Automatic Rifle
| Automatic Rifle | |
|---|---|
| |
| Category: | Defense |
| Status: | Unavailable |
| Function: | |
| Fires bullets which damage players and blocks. | |
| Mass: | 3 kg |
| Volume: | 14 L |
| Data Controls: | [edit] [purge] (?) |
| Obsolete! This article is about something now obsolete that is no longer present in Space Engineers. The page stays on the Wiki for historic purposes. |
The 
Automatic Rifle was a handheld weapon in Space Engineers which fired bullets when used. It was replaced by the 
MR-20 Rifle.
Alongside the standard Automatic Rifle, there were also three upgraded versions of it:
- The Precise Rifle, now replaced by the
MR-8P Rifle, was far more accurate and had higher damage, but fired half as fast as the standard rifle. - The Rapid-fire Rifle, now replaced by the
MR-50A Rifle, had a higher rate of fire at the expense of lower damage, accuracy, and more ammo consumption. - The Elite Rifle, now replaced by the
MR-30E Rifle, was better in nearly every way, but was expensive to produce as it required 
platinum and 
silver.
All types of rifles used to require 
5.56x45mm NATO magazines to fire. They also did not need to be reloaded: they automatically pulled ammunition from your inventory as you fired the weapon.
Clicking the left mouse button fired a short burst, clicking the right mouse button toggled aiming down sights or firing from the hip. Firing while floating freely in space would result in a slight push opposite of the direction of fire.
Assembly
All types of rifles were able to be crafted in the advanced 
Assembler, and the standard rifles could also be produced in a 
Basic Assembler. The recipes are listed below, using the "Realistic" world settings:
| Rifle Upgrades | Iron (Fe) | Nickel (Ni) | Cobalt (Co) | Silver (Ag) | Platinum (Pt) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 3.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Precise | 3.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Rapid-Fire | 3.00 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elite | 3.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 6.00 | 4.00 |
Stats
The automatic rifle used to have several upgraded variants with different traits.
Each trait has different stats, as shown below.
| Rifle Upgrade | Mode | Magazine | Damage | Rate of Fire | Accuracy | Point-blank DPS | Suggested Usage |
| Standard Replaced by: MR-20 Rifle |
Semi Auto | 20 | 100% | 600 | Medium | 100% | Defense |
| Rapid Fire Replaced by: MR-50A Rifle |
Auto | 50 | 70% | 1000 | Low | 116% | Boarding, nearby turrets |
| Precise Replaced by: MR-8P Rifle |
Semi Auto | 8 | 140% | 300 | Perfect | 70% | Sniping turrets |
| Elite Replaced by: MR-30E Rifle |
3-Round Burst | 30 | 200% | 700 | High | 233% | Everything |
Note that loading the rifles with legacy 5.56x45mm NATO magazines instead of their specialized magazine type will load 30 bullets, regardless of which type of rifle you are using.