Star Citizen FPS Ballistics Database

Parallax Energy Assault Rifle

Star CitizenVerified Offworld Laser TechnologiesMediumAssault RifleEnergy

Sustained fire overcharges the rifle: after 12 shots (42% heat) it switches to a 210 dmg/s electric beam that does full damage to 65 m and nothing beyond. Combined is holding down the trigger - those 12 shots plus 3.4 s of beam - 872 damage in 4.4 s, after which it overheats and locks for a 4.2 s cooldown. Ambient temperature scales the heat build-up (roughly 0.4x in the deep cold to 1.7x at 140 C), so it overcharges sooner on a hot planet and lasts longer on a cold one.

The Parallax Energy Assault Rifle is a medium energy assault rifle in Star Citizen, made by Verified Offworld Laser Technologies. It hits for 26 damage per shot at 600 rpm, dropping an unarmored target in 4 shots. Against Medium armor it needs 11 torso shots - a time-to-kill of 1 seconds. Crafting uses Tungsten, Gold, Carinite; the tables below list the Impact Force needed to drop a shot against every armor class.

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01Specifications3 fire modes

Alpha damage

dmg/shot - vs Default

Fire rate

600rpm

436 shots/min? - incl. 3s reloads

Sustained DPS

130

dmg/sec - vs Default

Magazine

rounds

Range

1200

meters

Projectile

600

m/s

Range - loses 0.01 dmg/m past 200 m, to a minimum of 10 dmg1200 m / 4800 m scale

02Damage, shots to kill & TTKper armor class - Rapid

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

Body region: Head vs Super Heavy armor

The Parallax Energy Assault Rifle takes 42 shots to kill a Super Heavy helmet. Craft +0.05% Impact Force to make it 41 shots - within reach.

Torso

Armor	Dmgper shot	STKshots to kill	TTKtime to kill	Basevs standard armor	Max craftedvs +10% armor	Premium?vs +15% sets
Naked	26	4shots	≈ 0.3s	≥ 28.21%	—	—
Default	13	8shots	≈ 0.7s	≥ 9.9%	—	—
Undersuit	12.35	9shots	≈ 0.8s	≥ 1.22%	—	—
Flightsuit	11.05	10shots	≈ 0.9s	≥ 0.56%	—	—
Light	10.4	10shots	≈ 0.9s	≥ 6.84%	≥ 9.58%	≥ 11.01%
Hv Util?	9.75	11shots	≈ 1s	≥ 2.57%	—	≥ 7.97%
Medium	9.1	11shots	≈ 1s	≥ 9.9%	≥ 14.82%	≥ 17.44%
Heavy	7.8	13shots	≈ 1.2s	≥ 6.84%	≥ 14.47%	≥ 18.71%
Super Heavy	1.625	62shots	≈ 6.1s	≥ 0.89%	≥ 22.29%	—

Head

Armor	Dmgper shot	STKshots to kill	TTKtime to kill	Basevs standard armor	Max craftedvs +10% armor	Premium?vs +15% sets
Naked	52	2shots	≈ 0.1s	≥ 92.31%	—	—
Default	19.5	6shots	≈ 0.5s	≥ 2.57%	—	—
Undersuit	18.525	6shots	≈ 0.5s	≥ 7.97%	—	—
Flightsuit	16.575	7shots	≈ 0.6s	≥ 0.56%	—	—
Light	15.6	7shots	≈ 0.6s	≥ 6.84%	≥ 9.58%	≥ 11.01%
Hv Util?	14.625	7shots	≈ 0.6s	≥ 13.97%	—	≥ 19.96%
Medium	13.65	8shots	≈ 0.7s	≥ 4.66%	≥ 9.35%	≥ 11.85%
Heavy	11.7	9shots	≈ 0.8s	≥ 6.84%	≥ 14.47%	≥ 18.71%
Super Heavy	2.438	42shots	≈ 4.1s	≥ 0.05%	≥ 21.27%	—

Arms/Legs

Armor	Dmgper shot	STKshots to kill	TTKtime to kill	Basevs standard armor	Max craftedvs +10% armor	Premium?vs +15% sets
Naked	19.5	6shots	≈ 0.5s	≥ 2.57%	—	—
Default	10.4	10shots	≈ 0.9s	≥ 6.84%	—	—
Undersuit	9.88	11shots	≈ 1s	≥ 1.22%	—	—
Flightsuit	8.84	12shots	≈ 1.1s	≥ 2.84%	—	—
Light	8.32	13shots	≈ 1.2s	≥ 0.17%	≥ 2.73%	≥ 4.07%
Hv Util?	7.8	13shots	≈ 1.2s	≥ 6.84%	—	≥ 12.47%
Medium	7.28	14shots	≈ 1.3s	≥ 5.67%	≥ 10.4%	≥ 12.93%
Heavy	6.24	17shots	≈ 1.6s	≥ 0.17%	≥ 7.32%	≥ 11.29%
Super Heavy	1.3	77shots	≈ 7.6s	≥ 1.22%	≥ 22.69%	—

The three Impact Force columns are the minimum Dmg % a crafted weapon needs to remove one shot-to-kill: base = vs standard armor, max crafted = the Impact Force to reach the same breakpoint against a fully-crafted target, and premium = the same against the best sets in that tier, so you can read across the row. Most armor gains +10% damage mitigation at max craft quality, but roughly half the sets in each tier reach +15% instead - at Heavy that is ADP, ADP-mk4, Balor HCH, Defiance, Manticore and Overlord, and every Heavy Utility piece is premium. Where the weapon already one-shots standard armor, the crafted values are the Impact Force 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 follows its input material's quality 1:1 - quality 500 is the standard looted weapon, 1000 the best craft.

Frame - 0.04 SCU Tungsten (affects recoil - no damage effect) - mined grades 363/530/662/787/858/902/964/1000
Cabling - 0.02 SCU Gold (Impact Force) - mined grades 264/553/644/786/864/916/959/1000
Power Regulator - 1× Carinite (Impact Force) - mined grades 273/554/647/716/880/909/959/1000

04Frequently askedQuick answers

How much damage does the Parallax Energy Assault Rifle do?

The Parallax Energy Assault Rifle deals 13 damage per shot at 600 rpm.

How many shots to kill with the Parallax Energy Assault Rifle?

4 torso shots against an unarmored target, and 11 shots against Medium armor (against the shared 100 HP health pool).