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M500 vs MP43
The M500 fires 12 Gauge, the MP43 fires 12g Buckshot.
Both are shotguns. 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 | M500 | MP43 |
|---|---|---|
| Damage per roundchest, unarmored target | — | 198 |
| Shots to killchest, unarmored target | — | 1 |
| Time to killchest, unarmored target | — | 0.00 s |
| Damage per roundchest, level 4 plate | — | 24.9 |
| Shots to killchest, level 4 plate | — | 5 |
| Time to killchest, level 4 plate | — | 0.27 s |
| Rounds per minuteas shipped | 120 | 900 |
| Effective rangemetres | 70 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.