7.62x54mm

7.62x54mm  
General  
Bullet types Standard (FMJ), Flesh Damage (HP), Armor Piercing (AP) (each with a tracer version)
Weapons 4
Classes Marksman rifle, Light machine gun, Sniper rifle
Ballistics  
Muzzle velocity 800 to 865 m/s
Availability  
Standard (FMJ) price 30 cash (vendor lot of 5), not shown in the vendor list
Flesh Damage (HP) price 55 cash (vendor lot of 5), not shown in the vendor list
Armor Piercing (AP) price 90 cash (vendor lot of 5), not shown in the vendor list
Internal name 762x54mm

The 7.62x54mm caliber is used by 4 weapons in the weapon data, across the Marksman rifle, Light machine gun and Sniper rifle classes. Its rounds are Standard (FMJ), Flesh Damage (HP), Armor Piercing (AP). The tables below show how each type does against armor.

Weapons that use it

Weapon Class Fire rate Upper torso, no armor, point blank
SVD Marksman rifle 480 rounds/min 41.4
PKM Light machine gun 600 rounds/min 32.1
Mosin Nagant Sniper rifle 46 rounds/min 116.2
SV98 Sniper rifle 46 rounds/min 116.2

Point-blank figures use standard rounds (buckshot for shotguns, per pellet), per hit, without falloff. See Ammunition for the bullet types.

Ammunition types

Upper torso hits from the SVD at point blank range, per hit, without falloff. Armor changes these numbers a lot, so every armor class is shown.

Ammo No armor Light Medium Heavy Super heavy
Standard (FMJ) 41.4 29.0 24.9 20.7 16.6
Flesh Damage (HP) 82.9 12.3 8.9 5.6 2.2
Armor Piercing (AP) 33.1 28.2 26.5 24.9 23.2
Standard (FMJ) with tracer 41.4 29.0 24.9 20.7 16.6

Flesh Damage (HP) with tracer, Armor Piercing (AP) with tracer match their base type in the data.

Against armor

  • Armor Piercing does less damage than standard rounds up to light armor and more damage from medium armor up.
  • Flesh Damage does 2.0 times the standard damage with no armor and 0.1 times against super heavy armor. It is the strongest type against unarmored targets. It is the weakest type against super heavy armor.

The numbers come from the upper torso column of the table above. Head hits follow the same pattern at higher values; see Weapon Damage.

Season 2 changes

  • Weapons in this caliber with Season 2 changes: SVD, PKM, Mosin Nagant, SV98. Each article lists its changes.

See also

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