SKS
| Factions | Weapon | Icon | Classes | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 VC |
 SKS |
 |
 Medic Radioman |
10 / 30 |
| Damage Base | Headshot × | Chest × | Stomach × | Leg × | Arm × | Bayonet | Rifle Grenades |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | ×2.52 = 108.36 | ×1.2 = 51.6 | ×1.15 = 49.45 | ×0.8 = 34.4 | ×0.75 = 32.25 | YES | YES |
| Designation | Weapon Type | Fire Modes | Fire Rate | Bullet Spread ° | Range Modifier | Muzzle Velocity | Projectile weight | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKS | Carbine | Semi | 40 RPM | 6.3° & 1.15° ADS | 0.950 | 735 m/s | 7.9g (121.916 gr) | 3.85 kg (8.48 lbs) |
| Full name | Ammo Type | Place of Origin | Date | Armory | Barrel Length | Total Length | Weapon Script Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Самозарядный карабин системы Симонова | 7.62x39 | Soviet Union | 1949 | Tula Arsenal Izhevsk Arsenal Other Countries |
20 in (520 mm) | 40 in (1,020 mm) | weapon_sks |
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.