APOC-338 - Light Machine Gun specs

APOC-338 at a glance

APOC-338 is one of Activision’s 3 launch light machine gun entries. The official roster contains 33 weapons: 24 Primary Weapons, eight Secondary Weapons and one Melee Weapon. That total excludes Tactical and Lethal equipment, older cosmetic labels and duplicate Blueprint variants. This record uses the October 19 launch article, checked October 26, rather than treating earlier Beta cards as the current specification. APOC is the belt-fed .338 LMG with a slower cyclic rate and strong recoil in its description. Praetor replaces the box with a ten-round belt and locks firing to semi-automatic. Those ten converted rounds are distinct from the base 50-round specification.

Specifications

Published launch figures from Activision, checked 2026-11-11. Not stated denotes an absent figure, never zero.

Field	Published value
Class	Light Machine Gun
Player unlock (table when present)	Level 44
Available Criteria (individual block)	Unlocked at Player Level 44.
Weapon levels	56
Rounds (base)	50
Reserve ammo	100
Fire Rate (source unit)	554 RPM
Attachment Types	Optic, Muzzle, Barrel, Underbarrel, Magazine, Rear Grip, Stock, Laser, Ammunition
Apex Attachment	APOC-338 Praetor

In-game description

Chambered in powerful .338 rounds, the belt-fed APOC-338 delivers devastating firepower at the cost of a slower cyclic rate and punishing recoil.

The publisher’s description above explains the intended role of APOC-338. It should be read alongside its own numeric block: 56 weapon levels, 50 base rounds, 100 reserve rounds and 554 RPM. These are published fields, not measurements made by this wiki. Descriptive terms about power, stability or speed do not establish a damage table, a time-to-kill result or a tested advantage against a particular opponent. The configuration and mode still matter when interpreting such claims.

How it fits the class

Type 73 provides a same-class reference: its launch block lists 60 rounds, 60 in reserve and 821 RPM. APOC-338 lists 50 rounds and 100 in reserve. Compare these base configurations before adding an Apex or a capacity attachment. A larger ammunition count describes ammunition available before replenishment; it does not establish more kills, a faster reload or better handling. Other class members are linked below so this comparison remains part of the complete roster.

Ammo and supply

The official launch reserve for APOC-338 is 100 rounds, separate from the 50 loaded rounds. Reserve is ammunition outside the current magazine or feed, not a magazine attachment to add to its capacity. This entry does not infer a pickup amount, resupply interval or shared ammunition pool from a cartridge name. In DMZ, access and replenishment depend on the deployment and FOB systems; the article’s launch reserve field does not locate a specific ammunition cache or promise the same inventory after looting.

Magazine options

The launch block supplies 50 base rounds for APOC-338. Its attachment categories are listed separately below, and the article does not enumerate every magazine capacity or reload duration. Do not add a chambered round to the published figure or import an extended magazine from an older game. Any Apex description that explicitly changes the feed or capacity describes a different configured weapon. Keep the original base count visible so a later build comparison can distinguish the source specification from the selected attachment setup.

Gunsmith attachment slots

The published categories for APOC-338 are Optic, Muzzle, Barrel, Underbarrel, Magazine, Rear Grip, Stock, Laser, Ammunition. Its Apex is APOC-338 Praetor. A high-grain ten-round belt replaces the box feed and locks the APOC-338 to semi-auto, trading sustained volume for a lighter profile and heavier impact on every round. Blocks Magazine Attachment. Apex Attachments are equipped separately and do not consume an ordinary attachment slot, but the source may explicitly block individual categories for a conversion. Read those restrictions before planning a combination. Weapon progression unlocks shared attachments for compatible weapons, while Weapon Prestige relocks attachments on the weapon being Prestiged. The Gunsmith reference explains that progression context.

October 28, 2026 tuning changes

Infinity Ward published these figures in the first MW4 weapon tuning pass, dated October 28, 2026. The full pass covers fifteen weapons and is collected on the weapon tuning page.

Stat	Pre	Post	Change
Mid Damage 1	38	37	−3%
Mid Damage Range 1	1980	1900	−4%
Min Damage	35	33	−6%

What is not measured yet

Infinity Ward states that Multiplayer and DMZ have bespoke tuning. Record the mode, patch date and exact configuration when measuring damage, recoil, effective range or time to kill; published cyclic rate alone cannot supply those results. The October 23-25 patch notes distinguish implemented fixes from proposed future tuning.

How to unlock it

APOC-338’s Main Player Levels unlock table lists Player Level 44. Its individual Available Criteria entry agrees: Unlocked at Player Level 44. This is a player progression requirement, distinct from the 56 weapon levels listed for attachment progression and access to Weapon Prestige. Create-a-Class opens at Player Level 4. In DMZ, unlocked weapons can be purchased through the FOB Gunsmith with sufficient DMZ Cash; looting, Weapon Manuals and the FOB Vendor provide other acquisition routes described by Activision. A cosmetic Blueprint name is a separate entitlement, rather than a replacement for these base progression rules.

Other entries in this class

Type 73 / FiNN LMG

Sources

Activision launch roster and weapon details - reviewed 2026-11-11.

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