HK416

"Full-auto assault rifle. Great accuracy and damage." ― Description

The HK416 is a German fully-automatic assault rifle. It can only be obtained through the Mystery Box.

The HK416 has high damage per shot and a moderate fire rate. It has very smooth handling characters, sporting low recoil and speedy reloads. The weapon is a very user-friendly assault rifle with low recoil and very good damage.

Due to its identically high damage per shot and ammo reserves, the HK416 is often compared against the AK-47 assault rifle. The fire rate of the HK416 is slightly faster with lower recoil. The HK416 also has fastly faster reload speeds and a slightly longer range than the AK-47. However, the AK-47 has a higher penetrative capability and its bullets retain more of their damage when passing through each zombie.

Overall, the HK416 is a very well-rounded assault rifle and is above average for most of its stats with little to no real weaknesses. It sports great damage output potential with very swift handling characteristics. Its recoil and rate of fire are both within desirable levels. Due to the pure versatility of the weapon and its lack of any real downside, it proves viable even to the later stages of the game.

Pros & Cons[]

Pros:

Great damage output.
Low weapon recoil.
Great handling characteristics.
Good ammo reserves.

Cons:

Has to be acquired through chance from the Mystery Box.

Weapon Upgrade[]

When upgraded via the Pack-a-Punch machine, the HK416 becomes the Hunter-Killer.

With the Tactical Maneuver Module, the upgraded weapon gains up to a 60% fleeting movement speed boost for three seconds when they initiate a tactical reload. This means that reloading with an empty magazine will not give the movement speed boost.

The potency of the movement speed increase depends on the number of expended rounds in the magazine. The player gains the maximum 60% boost when the remaining rounds in the magazine are below a third of the full capacity.

The player can only trigger this benefit once per magazine. If they cancel the initial reload, their next reload attempt will not gain the movement speed. The player will need to fully reload their weapon before they can activate the module again.

In addition to the movement speed on reload, the Hunter-Killer gains increased damage and a higher multiplier for shots to the head. The upgraded weapon also has a larger magazine capacity and a larger maximum ammunition reserve.

HK416 vs. Hunter-Killer[]

	HK416	Hunter-Killer

Damage	150 → 100	210 → 150
Range	40 max → 75 min	40 max → 75 min

Multipliers	Head: ×4.0, Torso: ×1.0, Limbs: ×1.0	Head: ×5.0, Torso: ×1.0, Limbs: ×1.0
Magazine Size	30	40
Ammunition	30+270	40+360
Rate of fire	750 RPM	750 RPM
Fire Mode	Fully-Automatic	Fully-Automatic
Pack-a-Punch Module		> Tactical Maneuver Module Tactical reloads grant a fleeting movespeed boost for 3s based on expended ammo.

Gallery[]

For camouflage images, see HK416/Camouflage.

Trivia[]

The base weapon model of the HK416 is built by the Roblox user manofthelol.
The "HK" in name of the weapon stands for "Heckler & Koch", the manufacturer of the HK416.
- The the upgraded weapon name "Hunter-Killer" is a play on the "HK" abbreviation.
The model number, "416", of the weapon is derived from the existing American AR-15 firearm system that the weapon is designed to emulate, specifically that of the M4 and M16.
The name of the upgraded weapon, "Hunter-Killer", is a reference to hunter-killer operations in the military.