Escape from Tarkov ammo and armor charts by NoFoodAfterMidnight. Find out the effectiveness of each ammo against a specific armor class. All data updated to the latest patch.

All data updated to patch v0.12.12 on December 12th, 2021.

The data presented in this article has been aggregated by NoFoodAfterMidnight - I thank him for allowing me to share it. Follow him on Twitch if you want to learn more about Escape from Tarkov, and for amazing gameplay from a veteran of the game!

How to read the charts

AVG Shots: It indicates the average number of shots stopped by the armor before killing the target.
0: Can't penetrate in any reasonable amount of hits.
1: Typically doesn't penetrate at all for a large number of hits, or starts with a very low chance and barely increases.
2: Initially, it has a very low or no penetration chance, then gains chance very slowly.
3: Initially, it has a low penetration chance, then gains chance slowly, or quickly damages armor until it penetrates.
4: Starts with a low-medium penetration chance but quickly increases.
5: Penetrates a large percent of the time, often going quickly to over 90%.
6: Initially, penetrates already over 80% of the time.

Value	Effectiveness	AVG Shots
0	Almost Impossible	20+
1	Very Poor	13 to 20
2	Poor	9 to 13
3	Sligthly Effective	5 to 9
4	Effective	3 to 5
5	Very Effective	1 to 3
6	Ignores Armor	<1

Note: This is just a comparison guideline, and does not reflect ammo’s absolute effectiveness against armor. It is helpful to understand which ammo you should use if you wish to penetrate targets with high-class armor.

EFT Ammo and Armor charts

I tried to create a layout as friendly as possible for newcomers by indicating also all the weapons that use a specific ammo.

Damage: It indicates how much health damage a bullet does.
Pen Value: A value used to determine how well a bullet penetrates armor and how much durability damage it does to armor. The higher the better.
Armor DMG: A modifier used in calculating durability damage. The higher the better.
Frag %: The chance a bullet will fragment, splitting into pieces on hit and essentially dealing 50% extra damage.
- Currently, the fragmentation chance is bugged, and chances will be lower than their chance implies. Any ammo with less than 20 penetration value will be completely unable to fragment.

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12 Gauge Shot

12 Gauge Shot	Damage	Pen Value	Armor DMG	Frag %	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6
5.25mm Buckshot	37	1	15	0%	3	3	3	3	3	3
8.5mm Buckshot "Magnum"	50	2	26	0%	3	3	3	3	3	3
6.5mm Buckshot "Express"	35	3	26	0%	3	3	3	3	3	3
7mm Buckshot	39	3	26	0%	3	3	3	3	3	3
Flechette	25	31	26	0%	6	6	6	5	5	5

Mossberg 590A1 12ga pump-action shotgun
Remington Model 870 12ga pump-action shotgun
MP-133 12ga pump-action shotgun
MP-153 12ga semi-automatic shotgun
MP-155 12ga semi-automatic shotgun
MP-43-1C 12ga double-barrel shotgun
MTs-255-12 12ga shotgun
Saiga 12ga ver.10 12/76 semi-automatic shotgun

12 Gauge Slugs

12 Gauge Slugs	Damage	Pen Value	Armor DMG	Frag %	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6
RIP Slug	265	2	11	100%	0	0	0	0	0	0
Superformance HP Slug	220	5	12	39%	0	0	0	0	0	0
Grizzly 40 Slug	190	12	48	12%	6	2	0	0	0	0
Copper Sabot Premier HP	206	14	46	38%	6	3	1	0	0	0
Lead Slug	167	15	55	20%	6	4	1	0	0	0
Dual Sabot Slug	85	17	65	10%	6	5	2	0	0	0
Slug "Poleva-3"	140	17	40	20%	6	5	1	0	0	0
FTX Custom Lite Slug	183	20	50	10%	6	6	2	0	0	0
Slug "Poleva-6u"	150	20	50	15%	6	6	2	0	0	0
Shell With .50 BMG (Tracer)	197	26	57	5%	6	6	5	3	1	0
AP 20 Slug	164	37	65	3%	6	6	6	5	4	3

Mossberg 590A1 12ga pump-action shotgun
Remington Model 870 12ga pump-action shotgun
MP-133 12ga pump-action shotgun
MP-153 12ga semi-automatic shotgun
MP-155 12ga semi-automatic shotgun
MP-43-1C 12ga double-barrel shotgun
MTs-255-12 12ga shotgun
Saiga 12ga ver.10 12/76 semi-automatic shotgun

20 Gauge

20 Gauge	Damage	Pen Value	Armor DMG	Frag %	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6
5.6mm Buckshot	26	1	12	0%	3	3	3	3	3	3
6.2mm Buckshot	22	2	13	0%	3	3	3	3	3	3
7.5mm Buckshot	25	3	14	0%	3	3	3	3	3	3
7.3mm Buckshot	23	3	13	0%	3	3	3	3	3	3
Devastator Slug	198	5	13	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0
Slug "Poleva-3"	120	14	35	20%	6	2	0	0	0	0
Star Slug	154	16	42	10%	6	5	1	0	0	0
Slug "Poleva-6u"	135	17	40	15%	6	5	1	0	0	0

TOZ-106 20ga bolt-action shotgun

23x75mm

23x75mm	Damage	Pen Value	Armor DMG	Frag %	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6
"Star" Flashbang Slug	0	0	0	20%	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shrapnel 25	78	10	20	0%	6	4	3	3	3	3
Shrapnel 10	87	11	20	0%	6	4	3	3	3	3
"Barricade" Slug	192	39	75	20%	6	6	6	6	4	4

TOZ KS-23M 23x75mm pump-action shotgun

9x18mm

9x18mm	Damage	Pen Value	Armor DMG	Frag %	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4
SP8	67	1	2	60%	0	0	0	0
SP7	77	2	5	2%	0	0	0	0
PSV	69	3	5	40%	0	0	0	0
P gzh	50	5	16	25%	2	0	0	0
PSO gzh	54	5	13	35%	2	0	0	0
PS gs PPO	55	6	16	25%	3	0	0	0
PRS gs	58	6	16	30%	3	0	0	0
PPE gzh	61	7	15	35%	4	0	0	0
PPT gzh	59	8	22	17%	5	1	0	0
PST gzh	50	12	26	20%	6	1	0	0
RG028 gzh	65	13	26	2%	6	2	0	0
BZT gzh	53	18	28	17%	6	5	1	0
PMM	58	24	33	17%	6	6	4	0
PBM	40	28	30	16%	6	6	5	1

PB 9x18PM silenced pistol
PM "Makarov" 9x18PM pistol
PM (t) "Makarov" 9x18PM pistol
APB 9x18PM silenced machine pistol
APS 9x18PM machine pistol
PP-91 Kedr 9x18PM submachine gun
PP-91-01 Kedr-B 9x18PM submachine gun
PP-9 Klin 9x18PMM submachine gun

7.62x25mm

7.62x25mm	Damage	Pen Value	Armor DMG	Frag %	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4
LRNPC	66	7	27	35%	5	0	0	0
LRN	64	8	28	35%	5	0	0	0
FMJ43	60	11	29	25%	6	1	0	0
AKBS	58	12	32	25%	6	2	0	0
P gl	58	14	32	25%	6	3	0	0
T gzh (Tracer)	55	18	34	17%	6	4	0	0
Pst gzh	50	25	36	20%	6	6	4	1

TT-33 7.62x25 TT pistol
TT-33 7.62x25 TT pistol (Gold)
PPSh-41 7.62x25 submachine gun

9x19mm

9x19mm	Damage	Pen Value	Armor DMG	Frag %	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6
RIP	102	2	11	100%	0	0	0	0	0	0
Quakemaker	85	8	22	10%	6	1	0	0	0	0
PSO gzh	59	10	32	25%	6	2	0	0	0	0
Luger CCI	70	10	38	25%	6	2	0	0	0	0
T gzh (Tracer)	58	14	33	15%	6	3	1	0	0	0
PST gzh	54	20	33	15%	6	6	2	0	0	0
AP 6.3	52	30	48	5%	6	6	6	4	2	1
PBP	52	39	53	5%	6	6	6	5	4	3

Glock 17 9x19 pistol
Glock 18C 9x19 machine pistol
Beretta M9A3 9x19 pistol
Yarygin MP-443 Grach 9x19 pistol
SIG P226R 9x19 pistol
PL-15 9x19 pistol
HK MP5 9x19 submachine gun (Navy 3 Round Burst)
HK MP5K 9x19 submachine gun
B&T MP9 9x19 submachine gun
B&T MP9-N 9x19 submachine gun
SIG MPX 9x19 submachine gun
PP-19-01 Vityaz-SN 9x19 submachine gun
Saiga-9 9x19 carbine
STM-9 Gen.2 9x19 carbine
TDI KRISS Vector Gen.2 9x19 submachine gun

.45 ACP

.45 ACP	Damage	Pen Value	Armor DMG	Frag %	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6
RIP	137	3	12	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hydroshok	105	13	30	50%	6	3	0	0	0	0
Lasermatch (Tracer)	80	19	37	1%	6	5	1	0	0	0
ACP FMJ	76	25	36	1%	6	6	3	1	0	0
ACP AP	70	38	48	1%	6	6	6	5	4	2

Colt M1911A1 .45 ACP pistol
Colt M45A1 .45 ACP pistol
HK USP .45 ACP Pistol
TDI KRISS Vector Gen.2 .45 ACP submachine gun
HK UMP .45 ACP submachine gun

9x21mm

9x21mm	Damage	Pen Value	Armor DMG	Frag %	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6
PE gzh	80	15	63	35%	6	2	0	0	0	0
P gzh	65	18	44	30%	6	3	0	0	0	0
PS gzh	49	35	46	20%	6	6	6	4	3	2
BT (Tracer)	63	39	47	20%	6	6	6	5	4	3

Serdyukov SR-1MP Gyurza 9x21 pistol

5.7x28mm

5.7x28mm	Damage	Pen Value	Armor DMG	Frag %	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6
R37F	98	8	7	100%	4	0	0	0	0	0
SS198LF	74	10	15	80%	6	1	0	0	0	0
R37X	81	11	14	70%	6	1	0	0	0	0
SS197SR	62	20	22	50%	6	6	2	0	0	0
L191 (Tracer)	58	33	41	20%	6	6	6	3	2	2
SB193	54	35	37	20%	6	6	6	4	3	2
SS190	49	37	43	20%	6	6	6	5	4	3

FN Five-seveN MK2 5.7x28 pistol
FN P90 5.7x28 submachine gun

4.6x30mm

4.6x30mm	Damage	Pen Value	Armor DMG	Frag %	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6
Action SX	65	18	39	50%	6	5	2	0	0	0
Subsonic SX	45	36	46	20%	6	6	6	5	3	2
FMJ SX	43	40	41	20%	6	6	6	6	4	3
AP SX	35	53	46	10%	6	6	6	6	6	5

HK MP7A1 4.6x30 submachine gun
HK MP7A2 4.6x30 submachine gun

9x39mm

9x39mm	Damage	Pen Value	Armor DMG	Frag %	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6
SP5	68	38	52	20%	6	6	6	5	4	3
SP6	58	46	60	10%	6	6	6	6	5	4
PAB9	62	48	72	10%	6	6	6	6	6	5
SPP	64	50	56	20%	6	6	6	6	6	5
BP	60	55	68	10%	6	6	6	6	6	5

AS VAL 9x39 suppressed assault rifle
VSS Vintorez 9x39 Special Sniper Rifle

.366 TKM

.366 TKM	Damage	Pen Value	Armor DMG	Frag %	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6
Geksa	110	14	38	45%	6	3	0	0	0	0
FMJ	98	23	48	25%	6	6	4	1	0	0
EKO	73	30	40	20%	6	6	6	3	1	0
AP	90	42	60	1%	6	6	6	6	5	4

Molot VPO-209 .366 TKM carbine
Molot VPO-215 "Gornostay" .366 TKM bolt-action rifle

5.45x39mm

5.45x39mm	Damage	Pen Value	Armor DMG	Frag %	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6
SP	68	11	34	45%	6	1	0	0	0	0
HP	74	11	20	35%	6	1	0	0	0	0
PRS	60	14	28	30%	6	2	0	0	0	0
US	65	15	34	10%	6	3	0	0	0	0
T (Tracer)	57	20	38	16%	6	6	1	0	0	0
FMJ	56	21	30	25%	6	6	1	0	0	0
PS	50	27	35	40%	6	6	5	2	0	0
PP	48	33	32	17%	6	6	6	4	2	0
BP	49	35	41	16%	6	6	6	4	3	1
BT (Tracer)	44	37	49	16%	6	6	6	5	4	3
7N40	52	44	50	2%	6	6	6	6	5	4
BS	40	51	57	17%	6	6	6	6	6	5
PPBS "Igolnik"	37	62	60	2%	6	6	6	6	6	6

AK-105 5.45x39 assault rifle
AK-74 5.45x39 assault rifle
AK-74M 5.45x39 assault rifle
AK-74N 5.45x39 assault rifle
AKS-74 5.45x39 assault rifle
AKS-74N 5.45x39 assault rifle
AKS-74U 5.45x39 assault rifle
AKS-74UN 5.45x39 assault rifle
AKS-74UB 5.45x39 assault rifle
RPK-16 5.45x39 light machine gun

5.56x45mm

5.56x45mm	Damage	Pen Value	Armor DMG	Frag %	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6
Warmageddon	85	3	14	90%	1	0	0	0	0	0
HP	75	9	22	70%	5	0	0	0	0	0
MK 255 Mod 0	60	17	32	3%	6	4	1	0	0	0
MK318 SOST	67	20	35	15%	6	6	2	0	0	0
M856 (Tracer)	55	23	34	33%	6	6	3	1	0	0
FMJ	52	24	33	50%	6	6	4	1	0	0
M855	50	28	37	40%	6	6	5	3	2	0
M856A1 (Tracer)	51	37	52	33%	6	6	6	5	4	3
M855A1	46	45	52	34%	6	6	6	6	5	4
M995	40	53	58	32%	6	6	6	6	6	5
SSA AP	36	56	64	20%	6	6	6	6	6	5

ADAR 2-15 5.56x45 carbine
AK-101 5.56x45 assault rifle
AK-102 5.56x45 assault rifle
Desert Tech MDR 5.56x45 assault rifle
HK 416A5 5.56x45 assault rifle
Colt M4A1 5.56x45 assault rifle
FN SCAR-L 5.56x45 assault rifle
Lone Star TX-15 DML 5.56x45 carbine

7.62x39mm

7.62x39mm	Damage	Pen Value	Armor DMG	Frag %	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6
HP	87	15	35	26%	6	4	1	0	0	0
US	56	29	42	8%	6	6	5	3	1	0
T45M1	62	30	46	12%	6	6	6	3	1	0
PS	57	32	52	25%	6	6	6	4	3	2
BP	58	47	63	12%	6	6	6	6	5	4
MAI AP	47	58	76	5%	6	6	6	6	6	5

AK-103 7.62x39 assault rifle
AK-104 7.62x39 assault rifle
AKM 7.62x39 assault rifle
AKMN 7.62x39 assault rifle
AKMS 7.62x39 assault rifle
AKMSN 7.62x39 assault rifle
CMMG Mk47 Mutant 7.62x39 assault rifle
Molot VPO-136 Vepr KM 7.62x39 carbine
Simonov OP-SKS 7.62x39 semi-automatic carbine (Hunting Rifle Version)
Simonov SKS 7.62x39 semi-automatic carbine

.300 BLK

.300 BLK	Damage	Pen Value	Armor DMG	Frag %	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6
Whisper	90	14	18	35%	6	4	2	1	0	0
VMAX	72	20	25	25%	6	6	4	3	1	0
BCP FMJ	60	28	36	30%	6	6	5	3	2	0
M62 (Tracer)	54	34	40	0.2	6	6	6	5	4	2
AP	55	44	60	30%	6	6	6	6	5	4

SIG MCX .300 AAC Blackout assault rifle

7.62x51mm

7.62x51mm	Damage	Pen Value	Armor DMG	Frag %	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6
Ultra Nosler	107	15	20	70%	6	4	0	0	0	0
FMJ	88	31	33	25%	6	6	6	2	0	0
SP	60	36	40	20%	6	6	6	5	2	0
M80	80	41	66	17%	6	6	6	6	5	4
M62 (Tracer)	79	44	75	14%	6	6	6	6	5	5
M61	70	64	83	13%	6	6	6	6	6	6
M993	67	70	85	13%	6	6	6	6	6	6

VPO-101 Vepr Hunter 7.62x51 carbine
Kel-Tec RFB 7.62x51 carbine
DS Arms SA-58 7.62x51 assault rifle
FN SCAR-H 7.62x51 assault rifle
Desert Tech MDR 7.62x51 assault rifle
HK G28 7.62x51 marksman rifle
Springfield Armory M1A 7.62x51 carbine
Remington R11 RSASS 7.62x51 marksman rifle
Knight's Armament Company SR-25 7.62x51 marksman rifle
LOBAEV Arms DVL-10 Saboteur .308 bolt-action sniper rifle
Remington Model 700 .308 bolt-action sniper rifle
Orsis T-5000M .308 bolt-action sniper rifle

7.62x54mmR

7.62x54R	Damage	Pen Value	Armor DMG	Frag %	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6
T-46M (Tracer)	82	41	83	18%	6	6	6	6	4	3
LPS gzh	81	42	78	18%	6	6	6	6	4	3
PS	86	45	84	8%	6	6	6	6	5	5
BT (Tracer)	78	59	87	8%	6	6	6	6	6	6
SNB	75	62	87	8%	6	6	6	6	6	6
BS	72	70	88	8%	6	6	6	6	6	6

SVDS 7.62x54R sniper rifle
Mosin 7.62x54R bolt-action sniper rifle
Mosin 7.62x54R bolt-action infantry rifle
SV-98 7.62x54R bolt-action sniper rifle

12.7x55mm

12.7x55mm	Damage	Pen Value	Armor DMG	Frag %	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6
PS12A	165	10	22	70%	6	0	0	0	0	0
PS12	115	28	60	30%	6	6	5	2	1	0
PS12B	102	46	57	30%	6	6	6	6	5	4

ASh-12 12.7x55 assault rifle

.338 Lapua Magnum

.338 Lapua Magnum	Damage	Pen Value	Armor DMG	Frag %	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6
TAC-X	196	18	55	50%	6	5	3	1	0	0
UPZ	142	32	70	60%	6	6	6	5	4	2
FMJ	122	47	83	20%	6	6	6	6	5	5
AP	115	79	89	13%	6	6	6	6	6	6

SWORD International Mk-18 .338 LM marksman rifle

Mounted Weapons

Mounted Weapons	Damage	Pen Value	Armor DMG	Frag %	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6
30mm Grenade	199	1	95	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0
12.7x108mm	182	88	88	17%	6	6	6	6	6	6
12.7x108mm Tracer	199	80	95	17%	6	6	6	6	6	6

Other

    Other
    Damage
    Pen Value
    Armor DMG
    Frag %
    Class 1
    Class 2
    Class 3
    Class 4
    Class 5
    Class 6
  


    40mm Buckshot Grenade
    160
    5
    95
    0%
    5
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
  

FN40GL Mk2 grenade launcher

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