Grom

The **Grom** is a Assault Rifle featured in Deadside.

The Grom Model

## Overview

The Grom is a rare high tier Bullpup Assault Rifle that is based of the Russian OTs-14-1A Groza-1, an originally experimental rifle that was essentially a bullpup AKM, that ended up seeing a limited production run for Airborne, Combat Engineer, and Spetsnaz troops before its cancellation in 1999. The Grom like its real life counterpart fires 7.62x39 at a respectable 750RPM, a bit faster than most AKs. Because it is a bullpup firearm, the Grom has the same exact length barrel as an AK-mod, and retains the ballistic characteristics of the AK-mod, despite being 210mm shorter in overall length. The Grom also has better stock recoil control than any other AK platform in game, however because it has a foregrip muzzle attachment, no muzzle breaks can be fitted onto the weapon, so an AK-mod or RPK-mod with a high tier muzzle attachment will have more controllable recoil. The Grom also has bad handling for an assault rifle as most bullpup weapons in game do. It is also one of the most tall weapons in game, making it awkward to mount larger scopes like a HMR or even an OET because it blocks almost a third of your screen. The Grom also has a slightly longer full reload than most AKs, but its only a quarter of a second longer, and its still decent compared to the reload of other bullpup weapons in game which are generally quite slow.

The Grom is a bit more cheap and a bit more common than other high tier assault rifles, they can sometimes be found in use by Helicopter Guards rarely. They only cost $220K from a Roaming Trader, making it one of the most affordable high tier assault rifles in the game.

Overall the Grom is one of the worst high tier assault rifles, but it is still very deadly. It will easily out-damage medium tier assault rifles and submachine guns like the RPK-mod or UMR 45, and in CQC its short barrel can help get angles that other assault rifles would struggle with. It is often overlooked by most players and sold for some decent profit at Roaming Traders, and while there might be better options out there for your money, the Grom can still be a very capable weapon.

## Damage

### Torso Damage

Damage to torso @ 15m
 Police Vest
Tactical Vest
 Assault Vest
 Heavy Assault Vest

### Head Damage

Damage to head @ 15m
 Moto helmet
Hard Hat
 Ballistic Helmet
 Ballistic Mk2
 Assault Helmet
Heavy Assault Helmet

\*note: helmets only protect the areas they cover. Any shot directly to the head and not to the helmet will kill instantly

### Limb Damage

The Grom does 30 damage to the limbs taking 4 shots to kill (.3s)

## Recoil & Handling

### Handling

The Grom's recoil is very good for a stock assault rifle, however it is worse than other high tier assault rifles, and even upgraded medium tier assault rifles with muzzle devices. The Grom also has no way to use muzzle devices itself, so this is the recoil that it will always have. It also has much less horizontal recoil than other bullpup weapons in game, although its still pretty average for most assault rifles.

The Grom's handling is bad, and has the same handling traits that most other bullpup rifles in game have. Instead of following a more typical S shape pattern, it will typically dip below where you are aiming and swing around there opposite of the direction you are moving, and then kick up when you make changes in direction. Because of this the Grom can be a bit more challenging to use in CQC, but its not as bad as other bullpup rifles, and it shouldn't be a big issue as long as the user keeps this trait in mind.

## Attachments

The Grom has 3 attachment slots:

* Picatinny Rail for Scopes
* Magazine Upgrade Slot
* Flashlight Mount

AK-mod compatible attachments
* OET
* MRS
* COD
* HMR
* Halosun
* Tricon
* ELCN
 Magazine
 Flashlight
* Flashlight (large)

Note: any large scope will limit your vision because the Groms carry handle is so high, using smaller scopes with less overall structure like a D-Point or MRS should help avoid this issue

## Gallery

High Resolution Image of the Grom ModelThe Grom being fired at a test base to demonstrate recoilStrafing with the Grom to demonstrate its handling