| « | Katiba is a bullpup assault rifle of an Eastern origin and was developed in cooperation with China. It fires 6.5 mm caseless ammunition. Thanks to its construction, the rifle is really reliable and has a low recoil. Katiba is a standard issue weapon for OPFOR armies. Three versions of Katiba exist: standard, a shorter carbine and a GL version equipped with an underslung grenade launcher. Field Manual
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The Katiba is a 6.5 mm bullpup assault rifle used by both Mediterranean CSAT forces and in limited numbers with the Tanoan Gendarmerie in ArmA 3.
Overview[]
The Katiba is a gas operated bullpup assault rifle chambered to fire the caseless 6.5×39 mm round.
It loads from 30-round box magazines, and can attain a rate of fire of up to 800 rounds per minute with a muzzle velocity of 900 m/s. The Katiba accepts accessories on its top and side rails. It can also be fitted with muzzle attachments but is unable to mount bipods.
Compared to its NATO counterpart, it has less recoil and a greater fire rate (800 RPM versus the MX's 625). It also has a slightly shorter barrel length, which makes it compact to carry and less of a burden in close quarters.
However, it should be noted that like its Pacific CSAT counterpart, the CAR-95, the Katiba has noticeably greater dispersion at distances beyond 400-500 metres. Additionally, it lacks access to extended capacity magazines and is always restricted to 30-rounders; a limitation which its American and Chinese-made counterparts do not share.
In spite of these downsides, the baseline Katiba nonetheless remains easier to handle compared to the MX. Firing rapidly on semi or full auto - whether in close quarters or against targets 300 metres away, is entirely feasible due to its (relatively) controllable recoil.
Variants[]
Katiba GL[]
The Katiba GL is simply a modified version of the baseline Katiba fitted with an underbarrel grenade launcher.
It is chambered to fire the same caseless 6.5×39 mm round while the grenade launcher is designed to load 40 mm grenades, ranging from high-explosive (HE) grenades, to less-than-lethal (LTL) flares and non-lethal smoke shells.
Exclusively wielded by Mediterranean CSAT grenadiers and other specialist infantry classes, it loads from the same 30-round box magazines and is statistically identical to the baseline Katiba.
The underbarrel EGLM grenade launcher uses a red dot quadrant sight which can be zeroed to launch grenades at ranges of up to 400 m.
Aside from the underbarrel GL which slightly increases the weapon's inertia and weight, the Katiba GL's recoil and accuracy remains unchanged.
Katiba Carbine[]
The Katiba Carbine is a compact variant of the baseline rifle. Performance-wise, it has the same rate of fire (800 RPM) and still loads from 30-round box magazines. The sole difference is that it uses a shorter barrel which reduces its muzzle velocity to 820 m/s.
This decreases its total weight and makes it even easier to wield in close quarters, though this comes at the cost of some accuracy and range. Therefore, the Katiba Carbine's effective range is limited to just under 350 metres or less.
Ironsights[]
If an optical sight with a zeroing limit greater than 600 metres is attached onto the top rail (e.g. DMS), the Katiba will allow for an absolute maximum zeroing of 1,000 metres.
If an optical sight with a zeroing limit greater than 600 metres is attached onto the top rail (e.g. Nightstalker), the Katiba will allow for an absolute maximum zeroing of 800 metres.
If an optical sight with a zeroing limit greater than 600 metres is attached onto the top rail (e.g. DMS), the Katiba GL will allow for an absolute maximum zeroing of 1,000 metres.
Ammunition[]
| Base damage value | Aerodynamic friction | Initial velocity (m/s) | Penetration depth (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | -0.0009 | 800 | 12 |
For grenade rounds usable with the EGLM, refer to its dedicated article here.
All variants of the Katiba support being loaded with two types of magazines. Both weigh exactly the same with a "mass" of 10 units.
6.5 mm 30Rnd Caseless Mag[]
Standard caseless 6.5 mm ammunition. The last four rounds of the magazine always consist of visible green tracers.
6.5 mm 30Rnd Tracer (Green) Caseless Mag[]
Dedicated tracer magazine. Loaded with thirty rounds worth of visible green tracers.
Trivia[]
- All variants of the Katiba are based on the real-world "KH-2002 Khaybar" bullpup assault rifle designed by the Defense Industries Organization (DIO), a conglomerate of arms manufacturers based in Iran. The real KH-2002 (specifically the then-latest "Sama" variant) has seen limited use within the Iranian Armed Forces and by certain non-state actor groups supported by Iran.[1]
- On the other hand, the Katiba GL variant's underbarrel launcher appears to be based on the "ML40 mk1" grenade launcher designed by Madritsch Weapon Technology, an Austrian arms company.
- During the Alpha, the Katiba shared the exact same dispersion values with the MX. This was later changed in the Beta as part of Game Update 0.70, which increased its dispersion significantly from 0.00093 rad to 0.0011 rad (for the baseline Katiba rifle).[2]
- When FFV was initially introduced, aiming with the Katiba GL in first person while riding on any FFV-compatible vehicle would cause the user's camera view to clip into the rifle's model. This was eventually fixed in Game Update 1.42 with the release of the Marksmen DLC.[3]
- Prior to Game Update 1.78, the Katiba GL's EGLM would heat up on infrared even if the user only fired the primary rifle and not the EGLM itself.[4]
- Despite being clearly modelled with STANAG magazines that would only be able to fit twenty rounds at most, all variants of the Katiba are strangely capable of firing up to thirty rounds per magazine.
- Following the release of the Apex expansion pack's Old Man mini-campaign/scenario, Tanoan Gendarmerie officers can also be seen wielding the baseline rifle and carbine (though excluding the UGL-equipped variant).[5]
- The information below details unused, pre-release or removed content.
- For ArmA 3's pre-Alpha phase of development, early media releases did not show either the Katiba or its sub-variants being used as the service weapon of Mediterranean CSAT forces.[6] The TRG-21 was (presumably) used as a temporary placeholder instead until the Katiba was eventually added into the game.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Poddubny, M 2017, Iranian machine Khaybar KH 2002, Военное обозрение, viewed 5 March 2024, <https://en.topwar.ru/110204-iranskiy-avtomat-khaybar-kh-2002.html>.
- ↑ van 't Land, J.J. 2013, SPOTREP #00006, Arma 3, viewed 16 November 2023, <https://dev.arma3.com/post/spotrep-00006>.
- ↑ van 't Land, J.J. 2015, SPOTREP #00040, Arma 3, viewed 16 November 2023, <https://dev.arma3.com/post/spotrep-00040>.
- ↑ Kovařič, V 2017, SPOTREP #00076, Arma 3, viewed 16 November 2023, <https://dev.arma3.com/post/spotrep-00076>.
- ↑ ARMA 3: Apex 2020 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Old Man
- ↑ Paxton, J 2011, ArmA III Preview from E3 2011, GamingShogun.com, viewed 25 February 2023, <https://gamingshogun.com/2011/06/10/arma-iii-preview-from-e3-2011/>.
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See also[]
Weapons of comparable role and configuration[]
- MX (NATO counterpart)
- SPAR-16 (CTRG counterpart, ArmA 3: Apex only)
- CAR-95 (Pacific CSAT counterpart, ArmA 3: Apex only)
 CSAT - Armoury (ArmA 3)
| |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
 Gendarmerie - Armoury (ArmA 3)
| |
|---|---|
| Handguns | P07 9 mm |
| Submachine guns | ADR-97 TR* (ADR-97C TR*) • Protector 9 mm |
| Carbines | AKS-74U 5.45 mm* • Katiba Carbine 6.5 mm* |
| Assault rifles | AKM 7.62 mm* • Katiba 6.5 mm* • Promet series* (Promet*, Promet SG*) • SPAR-16 5.56 mm* |
| Squad automatic weapons | LIM-85 5.56 mm* |
| Launchers | RPG-7* |
| Static | M2* |
| (Parenthesis) denote variants. * denotes post-Apex Protocol weapons. Apex DLC | Contact DLC | |