For the rifle in Battlefield Vietnam, see Type 56

The SKS (Russian: Самозарядный карабин системы Симонова, Samozaryadnyj Karabin sistemy Simonova; English: Self-loading Carbine of (the) Simonov system) is a Soviet-made semi-automatic rifle designed by Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov in 1944. Though the Soviets quickly phased out the SKS in favor of the AK-47 assault rifle by Mikhail Kalashnikov, many were sold to communist nations such as China, North Vietnam and North Korea.

Battlefield 3Edit

SKS
Unlocks	PKS-07 PSO-1 (10 kills) Laser Sight (20 kills) Foregrip (30 kills) Tactical Light (40 kills) PKA-S (50 kills) Bipod (60 kills) Suppressor (70 kills) Ballistic Scope (80 kills) Kobra (90 kills) IRNV (100 kills) Rifle Scope (125 kills) PK-A (150 kills) ACOG (175 kills) Holographic (200 kills) Reflex (235 kills) M145 MGO (270 kills)
Damage	34 - 30
Ammunition capacity	20 + 1 rounds
Unlocked at	71,000 Recon score
Starting ammunition	84 + 21 rounds
Maximum ammunition	147 + 21 rounds
Reload time	2.3 seconds loaded 3.5 seconds empty
Rate of fire	375 RPM
Velocity	440m/s
Range	2200m
Recoil	0.85 up 0.3 left 0.4 right
Spread zoomed	0.1 - 3.0
Spread unzoomed	2.5 - 7.0 standing 2.0 - 7.0 crouching 1.5 - 7.0 prone
Spread increase per round	0.6
Spread decrease per second	8.0
Fire mode	Semi-automatic
Faction	United States Marine Corps Russian Ground Forces
Kit	Recon
Source of statistics	http://symthic.com/?s=bf3
Inventory slot	Main weapon

"Millions of SKS rifles were produced originally for the Soviet Army in 1945 and in China as the Type 56. The SKS is a popular rifle with civilian shooters, and can still be found in a number of arsenals around the world. A number of aftermarket upgrades are available for the SKS, this model is equipped with a synthetic stock, detachable 30 round magazine, and a PKS-07 (7x) scope. " — Battlelog descriptionIn Battlefield 3, the SKS is a rifle, issued to the Recon kit, featuring Tapco Fusion synthetic furniture and a detachable Tapco magazine. It fulfills the role of a medium-range DMR. It takes 3-4 shots to the body to kill an enemy, or 2 shots to the head. It has an ammo capacity of 20+1 rounds. It can be modified with a flash suppressor, courtesy of the Physical Warfare Pack. The gun itself is also available immediately with the pack. Otherwise, it is unlocked at 71,000 Recon score. Because of the impressive rate of fire, moderate recoil and high-magazine capacity, it is far more effective in close quarters than most other sniper rifles. Attaching a medium-range scope or sight (or using none at all) will allow for easier targeting at the medium and close ranges as well as removing the scope glint that can draw unwanted attention.

GalleryEdit

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External linksEdit

• SKS on Wikipedia