7.62x25mm Tokarev (no ontology)

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The 7.62x25mm Tokarev (also known as simply 7.62 Tokarev) is a handgun cartridge developed in 1930 by the Soviet Union. It is a somewhat rare cartridge used in handguns and submachine guns. It is considered a low-tier caliber due to its relatively low power.

Real-life data

The 7.62 Tokarev caliber is an enhanced and Soviet-made variant of the 7.62x25mm Mauser cartridge. It was produced with a very wide array of loading, from standard ball to armor-piercing, incendiary, and tracer, among others.

The cartridge was and still is notably used in the Tokarev TT-33 pistol, as well as other well-known weapons such as the PPSh-41 and PPS-43 submachine guns. All of those weapons were main service weapons in the Soviet military before the advent of the AK-47 and popular overall during World War II.

Considered obsolete nowadays and replaced by overpressured 9x19mm Parabellum ammunition in the Russian military, the 7.62 Tokarev caliber is still used nowadays by reserve units and other military forces in the world, such as China, due to the very large quantity of ammunition produced that is still available.

Mazeworld overview

Type	Unarm	Light	Hardskin	Kevlar-2	Kevlar-3	Kevlar-4	HEV
Bullet	37%	35%	32%	27%	16%	9%	2%

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With a relatively low base power, it appears to be less potent than other pistol calibers. Although it enjoys a slightly flatter damage curve than other calibers of comparable power, 7.62 Tokarev is best used as a finisher, or a defensive round if the primary intention of the contestant is only to injure, damage without killing, or finish off an already wounded opponent.

This caliber has the advantage of being cheap and, when found, available usually in reasonably high quantity every time. As such, 7.62 Tokarev rounds are quantity over quality - shooting as many rounds as possible makes up for the individually low power of every round. Compatible with five weapons, four of them being submachine guns, 7.62 Tokarev shines best when used for "spamming" ammo at the opposition.

7.62 Tokarev ammunition can be found at random in the rooms, or bought in a gun shop/weapon shop should they have compatible weapons available. Very cheap, ammunition is available at 0,5 P$/round, in boxes of 50 or 250.

Weapons compatible

Class 2 weapons

Class 3 weapons

Tula Arms Tokarev TT-33

Caliber name	7.62x25mm Tokarev
Energy	488 Joule
Velocity	409 m/s
Bullet weight	90 gr (5.83 g)
Country	Soviet Union
Year	1930
Price	25 P$ (50 rounds)
Compatible with	5 weapons

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 The '''7.62 Tokarev''' caliber is an enhanced and Soviet-made variant of the '''7.62x25mm Mauser''' cartridge. It was produced with a very wide array of loading, from standard ball to armor-piercing, incendiary, and tracer, among others.
-The cartridge was and still is notably used in the [[tula arms tokarev tt 33|Tokarev TT-33]] pistol, as well as other well-known weapons such as the [[ZiD Shpagin PPSh-41|PPSh-41]] and [[ZiD Sudaev PPS-43|PPS-43]] submachine guns. All of those weapons were all main weapons in the Soviet military before the advent of the [[Kalashnikov AK-47|AK-47]] and popular overall during World War II.
+The cartridge was and still is notably used in the [[tula arms tokarev tt 33|Tokarev TT-33]] pistol, as well as other well-known weapons such as the [[ZiD Shpagin PPSh-41|PPSh-41]] and [[ZiD Sudaev PPS-43|PPS-43]] submachine guns. All of those weapons were main service weapons in the Soviet military before the advent of the [[Kalashnikov AK-47|AK-47]] and popular overall during World War II.
 Considered obsolete nowadays and replaced by overpressured [[9x19mm Parabellum]] ammunition in the Russian military, the 7.62 Tokarev caliber is still used nowadays by reserve units and other military forces in the world, such as China, due to the very large quantity of ammunition produced that is still available.