Assault Rifles AK-101 An AK-101 was added in the 2016 Meatmas update. Update #40 replaced the model, and made its side-mounted dovetail rail functional, allowing for the use of Soviet-type optics (or Western ones, if an adaptor is installed).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing AK-101 - 5.56x45mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing "If you say in the first chapter that there is a rifle hanging on the wall, in the second or third chapter it absolutely must go off. " Error creating thumbnail: File missing Giving the asynchronous audience at various homes a nice look at the AK-101. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Of course, when showcasing an AK, always make sure the other side of the rifle actually exists. Same goes for buying one. Damned scammers... Error creating thumbnail: File missing Loading in a 30-round magazine full of capitalist propaganda 5.56x45mm NATO. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Racking the charging handle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Looking through the 101's irons... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and letting some rounds fly. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Out with the old, and in with the new. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Well, newer , anyway. Error creating thumbnail: File missing As mentioned, the newer 101's dovetail rail allows for the mounting of various Combloc optics, such as this PK-01VS red-dot sight. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Said sight has an interesting blue-tinted lens. Also note the newer model's somewhat clearer-looking iron sights. Error creating thumbnail: File missing If you're in the mood for something with a bit more magnification, the iconic PSO-1 4x scope is always a good choice. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Looking through the scope reveals that H3VR is one of a select few games that understands what a PSO-1 reticle actually looks like. Error creating thumbnail: File missing It also shows something about the PSO-1 that even fewer pieces of media depict: Error creating thumbnail: File missing The small switch on the side. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Of course, the switch isn't just there for show; it's used to turn on (or off) the PSO-1's integrated reticle illumination light, as seen in this appalling display of poor range etiquette. AKM An AKM is one of the available firearms in-game. Added in Update #13 (the 2016 4th of July update), it has an interesting list of updates under its belt; Update #40 replaced the model entirely, with one that lacked the prior model's permanently-attached side-bracket rail adaptor, the 10th alpha of Update #52 added the AKM to the arsenals of SWBs, and Update #58 added a "Tactical" model fitted with a variety of aftermarket modifications; among them are a full set of Magpul MOE furniture, a railed receiver cover, an aftermarket rear sight, an aftermarket selector lever, and an aftermarket muzzle brake.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing AKM - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The older AKM, resting peacefully on a table. Error creating thumbnail: File missing It's then rudely and suddenly awakened, so that the viewers at home can get a better look at it. Error creating thumbnail: File missing I hope that you're happy. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Loading a magazine into the AKM. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Taking advantage of the rail mount, and attaching a... Error creating thumbnail: File missing "NYET! RIFLE IS FINE!" Error creating thumbnail: File missing The other side of the new and improved AKM. "New" in the sense that it's a new model, "improved" because it's an AKM , not an original AK. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Loading in a magazine... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...before completely failing to pull the charging handle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing This failure comes as a result of one of the AK series' distinctive features: the selector lever, when set to safe, also serves as a dustcover, preventing debris from entering the charging handle slot. This, of course, has the side effect of preventing the charging handle from entering the charging handle slot. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another thing to note about the AK series is the arrangement of the selector's positions; rather than the "Safe-Semi-Auto" model common on most select-fire weapons, AKs generally have a "Safe-Auto-Semi" setup, which means that disengaging an AK's safety sends the user straight into full-auto. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Right, now that that's been sorted, it's time to get back to business. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Taking a look through the AKM's sights... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and blazing away in full-auto. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yet another attribute of the AK series is the so-called "tactical reload", made possible by the combination of a paddle magazine release and a shallow, rock-in magazine well; the routine consists of 3 steps: first, knock the old magazine out with a new one... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...second, rock in the new magazine... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and third, pull the charging handle. There are different ways to do this; the underhand technique seen here is quite popular in the West, whereas the East generally prefers to run the entire process with only the right hand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Loading the AKM with a 75-round RPK drum... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and merrily unloading into the walls, floor, and ceiling. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Speaking of merry, here's a shot from the "How the Gronch Monetized Meatmas" trailer for Update #49, featuring the titular misspelled villain "holding" an AKM, whilst telling players how to spend hours upon hours grinding to obtain loot-crates and in-game currencies in order to access EAPA (Earliest Access Pride & Accomplishment) boxes. Note that, curiously, the Gronch's rifle seems to be a non-railed version of the older model, despite that model having been removed from the game 9 updates prior. Tactical Error creating thumbnail: File missing Century Arms C39 V2 with Magpul MOE furniture - 7.62x39mm. Image provided to show the Magpul accessories; the gun in-game is not a C39. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "CYKA! I SAID RIFLE IS FINE! WHAT IN GOD'S NAME EVEN IS THIS MERZOST?!" Error creating thumbnail: File missing Even the letterboxing seems to agree with this sentiment, doing its best to shield the viewers' eyes from the heresy before them. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Being a Magpul-furnished rifle, it only makes sense that it comes with (interchangeable) 30-round Magpul PMAGs. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pulling the extended charging handle. Note the aftermarket selector lever; this includes a cutout in the top, which is used to lock the handle to the rear. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A good shot of the rifle's stock. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming through the non-standard rear sight... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and firing. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tactical rifle, tactical reload. Error creating thumbnail: File missing And a rather - *ahem* - tactical firing stance. AKS-74U The AKS-74U is one of the available firearms in-game, having been added in Update #18. Update #55 added a "Tactical" version with various aftermarket accessories.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing AKS-74U - 5.45x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Taking a look at a fresh, new AKS-74U, hot off the presses. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The other side, which shows that, as is standard for guns in H3 , the selector starts out set to "safe". Error creating thumbnail: File missing Taking a look at a magazine, which shows that the rounds have some rather... interesting deformation. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Loading in the magazine, unconcerned with the headspacing issues that such deformed ammunition can bring with it. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pulling back the charging handle (after disengaging the safety, of course). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Taking aim at the target... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and firing. A spent case can just be seen coming out of the ejection port. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Folding the stock, after deciding that the AKS-74U in its prior state was too stable, too controllable, and all-around too useful. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ahh, much better! Error creating thumbnail: File missing AKS-74U with railed handguard - 5.45x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The "Tactical" model, in all of its polymer-festooned glory. Note how it seems to have the stock from an 100-series AK rifle, such as the AK-74M . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Loading in an interestingly marbled polymer magazine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pulling back the aftermarket rounded charging handle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Drawing a bead... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and slinging some lead. Those two words don't rhyme, because English is a very sensible, well thought-out language. AS Val Added on the 14th day of Meatmas 2018, the long-requested AS Val makes an appearance in H3 (along with its sniper-rifle sibling ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing AS Val - 9x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The 14th day's gift was a twofer, and a long-awaited one at that. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Loading a 20-round magazine into the Val. The Vintorez's 10-rounders work too, though there's not much point to using them. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Attempting to pull the charging handle... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...before remembering to switch the AK -style selector lever off of safe. Error creating thumbnail: File missing There, much better! Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Aiming". Error creating thumbnail: File missing Firing the rifle reveals why; with bullet trails enabled, it's easier to see where you're shooting without the sights in the way. Bullet trails also reveal the difficulties involved with using subsonic ammunition at long ranges. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Examining the Val. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Y'know, the Spetsnaz probably aren't going to be happy about you taking that gun. You should probably try and hide it or something. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Oh no it's too late I can hear them coming up the stairs oh god oh f Bofors Ak 5C The 13th day of the Meatmas 2018 update added a Bofors Ak 5C .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bofors Ak 5C with Aimpoint CS sight and vertical foregrip - 5.56x45mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Ak 5C's gift box. A rather fitting gift for such a snowy, forested scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Loading in the unique-but-interchangeable STANAG variant added with the Ak 5C, a "waffle"-style polymer magazine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Racking back the charging handle. Note the dustcover, which sits over the charging handle slot, and slides up when the handle is pulled. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Playing with the rifle's stock, which can be extended... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...or folded. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The large, glove-friendly trigger guard is one of the Ak 5 series' noteworthy features; being made for the Swedish military, the reason why should be relatively obvious. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The selector switch is another interesting feature, of the 5C in particular; whereas previous models only had a switch on the left side, the 5C's is ambidextrous. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lining up the irons. The rear sight is very wide, which makes for a clear sight picture, though it does also make it somewhat harder to tell whether or not the sights are actually aligned properly. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Firing off... a burst? Error creating thumbnail: File missing A quick re-inspection of the rifle reveals that, at some point along the line, it apparently set itself to full-auto. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Somewhat confused, the alpine trooper decides to just roll with it. The rifle probably knows best. Colt M4A1 The M4A1 is one of the available firearms in-game, and one of the first to be added; it predates even the game's actual name. This model was a publicly-available asset made by weapon artist Nightfrontier, who had collaborated with game lead Anton Hand on disassembling it into the game's systems.
Due to game issues relating to the original weapon model, Update #48 revamped the weapon model, replacing it with a new one that lacks the previous model's folding foregrip, and has a railed handguard, a Crane stock, an extended charging handle tab, and an aftermarket folding BUIS. The update also included a "Left Hook" variant, which is completely mirrored, and meant for left-handed users.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt M4A1 - 5.56x45mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing Well, well, well, what have we here? Error creating thumbnail: File missing Loading a 30-round magazine into the M4A1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Flipping the rifle over... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and pulling the charging handle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Next up on the checklist: the fire selector. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Setting it to semi-auto... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and to rock 'n roll. Note how the fire selector isn't quite in either position; H3' s fire selectors used to be animated so as to move gradually, but this was later removed in favor of the current instantaneous-switching system. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Blasting away at nothing in particular; the muzzle flash is yet another thing that has long since changed (with rumors of a possible further change in the future, to accommodate attachments such as muzzle brakes and compensators). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dumping out the now-empty magazine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One new magazine later, one step to go: Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tapping the bolt release. One feature that (fortunately) hasn't disappeared is the movable nature of the bolt release paddle; it correctly pops up when the bolt is locked back, and lays flat when the bolt is in battery (compare with the image above). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Should one fail to properly chamber the rifle (i.e. manually riding the charging handle forward into battery instead of letting it snap back under spring tension), the bolt winds up in this position. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luckily, it's nothing that a quick tap of the forward assist can't fix. This is yet another feature that has since been removed, due to it being somewhat buggy and inconsistent, not to mention difficult for new players to understand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Grabbing the rifle's forend causes (or rather, caused) the foregrip to somewhat slowly unfold, much like the fire selector. Seems like something's missing here... Error creating thumbnail: File missing Oh. Right. That's... kinda important. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming through the M4A1's now-complete irons gives a good look at the curiously green-painted front post. It's not a standard feature, but hey, it makes the post easier to see, so why not? Error creating thumbnail: File missing The handle-mounted sight also comes came with a few selectable options, indicated by small white arrows whenever a controller is was close by. The top arrow allows ed the player to swap out the standard aperture sight with... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...whatever this is was... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...while the side arrow allows (y'know what, just read all the verbs in the past tense, 'cause I'm too lazy to keep track of them all myself) for the adjustment of the rear sight's elevation, between this... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and this, with 3 other positions in-between. Error creating thumbnail: File missing If that's not your style, you can always tack on a scope... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...the lens covers helpfully popping open when you do so. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Grabbing the foregrip... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and, a fair while later, watching it settle into its fully-unfolded position. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming; this scope is actually modeled after a red-dot magnifier, but was implemented as a scope at the time due to a lack of a proper scope model. Yet another problem that has long since been fixed. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The shiny new "Left Hook" version, fresh out of Update #48. Brings back good memories... Error creating thumbnail: File missing The right side of the Left Hook, showing the features that the left side is supposed to have. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fiddling with the foldable BUIS, which takes the place of the older model's carrying handle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing It still has the original front sight/gas block, though. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Playing around with the stock. Upon the weapon's release, this possessed a notable visual bug wherein the entire buffer tube moved in and out of the receiver with the stock; the following update fixed this. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A beautiful pair of fraternal twins. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Loading a magazine into the standard M4A1. This magazine, fitted with a Magpul handling loop, is another Update #48 addition. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A nice touch of the newer M4A1 is the dustcover... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...which pops open when the bolt first comes back... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and stays there when it returns to battery (though it can be manually closed at the player's discretion). Also note the serrations on the bolt; these serve as points for the forward assist to push on. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Being the same gun, the fire selector still has the same 3 settings: safe... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...semi... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and full-auto. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming, which shows off both the sights and the aftermarket extended charging handle tab. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Firing the M4A1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Making sure the other rifle doesn't feel "left" out, and loading in a magazine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another detail; when the charging handle is pulled... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...the aforementioned aftermarket charging handle tab pops out. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Firing the Left Hook. You looked to the wrong side of the picture for spent casings, didn't you? "M4A1 Shorty" Added in Update #49, the "M4A1 Shorty" is, as the name implies, a variant of the M4A1 with a shorter barrel, gas system, and handguard. It doesn't specifically match any one model in particular; the most appropriate way to describe it would be a commercial "pistol" upper receiver attached to a standard M4A1 lower.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mk. 18 Mod 0 - 5.56x45mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing Olympic Arms K23B Tactical w/foregrip - 5.56x45mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close-up shot of the Shorty's forend; it's pretty much just the standard handguard, but with 2 vents instead of 3. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Performing a quick brass check, while simultaneously showing that the rest of the model is more or less identical to the standard M4A1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sighting up a Weinerbot with the Aimpoint red-dot sight attached to the carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Performing a quick reload in the middle of a gunfight. Though, granted, considering its size, pretty much anything that happens in the Mini Arena is "in the middle of a gunfight". Error creating thumbnail: File missing While sudden, close-up encounters such as this aren't terribly god for the health of the player's heart, they are good for showing off the Shorty's rather impressive muzzle blast. As to be expected from a rifle with a <10" (<25.4 cm) barrel. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Attempting to perform another brass check, this time with just a little bit too much enthusiasm. CZ 806 BREN 2 2018's Meatmas update added a CZ 806 BREN 2 , the successor to the CZ 805 BREN , on Day 4. Notably, this is the rifle's first major documented media appearance.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing CZ 806 BREN 2 - 5.56x45mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing The 806's advent calendar box, which it shares with its sibling. Believe me, they were not happy about this arrangement. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Loading in a magazine; the rifle comes with these neat-looking polymer mags, but can accept any other STANAG magazine as well. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pulling back the charging handle; fortunately, since the rifle doesn't come with an optic, there's no risk of bashing your hand against it. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Unfortunately, this also means that there's no real way to aim it, unless you feel like walking all the way back to the item spawner. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Well, ç'est la vie . Or rather, je to pivot . Error creating thumbnail: File missing The selector switch's semi-auto position... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and its full-auto position. The safe position isn't shown, because the 806 is just edgy like that. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "It's not a phase, Mom! " Error creating thumbnail: File missing One last shot of the CZ 806, before it proceeded to run up to its room, slam and lock the door, and blast death metal at max volume. CZ 807 BREN 2 Accompanying the 806 in Meatmas 2018's 4th day was its larger-caliber sibling, the CZ 807 BREN 2 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing CZ 807 BREN 2 - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing They're even less happy about sharing a picture. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Loading the CZ 807; while it might look like an aftermarket 7.62x39mm AK magazine, it's actually entirely proprietary. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chambering a round. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Determined to show its parents that it's the better child, the 807 happily shows its safe position, without any complaints. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "See, look! Unlike 6, I do what I'm told without whining. Aren't I your favorite child? " Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Now, now, 7, we love all our children equally. " But- " Equally. " Error creating thumbnail: File missing Frustrated by this obviously-false statement, the 807 takes some equally sightless aim... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and sprays away some rounds in full-auto. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Examining the CZ 807; without a magazine, it's practically indistinguishable from its smaller-bore sibling. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Not that either of them would ever say that. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Look, see? My stock can fold... " Error creating thumbnail: File missing "and it can extend! See? I'm obviously better than 6!But can't 6 do that too? " Well, yeah, but... " But what? " But, but - UGH! " CZ SA vz. 58P The final, full release of Update #59 brought along a series of CZ SA vz. 58 variants, the first of which is a standard, full-stocked vz. 58P ("Pěchotní" , Czech for "infantry").
Error creating thumbnail: File missing CZ SA vz. 58P - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Behold, a rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing And no, it's not an AK . Hlupák . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Not even the magazine is from an AK. Banish the thought of AKs from your mind entirely, for this has nothing to do with them. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pulling back the charging handle, which gives an excellent view of the rounds in the magazine, courtesy of the vz. 58's distinctive open-topped receiver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The fire selector is this lever on the side; here it is on semi-auto... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and here it is on "30". Error creating thumbnail: File missing Taking a look at the vz. 58's iron sights: a simple rear tangent notch and hooded front post, both mounted on the barrel. Serviceable, if a bit dated. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Firing; the combination of straight-upwards ejection and a low ceiling make casings traveling in opposite directions a rather frequent sight in the indoor range. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another interesting feature of the vz. 58 is its ability to accept stripper clips, as seen here; these clips hold 10 rounds apiece. CZ SA vz. 58V To compliment the full-stocked vz. 58P, Update #59 also added a CZ SA vz. 58V , the folding-stocked paratrooper model (the "V" standing for "Výsadkový" , Czech for "airborne"). An additional variant with an aftermarket muzzle device, railed handguard, synthetic pistol grip, receiver-mounted scope rail, extended magazine release, and aftermarket ambidextrous bolt was also added, known as the "Custom" variant.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing CZ SA vz. 58V - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing To spice things up a bit, instead of the perpendicularly-angled detail shots you're used to by now, here's an obliquely-angled shot! Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Haha! With these new shots, they'll never even realize that they're just looking at the exact same gun with a different stock on it! It's BRILLIANT! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! " Error creating thumbnail: File missing *Ahem* Right, moving on... " Folding the vz. 58V's stock... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...which sits nice and flush on the side of the receiver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Loading in a magazine. Fortunately, the stock was kind enough to recognize that, seeing as this is an indoor shooting range and not a plane, it should unfold itself to help facilitate more accurate shooting. That, or the shot of it being unfolded just wound up on the cutting room floor. One of the two. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pulling back the charging handle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Doing the right thing, and letting it go. As nice as it may seem to keep it sheltered and safe at home, a charging handle belongs in the wild. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and firing. Contrary to what these images might suggest, these are not mutually exclusive actions. Custom Error creating thumbnail: File missing Loading up the Custom variant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Examining the rifle reveals a charging handle here... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and a charging handle there! Char-ging-han-dles-ev-ry-where! Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming the tacticool vz. 58; the aftermarket scope rail has a groove down the middle, allowing for a (slightly cramped) view of the irons. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Firing; apparently, one of the spent casings doesn't quite get the idea of a "personal bubble". Error creating thumbnail: File missing This happens sometimes too. Error creating thumbnail: File missing One magazine later, the vz. 58 locks open. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Oh, and the stock folds. Just thought that you should know. CZ SA vz. 58 Compact Along with the full-length variants, Update #59 brought along a CZ SA vz. 58 Compact . The vz. 58 Compact in-game lacks its standard side-folding stock; instead, it is compatible with the game's selection of pistol stocks.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing CZ SA vz. 58 Compact - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing D'awww.... Error creating thumbnail: File missing The other side of the adorably tiny carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Loading the vz. 58 Compact, which makes the already cartoonishly-proportioned weapon look even more preposterous. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Racking the charging handle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming; the fact that the rear sight is still barrel-mounted gives the Compact a sight radius that'd be on the shorter end for a handgun , let alone an assault rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Firing the carbine, producing appropriately massive amounts of sound and muzzle flash. Note the small gray dot underneath the rear sight; this is the vz. 58 series's distinctive short-stroke gas piston. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Oh, and for anyone who wants to try firing this thing one-handed, here's some advice: Error creating thumbnail: File missing Don't. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Just don't. FAMAS F1 The FAMAS F1 was the first weapon in the "Bullpup Trifecta" that was added in the first Meatmas update, alongside the L85A2 and the AUG A3 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FAMAS F1 - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Loading a magazine into the FAMAS. Fortunately, H3 understands that the F1 uses its own proprietary magazines, as opposed to the many games that simply shove a STANAG into the magazine well and hope for the best. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pulling back the charging handle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Admiring the FAMAS, whilst trying to resist the urge to make a "rich and FAMAS" joke (knowing full well that that's not how it's pronounced). Error creating thumbnail: File missing The FAMAS's fire selector is of note: the switch in the trigger guard toggles between safe... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...semi-auto... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and a mode that can be either full-auto or 3-round burst... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...depending on the position of this switch on the stock. Initially, this switch couldn't be used, with the 3rd selector position being exclusively set to burst; a later patch changed this. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Popping open the FAMAS's integral bipod. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A FAMAS mounted on a somewhat inconveniently low table. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The F1's irons, which have 3 settings: "Aim Large, Miss Large"... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ..."Aim Small, Miss Small"... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and "Aim Medium, Miss Medium". Error creating thumbnail: File missing The post-Update #52 version of the FAMAS, which has a pair of rail segments - one on the bottom of the handguard, and one on top of the carrying handle. Heckler & Koch G36 The Heckler & Koch G36 is one of the available firearms in-game. It, along with its shorter sibling , were added in Update #23.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch G36 with ZF 3x4° dual optical sight - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Always have to enjoy a well-modeled full size G36. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Loading in a 100-round dual drum magazine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pulling back the G36's charging handle. Note the bipod; H3 correctly depicts the G36 with a functional integrated bipod, which, when combined with the ability to use 100-round magazines, makes for a handy light support weapon. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Looking through the top red-dot portion of the ZF 3x4° dual-mode optic, another rarity in video games. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The bottom portion of the ZF optic, which consists of a 3x magnified scope. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Choosing the former of the two options, and opening fire with the G36. When it's deployed on its bipod, the G36 is precise enough that one can quite literally sign their initials on the indoor range's target in full-auto, if they so desire. Heckler & Koch G36C The Heckler & Koch G36C is one of the available firearms in-game; like the full-length variant , it was added in Update #23.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch G36C - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Taking a look at the G36C. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Loading in a standard 30-round magazine; these are normally translucent in reality, but they're opaque black in-game. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pulling the charging handle. As with the standard G36 above, the end of the charging handle correctly folds out to whichever side it's grabbed from, though it isn't very visible here due to the angle at which the rifle is held. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Checking some range results, now-readied G36C in tow. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming through the (rather wide) sights; a later update made the flip-up rear aperture usable as well. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sending a burst of 5.56mm rounds flying at the target. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Et tu, Brute? IMBEL IA2 The 5.56mm carbine version of the IMBEL IA2 is one of the available firearms in-game; it was added in the 1st Meatmas Update.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing IMBEL IA2 5.56mm carbine w/ bayonet - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Loading a 30-round STANAG magazine into the IA2. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sometimes, one must observe their Brazilian rifles due to their overall rarity in media. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The IMBEL's other side, which shows off the brass deflector. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rare-rifle-observation finished, the IA2's charging handle is pulled. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming through the larger of the rifle's 2 rear aperture sight options... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and the smaller one. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Firing the IA2, although perspective would have you believe that the rear sight has spontaneously spat out a spent casing. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Folding the stock, just for the fun of it. FN SCAR-L The FN SCAR-L is one of the available firearms in-game. It, along with its heavier-caliber sibling , were added in Update #32.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Third Generation FN SCAR-L - 5.56x45mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing Admiring the SCAR-L. Curiously, the upper and lower receivers are in slightly different colors. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Extending the SCAR's collapsible stock. Of note is that this, like many stock-related functions in H3 , served no practical purpose until much later on, when the recoil system was modified to accommodate them. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Loading a 30-round STANAG magazine into the rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chambering a 5.56mm round. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Looking through the first of the SCAR's 2 optional rear sight apertures... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and the second, smaller one. Error creating thumbnail: File missing If neither are particularly to your liking, you can always fold them down and attach a sight, such as this Aimpoint red-dot. Note the label on the scope; for copyright reasons, "Aimpoint" has been changed to "Gamepoint". Error creating thumbnail: File missing Flipping the rifle's selector from safe to semi-auto. Note the receiver's markings; in contrast with the sight's obfuscated manufacturer's markings, the rifle itself has near-proper "FN HERSTAL BELGIUM" trademarks, save for the odd rewriting of "HERSTAL" as "HöRSTAL". The markings below that read "MK 16 MOD 0", "Cal 5.56x45 MM", and a serial number of "H3VR2317", an obvious reference to the game itself. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming through the red-dot sight... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and firing. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 30 rounds later, and it's time to retire the old magazine. Along with the sight, apparently. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Of course, if you're a true tactical operator, then it's not really an issue. L85A2 The L85A2 is the 2nd part of the first Meatmas update's "Bullpup Trifecta", alongside the FAMAS F1 and AUG A3 . Initially, there were 2 variants available - one with iron sights, and one with a SUSAT scope - but Update #52 removed the latter version, replacing it with an attachable version of the SUSAT.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing L85A2 - 5.56x45mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing A nice shot of an iron-sighted L85A2. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Loading in a 30-round STANAG magazine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pulling the charging handle, while earning a disapproving glare from the ghost of an English military trainer that watches us all from the heavens; the UK military's official recommended method is to pull the charging handle with the left hand, so as to be able to see the ejection port without removing the rifle from the user's shoulder. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Manipulating the L85A2's interesting (if not terribly ergonomic) set of controls; to set the weapon to full-auto... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...one must first disengage the crossbolt safety located above the trigger... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...then reach back and flip the stock-mounted selector switch. While this could initially be used like any other selector in-game, it was later updated to reflect the 2-part nature of the fire controls. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Taking a look at the L85's irons... Error creating thumbnail: File missing L85A2 with SUSAT scope - 5.56x45mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...not that anyone actually uses them, anyways. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A broader look at the scoped L85, which gives a clearer view of the excised front iron sight. While this would be an inaccuracy for many weapons, on the L85A2, it's just standard practice (as the reference image displays). Error creating thumbnail: File missing The SUSAT's distinctive single-post reticle. M16A1 The M16A1 is one of the available firearms in-game, having been added through the first Meatmas update. Update #51 brought along 2 unique scopes for the weapon: a 6-24x variable-magnification scope, and a fixed-magnification 3x20 scope.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M16A1 with 20-round magazine - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing While he isn't a GI in 'Nam, our invisible range buddy ponders why 2+2 is on his mind. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The right side of the rifle, which shows off the serrations on the bolt; these are meant to interface with the forward assist (the button behind the bolt), so that it can be forced into battery, should you find your rifle in a (little hometown) jam. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Loading in a 20-round magazine. While other 5.56mm STANAGs can be used in as well, they just aren't the same as the classic straight 20-rounder. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pulling back the M16A1's charging handle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Looking through the sights... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and showing Paper Charlie up ahead that Private Invisible Hands was born to kill. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Attaching a 3x20 scope... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...which interfaces with a hole in the top of the carrying handle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming through the 3x20 scope. No, this scope isn't attached upside-down; that's what its reticle is supposed to look like, for whatever reason. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Finding this reticle easy to lose among the trees, Pvt. Hands decides to switch it out for a different optic. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Confident that the scope will stay in place, he decides to proceed. Error creating thumbnail: File missing He then adjusts the scope's magnification, while wondering where the small floating box is coming from. Probably the drugs. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming with the 6-24x scope reveals a much clearer duplex crosshair reticle, perfect for fighting someone else's war. Malyuk The Malyuk , a Ukranian prototype bullpup AK derivative, makes its media debut in H3 , being Day 11's gift in the 2018 Meatmas event.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Malyuk - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Wait, isn't the baby supposed to go in a manger, not a box? " Error creating thumbnail: File missing (For the 7.654 billion of you out there that don't speak Ukranian, the joke is that "Malyuk" translates to "baby"). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Loading in a magazine. Pretty sure that they're supposed to rock in the other way... Error creating thumbnail: File missing Racking the forward-mounted charging handle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The rifle's crossbolt safety, which is conveniently placed directly above the shooter's dominant hand... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...protruding out of the right side when engaged... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...while the substantially less conveniently-placed selector sits at the rifle's rear. Error creating thumbnail: File missing This at least makes sense from a mechanical perspective; this lever is just a standard AK selector switch, with the safe position blocked out due to its redundancy; the positions are even the same, with this setting being full-auto. Error creating thumbnail: File missing As with many of the other rifles in-game, the Malyuk spawns with a bare, sightless top rail, making aiming, shall we say, tricky . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Still, you'll hit something eventually if you fire enough rounds. Eventually. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Examining the right side of the rifle, confirming that it's still set to rock 'n roll. And that there's a hole clean through the side of it. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Blazing away at nothing in particular. Mk 18 Mod 1 Update #10 added a Mk 18 Mod 1 , fitted with a non-standard railed handguard with rail covers, an aftermarket pistol grip, a Crane stock, and a Magpul AFG, all (save for the handguard) in tan; the latter was removed and turned into an attachment in Update #52's 3rd alpha build.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mk 18 Mod 1 with Crane stock, vertical foregrip, and folding sights - 5.56x45mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing A tactical operator observes his Mk. 18 before preparing for some high-intensity training. He's so tactical that sights aren't necessary. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The rifle's other side, which gives a good view of the aftermarket handguard's distinctive vent holes. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A look at the fire selector, which has 3 positions: safe... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...semi... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and, interestingly enough, 3-round burst. While Mk 18s are normally fitted with safe-semi-auto trigger groups, they are often modified in various ways; furthermore, since the entire CQBR program (C lose Q uarters B attle R eceiver, the program that lead to the development of the Mk 18) was designed around creating a short-barreled upper receiver for the M4A1 carbine, it isn't inconceivable that one could wind up on the lower of a burst-firing M4 instead. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tactically loading in a 30-round magazine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pulling back the charging handle, using a tactical technique. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tactically aiming, using the aforementioned high-level tactical "lack-of-sights" method... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and firing a few bursts. Tactically. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Following a tactical reload so fast and so tactical that it happened before the next screenshot could even capture it, The Operator checks the locked-open bolt of his Mk 18. Error creating thumbnail: File missing He then remedies this, tactically slapping his rifle's bolt release. As with the above M4A1, the Mk 18's bolt release subtly pops out when the bolt locks open. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "What? No! It's not like I need a sight or anything. I can pull 0.5 MOA groups without sights at 300 yards, no problem. But, y'know, it's not like it'd do any harm to attach a magnifier and a holosight..." Error creating thumbnail: File missing "...or two..." Error creating thumbnail: File missing While attaching two holographic sights might seem a bit pointless, there is one distinct advantage in H3 : the fact that they can be individually zeroed for separate ranges... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...allows for this. This dual reticle setup is used for quick transitions between ranges; in this case, the smaller, higher reticle (from the front holosight) is zeroed for 50 meters, while the rear holosight's larger, lower reticle is set for a whopping 2. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Of course I don't need this! My 6 years of tactical operator training have given me the ability to see 20/20 in total darkness! I'm just... doing it... ironically! Yeah, that's it! I'm attaching this flashlight ironically!" Error creating thumbnail: File missing "That's also why I'm attaching this laser! I don't need a laser to aim. I don't even want a laser to aim. I'm just using one for the sake of irony." Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Good, now that he' s gone..." Error creating thumbnail: File missing "...I can finally get to business." Error creating thumbnail: File missing Taking full advantage of the currently-loaded Beta-C drum magazine, and sending out a few (dozen) 3-round bursts. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Ahhh... perfect. Er... wait, no, I mean... uhh... perfect...ly pointless? Haha, yeah, of course! Perfectly pointless! I don't think that this is good or anything, I'm just doing it as a joke! What kind of non-tactical pleb would actually need all this stuff to operate? Am I right? Heh... heh... Norinco QBZ-95 The sixth day of the 2018 Meatmas event brought along a Norinco QBZ-95 , the game's first and only Chinese firearm (and, as such, the first and only one to use 5.8x42mm ammunition).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Norinco QBZ-95 - 5.8x42mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The QBZ-95, sitting pretty in its box. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Examining the QBZ's left side... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and the right. The distinctive oversized trigger guard pegs this as an early-model QBZ-95, and not the improved QBZ-95-1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rather than bothering to flip the rifle back around, our friend stuck somewhere on K2 decides to save some energy and just load it like this. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Giving the charging handle a yank. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Finding nothing with his right thumb, our mountain-trapped friend then remembers the other thing that makes this 95 not a -1: the fire selector. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Whereas the QBZ-95-1 has a fire selector placed more traditionally (i.e. in reach of the firing hand), the original model instead has it on the stock. This is the full-auto position... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and this, perfect for someone stranded up a mountain with limited supplies and ammunition, is semi-auto. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming; the Type 95 uses a relatively standard setup consisting of a rear aperture and a hooded front post, though the rather wide aperture and the luminous dots on the front sight hood do add a bit of variety. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Since it's hard to tell from a still shot whether or not a bullpup rifle with relatively light recoil and a substantial height over bore is firing or not, here's a shot of it from the top instead. SIG SG 550 Added in Update #53, the SIG SG 550 is one of H3' s usable assault rifles, and is fitted with a quad-rail handguard and a permanently-attached folding bipod.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing SIG SG 550 - 5.6x45mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing Reaching over to fetch an SG 550... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...before taking a good look at it. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Loading in a 30-round magazine. These were added with the rifle, and are fully interchangeable with the 20-rounders from the earlier-added SIG SG 552 below. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Hey, wanna see a magic trick?" Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Bipoddus extendus!" Error creating thumbnail: File missing Setting the telescoping-legged bipod down on a range booth table. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming through an Aimpoint Micro T1 sight that found its way onto the rifle, along with a vertical foregrip and a few rail covers. Funny how that works, isn't it. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Oh, so that's why it wasn't working." Error creating thumbnail: File missing "So now it should fire, right?" Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Wrong." Error creating thumbnail: File missing With all of that sorted, the SG 550 can finally do what it was brought here to. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Releasing the locked-back bolt of the 550, now somewhat-redundantly fitted with a set of Magpul's MBUS irons. "Somewhat" being the key word here; the in-game SG 550 has a front sight, but no rear sight to line it up with. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Firing some more shots, whilst looking through the now-attached M145 MGO (Machine Gun Optic)... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and a few more through a conveniently-present set of canted backup iron sights. SIG SG 552 The SIG SG 552 is one of the available firearms in-game, and was added in Update #39. Update #46 added a version with additional rails for mounting attachments.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing SIG SG 552 - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Spotting an SG 552 on a table... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and picking it up. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Taking a good look at the Commando 552 . Error creating thumbnail: File missing The SG's other side, which shows off the charging handle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Loading in a 20-round magazine. With how quickly it fires, the SG 552 goes through these rather quickly. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Giving the charging handle a pull. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closeup of the selector, which has options for safe... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...semi-auto... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...three-round burst... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and full-auto. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Deciding upon the latter, Mr. Invisible takes aim at a target... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and fires. Error creating thumbnail: File missing After realizing that the note from 8 screenshots ago is, in fact, true, Mr. Invisible performs an AK -esque tactical reload. The specific technique seen here (hitting the magazine release with the new magazine facing sideways, and often going more up than forwards) is common practice in H3 , as it minimizes the risk of hitting one's controllers together. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Update #46's rail-equipped version of the SG 552, seen here in an updated version of a familiar setup . Steyr AUG A3 Rounding out the "Bullpup Trifecta" of the 1st Meatmas update is the Steyr AUG A3 . Of note is that the weapon's 2-stage trigger is correctly simulated, something which is very rare in games.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Steyr AUG A3 with optics removed and 16-inch barrel - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A look at the left side of the AUG reveals a pretty well-done replica of the real steel. Or rather, real plastic, considering the nature of the majority of the AUG's body. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Loading in a fresh 30-round magazine, which is a solid brown color; the real weapon's magazines are normally translucent. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pulling back the charging handle... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and locking it into its notch. This functionality wasn't present on the AUG when it was first added, but it was made possible in Update #52. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Doing this allows for the rather odd use of an "HK Slap" on a weapon that isn't actually made by HK . Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Aiming" the rifle, which immediately reveals a lack of any actual sights. Error creating thumbnail: File missing This, of course, doesn't stop anyone from dumping all the rounds out of the magazine anyway. Sturmgewehr 44 The famous StG 44 was added to the game in Update #48.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sturmgewehr 44 - 7.92x33mm Kurz Error creating thumbnail: File missing Taking a good look at the Sturmgewehr's model. Like the rest of the weapons in H3 , it is of excellent quality. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The other side of the StG. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lining up a fresh 30-round magazine of 7.92x33mm Kurz ammunition. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pulling the Sturmgewehr's charging handle reveals that the dustcover actually pops up. If one so desires, they can manually push it back into place. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Switching off the safety. The fire selector is the button above it, currently pushed to the left for semi-auto. Also note the "MP44" marking above the charging handle slot; this was one of 4 different ways the weapon could've been marked, along with the prior "MP43" or "MP43/1", and the later "StG44" markings. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming the rifle... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and opening fire. Click here to return to the main index page.
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