BR-14 Adjudicator
“An accurate, armor-penetrating rifle, the BR-14 Adjudicator delivers righteous judgement to medium-sized enemies, though its restrictive magazine limits its effectiveness against large groups.
— Armory Description
The BR-14 Adjudicator is a heavy Assault Rifle primary weapon in Helldivers 2. It offers enhanced damage and medium armor penetration at a solid rate of fire. It can deal a lot of damage quickly, but heavy recoil limits its effective range and overall accuracy.
Procurement
It is unlocked on the 1st page of the Democratic Detonation Premium Warbond for 
20 Medals.
Detailed Weapon Statistics
| BR-14 Adjudicator | |
|---|---|
| Fire Rate | 550 rpm |
| Recoil | 40 |
| Capacity | 30 |
| Reload Time | 3 s |
| Tactical Reload | 1.7 s |
| Spare Magazines | 8 |
| Starting Magazines | 6 |
| Mags from Supply | 8 |
| Mags from Ammo Box | 4 |
| Attacks | |
| Battle Rifle | Projectile |
| Battle Rifle | |
|---|---|
| Projectile | |
| Caliber | 8 mm |
| Mass | 11 g |
| Initial Velocity | 820 m/s |
| Drag Factor | 30% |
| Gravity Factor | 100% |
| Penetration Slowdown | 25% |
| Damage | |
| Standard | 80 |
| vs. Durable | 16 |
| Penetration | |
| Direct |  Medium I
|
| Slight Angle | Medium I
|
| Large Angle | Medium I
|
| Extreme Angle |  Light I
|
| Special Effects | |
| Demolition Force | 10 |
| Stagger Force | 15 |
| Push Force | 12 |
Tactical Information
- Without the Hellpod Space Optimization booster, it deploys with 6 out of the total 8 spare mags.
- One Resupply pickup restores all 8 magazines, while an Ammo pickup gives 4.
Media
Weapon Wheel for the BR-14 Adjudicator.
First Person on the 25mm setting.
First Person on the 50mm setting.
First Person on the 100mm setting.
Third-Person on the BR-14 Adjudicator.
Usage Recommendations
Adjudicator's high damage per second, coupled with medium armor penetration, make it very effective against Terminids, as high degree of precision is not required when engaging them. Dispatch smaller threats with short bursts to conserve ammunition, and go full auto against larger, more threatening enemies, such as Brood Commanders.
Adjudicator has relatively high recoil and is best used alongside armor with Engineering Kit or Fortified passive. You also want to be crouched or prone while firing whenever possible to further reduce the recoil.
Adjudicator is a versatile, high damage weapon that can deal with any Terminid with less armor than a Charger without losing effectiveness and ease of use against smaller, more mobile enemies, like Hunters. Using it alongside an anti-tank support weapon, such as the Recoilless Rifle, will allow you to be very versatile and effectively deal with any threat on the battlefield. However, you will still require the aid of other helldivers or stratagems to efficiently deal with large groups of enemies.
Groups of armored enemies, such as Bile Spewers or Hive Guards, can also be tough to deal with without wasting entire magazines worth of ammunition. In such cases, it is often better to use an Impact Grenade instead.
Change History
1.000.402
2024-06-18
Fixes
- Fixed incorrect Adjudicator recoil values.
1.000.400
2024-06-13
Changes
- Increased magazine capacity from 25 to 30.
- Increased projectile damage against durable body parts from 10% to 20%.
1.000.300
2024-04-29
Changes
- Full auto is now the default fire mode.
- Reduced recoil.
- Increased maximum mags from 6 to 8.
- Increased number of magazines received from resupply from 6 to 8.
- Now categorized as an assault rifle instead of a marksman rifle.
1.000.202
2024-04-11
(Mid-Patch)
- Added to the game.
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