. It's lighter, primarily, but also has a few other nifties. Check Wikipedia if you want to know more. Anyway, I gave it the same fire rate as an M60E6, but switched its ammo type to Assault Rifle rounds. Fun fact: an M60 fires the same ammo as an AWP. It will now no longer kill Commons in a single shot, and doesn't do that "large gib" effect like explosive ammo anymore. Why? I wanted a "full auto" mentality for this weapon, instead of a "non-scoped sniper rifle" mentality. Also, its magazine size has been adjusted to the real-world 100-round belt. I then tweaked its accuracy stats, particularly its movement, standing, and crouching spread. Basically, this weapon is accurate when crouching and not moving. When standing, it's accuracy worsens by a fairly large amount (see screenshots), and firing while moving is impractical, unless you're shooting at very nearby zombies chasing you. So you're essentially a moving turret platform. Oh, and you should be aware that the default M60 was never meant to be reloaded. It uses the default AK47's reload animations, but doesn't have textures on its other side. To fix this issue, find an applicable M60 replacer on the Workshop to use alongside my mod. A quality one shouldn't have the same problem.

Stat-wise, it may not have as high a damage per second as the Semi-auto Shotguns, but it actually has the highest TRUE damage per second, due to the fewer reloads. It may be the most powerful weapon available, but it has its drawbacks too. The emphasis on stationary firing is a good example. Combined with all the other minor changes listed below, this weapon now has its own benefits and drawbacks.

NOTE: When running out of ammo in a magazine, the game is hard-coded to make you throw away your M60 then delete it. Thus, if you let your ammo run out of ammo in one magazine, even if you have plenty of reserve ammo, the game will force-drop your weapon and delete it. To prevent this, you will need to reload before fully emptying a clip. There is nothing I can do to fix this, so be warned.

Here's the list of changes (X means unchanged):

VerticalPunch - 2 to 2.25
SpreadPerShot - 1.6 to 0.4
MaxSpread - 35 to 30
SpreadDecay - 7 to 8
MinDuckingSpread - 0.5 to 0.4
MinStandingSpread - 1 to 1.2
MinInAirSpread - 3 to 0
MaxMovementSpread - 6 to 4.5
ReloadDuration - ? to 3.75 (Vanilla value unknown, added this line)
DeployDuration - ? to 0.5 (Vanilla value unknown, added this line)
PenetrationNumLayers - 2 to X
PenetrationPower - 50 to X
PenetrationMaxDistance - 0 to X
Damage - 50 to 66
Range - 3000 to X
RangeModifier - 0.97 to X
Bullets - 1 to X
CycleTime - 0.11 to 0.109
clip_size - 150 to 100
primary_ammo - AMMO_TYPE_M60 to AMMO_TYPE_ASSAULTRIFLE

A note on the preview screenshot:
Disclaimer: I got it randomly off the internet. I am not its author, and I don't claim to own it. If need be, I'll replace it with something generic from Wikipedia or something.