Weapons · Assault rifle · in the sim
MERIDIAN rifle
9.5 rps, 30 mag, 2.2 s, 800 m/s, 24→17 @25→150 m, 6 mrad, max 240 m
- PMC
- MERIDIAN
- 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
- 24 → 17 per hit, full to 25 m, linear to 150 m, stops at 240 m
- rate of fire
- 9.5 rounds/s (570 rpm)
- magazine
- 30 + 150 spare on spawn
- reload
- –
- muzzle velocity
- 800 m/s
- bullet drop
- 7.7 cm at 100 m, 30.7 cm at 200 m (g = 9.81 m/s²)
- spread
- 6 mrad hip, standing; 2.1 mrad aimed (ADS ×0.35); moving ×0.6
- recoil
- 9 mrad up, 3 mrad side per shot; first shot ×1.6; recovers 7/s; ADS recoil ×0.65
- bloom
- +0.3× base per shot, up to 1.5× base, recovers 1.5× base/s
Damage over distance
OpenMAG MERIDIAN riflewith every RIFLE skillBF4 ak12 (reference)
Bullets to kill
Body hits, against each PMC's armour multiplier (weapon.rs FactionProfile) and both armour weights (progression.txt).
| target | close ≤ 25 m | far ≥ 150 m | head ×2, close | ideal TTK close |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALCYON light (100 HP, ×1.15 damage taken) | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0.32 s |
| HALCYON heavy (130 HP, ×1.15 damage taken) | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0.42 s |
| VRG light (100 HP, ×0.85 damage taken) | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0.42 s |
| VRG heavy (130 HP, ×0.85 damage taken) | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0.63 s |
| MERIDIAN light (100 HP, ×1 damage taken) | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0.42 s |
| MERIDIAN heavy (130 HP, ×1 damage taken) | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0.53 s |
With skills
Every RIFLE skill (Rifle foregrip (1 pt), Rifle scope (1 pt), Extended magazine (2 pts), Rifle Mk II (5 pts)) gives: 25.92 → 18.36 @ 28.75 → 172.5 m, 9.5 rounds/s, 45 rounds, – s reload, spread 4.8 mrad.
Design note
DESIGN.md §20.3, row "MERIDIAN rifle (middle)"
- OpenMAG (design)
- 9.5 rps, 30 mag, 2.2 s, 800 m/s, 24→17 @25→150 m, 6 mrad, max 240 m
- BF4 reference
- ak12 650 rpm, 31 mag, 3.2 s, 600 m/s, 24.5→18 @12.5→60 m (ak12)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ak12 gameplay/weapons/ak12/ak12 | Assault | AutomaticFire | 650 | 31/5 | 3.2 (2.3 with rounds left) | 600 | 24.5→18 @ 12.5→60 m | -15 |
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