7.62 NATO

Overview

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7.62 NATO (7.62x51 NATO) is the NATO standard medium machine gun and sniper rifle cartridge. It is used in various marksman and sniper rifles as well as mounted and dismounted machine guns such as the FN MAG-58/M240. ItBy modern standards it is antiquated, being outclasses by a highlot powerof cartridge.

cartridges

M80

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M80however where it does edge other cartridges out is aby lowhaving tiermore 7.62x51weapons round. It is the predecessor to the M80A1. This round is mostly usedchambered in machine guns. This round has no variations.

M80A1 (Also known as EPR)

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M80A1 is a steel core armour piercing 7.62x51 NATO round. It has decent soft tissue damage and better than 5.56 armour penetration. This round has the following variations:

• M80A1 Tracer
• M80A1 IR (IR Tracer are only visible with night vision)

M61

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M61 AP is a early generation armour piercing round. It is average at soft tissue damage and has slightly improved armour penetration over M80A1. This round has the following variations:

• M62 Tracer

M82

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M82 is a blank and does not fire a projectile.

M118

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M118 is designed specifically for long range shooting. It is comparable to M316 Mod 0 but has superior armour penetration capabilities compared to Mk316. It has no variants.

M993

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M993 is a armour piercing 7.62 round capable of outperforming every form of 7.62 and 5.56 in armour penetration. It has average soft tissue damage. It has no variants.

Mk316 Mod 0

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Mk316 Mod 0 is the successor to M118 having better performance at range, with an improved projectile helping reduce air friction. However it has inferior armour penetration in comparison to M118. This round has the following variations:

• Mk316 Mod 0 Tracer
• Mk316 Mod 0 IR (IR Tracer are only visible with night vision)

 

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Stats

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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
M80	11.55	838	0.78999999	8
M80A1	14.7416	803850	1.17	144.677
M61M62 Tracer	12.5515.6	838816	1.89000002	144.777
M82M118LR	0	0	0.0	0
M118	1617.55	790	1.82.17
MK316	519.22	810	1.348
M993	14.558	910	2.2	1117.77
Mk316M959 ModSLAP 0Tracer	17.0212.8	7911014	0.348	519.1
Lapua FMJ SubsonicSuperNosler	6.4406221.55	320.04822	0.57	5
Mk319 Mod 0	14	900	1.5	4
M948 SLAP	9.77	1200	6.2	219
PTR10 SLAP	7.56	1657	8.65	242

 

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