R-101C Carbine

The R-101C (Compact) Carbine, or simply the R-101 Carbine or R-101, is a Pilot anti-personnel fully automatic carbine manufactured by Lastimosa Armory. It appears in Titanfall, Titanfall 2, Titanfall Online, and Titanfall: Assault.

History

The R-101C Carbine was manufactured by Lastimosa Armory. It was the replacement for the older G2A4 Battle Rifle in the hands of the IMC, soon becoming the standard rifle used across the Frontier. Eventually, the rifle would breed three similar weapon systems based off the design - the R-201 Assault Rifle, the D-101 Longbow-DMR , and the R-97 Compact SMG.

By the time of Operation: Broadsword, the R-101 appears to have been almost completely phased out in favor of the newer R-201, however, it was still utilized by combatants. Sometime between the end of the Frontier War and the Apex Games, Lastimosa Armory developed yet another successor for the R-series of assault rifles, known as the R-301 Carbine.

Design and performance

The R-101C Carbine is a fully automatic compact assault rifle built with an extendable frame specifically for Titan pilots. The carbine is depicted to fire 8.19mm rounds with tungsten penetrators in a copper-jacket and a polymer cartridge. The frame is partially collapsible for easier storage while in the confines of a Titan or wallrunning.

Extremely versatile and user-friendly, the R-101C Carbine is the workhorse assault rifle of the Frontier. The weapon is most effective at mid-range, but is still somewhat competitive at close and long ranges, meaning the weapon fits any play style whether aggressive or defensive. Although the weapon has generous usability and adaptability to any combat scenario, it is inferior to Pilot weapons specifically built for close and long range combat. Despite these drawbacks, no Pilot weapon boasts better versatility than the R-101C Carbine, making it the perfect weapon for entry level Pilots and experienced alike.

The weapon is also compatible with a number of attachments and modifications, especially a wide variety of optics. These include the Advanced Optical Gunsight, the Holographic Combat Optical Gunsight and its Ranger counterpart, Holosight, Threat Scope, Suppressor, Extended Magazine and the default Iron Sights.

Field notes

• If you're looking for the all-around weapon, this is it. The R-101C Carbine is the most versatile weapon available to Pilots. It has great accuracy and range while its rate of fire is quite fast and deals a solid amount of damage per shot to take down minions and Pilots quickly.
• Being an extremely versatile weapon, you can play aggressive or passive throughout the game. Its range enables you to pick off Pilots from a distance and its fully automatic feature allows you to fire away in those close-quarter battles. When engaging targets at long range, fire the weapon in short bursts to maintain accuracy and deal with recoil.
• With this weapon, you're able to pick off most minions from a distance with quick headshots or a few bullets to the body. The magazine capacity allows you to pick off a group of minions and still have enough ammo left to vanquish a Pilot or two.
• The sights attachments offer different magnifications. If you're looking to sit back and defend on a open map, attach the AOG. At closer ranges attach the HCOG or Holosight. If you find yourself running out of ammo, attach the Extended Magazine to increase your magazine capacity. However adding the Suppressor allows you to be a stealthy ninja and stay hidden from the minimap when firing the weapon, but at a minor reduction in damage and range.
• Since previous updates, the specs of the rifle were brought down on account of it being way overpowered and the fact that no other weapon was such a common sight. The ammo count within each magazine was dropped from 30 bullets to 24 bullets, the accuracy was brought down slightly, and there is more noticeable recoil when firing. This partially backfired, due to it still being very commonly used in all game modes in Titanfall. It's considered to be the most used weapon in the entire game.

Strengths

• Highly versatile.
• Large ammunition reserve.
• Ultimate mid-range weapon.

Weaknesses

• Outclassed at short range by shotguns and submachine guns.
• Outclassed at long range by other rifles.
• 24 round magazine empties quickly if not used properly.

Titanfall

R-101C Carbine
General Information
Weapon Class	Primary Weapon
Weapon Type	Assault Rifle
User(s)	Pilots (Militia, IMC) Spectres Grunts
Unlock Level	Level 1
Specifications
Rate of Fire	810 rounds per minute
Fire Mode	Fully automatic
Range	32-44 meters
Performance Statistics
Damage	50-40 (Infantry) 49-34 (Suppressor) 70-50 (Amped) 75 (Titan) 100 (Rodeo)
Magazine Capacity	24 rounds 30 rounds (Extended Magazine)
Starting Ammunition	24 + 220 rounds 30 + 270 rounds (Extended Magazine)
Maximum Ammunition	336 rounds 420 rounds (Extended Magazine)

“

The R-101C is a fully automatic, compact assault weapon commonly used throughout the Frontier. — In-game description.

”

The R-101C Carbine is a Pilot anti-personnel fully-automatic carbine that appears in Titanfall. Is the default primary weapon available to all players, available in the Rifleman loadout by level 1. It is a well-rounded weapon, suitable for almost any situation.

Weapon attachments

Image	Name	Description	Unlock
	Iron Sights	Factory issue gunsights are cheap and reliable, but visibility through them can be somewhat limited.	Default Weapon Sight
	HCOG	The Holographic Combat Optical Gunsight has an open sight picture, making it easier to acquire and track targets, particularly in the vertical. The gunsight is fixed at 1.85X magnification, and includes integrated ammunition readouts.	The Expendables (II) Challenge: Kill 25 Grunts
	Holosight	The Holosight’s optics are fixed at a 2.1X zoom factor. The sight picture is designed to induce a tighter visual perception, making it effective both at range and in close quarters. The Holosight is equipped with an integrated ammunition readout.	The Expendables (III) Challenge: Kill 50 Grunts
	AOG	The AOG, or Advanced Optical Gunsight, is fixed at 2.4X magnification, and includes an integrated "current magazine capacity" readout with a backup numerical display. The AOG is ideal for combat at extended range.	If It Moves... (III) Challenge: Kill 50 Enemies

Weapon mods

Image	Name	Description	Unlock
	Extended Magazine	This mod increases the ammo capacity of the weapon, making it so that you don’t have to reload as often.	Machine War (II) Challenge: Kill 25 Spectres
	Suppressor	This mod reduces the firing noise and muzzle flash of the weapon, making it ideal for taking your enemies by surprise.	If It Moves... (II) Challenge: Kill 25 Enemies

Challenges

If It Moves...

Image	Tier	Criteria	Reward
	I	Kill 10 Enemies	500 XP
	II	Kill 25 Enemies	1,000 XP, Suppressor Mod, Amped R-101 Burn Card
	III	Kill 50 Enemies	2,500 XP, AOG Attachment, Amped R-101 Burn Card
	IV	Kill 100 Enemies	5,000 XP, Amped R-101 Burn Card
	V	Kill 200 Enemies	10,000 XP, Amped R-101 Burn Card

Top Gun

Image	Tier	Criteria	Reward
	I	Kill 5 Pilots	500 XP
	II	Kill 15 Pilots	1,000 XP, Amped R-101 Burn Card
	III	Kill 30 Pilots	2,500 XP, Amped R-101 Burn Card
	IV	Kill 50 Pilots	5,000 XP, Amped R-101 Burn Card
	V	Kill 75 Pilots	10,000 XP, Amped R-101 Burn Card

Machine War

Image	Tier	Criteria	Reward
	I	Kill 10 Spectres	500 XP
	II	Kill 25 Spectres	1,000 XP, Extended Magazine Mod, Amped R-101 Burn Card
	III	Kill 50 Spectres	2,500 XP, Amped R-101 Burn Card
	IV	Kill 75 Spectres	5,000 XP, Amped R-101 Burn Card
	V	Kill 100 Spectres	10,000 XP, Amped R-101 Burn Card

The Expendables

Image	Tier	Criteria	Reward
	I	Kill 10 Grunts	500 XP
	II	Kill 25 Grunts	HCOG Attachment
	III	Kill 50 Grunts	Holosight Attachment
	IV	Kill 100 Grunts	5,000 XP, Amped R-101 Burn Card
	V	Kill 200 Grunts	10,000 XP, Amped R-101 Burn Card

This Is My Weapon

Image	Tier	Criteria	Reward
	I	Use Weapon for .5 Hour	500 XP
	II	Use Weapon for 1 Hour	1,000 XP, Amped R-101 Burn Card
	III	Use Weapon for 1.5 Hours	2,500 XP, Amped R-101 Burn Card
	IV	Use Weapon for 2 Hours	5,000 XP, Amped R-101 Burn Card
	V	Use Weapon for 3 Hours	10,000 XP, Amped R-101 Burn Card

Off the Dome

Image	Tier	Criteria	Reward
	I	Get 5 Headshots	500 XP
	II	Get 15 Headshots	1,000 XP, Amped R-101 Burn Card
	III	Get 30 Headshots	2,500 XP, Amped R-101 Burn Card
	IV	Get 50 Headshots	5,000 XP, Amped R-101 Burn Card
	V	Get 75 Headshots	10,000 XP, Amped R-101 Burn Card

Titanfall 2

R-101
General Information
Weapon Class	Primary Weapon
Weapon Type	Assault Rifle
User(s)	Pilots
Manufacturer	Lastimosa Armory
Unlock Level	1
Specifications
Rate of Fire	80 (810 RPM)
Fire Mode	Fully automatic
Range	65
Performance Statistics
Damage	55 (25 actual)
Accuracy	90
Magazine Capacity	24 rounds 30 rounds (Extra Ammo)

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Factory issue scoped predecessor of the R-201 rifle. — In-game description.

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The R-101 Carbine is Pilot anti-personnel fully-automatic carbine that appears in Titanfall 2, added by the Colony Reborn update on March 30, 2017. Although it has a different aesthetic, it is functionally identical to the R-201 Assault Rifle. It's only major difference is that its default Iron Sight has been replaced with an AOG scope. The Quality Assured banner can be unlocked by getting the R-101 to Generations 2.9 (Standard), 3.9 (FIRE) and 4.9 (GOLD). Getting the carbine to level 20 will unlock the Symbiote patch.

Weapon attachments

Image	Name	Description	Unlock
	Factory Issue	Stock sights. (Note: The stock sights are not Irondot Sights, it is an AOG Scope)	R-101 Level 1
	HCOG	Open holographic combat optical gunsight.	R-101 Level 3
	HCOG Ranger	Enhanced zoom scope.	R-101 Level 6
	Threat Scope	Makes enemies easy to spot by applying an AR overlay to them. Warning: Disables extra mod slot.	R-101 Level 10
	Pro Screen	Attachment that displays lifetime weapon XP count for the weapon.	R-101 Regeneration

Weapon mods

Image	Name	Description	Unlock
	Extra Ammo	Increased ammo capacity.	R-101 Level 2
	Gunrunner	Shoot while sprinting.	R-101 Level 4
	Speedloader	Faster reload.	R-101 Level 5
	Gun Ready	Fast transition into aiming down the sights.	R-101 Level 7
	Quick Swap	Faster transition when switching to this weapon.	R-101 Level 8
	Tactikill	Pilot kills increase Tactical availability (Faster cooldown).	R-101 Level 9

Weapon camos

Progression

Image	Camouflage	Unlock
N/A	Factory Issue	R-101 Level 1
N/A	Frontier Woodland	R-101 Level 10
N/A	Tri Forest	R-101 Level 12
N/A	Frontier Sea	R-101 Level 14
N/A	Blood Zebra	R-101 Level 16
N/A	Warship Collage	R-101 Level 18
N/A	Stoic Gold	R-101 Regeneration
N/A	Warship Warm	R-101 Regeneration
N/A	Stoic Pine	R-101 Regeneration
N/A	Warship Ocean	R-101 Regeneration
N/A	Stoic Purple	R-101 Regeneration
N/A	Warship Urban	R-101 Regeneration
N/A	Stoic Light	R-101 Regeneration
N/A	Stoic Overcast	R-101 Regeneration
N/A	Stoic Magenta	R-101 Regeneration
N/A	Stoic Fern	R-101 Regeneration
N/A	Stoic Orange	R-101 Regeneration
N/A	Stoic Pink	R-101 Regeneration
N/A	Stoic Sea	R-101 Regeneration
N/A	Stoic Dark	R-101 Regeneration
N/A	Splinter Ocean	R-101 Regeneration
N/A	Quantum Ocean	R-101 Regeneration

Challenges

Image	Camouflage	Unlock
N/A	Digital Woodland	Get 10 assists with R-101
N/A	Digital Forest	Get 100 assists with R-101
N/A	Digital Ocean	Get 500 assists with R-101
N/A	Digital Overcast	Get 1000 assists with R-101
N/A	Arterial	Get 2500 assists with R-101
N/A	Quantum Woodland	Earn 2 killing sprees with R-101
N/A	Quantum Forest	Earn 5 killing sprees with R-101
N/A	Ocean Hex	Earn 10 killing sprees with R-101
N/A	Riot Red	Earn 25 killing sprees with R-101
N/A	Spotter Orange	Earn 50 killing sprees with R-101
N/A	Checkmate Forest	Kill 100 Pilots with R-101
N/A	Checkmate Pink	Kill 250 Pilots with R-101
N/A	Checkmate Ocean	Kill 500 Pilots with R-101
N/A	Checkmate Red	Kill 1000 Pilots with R-101
N/A	Checkmate Gold	Kill 2500 Pilots with R-101
N/A	Zebra Grass	10 headshot kills with R-101
N/A	Zebra Blue	25 headshot kills with R-101
N/A	Zebra Pink	50 headshot kills with R-101
N/A	Zebra Light	100 headshot kills with R-101
N/A	IMC Orange	250 headshot kills with R-101

Black Market

Image	Camouflage	Unlock	Cost
N/A	Tri Woodland	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Tri Ocean	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	White Scale	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Red Scale	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Pink Scale	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Green Scale	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Frontier Forest	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Frontier Urban	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Tan Hex	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Forest Hex	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Woodland Digital	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Forest Digital	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Blood Screen	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Grass Screen	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Dark Screen	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Forest Tiger	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Red Tiger	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Woodland Tiger	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Ocean Tiger	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Blood Tiger	Advocate Gift	75

Advocate gifts

Image	Camouflage	Unlock	Cost
N/A	Riot Grassland	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Bullseye	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Splinter Collage	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Fractal Ocean	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Purple Reign	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Heavy Reign	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Forest 3D	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Purple 3D	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Blood 3D	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Woodland Maze	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Ocean Maze	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Autumn Maze	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Demeter Woodland	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Demeter Forest	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Woodland Hex	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Grass Hex	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Pink Hex	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Ocean Hex	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Ocean Reptile	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Woodland Reptile	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Militia Woodland	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Militia Ocean	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Militia Fall	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Militia Grassland	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Militia Woodland XL	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Militia Ocean XL	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Militia Brown	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Militia Overcast	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Fishsticks	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Splinter Contrast	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Splinter Green	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Splinter Pink	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Splinter Yellowstreak	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Frontier Spash	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Frontier Counter	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Frontier Classic	Advocate Gift	75
N/A	Militia Tan	Advocate Gift	75

Weapon warpaint

Image	Camouflage	Unlock	Cost
N/A	Blue Fade Elite	Purchase from Store	$4.99

Titanfall Online

The R-101C Carbine was a Pilot anti-personnel fully-automatic carbine that was set to appear in Titanfall Online before the title was cancelled. Its statistics and attributes would be very similar to that of the original Titanfall.

Titanfall: Assault

The R-101C Carbine appeared in Titanfall: Assault.

Gallery

Concept art

Early R-101 concept art.

More finalised concept art, showing a collapsed stock and shorter barrel (Bottom).

Very early R-101 concept art, back when it was still called the RSPN-101.

Renders.

Renders.

Concept to final product.

Images

A first-person view of the carbine in Titanfall.

Crimson Fury Elite Warpaint in Titanfall 2

Blue Fade Elite Warpaint in Titanfall 2

Trivia

• Originally, it was envisioned by the designers as a completely customizable and modular weapon, before they dialed the modularity back and made it into a simple assault rifle. Elements of this modularity can still be felt in the similar designs of the R-97 Compact SMG, C.A.R SMG, and the Longbow-DMR Sniper.
• The R-101C was originally known as the RSPN-101, short for Respawn, which is a reference to Titanfall's developer Respawn Entertainment. The rear iron sight of the weapon bears the Respawn logo.
• Like many weapons in the game, the R-101 has been nerfed in the fourth update of Titanfall. It is now harder to hit targets at long distances and it's magazines size has been reduced from 30 to 24.
• At the start of the carbine's "deploy" animation, the gun's stock, handguard, and barrel are compacted and close to the gun's receiver until they are extended. It is easier to see this phase in slow-motion, due to the rapid deploy time. A similar animation is employed in Titanfall 2's V-47 Flatline.