Weapon Commissioned by Captain Hamerica.
Thanks to PlayBONK for the awesome animations!
The RM277 will appear as the AK12 (AK17) and is unlocked at level 55.
The RM277 is a high powered battle rifle with surprisingly low kick at the cost of slightly worse accuracy than normal. As the runner up in the NGSW trials, the RM277 can pierce through enemy armor, but doesn't penetrate walls/enemies/shields to account for its 6.8x51mm TVC not being as over-pressured as the 6.8x51mm FURY cartridge.
Stat Notes
Spoiler!
Damage is high at 106, bringing you up to ~111 and letting you two shot headshot with some minor damage boosting skills.
RPM is average at 675, same as in MW2022.
Ammo capacity starts out with 20 round Lancer mags and 4 total magazines for a total of 80 rounds. Ammo pickup is 2-4.5 at base, which should be comfortable so as long as you are careful with your aim.
Stability is above average for a battle rifle at 52, with kick values about on par with the CAR4/M4A1, resulting in a rifle that should be comfortable to keep controlled. This is to account for the True Velocity recoil mitigation system that David Stouffer (spelling?) was boasting that their RM277 in 6.8x51mm TVCM has the same recoil impulse as a M4A1 in 5.56x45mm NATO.
(Look I know that last part is marketing speak from True Velocity and from Task and Purpose of all sources, but considering that RM277 information isnt as widespread as the Spear and I cant just call up True Velocity to test fire both an M4A1 and a RM277, I make do with the information I got).
Accuracy at 52 is average for most rifles and subpar for a battle rifle. I am aiming for most RM277 builds to land in the mid 80s range, with only specific marksman/lengthy builds achieving perfect accuracy at the cost of your stability.
This might seem incredibly odd considering the RM277 has a fairly long barrel length at 19inches, longer than the MCX Spear's 13inch barrel and the RM277 can go even longer with the NGSW-AR barrel. However, the slightly subpar accuracy is a gameplay concession made to differentiate the RM277 from other battle rifles/my MCX Spear. Whereas other battle rifles are precise but have high kick, the RM277 has low kick but is (relatively) imprecise.
The RM277's concealment is rather good for a battle rifle at a base of 13, considering its bullpup nature. The max concealment I'm aiming for with the RM277 is around ~20 concealment, albeit at the cost of your accuracy.
The only unique mod in the list is the 6.8x51mm WRATH conversion, which grants you access to piercing armor/enemies/walls, but not shields. No, you are reading the list of added piercings correctly, I purposely excluded shield piercing.
This is to make fun of MW2022's strange tendency to make legally distinct versions of everything, even though I'd assume most real weapon manufacturers would love to have some product placement in one of the most popular FPSes in the world. So if you have bootleg 6.8x51mm FURY, you also get a bootleg armor piercing effect. This also isn't mentioning the strange mistake of Infinity Ward chambering the offbrand SIG Sauer cartridge in the RM277, when the NGSW weapons and their respective calibers are supposed to be a package deal?
Gameplay wise, the WRATH ammo is just a meme ammo made to make fun of Infinity Ward's strange mistakes. I dont actually expect people to use it, though I am sure some clever players will find some way to abuse the extra piercing types added.
Known Issues:
Rarely, the animation will seem to bug out and teleport the spare mags into the normal magazine's position for a brief frame. It doesn't affect weapon functionality.
Probable Future Asked Questions:
Q: Textron's NGSW-R Bid?
A: If someone wants to supply the model/textures from Akinaro, sure.
Q: RM277-AR Bipod/configuration?
A: I'm not convinced I can recreate the NGSW-AR configuration from 2042 puzzlebox assets and I dont feel like paying for Akinaro's model. Gameplay wise, you pretty much already have most of the configuration with the long barrel and 30 round offbrand lancer mag.
Q: Shouldnt you give the RM277 one extra magazine's of ammo, to account for the weight savings from the 6.8 TVCM catridge?
A: I was considering that idea to differentiate it even more from my MCX Spear. I am not too into Payday's meta, so I erred on the side of caution to ensure the RM277 wasnt too powerful as a primary.
Q: XM250?
A: Models/textures wise, it's been done for quite a while now thanks to someone donating the model/textures for me to use. I am just waiting for when PlayBONK's backlog was cleared so we could I could hire him to make some anims.
Q: Where's the drum mag?
A: Not included at the request of the commissioner.
Q:REEEEEEEEE the rifle that should have won the NGSW trials is too week/borken!!! need buff/nerf!!!
A: Go into the files and change the stats yourself.