zandor

Hello guys. This is my first post ever since joining the Dayz Wagon in early 2012. What i'm suggesting here is to provide the 5.45x39 cartridge some legit damage. It's the "Poison Bullet". It creates wound channels that are worse than a STANDARD 5.56 bullet. Why should it be doing less damage than the 5.56? It's not logical at all. It may be less accurate (Why even?), have less range since there is less propellant in the cartridge, but never in hell should have less damage. Could you, devs, please explain why the 5.45x39 is less powerfull in the mod, and now in the Standalone too? Thanks for this game. Even in this stage of the alpha, I enjoy it a lot! Zandor

Thank Gews, your pictures seem to acknowledge the fact that the bullet is not the weakling in the ammo selection it is to be. It's way better on soft targets, but less powerfull and stopping power as the 5.56 that should like pictured, provide more stopping power and break bones/knock people unconscious. 5.45 seems to get more penetration, but again, thoses balistic gels and charts are from the "old" 7N6 and not from the 7N6M Which as even more penetration. Can't seem to find good charts about this one...

Thanks for the answers guys. With the bullet types, the 7N6 is the one you talk about, but since 1987 (Could have taken a bit longer) the 7N6M replaced the 7N6 which was composed of an unharded penetrator, the 7N6M is superior to this cartridge with a hardened penetrator. 5.56 isn't supposed to be less powerfull. It's not the problem here, it's simply different. You are pretty right on this part.But sources and experts differ about the rounds power. It should be equal and follow your principle:damage should not be an important factor.

Gews, the sources are from 1980's, please provide me a most recent documents, both the standard 5.56 and 5.45 have evolved since... Since the 5.45 ammo is not dated ingame, we can assume it's not the oldest ones, especially since the packaging of the boxes come from aftermarket suppliers... Sources differ regarding to the ammo's potential. Some do say that it causes huge "temporary" channels and also permanent ones. It should at least be equal. Not inferior. http://www.rkba.org/research/fackler/figure6.gif