The Assault Rifles have a great damage output in Battlefield 2042, and they come with a special scope. You can use the scope to target the head of your opponent.
| Rifle Names | Description | |
 | AC-42 | The AC-42 is a semi-automatic and three-round burst rifle with a magazine capacity of thirty rounds and takes about two and a half seconds to reload. It fires at a velocity of six hundred and twenty meters per second and can kill an opponent within two hundred and twenty-five to three hundred milliseconds. |
 | AK-12 | The AK-12 is a rifle that fires bullets at a rate of 1,200 rounds per minute, it has a magazine that holds 30 rounds, and it can fire both standard and subsonic rounds. It takes 2.66 seconds to reload the rifle when it is partially empty and 2.83 seconds to reload it when it is empty. The gun has a velocity of 620 meters per second, and it can kill an enemy in 225.282 to 300.375 milliseconds. |
 | AK-24 | The AK-24 is a rifle that fires bullets that hold 30 rounds in each magazine and can fire up to 650 rounds per minute. It is semi-automatic, meaning that you have to pull the trigger each time you fire a bullet. The bullets it fires have a velocity of 640 meters per second, and they drop 9.81 meters per second squared. This rifle can kill an enemy in 227.350 to 462.250 milliseconds, depending on how many shots. |
 | M5A3 | The M5A3 is a gun in the primary weapon slot; it fires automatically or semi-automatically and has a rate of fire of 750 RPM. It takes 2.4 seconds to do a partial reload and 2.3 seconds to do an empty reload. The gun has a velocity of 600 m/s and causes 22 – 15 damage. It takes 5 – 7 bullets to kill an enemy. |
 | SCAR-H | The SCAR-H is a rifle that you can use in automatic or semi-automatic mode. It has a magazine capacity of 20 rounds and fires at 600 rounds per minute. A partial reload takes 2.5 seconds, and an empty reload takes 3.7 seconds. |
 | SFAR-M GL | The SFAR-M GL is a primary weapon you can unlock at rank 27. It has a rate of fire of 600 RPM and a magazine size of 20+1 rounds, and you can fire it in automatic or semi-automatic mode. The SFAR-M GL also has a permanent EGLM 40mm grenade launcher attached. |