Tactical Arsenal Expansion

Quickstart

1. Craft the Tactical Armorer Tablet at a crafting table — it is your gateway to all weapons, attachments, and resupply.

1. Hold the Armorer Tablet and use it (right-click / tap) to open the requisition menu. Select a starter kit appropriate to your current rank to receive your first weapon.
2. Craft some Light Ammunition to feed your starter weapon:

1. Hold any weapon and hold the use button to fire. Watch the action-bar HUD at the bottom of your screen — it shows your held weapon's name, current ammo, damage, range, and lock status at all times.
2. Killing enemies earns Tactical XP. When you rank up, a message appears and higher-tier weapons unlock in the Armorer Tablet's requisition menu.

Overview

Tactical Arsenal Expansion is a military-themed firearms overhaul that adds 192 weapons across every major class, a full attachment system, craftable ammunition, field medical and armor consumables, and a persistent rank progression system. Everything revolves around the Tactical Armorer Tablet: use it to requisition weapons by category, fit attachments onto your guns, and resupply ammo — all through a streamlined menu. Combat earns Tactical XP, and reaching higher ranks unlocks more powerful weapons gated to those tiers.

What It Adds

Weapon Classes

Attachments

Optics, muzzles, grips, magazines, stocks, and underbarrel attachments are all available:

Consumables

• Field Medical Kit — use to restore health in the field.
• Ballistic Armor Plate — use to absorb incoming damage; slows movement while equipping.

How To Use

The Tactical Armorer Tablet

Hold the Tactical Armorer Tablet and press Use to open its menu. From here you can:

• Requisition weapons by category (SMG, Rifle, Sniper, etc.) — only weapons your current rank allows are available.
• Fit attachments — select a weapon you're carrying, then choose which optic, muzzle, grip, magazine, stock, or underbarrel to mount.
• Resupply ammo — refill your ammo for any weapon type you're carrying.
• Claim starter kits — early-game bundles that give you a weapon and some ammo to get started.

Firing Weapons

Hold a weapon in your main hand and hold the Use button to fire. The action bar HUD updates in real time, displaying:

• Weapon name
• Current ammo count
• Damage value
• Effective range
• Lock status (whether the weapon is ready to fire)

Ammo Types

Different weapon classes require different ammo families. Always keep a supply of the correct type.

Field Medical Kit & Ballistic Plate

Hold a Field Medical Kit and use it to patch up wounds — you move slightly slower while applying it. Equip a Ballistic Armor Plate the same way for damage mitigation; it is heavier and noticeably slows you during application.

Crafting And Obtaining

Tactical Armorer Tablet

Ammunition

Light Ammunition

Heavy Ammunition

Shotgun Shells

Energy Cells

Attachments

Red Dot Sight

Consumables

Field Medical Kit

Ballistic Armor Plate

Fusion Weapons

The eight fusion weapons are crafted at a crafting table by combining existing base weapons with attachments, rare ammo, and special Minecraft materials. Each recipe represents the merging of two or more weapon platforms into a new hybrid.

Chimera Fusion Rifle — fuses the Arclight M4 and Manticore Adaptive Rifle with a Nether Star core.

Helix Breach PDW — fuses the Vector .45 and Aurora PDW with an Echo Shard.

Wyrmfire LMG Scorcher — fuses the Monarch Heavy LMG and Thunder Belt-Fed MG with a Blaze Rod.

Revenant DMR-12G — fuses the Viper DMR and Hydra Auto Shotgun with a Phantom Membrane.

Starfall Rail Sniper — fuses the Ghost Suppressed Sniper and Atlas Anti-Materiel Rifle with a Nether Star.

Vortex Battle Carbine — fuses the Kestrel Compact Carbine and Raven Battle Rifle with an Ender Pearl.

Eclipse Void Launcher — fuses the Underbarrel Launcher and Manticore Adaptive Rifle with Dragon's Breath.

Titanfall AKM-MG — fuses the Valkyrie AK Rifle and Thunder Belt-Fed MG with a Netherite Ingot.

Ultra Hybrid: AK-74.PP-9192.6.350 Cal BMG

The most powerful weapon in the mod requires all eight fusion weapons and a Nether Star arranged in a specific fusion-grid pattern at a crafting table. This is the endgame pinnacle weapon.

Abilities And Mechanics

Tactical XP and Ranks

Every time you kill an enemy while holding a mod weapon, you earn Tactical XP stored permanently per player (it persists across sessions). Your rank is calculated as floor(XP / 150), up to a maximum of rank 20. When you rank up, you receive a chat notification and new weapon tiers become available in the Armorer Tablet's requisition menu.

Action-Bar HUD

A persistent heads-up display on your action bar updates every tick while you hold any weapon. It shows the weapon name, live ammo count, base damage, effective range, and whether the weapon is ready to fire (lock status). Nothing needs to be toggled — it activates automatically when a weapon is held.

Attachments and Variants

Attachments fitted through the Armorer Tablet change a weapon's behavior and stats. Optics improve accuracy and zoom, muzzle devices modify sound signature and recoil, magazines increase capacity, grips and stocks adjust handling, the bipod improves precision when deployed, and the underbarrel launcher adds explosive capability. Each combination creates a distinct weapon variant tracked individually.

Ballistic Plate Damage Absorption

The Ballistic Armor Plate is a use-activated consumable. Using it applies a protective buff but halves your movement speed during the animation. Use them before expected heavy contact rather than mid-firefight.

Progression And Strategy

Early Game (Ranks 0–4)

Start by crafting the Tactical Armorer Tablet and claiming a starter kit. Focus on gathering iron, gunpowder, and copper to keep your Light Ammunition stocked. SMGs and carbines are your workhorses — fast-firing and low-cost to feed. Craft Field Medical Kits and keep several in your hotbar.

Mid Game (Ranks 5–12)

With heavier ammo recipes accessible and enough XP to unlock mid-tier weapons, move into assault rifles like the Arclight M4 or Falcon SCAR Platform. Fit a Red Dot Sight or Holographic Sight via the Armorer Tablet for improved accuracy at range. Begin farming rare drops (Echo Shards, Phantom Membranes, Blaze Rods, Ender Pearls) to prepare for fusion weapon crafting.

Late Game (Ranks 13–20)

High-rank weapons include anti-materiel rifles, belt-fed LMGs, and suppressed long-range platforms. Start building toward the fusion weapons by acquiring base weapon pairs. Each fusion weapon requires you to already possess both parent weapons plus a rare Minecraft material, so plan your progression accordingly.

Endgame: The AK-74.PP-9192.6.350 Cal BMG

Crafting the ultimate hybrid requires all eight fusion weapons simultaneously plus a Nether Star. This means completing the entire fusion weapon chain before you can attempt the final recipe. This weapon represents the pinnacle of the mod's progression and is only accessible to players who have mastered every prior tier.

General Tips

• Always have at least two ammo types on hand — different enemies and situations call for different weapon classes.
• Use the Armorer Tablet's resupply option after major encounters rather than burning through crafted ammo reserves.
• Ballistic Plates and Field Medical Kits stack in your inventory (up to 8 and 16 respectively), so stock up before long expeditions.
• Equip suppressors on long-range weapons to reduce enemy alerting and maintain stealth positioning.