Weapons · Light machine gun · in the sim
VRG LMG
faction rifle damage and ramp; rps ×0.9; 100 mag; 5.5 s; spread ×1.5 (class.rs keeps the 100-round box)
- PMC
- VRG
- class
- Support (class.rs)
- unlock
- free (Support preset)
- source
- class.rs weapon(Support)
Our numbers
- damage ramp
- 28 → 18 per hit, full to 20 m, linear to 120 m, stops at 242 m
- rate of fire
- 6.75 rounds/s (405 rpm)
- magazine
- 100 + 200 spare on spawn
- reload
- –
- muzzle velocity
- 700 m/s
- bullet drop
- 10 cm at 100 m, 40 cm at 200 m (g = 9.81 m/s²)
- spread
- 13.5 mrad hip, standing; 4.05 mrad aimed (ADS ×0.3); moving ×0.9
- recoil
- 8.4 mrad up, 4.9 mrad side per shot; first shot ×1.2; recovers 4.8/s; ADS recoil ×0.65
- bloom
- +0.18× base per shot, up to 2.2× base, recovers 1× base/s
Damage over distance
OpenMAG VRG LMGwith every LMG skillBF4 m249 (reference)BF4 m240 (reference)
Bullets to kill
Body hits, against each PMC's armour multiplier (weapon.rs FactionProfile) and both armour weights (progression.txt).
| target | close ≤ 20 m | far ≥ 120 m | head ×2, close | ideal TTK close |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALCYON light (100 HP, ×1.15 damage taken) | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0.44 s |
| HALCYON heavy (130 HP, ×1.15 damage taken) | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0.59 s |
| VRG light (100 HP, ×0.85 damage taken) | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0.59 s |
| VRG heavy (130 HP, ×0.85 damage taken) | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0.74 s |
| MERIDIAN light (100 HP, ×1 damage taken) | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0.44 s |
| MERIDIAN heavy (130 HP, ×1 damage taken) | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0.59 s |
With skills
Every LMG skill (LMG bipod grip (1 pt), 150-round box (2 pts), LMG Mk II (5 pts)) gives: 30.24 → 19.44 @ 20 → 120 m, 7.29 rounds/s, 150 rounds, – s reload, spread 11.47 mrad.
Design note
DESIGN.md §20.3, row "LMG"
- OpenMAG (design)
- faction rifle damage and ramp; rps ×0.9; 100 mag; 5.5 s; spread ×1.5 (class.rs keeps the 100-round box)
- BF4 reference
- m249 800 rpm, 200/2, 6.2 s, 620 m/s, 24.5→18 @8→65 m; m240 650 rpm, 100 mag, 33→21.6 (m249, m240)
BF4 reference
Observed numbers from the clean-room tables (weapons.json), cited so the tuning is traceable. Not used in the game.
| asset | class | fire | RoF rpm | mag/mags | reload s | v0 m/s | damage | gravity | blast | lock time/cone/range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m249 gameplay/weapons/m249/m249 | Lmg | AutomaticFire | 800 | 200/2 | 6.2 | 620 | 24.5→18 @ 8→65 m | -15 | ||
| m240 gameplay/weapons/m240/m240 | Lmg | AutomaticFire | 650 | 100/3 | 6.2 | 610 | 33→21.6 @ 8→65 m | -15 |
last built 2026-10-26 from 2dba433 · generated by tools/wiki-build.mjs · BF4 numbers are observed reference values read into clean-room notes; no BF4 code, data file or asset is on this site · OpenMAG values are proposed until playtests confirm them · OpenMAG home