SKS - Revision history

Skizmophonic: Update weapon stats from scripts; remove Fire Rate on semi-auto-only weapons

2026-06-15T01:00:16Z

Update weapon stats from scripts; remove Fire Rate on semi-auto-only weapons

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	! rowspan=2 \| [[Weapon Type]]		! rowspan=2 \| [[Weapon Type]]
	! rowspan=2 \| [[Fire Modes]]		! rowspan=2 \| [[Fire Modes]]
	~~! rowspan=2 \| [[Fire Rate]]~~
	! rolspan=2 \| [[Bullet Spread °]]		! rolspan=2 \| [[Bullet Spread °]]
	! rolspan=2 \| [[Range Modifier]]		! rolspan=2 \| [[Range Modifier]]
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	! rolspan=2 \| [[Weight]]		! rolspan=2 \| [[Weight]]
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	\|[[SKS]]\|\|[[Carbine]]\|\|Semi\|\|\|\|6.3 / 1.15 [[ADS]]\|\|0.950\|\|735 m/s\|\|7.9 g (121.92 gr)\|\|3.85 kg (8.49 lbs)		\|[[SKS]]\|\|[[Carbine]]\|\|Semi\|\|6.3 / 1.15 [[ADS]]\|\|0.950\|\|735 m/s\|\|7.9 g (121.92 gr)\|\|3.85 kg (8.49 lbs)
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Skizmophonic: Update weapon stats from scripts; hide Fire Rate on semi-auto-only weapons

2026-06-14T23:45:13Z

Update weapon stats from scripts; hide Fire Rate on semi-auto-only weapons

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	! rowspan=2 \| [[Ammo]]		! rowspan=2 \| [[Ammo]]
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	\|[[File:Flag_vc_new.png\|50px]]<br><strong>[[VC]]</strong> \|\| [[File:Sks.png\|512px]]<br><b>[[SKS]]</b> \|\| [[File:Weapon sks.svg\|512px]] \|\| [[File:Class_medic.png\|50px]] <b>[[Medic]]</b><br> [[File:Class_radioman.png\|50px]] <b>[[Radioman]]</b><br> \|\| 10 / 40		\|[[File:Flag_vc_new.png\|50px]]<br><strong>[[VC]]</strong>\|\|[[File:Sks.png\|512px]]<br><b>[[SKS]]</b>\|\|[[File:Weapon sks.svg\|512px]]\|\|[[File:Class_medic.png\|50px]] <b>[[Medic]]</b><br> [[File:Class_radioman.png\|50px]] <b>[[Radioman]]</b><br>\|\|10 / 40
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	! rolspan=2 \| [[Weight]]		! rolspan=2 \| [[Weight]]
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	\|[[SKS]]\|\|[[Carbine]]\|\|Semi\|\|~~40 RPM~~\|\|6.~~3° &~~ 1.~~15°~~ [[ADS]]\|\|0.950\|\|735 m/s\|\|7.9 g (121.~~916~~ gr)\|\|3.85 kg (8.48 lbs)		\|[[SKS]]\|\|[[Carbine]]\|\|Semi\|\|\|\|6.3 / 1.15 [[ADS]]\|\|0.950\|\|735 m/s\|\|7.9 g (121.92 gr)\|\|3.85 kg (8.49 lbs)
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	\|}		\|}

Skizmophonic at 22:56, 24 February 2026

2026-02-24T22:56:07Z

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-=HISTORY=
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-The SKS was manufactured at Tula Arsenal from 1949 to 1958, and at the Izhevsk Arsenal from 1953 to 1954, resulting in a total Soviet production of about 2.7 million. Throughout the Cold War, millions of additional SKS carbines and their derivatives were also manufactured under license in the People's Republic of [[China]], as well as a number of countries allied with the Eastern Bloc. The SKS was exported in vast quantities and found favor with insurgent forces around the world as a light, handy weapon which was adequate for guerrilla warfare despite its conventional limitations.
+'''SKS''' (Samozaryadny Karabin sistemy Simonova) is a Soviet-designed semi-automatic carbine chambered for the 7.62×39mm cartridge. It uses a short-stroke gas piston with a tilting-bolt action and is normally fed by a fixed 10-round magazine loaded from the top with stripper clips. Most military SKS rifles include an integral folding bayonet and are built for rugged field use with minimal maintenance. It is best known as a widely exported early Cold War carbine that remained common long after it was replaced in Soviet front-line service, including extensive use in Vietnam.
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+From the 1960s onward, massive numbers of SKS carbines entered Cold War aid pipelines and insurgent arsenals, making the weapon a familiar sight in Southeast Asia. In the [[Vietnam War]], SKS carbines were commonly used by the [[Việt Cộng]] and North Vietnamese forces—especially in periods and units where assault rifles were limited—alongside AK-pattern rifles, captured Western arms, and other surplus weapons. The SKS’s fixed 10-round magazine and semi-automatic-only fire could be a limitation in close-range firefights compared to assault rifles, but its simplicity, reliability, and adequate effectiveness at typical engagement distances helped it remain in service; captured examples were also valued as war trophies and were sometimes used for opposing-force familiarization and training.
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Skizmophonic at 02:32, 14 September 2025

2025-09-14T02:32:11Z

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	! rowspan=2 \| [[Ammo]]		! rowspan=2 \| [[Ammo]]
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	\|[[File:Flag_vc_new.png\|50px]]<br><strong>[[VC]]</strong> \|\| [[File:Sks.png\|512px]]<br><b>[[SKS]]</b> \|\| [[File:Weapon sks.svg\|512px]] \|\| [[File:Class_medic.png\|50px]] <b>[[Medic]]</b><br> [[File:Class_radioman.png\|50px]] <b>[[Radioman]]</b><br> \|\| 10 / 30		\|[[File:Flag_vc_new.png\|50px]]<br><strong>[[VC]]</strong> \|\| [[File:Sks.png\|512px]]<br><b>[[SKS]]</b> \|\| [[File:Weapon sks.svg\|512px]] \|\| [[File:Class_medic.png\|50px]] <b>[[Medic]]</b><br> [[File:Class_radioman.png\|50px]] <b>[[Radioman]]</b><br> \|\| 10 / 40
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Skizmophonic at 07:45, 5 November 2024

2024-11-05T07:45:52Z

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			[[Category:Weapons]]
			[[Category:Weapons of Vietnam]]
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Skizmophonic at 04:07, 4 November 2024

2024-11-04T04:07:21Z

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	! rowspan=2 \| [[Weapon Script Name]]		! rowspan=2 \| [[Weapon Script Name]]
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	\|Самозарядный карабин системы Симонова<br>Samozaryadny Karabin sistemy Simonova, 1945\|\|7.62x39mm\|\|[[Soviet Union]]\|\|1949\|\|Tula Arsenal<br>Izhevsk Arsenal<br> Other Countries\|\|20 in (520 mm)\|\|40 in (1,020 mm)\|\|weapon_sks		\|Самозарядный карабин системы Симонова<br>Samozaryadny Karabin sistemy Simonova, 1945\|\|[[7.62x39mm]]\|\|[[Soviet Union]]\|\|1949\|\|Tula Arsenal<br>Izhevsk Arsenal<br> Other Countries\|\|20 in (520 mm)\|\|40 in (1,020 mm)\|\|weapon_sks
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Skizmophonic at 03:48, 11 October 2024

2024-10-11T03:48:25Z

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	! rowspan=2 \| [[Bayonet]]		! rowspan=2 \| [[Bayonet]]
	! rowspan=2 \| [[Rifle Grenades]]		! rowspan=2 \| [[Rifle Grenades]]
			! rowspan=2 \| Reload Speed
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	\|43\|\|×2.52 = 108.36\|\|×1.2 = 51.6\|\|×1.15 = 49.45\|\|×0.8 = 34.4\|\|×0.75 = 32.25\|\|YES\|\|YES		\|43\|\|×2.52 = 108.36\|\|×1.2 = 51.6\|\|×1.15 = 49.45\|\|×0.8 = 34.4\|\|×0.75 = 32.25\|\|YES\|\|YES\|\|3.66 Seconds
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Skizmophonic: /* HISTORY */

2024-10-10T05:55:50Z

HISTORY

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	=HISTORY=		=HISTORY=
	The SKS was first produced in the Soviet Union but was later widely exported and manufactured by various nations. As the SKS lacked select-fire capability and its magazine was limited to ten rounds, it was rendered obsolete in the Soviet Armed Forces by the introduction of the [[AK-47]] in the 1950s.		The SKS was first produced in the [[Soviet Union]] but was later widely exported and manufactured by various nations. As the SKS lacked select-fire capability and its magazine was limited to ten rounds, it was rendered obsolete in the Soviet Armed Forces by the introduction of the [[AK-47]] in the 1950s.

	The SKS was manufactured at Tula Arsenal from 1949 to 1958, and at the Izhevsk Arsenal from 1953 to 1954, resulting in a total Soviet production of about 2.7 million. Throughout the Cold War, millions of additional SKS carbines and their derivatives were also manufactured under license in the People's Republic of [[China]], as well as a number of countries allied with the Eastern Bloc. The SKS was exported in vast quantities and found favor with insurgent forces around the world as a light, handy weapon which was adequate for guerrilla warfare despite its conventional limitations.		The SKS was manufactured at Tula Arsenal from 1949 to 1958, and at the Izhevsk Arsenal from 1953 to 1954, resulting in a total Soviet production of about 2.7 million. Throughout the Cold War, millions of additional SKS carbines and their derivatives were also manufactured under license in the People's Republic of [[China]], as well as a number of countries allied with the Eastern Bloc. The SKS was exported in vast quantities and found favor with insurgent forces around the world as a light, handy weapon which was adequate for guerrilla warfare despite its conventional limitations.

	Beginning in the 1960s, vast quantities of obsolete and redundant SKS carbines from military reserve stocks were donated by the Soviet Union and China to left-wing guerrilla movements around the world. The increasing ubiquity of the SKS altered the dynamics of asymmetric warfare in developing nations and colonial territories, where most guerrillas had previously been armed with bolt-action rifles. For example, the SKS served as one of the primary arms of the [[Việt Cộng]] during the [[Vietnam War]]. The weapon type was encountered so frequently by the United States Armed Forces in Vietnam that captured examples were used by opposing force (OPFOR) units during training exercises designed to simulate battlefield conditions there as early as 1969. Captured SKS carbines were also prized as war trophies among individual US military personnel, and a number were brought back to the United States by returning veterans over the course of the Vietnam conflict.		Beginning in the 1960s, vast quantities of obsolete and redundant SKS carbines from military reserve stocks were donated by the Soviet Union and China to left-wing guerrilla movements around the world. The increasing ubiquity of the SKS altered the dynamics of asymmetric warfare in developing nations and colonial territories, where most guerrillas had previously been armed with bolt-action rifles. For example, the SKS served as one of the primary arms of the [[Việt Cộng]] during the [[Vietnam War]]. The weapon type was encountered so frequently by the [[United States Armed Forces]] in [[Vietnam]] that captured examples were used by opposing force (OPFOR) units during training exercises designed to simulate battlefield conditions there as early as 1969. Captured SKS carbines were also prized as [[war trophies]] among individual US military personnel, and a number were brought back to the United States by returning veterans over the course of the Vietnam conflict.
	<br>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SKS SOURCE]		<br>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SKS SOURCE]
	<hr>		<hr>

Skizmophonic at 19:15, 8 October 2024

2024-10-08T19:15:16Z

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	=HISTORY=		=HISTORY=
	The SKS was first produced in the Soviet Union but was later widely exported and manufactured by various nations.As the SKS lacked select-fire capability and its magazine was limited to ten rounds, it was rendered obsolete in the Soviet Armed Forces by the introduction of the [[AK-47]] in the 1950s.		The SKS was first produced in the Soviet Union but was later widely exported and manufactured by various nations. As the SKS lacked select-fire capability and its magazine was limited to ten rounds, it was rendered obsolete in the Soviet Armed Forces by the introduction of the [[AK-47]] in the 1950s.

	The SKS was manufactured at Tula Arsenal from 1949 to 1958, and at the Izhevsk Arsenal from 1953 to 1954, resulting in a total Soviet production of about 2.7 million. Throughout the Cold War, millions of additional SKS carbines and their derivatives were also manufactured under license in the People's Republic of China, as well as a number of countries allied with the Eastern Bloc. The SKS was exported in vast quantities and found favor with insurgent forces around the world as a light, handy weapon which was adequate for guerrilla warfare despite its conventional limitations.		The SKS was manufactured at Tula Arsenal from 1949 to 1958, and at the Izhevsk Arsenal from 1953 to 1954, resulting in a total Soviet production of about 2.7 million. Throughout the Cold War, millions of additional SKS carbines and their derivatives were also manufactured under license in the People's Republic of [[China]], as well as a number of countries allied with the Eastern Bloc. The SKS was exported in vast quantities and found favor with insurgent forces around the world as a light, handy weapon which was adequate for guerrilla warfare despite its conventional limitations.

	Beginning in the 1960s, vast quantities of obsolete and redundant SKS carbines from military reserve stocks were donated by the Soviet Union and China to left-wing guerrilla movements around the world. The increasing ubiquity of the SKS altered the dynamics of asymmetric warfare in developing nations and colonial territories, where most guerrillas had previously been armed with bolt-action rifles. For example, the SKS served as one of the primary arms of the [[Việt Cộng]] during the [[Vietnam War]]. The weapon type was encountered so frequently by the United States Armed Forces in Vietnam that captured examples were used by opposing force (OPFOR) units during training exercises designed to simulate battlefield conditions there as early as 1969. Captured SKS carbines were also prized as war trophies among individual US military personnel, and a number were brought back to the United States by returning veterans over the course of the Vietnam conflict.		Beginning in the 1960s, vast quantities of obsolete and redundant SKS carbines from military reserve stocks were donated by the Soviet Union and China to left-wing guerrilla movements around the world. The increasing ubiquity of the SKS altered the dynamics of asymmetric warfare in developing nations and colonial territories, where most guerrillas had previously been armed with bolt-action rifles. For example, the SKS served as one of the primary arms of the [[Việt Cộng]] during the [[Vietnam War]]. The weapon type was encountered so frequently by the United States Armed Forces in Vietnam that captured examples were used by opposing force (OPFOR) units during training exercises designed to simulate battlefield conditions there as early as 1969. Captured SKS carbines were also prized as war trophies among individual US military personnel, and a number were brought back to the United States by returning veterans over the course of the Vietnam conflict.

Skizmophonic at 06:58, 8 October 2024

2024-10-08T06:58:45Z

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	The SKS was manufactured at Tula Arsenal from 1949 to 1958, and at the Izhevsk Arsenal from 1953 to 1954, resulting in a total Soviet production of about 2.7 million. Throughout the Cold War, millions of additional SKS carbines and their derivatives were also manufactured under license in the People's Republic of China, as well as a number of countries allied with the Eastern Bloc. The SKS was exported in vast quantities and found favor with insurgent forces around the world as a light, handy weapon which was adequate for guerrilla warfare despite its conventional limitations.		The SKS was manufactured at Tula Arsenal from 1949 to 1958, and at the Izhevsk Arsenal from 1953 to 1954, resulting in a total Soviet production of about 2.7 million. Throughout the Cold War, millions of additional SKS carbines and their derivatives were also manufactured under license in the People's Republic of China, as well as a number of countries allied with the Eastern Bloc. The SKS was exported in vast quantities and found favor with insurgent forces around the world as a light, handy weapon which was adequate for guerrilla warfare despite its conventional limitations.

	Beginning in the 1960s, vast quantities of obsolete and redundant SKS carbines from military reserve stocks were donated by the Soviet Union and China to left-wing guerrilla movements around the world. The increasing ubiquity of the SKS altered the dynamics of asymmetric warfare in developing nations and colonial territories, where most guerrillas had previously been armed with bolt-action rifles. For example, the SKS served as one of the primary arms of the [[Việt Cộng]] during the Vietnam War. The weapon type was encountered so frequently by the United States Armed Forces in Vietnam that captured examples were used by opposing force (OPFOR) units during training exercises designed to simulate battlefield conditions there as early as 1969. Captured SKS carbines were also prized as war trophies among individual US military personnel, and a number were brought back to the United States by returning veterans over the course of the Vietnam conflict.		Beginning in the 1960s, vast quantities of obsolete and redundant SKS carbines from military reserve stocks were donated by the Soviet Union and China to left-wing guerrilla movements around the world. The increasing ubiquity of the SKS altered the dynamics of asymmetric warfare in developing nations and colonial territories, where most guerrillas had previously been armed with bolt-action rifles. For example, the SKS served as one of the primary arms of the [[Việt Cộng]] during the [[Vietnam War]]. The weapon type was encountered so frequently by the United States Armed Forces in Vietnam that captured examples were used by opposing force (OPFOR) units during training exercises designed to simulate battlefield conditions there as early as 1969. Captured SKS carbines were also prized as war trophies among individual US military personnel, and a number were brought back to the United States by returning veterans over the course of the Vietnam conflict.
	<br>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SKS SOURCE]		<br>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SKS SOURCE]
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	! rowspan=2 \| [[Weapon Type]]		! rowspan=2 \| [[Weapon Type]]
	! rowspan=2 \| [[Fire Modes]]		! rowspan=2 \| [[Fire Modes]]
	~~! rowspan=2 \| [[Fire Rate]]~~
	! rolspan=2 \| [[Bullet Spread °]]		! rolspan=2 \| [[Bullet Spread °]]
	! rolspan=2 \| [[Range Modifier]]		! rolspan=2 \| [[Range Modifier]]
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	! rolspan=2 \| [[Weight]]		! rolspan=2 \| [[Weight]]
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	\|[[SKS]]\|\|[[Carbine]]\|\|Semi\|\|\|\|6.3 / 1.15 [[ADS]]\|\|0.950\|\|735 m/s\|\|7.9 g (121.92 gr)\|\|3.85 kg (8.49 lbs)		\|[[SKS]]\|\|[[Carbine]]\|\|Semi\|\|6.3 / 1.15 [[ADS]]\|\|0.950\|\|735 m/s\|\|7.9 g (121.92 gr)\|\|3.85 kg (8.49 lbs)
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	\|}		\|}