All 13 LMGs, Drones and Special Weapons in Active Matter

Each support weapon is built for one job. Machine guns hold ground, drones look ahead before you commit, and the fire gear handles flames and burning enemies. Pick the job first, then the gun.

EV-MG

Fire it on automatic or in bursts. Check its recoil and underbarrel slots against the other machine guns before you build around it.

Class

Light machine gun

Caliber / ammunition

7.62x51

Fire modes

Automatic; Single-shot / burst

Rate of fire

750 rpm

Damage at 10 m

250

DPS at 10 m

3125

Armor penetration

25

Bullet velocity

850 m/s

Effective range

400 m

Recoil

0.135

Recoil control

0.4

Recoil direction

0.73

Visual recoil

1.4

Spread

0.07

Weight

6.2 kg

Volume

410

Attachment slots

Magazine; Optic; Front underbarrel slot; Rear underbarrel slot

Drone handling

-

How to Get It

No active-map loot route is listed.

M249 Para

Its fire modes match EV-MG's, so the choice comes down to the round and how each one handles.

Class

Light machine gun

Caliber / ammunition

5.56x45

Fire modes

Automatic; Single-shot / burst

Rate of fire

850 rpm

Damage at 10 m

140

DPS at 10 m

1983

Armor penetration

14

Bullet velocity

930 m/s

Effective range

300 m

Recoil

0.11

Recoil control

0.35

Recoil direction

0.71

Visual recoil

1.3

Spread

0.07

Weight

7.2 kg

Volume

410

Attachment slots

Magazine; Optic; Stock; Muzzle

Drone handling

-

How to Get It

Loot: Far Island (Cargo Port, Dam); Headquarters (Airport, Hotel); America (Downtown and Downtown: Collapse PvE); Dogorsk; Factory; Ozernoe; Park; Scrap; Military Base; Gigastructure. Containers: Nightstand, Rifle crate T3 and Modern Long-Range T3. Monolith access level 7: replication blueprint for 1,600 tokens.

PKM

It's the heaviest light machine gun here and fires on automatic only. Patch 0.4.0.201 let it keep a round in the chamber, so test its handling before you commit.

Class

Light machine gun

Caliber / ammunition

7.62x54R

Fire modes

Automatic

Rate of fire

648 rpm

Damage at 10 m

260

DPS at 10 m

2808

Armor penetration

26

Bullet velocity

815 m/s

Effective range

400 m

Recoil

0.155

Recoil control

0.4

Recoil direction

0.66

Visual recoil

1.5

Spread

0.067

Weight

7.5 kg

Volume

490

Attachment slots

Magazine; Stock

Drone handling

-

How to Get It

Loot: Far Island (Cargo Port, Dam); Dogorsk; Factory; Ozernoe; Park; Scrap; Military Base; Gigastructure. Containers: Nightstand, Rifle crate T3 and the machine-gun container in Collapse. Deluxe Edition includes 3 PKM; the Gaijin Store Elite Squad Edition includes the Deluxe content.

RPK-74

It fires the same round as RPL-20, and its single-shot and burst option makes it the more flexible of the pair.

Class

Light machine gun

Caliber / ammunition

5.45x39

Fire modes

Automatic; Single-shot / burst

Rate of fire

630 rpm

Damage at 10 m

130

DPS at 10 m

1365

Armor penetration

13

Bullet velocity

900 m/s

Effective range

300 m

Recoil

0.1

Recoil control

0.35

Recoil direction

0.74

Visual recoil

1.2

Spread

0.067

Weight

5 kg

Volume

420

Attachment slots

Optic; Magazine; Muzzle; Grip

Drone handling

-

How to Get It

Loot: Far Island (Cargo Port, Dam, Dogorsk, Factory, Ozernoe, Park, Shegolskoe, Scrap, Military Base); Gigastructure. Containers: Safe T2, Rifle crate T2 and the machine-gun container in Collapse.

RPL-20

It fires on automatic only, but it lists the most attachment slots of the light machine guns, so it has the most room to build.

Class

Light machine gun

Caliber / ammunition

5.45x39

Fire modes

Automatic

Rate of fire

800 rpm

Damage at 10 m

130

DPS at 10 m

1733

Armor penetration

13

Bullet velocity

900 m/s

Effective range

300 m

Recoil

0.095

Recoil control

0.35

Recoil direction

0.76

Visual recoil

1.2

Spread

0.063

Weight

5.3 kg

Volume

420

Attachment slots

Optic; Magazine; Front underbarrel slot; Rear underbarrel slot; Right tactical slot; Left tactical slot

Drone handling

-

How to Get It

Container: Safe.

RPG-7

The RPG-7 is a manual launcher. Patch 0.4.0.201 changed its projectile's damage, inventory space and name, so test the round in game before you rely on it.

Class

Grenade launcher

Caliber / ammunition

-

Fire modes

Manual

Rate of fire

47 rpm

Damage at 10 m

-

DPS at 10 m

-

Armor penetration

-

Bullet velocity

-

Effective range

-

Recoil

0.1

Recoil control

-

Recoil direction

0.5

Visual recoil

1.2

Spread

0.05

Weight

6.3 kg

Volume

460

Attachment slots

None listed

Drone handling

-

How to Get It

Loot: Far Island (Cargo Port, Dam); Headquarters (Airport); Dogorsk; Factory; Ozernoe; Park; Scrap; Military Base; Gigastructure. Containers: Nightstand, Rifle crate T3.

Hunting Crossbow

A manual crossbow built for aimed shots, so it rewards waiting for the right moment.

Class

Crossbow

Caliber / ammunition

Crossbow bolt

Fire modes

Manual

Rate of fire

48 rpm

Damage at 10 m

300

DPS at 10 m

240

Armor penetration

30

Bullet velocity

105 m/s

Effective range

-

Recoil

0.01

Recoil control

0

Recoil direction

0.8

Visual recoil

0.1

Spread

0.05

Weight

2.7 kg

Volume

450

Attachment slots

Optic; supports optic and reflex sights

Drone handling

-

How to Get It

Loot: Residential house. Container: Civilian hunting weapon modern stash (2.9%). Deluxe Edition includes 2 Hunting Crossbows; the Gaijin Store Elite Squad Edition includes the Deluxe content.

CF-400 Flamethrower

An automatic flamethrower that fires fire mixture. Its only listed attachment slot is a magazine, so there's little to tune.

Class

Flamethrower

Caliber / ammunition

Fire mixture

Fire modes

Automatic

Rate of fire

1200 rpm

Damage at 10 m

-

DPS at 10 m

-

Armor penetration

0

Bullet velocity

-

Effective range

-

Recoil

0.01

Recoil control

0.9

Recoil direction

0.35

Visual recoil

0.6

Spread

0.15

Weight

4.2 kg

Volume

420

Attachment slots

Magazine

Drone handling

-

How to Get It

Loot: Far Island (Park). Container: Park Soviet fire weapon crate (28.6%). Monolith access level 4: replication blueprint for 325 tokens. Standard synthesis recipe: reward for the Silence Underground contract.

Kamikaze Drone

It's a one-way trip: an FPV drone that explodes when it hits a target, so you trade the drone for the blast.

Class

Drone

Caliber / ammunition

-

Fire modes

-

Rate of fire

-

Damage at 10 m

-

DPS at 10 m

-

Armor penetration

-

Bullet velocity

-

Effective range

-

Recoil

-

Recoil control

-

Recoil direction

-

Visual recoil

-

Spread

-

Weight

0.9 kg

Volume

320

Attachment slots

-

Drone handling

10 HP; invulnerable for 3 s after launch; breaks on impact above 3 m/s. Link range 150 m; weak signal beyond 75 m. Anomalies and storms can damage it. Launch: 1 s; stow: 3 s. Blast: 150 g TNT; 260 damage at the epicenter to one body zone and 1,560 across six zones; full damage within 2 m, reduced by 10 m; armor penetration falls from 15 at the center to 2 at the edge.

How to Get It

No active-map loot route is listed. Monolith access level 9: blueprint and standard recipe for 5,000 tokens.

Scout Drone

It hauls cargo, and a full load slows it down, so check the payload before you launch.

Class

Drone

Caliber / ammunition

-

Fire modes

-

Rate of fire

-

Damage at 10 m

-

DPS at 10 m

-

Armor penetration

-

Bullet velocity

-

Effective range

-

Recoil

-

Recoil control

-

Recoil direction

-

Visual recoil

-

Spread

-

Weight

0.9 kg

Volume

400 (folded: 150)

Attachment slots

-

Drone handling

10 HP; invulnerable for 3 s after launch; breaks on impact above 7 m/s. Link range 150 m; weak signal beyond 75 m. Can drop a grenade and carry up to 10 kg in 400 volume; full cargo reduces speed and maneuverability by 40%. Anomalies and storms can damage it. Launch: 1 s; stow: 3 s.

How to Get It

No active-map loot route is listed. Monolith access level 3: blueprint and standard recipe for 350 tokens.

Thermal Imaging Drone

It's the least durable drone here. Its thermal camera highlights allied targets, so launch it where it can watch your side without flying into trouble.

Class

Drone

Caliber / ammunition

-

Fire modes

-

Rate of fire

-

Damage at 10 m

-

DPS at 10 m

-

Armor penetration

-

Bullet velocity

-

Effective range

-

Recoil

-

Recoil control

-

Recoil direction

-

Visual recoil

-

Spread

-

Weight

0.9 kg

Volume

220 (folded: 150)

Attachment slots

-

Drone handling

3 HP; invulnerable for 3 s after launch; breaks on impact above 7 m/s. Link range 150 m; weak signal beyond 75 m. Thermal camera highlights allied targets. Can drop a grenade and carry up to 2 kg in 50 volume; full cargo reduces speed and maneuverability by 20%. Anomalies and storms can damage it. Launch: 1 s; stow: 3 s.

How to Get It

No active-map loot route is listed. Monolith access level 5: blueprint and standard recipe for 750 tokens.

Harpy Scout Drone

It flies exactly like the Scout Drone. The difference is the route: it comes from the higher editions, not the Monolith.

Class

Drone

Caliber / ammunition

-

Fire modes

-

Rate of fire

-

Damage at 10 m

-

DPS at 10 m

-

Armor penetration

-

Bullet velocity

-

Effective range

-

Recoil

-

Recoil control

-

Recoil direction

-

Visual recoil

-

Spread

-

Weight

0.9 kg

Volume

400 (folded: 150)

Attachment slots

-

Drone handling

10 HP; invulnerable for 3 s after launch; breaks on impact above 7 m/s. Link range 150 m; weak signal beyond 75 m. Can drop a grenade and carry up to 10 kg in 400 volume; full cargo reduces speed and maneuverability by 40%. Anomalies and storms can damage it. Launch: 1 s; stow: 3 s.

How to Get It

No active-map loot route. Advanced and Deluxe Editions include its Replicator recipe; the Gaijin Store Elite Squad Edition includes the Deluxe content.

Fire Extinguisher

Equip it in a weapon slot to deploy it. It puts out fires, neutralizes Scorches and burning Devourers, and works on a burning vehicle.

Class

Other

Caliber / ammunition

Fire mixture

Fire modes

Automatic

Rate of fire

1200 rpm

Damage at 10 m

-

DPS at 10 m

-

Armor penetration

0

Bullet velocity

-

Effective range

-

Recoil

0.01

Recoil control

0.9

Recoil direction

0.35

Visual recoil

0.6

Spread

0.15

Weight

3.6 kg

Volume

200

Attachment slots

None listed

Drone handling

-

How to Get It

Loot: Far Island (Ozernoe, Auto Station, Park). Ground loot is listed. Containers: Ozernoe [Fire] Extinguisher (100%), Ozernoe [Fire] general zone (18.7%), Police car (8.9%), Ambulance (3.1%).

How the Light Machine Guns Compare

RPK-74 and RPL-20 fire the same round, so they're the closest pair to compare. EV-MG, PKM and M249 Para each use their own, and their recoil, rate of fire and attachment slots decide how they handle. Those values shift with patches, so check them against the patch you're playing.

Pick the Right Drone

Scout and Harpy handle identically on paper, so the real choice comes down to how you get them. Thermal Imaging and Kamikaze are the specialists: one watches for your side, and the other is a one-way trip. Pick the drone that matches the job in front of you.

The Launcher, Crossbow and Fire Gear

The RPG-7 is the only launcher in this group, and its projectile is the part to test in game before a raid. The Hunting Crossbow is manual and suits aimed shots. The CF-400 fires on automatic, and the Fire Extinguisher is the answer when fire gets in your way.

Where Each Support Weapon Comes From

Most of this list drops from loot and containers on the maps. The EV-MG and the drones don't, and some of their routes take tokens or an edition pack, so read those routes before you plan a loadout.

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