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Damage by the numbers

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2021-10-27 13:16:22
Damage by the numbers

Overview

I keep seeing people constantly ask the same question over and over again. They ask “ What is the best rifle, CQW or pistol to use.” Mostly that choice comes down to your play style and personal preferences. However what I present here are two spreadsheets comparing weapons to help you maybe make a better informed choice.

About the spreadsheets, first all weapons I used had 4 stars and all attachments removed. Furthermore all perks were removed from each class to get baseline numbers. Table one just shows damage per load out. What that means is if every shot hits this is the maximum amount of damage the weapon can deal. I listed them in order from highest to lowest and by type. Now with shotguns that is the damage per single projectile. In other words yes shotguns do deal more damage but the damage is dependent on the number of projectiles that hit.

Table two takes a different look at weapon damage. It breaks damage down by the amount a weapon can do in a second and per magazine. Little bit of math involved here so let me break it down.

Damage Per Load Out


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The Math

Time to empty magazine = The amount of time from the first bullet in a magazine to the last bullet. With each weapon I recorded 3 iterations of emptying a magazine. I then went and edited the recordings to find the exact time it took.

Time per bullet = The real world time it takes the weapon to fire 1 bullet.

Time per bullet =Time to empty magazine divided by Magazine size

Shots per second = Pretty self explanatory, number of bullets a weapon fires in a second.

Shots per second = 1 second divided by Time per bullet

Damage per magazine = Amount of damage one full magazine does.

Damage per magazine = Damage X Magazine size

Damage per second = Amount of damage a weapon can do in one second.

Damage per second = Shots per second X Damage

Damage Per Second


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My Thoughts

A few things I took away from this. The type 78 and 95 pistols are capable of more damage per second and per load out then most rifles. The M10 auto pistol just narrowly edges the M39 sub-machine gun in damage per second. Meaning pistols can outperform rifles and CQWs by the numbers. Hope this was helpful, leave comments below and I’ll try and respond.

Source: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2637932453

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