Recoil Experiment

[Pr8Dator]

I modded 2 different weapons to have almost the same recoil and ergonomics numbers as follows:

I fired both in full auto, crouch position, breathe held, same aim point, same distance and same BT cartridge and this was the dramatically different result with the AKS74UN on the left and the AK74M on the right.

You will notice that the AK74M, having similar recoil and ergonomics stats but a MUCH higher muzzle velocity ended up with extremely tight grouping in full auto while the AKS74U is just going all over the place. While this may be realistic considering that the AKS74UN is actually a very short carbine but what then does those recoil numbers mean if it does not reflect ingame performance? Based on this performance, it seems like the recoil number on the AKS74UN should be A LOT higher than stated.

Does that mean we cannot depend on the weapon stats as a gauge of performance but has to really test each weapon individually to understand how they work?

What you guys think?

 

 

UPDATE: After extensive testing, I conclude that the recoil stat refers only to the first round recoil. That means how much your muzzle jump after that first shot. After that the spread of the weapon on full auto seems to be governed by factors that are not covered by the stats itself. Could be characteristic of each individual weapon.

Edited May 5, 2018 by Pr8Dator

[Pr8Dator]

UPDATE: After extensive testing, I conclude that the recoil stat refers only to the first round recoil. That means how much your muzzle jump after that first shot. After that the spread of the weapon on full auto seems to be governed by factors that are not covered by the stats itself. Could be characteristic of each individual weapon.

[Pr8Dator]

I don't have enough weapons to test this but this is what I think:

1. First round recoil, which is how high your muzzle jumps firing a single shot, is determined by the recoil stat

2. If you hold down full auto, where the second round lands is affected by the recoil stat due to first round recoil as above but the eventual spread pattern that you get from the weapon depends on the LENGTH OF BARREL. Longer barrels give a more stable trajectory and hence a tighter pattern.