SKS — Wardogs weapon
MARKSMAN RIFLE

SKS

ATier · Rankings →7.62x39mmMarksman RifleStandardNo shield

Measured shots-to-kill and body-part damage for the SKS, across ammo types and enemy armor -- from community ballistics testing, attributed, not yet Bulkhead-official.

CLASS
Marksman Rifle
CALIBER
7.62x39mm
FIRE RATE
416 rpm
BASELINE TTK
144ms
FMJ, unarmored
RARITY
Standard
SHIELD
No
◢ BODY-PART LETHALITY
ATTRIBUTED / BETA-OBSERVED
Shots to kill per body part for the SKS — measured across ammo and enemy armor. Lower = deadlier.
AMMO
ARMOR
SKS shots to kill by body part (FMJ ammo vs armor tier 0)
ZONESHOTSDMGARMOR BREAK
Head1105-
Chest260.1-
Upper stomach254.6-
Lower stomach251.9-
Groin337.8-
Arms425.2-
Legs521-
Extremities812.6-
DEADLIERFEWER HITS ← → MORE
Source: Swoleguy in-game ballistics testing (attributed)
◢ READING THE DIAGRAM

Toggle ammo and armor to see the kill map change. Against heavy armor, hollow-point (HP) rounds can make unarmored zones (groin, arms, legs) deadlier than the torso — armor covers the chest and stomach but not the limbs, so a round that is stopped by a plate still does full damage to an exposed limb. That is not a glitch; it is why ammo choice and shot placement matter. Armored zones also show the extra shots needed to break the plate first.

Handling, muzzle velocity, accuracy (MOA), effective range, magazine, and reload stats aren’t published yet -- we show measured ballistics and time-to-kill from community testing, never guesses. Prices and unlock levels are TBD until Bulkhead publishes them.
ATTRIBUTED— ballistics + fire rate from Closed Alpha/Beta playtest capture (attributed, unconfirmed; not verified in-game) | fire_rate: community in-game shooting-range testing by Swoleguy (YouTube), released for community use, 2026-09-10, attributed, not owner-verified | credit_cost + class-unlock: community-aggregated (multiple fan databases), Season 1, 2026-09, attributed, not owner-verified | unlock_fee: community-aggregated unlock ladder, Season 1, 2026-09, attributed, not owner-verified. Superseded by first-party data when Bulkhead publishes.
KIT & COSTattributed prices · cost only (no stat effects yet)
Base SKS $2,400 + 1 published attachment $800 = $3,200 fully kitted · 3 more with no published price
SKS Bipod
bipod$800
SKS EXT MAG 20RD
magazinenot published
SKS EXTENDED MAG 30RD
magazinenot published
SKS EXTENDED MAG 40RD
magazinenot published
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