« | The Rahim 7.62 mm is a bullpup rifle serving as a designated marksman weapon for the OPFOR. It's based on the older Russian rifle with upgraded modern features such as firing mechanism, trigger and rail. The bullpup design allows the rifle to be more compact and maneuverable without shortening the barrel. Field Manual[1]
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The Rahim is a 7.62 mm bullpup designated marksman rifle used exclusively by Mediterranean CSAT sharpshooters in ArmA 3.
Overview[]
The Rahim is a gas operated, selective-fire designated marksman rifle that is chambered to fire the 7.62×54 mmR cartridge.
It can only load 10-round curved magazines and has a muzzle velocity of 830 m/s.[CfgMa 2] It accepts accessories on both its top[CfgWp 7] and underbarrel[CfgWp 8] rails, and can mount suppressors onto its muzzle.[CfgWp 9]
The Rahim uses a bullpup layout which makes it a relatively compact weapon to wield.[CfgWp 5] It is the lightest DMR in its class and has fairly decent accuracy for both medium-long ranges.
In addition, the Rahim boasts an impressive fire rate of up to ~ 652 rounds per minute.[CfgWp 10][Formula 1] In practice however, it should be noted that the Rahim is extremely difficult to control while firing in full auto. Combined with its meagre 10-round magazine, this renders the Rahim's high fire rate rather redundant and essentially impossible to achieve under regular circumstances.
Two other (albeit minor) drawbacks that the Rahim has is that its dust covers cannot be removed, and that its muzzle velocity is slightly less than that of other DMRs like the Mk18 ABR. For the former, this means that Rahim faces the same problem as the CMR-76 and is unable to mount side rail accessories like a laser pointer which - depending on the user's needs, could prove to be a detriment.
In the case of the latter, the Rahim's lower muzzle velocity coupled with its 7.62 mmR rounds having greater air drag[CfgAm 1] means that they lose their energy slightly quicker than the Mk18 ABR's 7.62 mm NATO ammunition. Though this is somewhat compensated by the Rahim's excellent accuracy, its lower muzzle velocity means that it still falls short of the SPAR-17 and does not even come close to being able to match the Mk-I EMR's range.
Ironsights[]

The Rahim's zeroing limits range from a minimum of 100 metres up to a maximum of 600 metres (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600).[CfgWp 11] By default, it is set to a zeroing of 200 metres.[CfgWp 12] Neither the front nor rear sights are illuminated.
If an optical sight with a zeroing limit greater than 600 metres is attached onto the top rail (e.g. LRPS), the Rahim will allow for an absolute maximum zeroing of 1,600 metres.[CfgWp 13]
Camouflage[]
- Hex: Arid Hexacam camouflage pattern.
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NOTE: The following camouflage schemes will only be available if the third party-developed Reaction Forces Creator DLC is activated.
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Ammunition[]

Ammo parameter | 7.62 mmR (Ball) |
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Base damage value | 11.6[CfgAm 2] |
Aerodynamic friction | -0.0012[CfgAm 1] |
Muzzle velocity (m/s) | 830[CfgMa 2] |
Expected velocity (m/s) | 800 [CfgAm 3][note 1] |
Penetration depth (mm) | 22.41 [CfgAm 4][Formula 2] |
Deflection angle (degrees) | 15°[CfgAm 5] |
The Rahim can only load one type of magazine.[CfgWp 14] It has a weight of 8[CfgMa 3] "mass" units:
7.62 mm 10Rnd Mag[]
Curved mag loaded with ten rounds worth of 7.62 mmR ball ammunition.[CfgMa 4]
None of the rounds fired will emit visible tracers.
Magazine compatibility[]
Rahim_762x54 | |
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Weapon name (Classname) |
7.62 mm 10Rnd Mag![]() |
Rahim 7.62 mm (srifle_DMR_01_F) |
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NOTE: The following table only applies if the third party-developed Reaction Forces Creator DLC is activated.
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Trivia[]
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Gallery[]
Config/script references[]
CfgAmmoCfgMagazinesCfgWeapons
Formulae |
Notes[]
- ↑ Damage will be reduced if the projectile's velocity drops below this value.
References[]
- ↑ Hlava, B et al. 2014, Arma 3: Field Manual - Weapons Info, Bohemia Interactive Community Wiki, viewed 6 March 2025, <https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Field_Manual_-_Weapons_Info>.
- ↑ Johnson, S 2013, 'Izhmash Prototype VS-121 Sniper Rifle', The Firearm Blog, 6 May, viewed 22 November 2023, <https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2013/05/06/izhmash-prototype-vs-121-sniper-rifle/>.
- ↑ Haládik, L 2015, OPREP - MARKSMEN WEAPONS, Arma 3, viewed 19 November 2024, <https://dev.arma3.com/post/oprep-marksmen-weapons>.
- ↑ van 't Land, J.J. 2015, SPOTREP #00040, Arma 3, viewed 20 September 2017, <https://dev.arma3.com/post/spotrep-00040>.
- ↑ van 't Land, J.J. 2015, SITREP #00102, Arma 3, viewed 2 June 2024, <https://dev.arma3.com/post/sitrep-00102>.
- ↑ van 't Land, J.J. 2013, SPOTREP #00013, Arma 3, viewed 20 September 2017, <https://dev.arma3.com/post/spotrep-00013>.
- ↑ van 't Land, J.J. 2014, SPOTREP #00027, Arma 3, viewed 20 September 2017, <https://dev.arma3.com/post/spotrep-00027>.
External links[]
See also[]
Weapons of comparable role and configuration[]
- Mk14 (FIA counterpart, ArmA 3: Marksmen only)
- Mk18 ABR (AAF counterpart)
- Mk-I EMR (NATO counterpart, ArmA 3: Marksmen only)
- SPAR-17 (CTRG counterpart, ArmA 3: Apex only)
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Handguns | Rook-40 9 mm • Zubr .45 |
Submachine guns | Sting 9 mm |
Carbines | Katiba Carbine 6.5 mm |
Assault rifles | CAR-95 series (CAR-95, CAR-95 GL) • Katiba 6.5 mm (Katiba GL) • SDAR 5.56 mm • Type 115 6.5 mm* |
Designated marksman rifles | ASP-1 Kir 12.7 mm • CMR-76 6.5 mm • Cyrus 9.3 mm • Rahim 7.62 mm |
Sniper rifles | GM6 Lynx 12.7 mm |
Squad automatic weapons | CAR-95-1 5.8 mm • Zafir 7.62 mm |
Machineguns | Navid 9.3 mm |
Launchers | 9M135 Vorona • RPG-42 • Titan MPRL • Titan MPRL Compact |
Static | Mk6 Mortar • Mk30 • Mk32 • Remote Designator • Static Titan Launcher (AA, AT) |
(Parenthesis) denote variants. * denotes weapons exclusive to the Viper sub-faction. Marksmen DLC | Apex DLC | Tanks DLC |