7.62x51mm NATO (no ontology)

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The '''7.62x51mm NATO''' (also known as '''.308 Winchester''' or '''7.62 NATO''') is a large rifle caliber developed in 1954, and suited for battle rifles, sniper rifles, and in '''belted form''', machine guns.
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The '''7.62x51mm NATO''' (also known as '''.308 Winchester''' or '''7.62 NATO''') is a large rifle caliber developed in 1954, and suited for battle rifles, sniper rifles, and in '''belted form''', machine guns. In Mazeworld, it is considered a high-tier caliber.
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It is quite a powerful round, with whoever being on the wrong end of such a bullet may be facing quite some trouble. Its power, fame, and the kind of weapons it can be used in made the reputation of the 7.62 NATO. In Mazeworld, it is considered a high-tier caliber.
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Technically speaking, the military 7.62x51mm NATO and the civilian .308 Winchester are roughly identical, and any can be fired in any .308 Win/7.62 NATO weapon.
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Its ballistic performance is close to its World War II cousin it replaced, the [[.30-06 Springfield]], making it a favorite of veterans used to the old round. Introduced in 1954 with the famous [[Springfield M14|M14 rifle]] (which replaced its legendary .30-06 cousin, the [[Springfield M1 Garand|M1 Garand]]) and the no less famous [[Saco Defense M60|M60]] machine gun, the 7.62x51mm NATO round enjoyed and still enjoys popularity, as it is still a widely used round.
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Primarily intended as a main infantry round to be used in battle rifles, it was then superseded by the [[5.56x45mm NATO]] with the advent of assault rifles. It has found a second life with sniper rifles, such as the [[Heckler &amp; Koch PSG-1]], and the modernized version of the M14, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M14_EBR M14 EBR], and still sees widespread use as a light machine gun round, still used in the many variants of the [[Saco Defense M60|M60]] machine gun.
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=== Mazeworld overview ===
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** Can be found at random in the [[room|rooms]]
** Can be found at random in the [[room|rooms]]
** [[WPN-7 crate]]: 180 rounds
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It must be noted that belts for the M60 and for the HK21E are not interchangeable.
=== Weapons compatible ===
=== Weapons compatible ===

Revision as of 15:49, 10 July 2013

The 7.62x51mm NATO (also known as .308 Winchester or 7.62 NATO) is a large rifle caliber developed in 1954, and suited for battle rifles, sniper rifles, and in belted form, machine guns. In Mazeworld, it is considered a high-tier caliber.

Mazeworld overview

Type LDV Unarm Light Hardskin Kevlar-2 Kevlar-3 Kevlar-4 HEV
Bullet +4 102% 100% 95% 85% 67% 38% 17%

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  • Available for purchase in a gun shop or a weapon shop, in boxes of 20 or 100 rounds
  • Costs 80 P$ for 20 rounds, and 400 P$ for 100 rounds
  • Ammo belts exist for the M60 (100 rounds, 600 P$, 1.5 unit empty) and the HK21E (50 rounds, 375 P$, 1 unit empty)
  • Value of a single round is 4 P$
  • Recoil level of this round is 4 - Heavy
  • Availability of this caliber:

It must be noted that belts for the M60 and for the HK21E are not interchangeable.

Weapons compatible

Class 1 weapons

Class 2 weapons

Gallery

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See also

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