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FPS Ballistics Database

Arclight Pistol

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The Arclight Pistol is a small energy pistol from Klaus & Werner. It hits for 36 damage per shot at 700 rpm, dropping an unarmored target in 3 shots. Against Medium armor it needs 8 torso shots - a time-to-kill of 0.801 seconds. Crafting uses Lindinium, Copper, Dolivine; the tables below list the Impact Force roll needed to drop a shot against every armor class.

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01Specifications2 fire modes

Fire rate
700rpm
270 shots/min? - capped at 270 carried
Alpha damage
18
dmg/shot - default
Sustained DPS
210
dmg/sec
Magazine
30
rounds
Range
1200
meters
Projectile
600
m/s
Effective range1200 m / 16000 m scale

02Damage, shots to kill & TTKper armor class - Burst 3

Values for Burst 3 fire, bare weapon, standard (500) quality. Fire modes, barrel attachments and the craft-quality slider are in the interactive calculator.

Body region: Head vs Heavy armor

The Arclight Pistol takes 7 shots to kill a Heavy helmet. Craft a +2.88% Impact Force roll to make it 6 shots - within reach.

Torso

ArmorDmg / shotSTKTTKImpact ForcebaseImpact Forcemax crafted
Naked363shots0.171s≥ 38.89%
Default186shots0.529s≥ 11.11%
Undersuit17.16shots0.529s≥ 16.96%
Flightsuit15.37shots0.715s≥ 8.93%
Light14.47shots0.715s≥ 15.74%≥ 18.71%
Hv Util13.58shots0.801s≥ 5.82%≥ 9.47%
Medium12.68shots0.801s≥ 13.38%≥ 18.46%
Heavy10.810shots1.072s≥ 2.88%≥ 10.23%

Head

ArmorDmg / shotSTKTTKImpact ForcebaseImpact Forcemax crafted
Naked1081shotinstant
Default274shots0.357s≥ 23.46%
Undersuit25.654shots0.357s≥ 29.95%
Flightsuit25.654shots0.357s≥ 29.95%
Light21.65shots0.443s≥ 15.74%≥ 18.71%
Hv Util20.255shots0.443s≥ 23.46%≥ 27.71%
Medium18.96shots0.529s≥ 5.82%≥ 10.56%
Heavy16.27shots0.715s≥ 2.88%≥ 10.23%

Arms/Legs

ArmorDmg / shotSTKTTKImpact ForcebaseImpact Forcemax crafted
Naked21.65shots0.443s≥ 15.74%
Default14.47shots0.715s≥ 15.74%
Undersuit13.688shots0.801s≥ 4.43%
Flightsuit12.249shots0.886s≥ 2.12%
Light11.529shots0.886s≥ 8.51%≥ 11.29%
Hv Util10.810shots1.072s≥ 2.88%≥ 6.43%
Medium10.0810shots1.072s≥ 10.23%≥ 15.16%
Heavy8.6412shots1.244s≥ 5.22%≥ 12.73%
The two Impact Force columns are the minimum Dmg % roll a crafted weapon needs to remove one shot-to-kill: base = vs standard armor, max crafted = the roll to reach the same breakpoint against a fully-crafted target (the four armor tiers gain +10% damage mitigation at max quality), so you can read across the row. Where the weapon already one-shots standard armor, the max-crafted value is the roll to keep that one-shot. Clothing and undersuits can't be crafted; flight suits can be, but have no craftable stats that matter here. STK = shots to kill. Computed at 0 m against the 100 HP health pool.

03Crafting materialsFabrication bench

Each part's stat roll follows its input material's quality 1:1 - quality 500 is the standard looted weapon, 1000 the best craft.

04Frequently askedQuick answers

How much damage does the Arclight Pistol do?

The Arclight Pistol deals 18 damage per shot at 700 rpm.

How many shots to kill with the Arclight Pistol?

3 torso shots against an unarmored target, and 8 shots against Medium armor (against the shared 100 HP health pool).

What is the Arclight Pistol's time to kill (TTK)?

About 0.801 seconds to drop a Medium-armored torso.

What is the Arclight Pistol's muzzle velocity?

Its projectile travels at 600 m/s.

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