Star Citizen FPS Ballistics Database

Quartz SMG

Star CitizenVerified Offworld Laser TechnologiesMediumSMGEnergy

The Quartz SMG is a medium energy smg in Star Citizen, made by Verified Offworld Laser Technologies. It hits for 45 damage per shot at 600 rpm, dropping an unarmored target in 3 shots. Against Medium armor it needs 7 torso shots - a time-to-kill of 0.635 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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01Specifications1 fire mode

Alpha damage

22.5

dmg/shot - vs Default

Fire rate

600rpm

563 shots/min? - incl. 3s reloads

Sustained DPS

225

dmg/sec - vs Default

Magazine

rounds - 450 shots

Range

meters

Projectile

600

m/s

Range25 m / 4800 m scale

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

Values for Damage Beam 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 Quartz SMG takes 24 shots to kill a Super Heavy helmet. Craft +3.06% Impact Force to make it 23 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	45	3shots	0.222s	≥ 11.12%	—	—
Default	22.5	5shots	0.444s	≥ 11.12%	—	—
Undersuit	21.375	5shots	0.468s	≥ 16.96%	—	—
Flightsuit	19.125	6shots	0.523s	≥ 4.58%	—	—
Light	18	6shots	0.556s	≥ 11.12%	≥ 13.97%	≥ 15.45%
Hv Util?	16.875	6shots	0.593s	≥ 18.52%	—	≥ 24.76%
Medium	15.75	7shots	0.635s	≥ 5.83%	≥ 10.56%	≥ 13.1%
Heavy	13.5	8shots	0.741s	≥ 5.83%	≥ 13.38%	≥ 17.58%
Super Heavy	2.812	36shots	3.556s	≥ 1.61%	≥ 23.16%	—

Head

Armor	Dmgper shot	STKshots to kill	TTKtime to kill	Basevs standard armor	Max craftedvs +10% armor	Premium?vs +15% sets
Naked	90	2shots	0.111s	≥ 11.12%	—	—
Default	33.75	3shots	0.296s	≥ 48.15%	—	—
Undersuit	32.062	4shots	0.312s	≥ 3.97%	—	—
Flightsuit	28.688	4shots	0.349s	≥ 16.2%	—	—
Light	27	4shots	0.37s	≥ 23.46%	≥ 26.63%	≥ 28.27%
Hv Util?	25.312	4shots	0.395s	≥ 31.69%	—	≥ 38.63%
Medium	23.625	5shots	0.423s	≥ 5.83%	≥ 10.56%	≥ 13.1%
Heavy	20.25	5shots	0.494s	≥ 23.46%	≥ 32.28%	≥ 37.18%
Super Heavy	4.219	24shots	2.37s	≥ 3.06%	≥ 24.92%	—

Arms/Legs

Armor	Dmgper shot	STKshots to kill	TTKtime to kill	Basevs standard armor	Max craftedvs +10% armor	Premium?vs +15% sets
Naked	33.75	3shots	0.296s	≥ 48.15%	—	—
Default	18	6shots	0.556s	≥ 11.12%	—	—
Undersuit	17.1	6shots	0.585s	≥ 16.96%	—	—
Flightsuit	15.3	7shots	0.654s	≥ 8.94%	—	—
Light	14.4	7shots	0.694s	≥ 15.75%	≥ 18.71%	≥ 20.26%
Hv Util?	13.5	8shots	0.741s	≥ 5.83%	—	≥ 11.39%
Medium	12.6	8shots	0.794s	≥ 13.38%	≥ 18.46%	≥ 21.17%
Heavy	10.8	10shots	0.926s	≥ 2.89%	≥ 10.23%	≥ 14.32%
Super Heavy	2.25	45shots	4.444s	≥ 1.02%	≥ 22.44%	—

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 - 0.03 SCU Tungsten (affects recoil - no damage effect) - mined grades 363/530/662/787/858/902/964/1000
Cabling - 0.01 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 Quartz SMG do?

The Quartz SMG deals 22.5 damage per shot at 600 rpm.

How many shots to kill with the Quartz SMG?

3 torso shots against an unarmored target, and 7 shots against Medium armor (against the shared 100 HP health pool).