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==Characteristics== |
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| − | 7.62mm rounds aren't going to be used much, only fitting in the weak [[FN FAL]], its decent upgrades, and the rare [[M60]]. While not quite as bad an ammo as [[.45 Caliber]], 7.62mm still doesn't have quite the bonuses as [[5mm JHP]], [[4.7mm Caseless]], or [[2mm EC]], making it pretty useless late in the game. However, the FN FAL's night sight can be very useful early on, when darkness can put a lid on your shooting skills. Use it only as long as you have to, assuming you can find enough to keep a magazine full. |
+ | 7.62mm rounds aren't going to be used much, only fitting in the weak [[FN FAL (Fallout 2)|FN FAL]], its decent upgrades, and the rare [[M60]]. While not quite as bad an ammo as [[.45 Caliber]], 7.62mm still doesn't have quite the bonuses as [[5mm JHP]], [[4.7mm Caseless]], or [[2mm EC]], making it pretty useless late in the game. However, the FN FAL's night sight can be very useful early on, when darkness can put a lid on your shooting skills. Use it only as long as you have to, assuming you can find enough to keep a magazine full. |
==Weapons using this ammunition== |
==Weapons using this ammunition== |
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* [[FN FAL (Fallout 2)|FN FAL]] |
* [[FN FAL (Fallout 2)|FN FAL]] |
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* [[FN FAL HPFA]] |
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For an overview of 7.62mm ammunition types in various games, see 7.62mm. |
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Template:Infobox ammunition
7.62mm is a type of ammunition in Fallout and Fallout 2.
Background
Two different real-life rifle cartridges designated "7.62mm" are used in the Fallout series. They are sometimes treated as interchangeable, as in Fallout Tactics.
The 7.62x51mm NATO cartridge consists of a bullet with a gilding metal jacket and a lead antimony slug. It is a boat tailed bullet (rear of bullet is tapered) and weighs 145 or 150 grains. The tip of the bullet is not colored. The base of the cartridge is stamped with the year of manufacture and a circle that has vertical and horizontal lines, sectioning it into quarters. Its spread (accuracy standard) for a 10-shot group is no more than 12 inches at 600 yards.
The 7.62x39mm is an intermediate cartridge of Soviet origin. It is most famous for being used by the AK-47 and its many clones.
Characteristics
7.62mm rounds aren't going to be used much, only fitting in the weak FN FAL, its decent upgrades, and the rare M60. While not quite as bad an ammo as .45 Caliber, 7.62mm still doesn't have quite the bonuses as 5mm JHP, 4.7mm Caseless, or 2mm EC, making it pretty useless late in the game. However, the FN FAL's night sight can be very useful early on, when darkness can put a lid on your shooting skills. Use it only as long as you have to, assuming you can find enough to keep a magazine full.
Weapons using this ammunition
Notes
- The 7.62x51mm round is the equivalent of the .308 round used in Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas.
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