← Marksman Rifle
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M14 vs SKS
The M14 fires .308 Win, the SKS fires 7.62x39mm. Against an unarmored chest the M14 kills faster. Behind a level 4 plate it stays ahead.
Both are marksman rifles. The figures below come from the game's own damage tables, worked out on a chest shot against two reference targets: no armor, and a level 4 plate. Nothing here is an opinion about what to carry.
Measured side by side
| Measure | M14 | SKS |
|---|---|---|
| Damage per roundchest, unarmored target | 45 | 40 |
| Shots to killchest, unarmored target | 3 | 3 |
| Time to killchest, unarmored target | 0.17 s | 0.29 s |
| Damage per roundchest, level 4 plate | 18 | 16 |
| Shots to killchest, level 4 plate | 6 | 7 |
| Time to killchest, level 4 plate | 0.43 s | 0.86 s |
| Rounds per minuteas shipped | 700 | 420 |
| Effective rangemetres | 500 m | 400 m |
A chest shot and two armor tiers is a slice, not the whole answer: a head shot, a limb, a level 2 plate or a different round all move these numbers. Lethality lets you set all of it and shoot the target yourself.