Assault rifle (Doom)


 * This page is about a weapon from an alpha version of Doom. For the Strife weapon, see Assault rifle.



The Assault rifle was the player's default weapon in the alpha versions of Doom. In the final versions of all Doom games, it is still the only weapon shown being wielded by the player's third person sprite, no matter what weapon he is actually using. The Zombiemen also use assault rifles, but they function identically to the pistol, and drop pistol clips.

Trivia
In Brutal Doom, the starting pistol is replaced by the assault rifle. It is extremely accurate and has the ability to zoom in while looking through the iron sights, which makes the weapon useful even after obtaining the minigun (the chaingun's replacement), which is fairly inaccurate. It also has to be reloaded (having a 30-round clip), a feature shared by the shotgun, rocket launcher, plasma rifle, railgun and MP40 submachinegun.