Intermediate Rifle Ammunition

Covers the stats of intermediate rifle ammunition.

.338 Spectre

Overview

.338 Spectre is a cartridge is intended to fill the gap between traditional pistol caliber cartridges and existing rifle cartridges. .338 Spectre offers ballistic performance that is comparable to .44 Magnum. .338 Spectre is generally subsonic and works well when suppressed.

Stats

Ammunition Type Damage Bullet Velocity (m/s) Barrier Penetration Armor Piercing
SMK300 10.9 160 1.7 4
Nosler 180gr 9.8 230 1.6 5
Hornady Interlock 250gr 10.78 310 1.8 5
Lehigh APRE 230gr 8.19 280 5 87
SBR 225gr 10.4 230 1.83 4

 

Note: Barrier penetration represents the rounds ability to go through walls and barriers. Armor piercing represents the rounds ability to penetrate body armor plates.

6.5 Grendel

Overview

The 6.5mm Grendel (6.5×39mm) is an intermediate cartridge designed by Arne Brennan, Bill Alexander and Janne Pohjoispää as a low-recoil, high-accuracy cartridge specifically for the AR-15 platform at medium/long range (200–800 yard). The 6.5mm Grendel design goal was to create an effective 200–800 yard STANAG magazine-length cartridge for the AR-15 that surpassed the performance of the native 5.56mm NATO/.223 Remington cartridge. Constrained by the dimension of the magazines, the Grendel designers decided to use a shorter, larger diameter case for higher powder volume while allowing space for long, streamlined, high-ballistic coefficient (BC) bullets. 

Stats

Ammunition Type Damage Bullet Velocity (m/s) Barrier Penetration Armor Piercing
PPU 110gr 10.7 830 1.8 4.4
TSX 120gr 11.5 810 2.15 4
TTSX 120gr 13.85 810 2.6 4
TTSX 100gr 12.45 850 1.6 5
AP 125gr 9 820 4.2 118
SLAP 85gr 8.41 1021 5.3 164
Lapua Hunter 265gr 17.41 680 5.3 10
Berger VLD 130gr 12.2 770 1.75 4
Wolf FMJ 100gr 12 850 1.9 5
Wolf FMJ 123gr 13.8 810 2.5 4
Note: Barrier penetration represents the rounds ability to go through walls and barriers. Armor piercing represents the rounds ability to penetrate body armor plates.

.300 Blackout

Overview

The 300 AAC Blackout also known as 7.62×35mm is an intermediate cartridge developed in the United States by Advanced Armament Corporation (AAC) for use in the M4 carbine. Its purpose is to achieve ballistics similar to the 7.62×39mm cartridge, or even more similarly, the 7.92×33mm Kurz cartridge in an AR-15 while using standard AR-15 magazines at their normal capacities, it performs particularly well suppressed due to its typically subsonic nature.

Stats

Ammunition Type Damage Bullet Velocity (m/s) Barrier Penetration Armor Piercing
Lehigh CQA 18.7 680 5.4 5
Noveske Varmageddon 20.9 590 0.52 4
Lehigh CF 168gr 26.8 190 1.5 4
Lehigh ME 23.9 170 1.2 4
Lehigh CF 198gr 28 190 1.5 4
SBR AP 125gr 14.5 612 4.1 82

 

Note: Barrier penetration represents the rounds ability to go through walls and barriers. Armor piercing represents the rounds ability to penetrate body armor plates.

.224 Valkyrie

Overview

The .224 Valkyrie (5.6×41 mm) cartridge is a .22 caliber (5.6 mm) rimless bottlenecked intermediate rifle cartridge, developed by Federal Premium Ammunition. .224 Valkyrie uses the same bullet diameter as 5.56×45mm NATO and a necked down larger case from the 6.8 SPC, allowing for heavier bullets and higher muzzle velocity.

The .224 Valkyrie was designed to fill a need for long range small platform modern sporting rifles, the .224 Valkyrie was developed by Federal by taking their proven 6.8 SPC case and necking it down to utilize a .224 diameter projectile. Prior to this, the ability to compete at long range (1000+ meters or yards) was dominated in competition by  .308 Winchester and 6.5mm Creedmoor.

.224 offers a lightweight, highly accurate alternative to 7.62x51 and 6.5 Creedmoor.

Stats

Note: 343.2 m/s is the subsonic barrier - anything below that is considered subsonic. Subsonic ammunition removes the bullet crack down range making the round better suited to stealth.

Ammunition Type Damage Bullet Velocity (m/s) Barrier Penetration Armor Piercing
60gr Nosler BT 10.4 1054 1.76 4
75gr ELD Match 11.7 918 2 5
90gr SP 13 804 1.12 5

 

Note: Barrier penetration represents the rounds ability to go through walls and barriers. Armor piercing represents the rounds ability to penetrate body armor plates.

5.56 NATO

Overview

5.56 NATO (5.56x45mm NATO) is the standard cartridge for all NATO countries as well as a large number of non-NATO countries. 

M855 (Also called FMJ)

M855 is a steel penetrator tipped round with a lead core and copper jacket. It is the predecessor to the M855A1 round. It is average at flesh damage and armour penetration. It has the following variations:

M855A1 (Also called EPR)

M855A1 is an upgraded version of the M855 round with improved velocities and armour penetration capabilities. It has the following variations:

Mk318 (Also called SOST)

The Mk318 is an open tipped penetrator round designed to inflict high levels of soft tissue damage. It moves slightly slower than M855A1 and is very ineffective at armour penetration. It has no additional variations.

Mk262 (Also called SBLR)

Mk262 SPR/SBLR (Special Ball Long Range) is a hollow point match grade round designed for long range accuracy. It has better performance than M855A1 at range as well as better soft tissue damage. It however has poor armour penetration capabilities. It has no additional variations.

M995 AP (Armour Piercing)

M995 AP is a armour piercing tungsten core giving it exceptional armour piercing capabilities. It has average performance on par with M855A1 however it is inferior at range due to the projectile being heavier than it's counterparts. It has no additional variations.

M193 Ball

M193 ball is the first type of ammunition first adopted for the M16 platform. M193 is higher velocity than most 5.56 however it possesses inferior armour penetration capabilities to M855. However due to its high velocity and relatively light weight construction it has an extreme tendency to 'tumble' upon impact, resulting in vicious wounds. It has the following variations:

Subsonic

Subsonic 5.56 is designed for stealth operations. It does not produce a supersonic crack and is quieter to AI making you harder to spot when shooting. It has average performance on par with M855A1 however it falls off massively at range due to its subsonic speed.


Stats

Note: 343.2 m/s is the subsonic barrier - anything below that is considered subsonic. Subsonic ammunition removes the bullet crack down range making the round better suited to stealth.

Note: these stats are only accurate to TAU-44s modset and vary wildly from default RHS stats. 

Ammunition Type Damage Bullet Velocity (m/s) Barrier Penetration Armor Piercing
M855A1 9 960 0.94 8.9
M855 9 920 0.44 8
Mk318 15.5500002 950 0.63 6.5
Mk262 10.3 838.20001 0.67 6
M995 8.6 1024 1.8 45
M193 12.3 998 0.5 7.5
Subsonic 9.3 320 1.0 7

 

Note: Barrier penetration represents the rounds ability to go through walls and barriers. Armor piercing represents the rounds ability to penetrate body armor plates.

9x39

Overview

The 9×39mm is a Soviet rifle cartridge, It is based on the Soviet 7.62×39 mm round, but with the neck expanded to fit a 9.3mm bullet. It was developed in the 1980s. The intent was to create a subsonic cartridge for suppressed firearms for special forces units that had more power, range, and penetration than pistol cartridges usually used in such weapons. 

 

Stats

Ammunition Type Damage Muzzle Energy Bullet Velocity (m/s) Barrier Penetration Armor Piercing
SP5 9.5 800 295 0.222 10
SP6 11.3 800 295 0.952 62

Note: Barrier penetration represents the rounds ability to go through walls and barriers. Armor piercing represents the rounds ability to penetrate body armor plates.

7.62x39

Overview

7.62x39 due to the relatively low production price, widespread adoption and decent performance 7.62x39 has become one of the most popular and wide spread rounds around the world. This round was adopted by Russia for the AK-47/AKM platform rifle.

57-N-231

57-N-231 is the first variant of 7.62x39 that was adopted. It is a standard FMJ cartridge with relatively average performance.

This round has the following variants:

57-N-231U

Standard 7.62x39 with a heavier bullet to slow down the overall speed to subsonic levels. Designed to work better with suppressors and eliminate super sonic cracks.

57-N-231 (89)

57-N-231 (89) or 7.62x39 PS is an updated 57-N-231 with an added steel core penetrator to help defeat modern body armour. Was officially adopted in 1989.

 

Stats

Note: 343.2 m/s is the subsonic barrier - anything below that is considered subsonic. Subsonic ammunition removes the bullet crack down range making the round better suited to stealth.

Ammunition Type Damage Bullet Velocity (m/s) Barrier Penetration Armor Piercing
57-N-231 8.6 718 0.55 6
57-N-231U 5.79 293 0.455063 2
57-N-231 (89) 8.5 718 0.928505 9

Note: Barrier penetration represents the rounds ability to go through walls and barriers. Armor piercing represents the rounds ability to penetrate body armor plates.

 

 

 

5.45x39

Overview

With the need for an intermediate higher velocity cartridge to compete with America's relatively new 5.56x45 Russia developed the 5.45x39 cartridge along with the development of the AK-74 to fire it. The performance and capabilities of the new round greatly outweighed those of the antiquated 7.62x39 round and in turn led to the 7.62 round being pushed out of service with the 5.45x39 becoming the new standard round used by Russia.

7N6

7N6 was the first variant of 5.45x39 adopted in 1974. It is a FMJ projectile with similar performance to 5.56x45 ammunition. 

This round has the following variants:

7N6M

7N6M is a modernised variant of 7N6 with the M literally standing for "Modernised". 7N6M possesses improved penetration capabilities over its predecessor. While it has better penetrative capabilities it does not out perform 5.56x45, almost all variants of 5.56x45 greatly out perform it in armour and barrier penetration.

7N10

7N10 is a further improved penetration round which was developed in an attempt to compete with 5.56x45. Although it is a massive improvement over 7N6M it is still outperformed by most 5.56 variants.

7N22

7N22 is an armour penetration round designed with the specific purpose of defeating modern body armours (at the time as it was adopted in 1998). The round was designed with a steel perpetrator in the bullet and possesses similar capabilities to that of 5.56x45 M855A1.

7U1

7U1 is a subsonic variant on 7N6 with a much heavier bullet and reduced powder charge to bring the speed of the round down to subsonic speeds to work better with suppressors and eliminate supersonic cracks. However the performance is greatly effected by the change. 

 

 

Stats

Note: 343.2 m/s is the subsonic barrier - anything below that is considered subsonic. Subsonic ammunition removes the bullet crack down range making the round better suited to stealth.

Ammunition Type Damage Bullet Velocity (m/s) Barrier Penetration Armor Piercing
7N6 9 915 0.216216 8
7N6M 9.3 880 0.231884 8.5
7N10 9.5 880 0.618357 8.7
7N22 9.8 890 0.939794 12
7U1 3.86 303 0.216216 4

Note: Barrier penetration represents the rounds ability to go through walls and barriers. Armor piercing represents the rounds ability to penetrate body armor plates.

 

4.73x33mm Caseless

Overview

The 4.73x33mm is a caseless munition which consists of a projectile nestled within a cuboid block of propellant. It suffered from cook offs and feeding problems during the ammunitions initial testing mostly due to the inability to easily eject unfired projectiles or to disperse heat in the form of casings. This round is only fired by the H&K G11 K2.

Stats

Ammunition Type Damage Bullet Velocity (m/s) Barrier Penetration Armor Piercing
DM11 FMJ 8.2 930 1.67 6
DM31 AP 7.2 940 2.47 63
Note: Barrier penetration represents the rounds ability to go through walls and barriers. Armor piercing represents the rounds ability to penetrate body armor plates.

.300 Savage

Overview

The .300 Savage cartridge is a rimless, .30 caliber rifle cartridge developed by Savage Arms in 1920. It was designed to replace the less powerful .303 Savage in their popular Savage Model 99 hammerless lever-action rifle. Despite having a short case and a rather stumpy neck, the cartridge is capable of propelling a 150-grain (9.7 g) bullet at over 2,600 ft/s (790 m/s) with an effective range of over 300 yd (270 m).

 

Stats

Ammunition Type Damage Bullet Velocity (m/s) Barrier Penetration Armor Piercing
M2 Ball 35 760 2 7
Lapua Mega 200gr 45 730 2 15
Lapua Naturalis 170gr 50 810 5 6
Norma Big Bear 240gr 60 680 7 5
M14A1 API 6 700 6 480
T99 Explosive Round 5 +1 Explosive Damage 400 3 1
T100 HEIAP 5 +1 Explosive Damage 520 3 245
Accelerator 32 1000 3 3
Note: Barrier penetration represents the rounds ability to go through walls and barriers. Armor piercing represents the rounds ability to penetrate body armor plates.

.264 USA

Overview

.264 USA is a precision cartridge originally designed for the US Army Marksmanship Unit, it is larger than 5.56x45 and slightly smaller than 7.62x51 and fits in AR-15 Actions and magazines allowing for lighter rifles and magazines. Since its original conception it has been turned into a combat cartridge with various loadings for different jobs, additionally following recent trends it utilises a polymer case which allows for a lighter combat loadout than comparible cartridges such as 6.5 Creedmoor.

The round performs similarly to 6.5 Creedmoor but in a smaller package and is considered a 'magnumised' 6.5 Grendel.

EPR

Steel-core Enhanced Performance Round similar to M855A1/M80A1. Multipurpose round with all round performance.

Has red tracer variant.

SOST

SOST Barrier-Blind loading, offering both hollowpoint capabilities as well as soft barrier penetration such as timber, sheet metal and buildings. Poor AP performance despite decent barrier penetration capabilities.

Has red tracer variant.

RRLP

Reduced-Ricochet-Limited-Penetration Frangible designed for urban operations where collateral must be minimised. Fragments heavily within soft tissue offering decent damage. Intentionally poor penetration capabilities due to the frangible nature of the projectile.

OTM

Open-Tip-Match loading optimized for long range combat.

Has red tracer variant.

Subsonic

Designed for stealth operations. It does not produce a supersonic crack and is quieter to enemies making you harder to spot when shooting. 

Has green tracer variant, green tracer chosen to mimic Russian barium salt tracers to induce confusion in hostile forces.

Advanced AP

Tungsten-core Advanced Armor-Piercing load designed for defeating modern Russian body armor threats.
Has red tracer variant.

HVIT-APRE

High Velocity Incendiary Tracer-Armor Piercing Reactive is a semi-explosive incendiary load designed for light anti-vehicle duties. Uses a white incendiary tracer.

Stats

Note: 343.2 m/s is the subsonic barrier - anything below that is considered subsonic. Subsonic ammunition removes the bullet crack down range making the round better suited to stealth.

Note: these stats are only accurate to TAU-44s modset and vary wildly from default RHS stats. 

Ammunition Type Damage Bullet Velocity (m/s) Barrier Penetration Armor Piercing
EPR 10 876 2.6 17
SOST 13.2 842 4.67 8
RRLP 13 907 0.5 4
OTM 11.7 988 1.6 5
Subsonic 11 300 1.4 6
ADVAP 9.4 700 5.6 125
HVIT-APRE 7.4 + 0.08 Explosive Damage @ 1m 1488 11.6 425

Note: Barrier penetration represents the rounds ability to go through walls and barriers. Armor piercing represents the rounds ability to penetrate body armor plates.

.220 Swift

Overview

The .220 Swift (5.56×56mmSR) is a semi-rimmed rifle cartridge developed by Winchester and introduced in 1935 for small game and vermin hunting. It was the first factory loaded rifle cartridge with a muzzle velocity of over 1,200 m/s (4,000 ft/s). With modern powders and precision loadings, the round is capable of pushing 1500+ meters a second. 

Stats

Ammunition Type Damage Bullet Velocity (m/s) Barrier Penetration Armor Piercing
40gr Ballistic Tip 4.9 1296 6.25 4
55gr Soft Point 5.4 1128 4.25 4
50gr Soft Point 5.2 1179 3.95 4
50gr Varmint 8.4 1203 1.75 4
30gr Match 4.9 1579 4.7 0
Note: Barrier penetration represents the rounds ability to go through walls and barriers. Armor piercing represents the rounds ability to penetrate body armor plates.

.22-250 Remington

Overview

The .22-250 Remington is a very high-velocity (capable of reaching over 4000 feet per second), short action, .22 caliber rifle cartridge. It is used for long range precision shooting and has seen use by both British and Australian SAS. The .22-250 is currently the second fastest production cartridge and is popular in locations where high winds are present.

Stats

Ammunition Type Damage Bullet Velocity (m/s) Barrier Penetration Armor Piercing
55gr APTS 6.5 1154 2.6 14
53gr VMAX 9.5 1219 0.72 4
40gr Match 6.6 1387 0.3 1
60gr Varmint 10 1170 0.75 4

Note: Barrier penetration represents the rounds ability to go through walls and barriers. Armor piercing represents the rounds ability to penetrate body armor plates.

4.4x55mm AMJ Custom

Overview

4.4x55mm AMJ Custom is an extreme long range wildcat cartridge constructed using a 12.7x55mm casing necked down to .17 HMR/4.4mm projectiles. It is capable of reaching extreme velocities but due to the limited mass of the projectiles it does not offer enormous amounts of damage down range.

Stats

Note: 343.2 m/s is the subsonic barrier - anything below that is considered subsonic. Subsonic ammunition removes the bullet crack down range making the round better suited to stealth.

Ammunition Type Damage Bullet Velocity (m/s) Barrier Penetration Armor Piercing
15gr FMJ 4.9 1982 0.9 5
17gr FMJ 5.5 1875 1.9 5
20gr FMJ 5.7 1799 3.9 5

 

Note: Barrier penetration represents the rounds ability to go through walls and barriers. Armor piercing represents the rounds ability to penetrate body armor plates.

6.5x38mm Caseless

Overview

The 6.5x38mm is a caseless munition which consists of a projectile nestled within a circular block of propellant. Unlike it's predecessor caseless ammunition, It has resolved issues with cook offs and feeding problems. The 6.5x38 is modelled heavily after the 6.5 Grendel round, albeit much lighter and available in numerous military loadings such as AP.

Prior to the collapse of the US military, the CmmG MX series chambered in 6.5x38 was in the process of mass adoption, with a vast majority of frontline units having been supplied before ultimate collapse. That paired with adoption by other small nations has led to a relatively decent supply of them globally.

Stats

Ammunition Type Damage Bullet Velocity (m/s) Barrier Penetration
XM1 General Purpose Round 13 865 3
XM2 Armor Piercing 8.44 938 6.4
XM3 Match 19 810 1
Note: Barrier penetration represents the rounds ability to go through walls and barriers. Armor piercing represents the rounds ability to penetrate body armor plates.

6mm ARC

Overview

The 6mm Advanced Rifleimage.png Cartridge (6×38mm), or 6mm ARC for short, is a 6 mm (.243) caliber intermediate rifle cartridge designed as a low-recoil, high-accuracy long-range cartridge, designed for use in the AR-15 platform at request of a special forces unit for its multipurpose combat rifle program.

The 6mm ARC is a great all round cartridge, offering great ballistics and similar (25rnd) magazine capacity to 5.56 but at a slightly increased weight. Due to its military usage it also has tracer and armor piercing offerings.



Stats

Ammunition Type Damage Bullet Velocity (m/s) Barrier Penetration (AP)
108gr Match 11.5 853.44 1.66
115gr Hunter 13.6 803.99 1.19
85gr Velocitor 8.2 1023.1 2.85
AP 9.7 840.1 9
Note: Barrier penetration represents the rounds ability to go through walls and barriers. Armor piercing represents the rounds ability to penetrate body armor plates.

Range Cards

108gr Match
 115gr Hunter 85gr Velocitor Tungsten Core Armor Piercing

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Penetration Testing

Standardised penetration test at 100m against three materials: Timber, Steel and Concrete.

Timber is spaced at 1m Intervals, with 7 walls.
Steel is spaced at 1m Intervals with 4 plates.
Concrete is spaced at 2m Intervals with 4 walls.

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This testing is relatively limited in what data it can provide and how it can be interpreted.

Here is how I will score it:

Penetration - x/7 (How much of said material it penetrated)
Deviation - Severe/Acceptable/None (How much it deviated during/after penetration)
Slowdown - Stopped/Severe/Minor/None (Change in velocity as a result of successful penetration)


Load
 (Timber)
Penetration 
Deviation
Slowdown		 (Steel)
Penetration 
Deviation
Slowdown		 (Concrete)
Penetration 
Deviation
Slowdown
108gr Match 7/7
None
None		 0/4
N/A
Stopped		 0/4
N/A
Stopped
115gr Hunter 1/7
Severe
Severe		 0/4
N/A
Stopped		 0/4
N/A
Stopped
85gr Velocitor 7/7
Acceptable
Minor		 0/4
N/A
Stopped		 0/4
N/A
Stopped
Armor Piercing 7/7
None
None		 4/4
Acceptable
Minor		 2/4
None
Stopped