Weapons · Assault rifle · in the sim
HALCYON rifle
12 rps, 30 mag, 1.9 s, 900 m/s, 20→15 @30→180 m, 4 mrad, max 260 m
- PMC
- HALCYON
- class
- Assault, Medic (class.rs); every class can pick it in a loadout
- unlock
- free (starter preset)
- source
- weapon.rs standard()
Our numbers
- damage ramp
- 20 → 15 per hit, full to 30 m, linear to 180 m, stops at 260 m
- rate of fire
- 12 rounds/s (720 rpm)
- magazine
- 30 + 150 spare on spawn
- reload
- –
- muzzle velocity
- 900 m/s
- bullet drop
- 6.1 cm at 100 m, 24.2 cm at 200 m (g = 9.81 m/s²)
- spread
- 4 mrad hip, standing; 1.4 mrad aimed (ADS ×0.35); moving ×0.6
- recoil
- 6.5 mrad up, 2.4 mrad side per shot; first shot ×1.4; recovers 8/s; ADS recoil ×0.65
- bloom
- +0.22× base per shot, up to 1.3× base, recovers 1.8× base/s
Damage over distance
OpenMAG HALCYON riflewith every RIFLE skillBF4 m416 (reference)BF4 famas (reference)
Bullets to kill
Body hits, against each PMC's armour multiplier (weapon.rs FactionProfile) and both armour weights (progression.txt).
| target | close ≤ 30 m | far ≥ 180 m | head ×2, close | ideal TTK close |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALCYON light (100 HP, ×1.15 damage taken) | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0.33 s |
| HALCYON heavy (130 HP, ×1.15 damage taken) | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0.42 s |
| VRG light (100 HP, ×0.85 damage taken) | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0.42 s |
| VRG heavy (130 HP, ×0.85 damage taken) | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0.58 s |
| MERIDIAN light (100 HP, ×1 damage taken) | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0.33 s |
| MERIDIAN heavy (130 HP, ×1 damage taken) | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0.50 s |
With skills
Every RIFLE skill (Rifle foregrip (1 pt), Rifle scope (1 pt), Extended magazine (2 pts), Rifle Mk II (5 pts)) gives: 21.6 → 16.2 @ 34.5 → 207 m, 12 rounds/s, 45 rounds, – s reload, spread 3.2 mrad.
Design note
DESIGN.md §20.3, row "HALCYON rifle (fast, accurate, light)"
- OpenMAG (design)
- 12 rps, 30 mag, 1.9 s, 900 m/s, 20→15 @30→180 m, 4 mrad, max 260 m
- BF4 reference
- m416: 750 rpm, 31 mag, 2.4 s reload (1.85 s with rounds left), 600 m/s, 24.5→18 @12.5→60 m, gravity −15 (m416); famas 1000 rpm, 26 mag (famas)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m416 gameplay/weapons/m416/m416 | Assault | AutomaticFire | 750 | 31/5 | 2.4 (1.85 with rounds left) | 600 | 24.5→18 @ 12.5→60 m | -15 | ||
| famas gameplay/weapons/famas/famas | Assault | AutomaticFire | 1000 | 26/6 | 3.7 (2.8 with rounds left) | 630 | 24.5→18 @ 12.5→60 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