- Information on this article is only relevant up to patch version 1.1.6
Sound Suppressors are muzzle-fitted weapon attachments in ArmA 3's Western Sahara Creator DLC.
Stubby Sound Suppressor[]
5.56 mm[]
It is compatible with all 5.56 mm-chambered assault rifles, light machine guns, and carbines:
- LIM-85 light machine gun
- Mk20/Mk20C bullpup rifle/carbine
- The SPAR-16 series of modular rifles
- TRG-21/TRG-20 bullpup rifle/carbine
- Velko R4 assault rifle
- Velko R5 carbine
- The XMS series of modular bullpup rifles
The 5.56 mm Stubby suppressor has a weight of 8 "mass" units.[CfgWp 1] Attaching the 5.56 mm Stubby suppressor will increase the muzzle velocity of its weapon by 5%[CfgWp 2] and improve its accuracy by reducing dispersion by up to 20%.[CfgWp 3]
Against the AI, the distance at which they can hear the weapon being fired will be reduced by up to 96%[CfgWp 4], whereas the distance at which they can see the muzzle flash will be cut by 70%.[CfgWp 5]
It is available in six camouflage schemes: Arid, Black, Khaki, Lush, Sand and Snake. It should be noted that attaching the 5.56 mm Stubby suppressor onto its weapon will increase its inertia penalty by +0.1.[CfgWp 6]
6.5 mm[]
It is compatible with all 6.5 mm NATO and non-NATO chambered weapons, regardless of whether it is cased or caseless ammunition:
- CMR-76 bullpup marksman rifle
- Katiba/Katiba Carbine bullpup rifle/carbine
- Mk200 light machine gun
- The MX series of modular rifles
- The Promet series of modular bullpup rifles
- Type 115 special purpose rifle
All variants of the Stubby 6.5 mm suppressor share the same weight of 10 "mass" units.[CfgWp 7] Attaching the 6.5 mm Stubby suppressor will increase the muzzle velocity of its weapon by 5%[CfgWp 8] and improve its accuracy by reducing up to 20% of its dispersion.[CfgWp 9]
Against the AI, the distance at which they can hear the weapon being fired will be reduced by up to 96%[CfgWp 10], whereas the distance at which they can see the muzzle flash will be cut by 70%.[CfgWp 11]
Stubby 6.5 mm suppressors are available in six finishes: Arid, Black, Khaki, Lush, Sand and Snake. It should be noted that attaching Stubby 6.5 mm suppressors onto a weapon will increase its inertia penalty by +0.2.[CfgWp 12]
7.62 mm[]
The 7.62 mm Stubby suppressor is freely interchangeable on all 7.62 mm-chambered weapons regardless of whether it fires 7.62×39 mm, 7.62×51 mm (both NATO and non-NATO) or 7.62×54 mmR:
- The AK-12 series of modular rifles
- Galat ARM assault rifle
- Mk14 battle rifle
- Mk18 ABR battle rifle
- Mk-I EMR marksman rifle
- Rahim bullpup marksman rifle
- SA-77/SA-77 Compact general-purpose machine guns
- SLR* battle rifle
- SPAR-17 marksman rifle
(*) The Stubby suppressor cannot be fitted onto SLRs with rifle grenade adapters.
All variants of the 7.62 mm Stubby suppressor share the same weight of 12 "mass" units.[CfgWp 13] Attaching 7.62 mm Stubby suppressors will increase the muzzle velocity of its weapon by 5%[CfgWp 14] and improve its accuracy by reducing 20% of its dispersion.[CfgWp 15]
Against the AI, the distance at which they can hear the weapon being fired will be reduced by up to 96%.[CfgWp 16] The distance at which they can see the muzzle flash will be cut by 70%.[CfgWp 17]
7.62 mm Stubby suppressors are available in six finishes: Arid, Black, Khaki, Lush, Sand and Snake. Attaching the Stubby 7.62 mm suppressor onto a weapon will increase its inertia penalty by +0.2.[CfgWp 18]
Sound Suppressor (12 Gauge)[]
The 12 Gauge suppressor can only be mounted onto one weapon platform:
- AA40 shotgun
The suppressor has a weight of 15 "mass" units.[CfgWp 19] Attaching the 12 Gauge suppressor will increase the weapon's muzzle velocity by 5%[CfgWp 20] and improve its accuracy by reducing up to 20% of its dispersion.[CfgWp 21]
Against the AI, the distance at which they can hear the weapon being fired will be cut by up to 96%.[CfgWp 22] On the other hand, the distance at which they can see the muzzle flash will be reduced by up to 70%.[CfgWp 23]
There are only two finishes available: Black and Snake. Attaching the 12 Gauge suppressor onto a weapon will increase its inertia penalty by +0.3.[CfgWp 24]
Camouflage[]
Trivia[]
- The Stubby Sound Suppressor was not originally available upon the DLC's launch. It was only included after the release of Update 1.1.[1]
- The 12 Gauge variant marks the first time that a shotgun suppressor has been featured in the series (albeit only in a semi-official capacity).
Gallery[]
Config/script references[]
CfgWeapons
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References[]
- ↑ Nillers et al. 2021, Western Sahara - Changelog, Bohemia Interactive Forums, viewed 1 November 2022, <https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/236830-western-sahara-changelog/?tab=comments#comment-3466561>.
See also[]
| Weapon attachments of Western Sahara | |
|---|---|
| Non-magnified sights | RDS |
| Aiming devices | IR Laser Pointer |
| Illumination | Saber Light |
| Muzzle | Sound Suppressor (12 Gauge, Stubby 5.56 mm, Stubby 6.5 mm, Stubby 7.62 mm) |