Standard (FMJ)
Also called: Standard, full metal jacket
The baseline.
- On flesh
- 100%
- Through L4
- 35%
Ammo
Ammo types
Every caliber comes in three loads: standard, armor piercing and hollow point. Picking the right one can save you several shots per kill. Here is when each one wins, worked out for all 29 guns.
The short answer
- Legs or no armorHPHollow point
- Level 1FMJStandard (FMJ)
- Level 2 to 4APArmor piercing
Chest shots, target in matching body armor. Standard ammo is the best or tied at level 1 and loses little at level 2, but falls clearly behind armor piercing at level 3 and 4.
The three loads
Armor piercing
Also called: Piercing
Less on flesh, much better against plates.
- On flesh
- 80%
- Through L4
- 47%
Hollow point
Also called: Flesh rounds
Double on flesh, badly blunted by armor.
- On flesh
- 200%
- Through L4
- 1%
How much damage gets through
Damage that reaches the target on an armored zone, as a share of a standard round hitting bare skin. Higher is better.
| Ammo | None | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (FMJ) | 100% | 70% | 60% | 45% | 35% |
| Armor piercing | 80% | 67% | 62% | 54% | 47% |
| Hollow point | 200% | 34% | 16% | 4% | 1% |
Shots to kill by ammo
Chest shots for popular guns. The fewest shots at each armor level is highlighted. Try any weapon in the calculator →
Across every gun
How many of the 29 weapons need the fewest chest shots with each load. Ties count for both.
| Target | FMJ | AP | HP | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 2 | 1 | 29 | 2 |
| Level 1 | 29 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Level 2 | 24 | 29 | 0 | 24 |
| Level 3 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 2 |
| Level 4 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 3 |
What to carry
- If you only bring one load, pick it for the armor you run into most. Standard for light armor, armor piercing if you keep meeting level 3 and 4.
- Hollow points are a specialist load. Against bare targets they need the fewest shots with every gun, but against level 1 they already lose to standard with 29 of 29 guns.
- Legs are never armored, so hollow points win there no matter what the target wears. But a shot that lands on the vest instead does almost nothing, so it only pays off if you can keep your aim low.
- Keep one magazine of armor piercing for when you meet someone in level 4.
How we worked it out
The same damage model as the shots to kill calculator. Hollow points multiply flesh damage by 2, armor piercing by 0.8. Armor then blocks less of an AP round and much more of a hollow point than of a standard one.
The ammo effects are fitted to community test numbers and not confirmed by the developers. Sources disagree on the exact values, so treat the counts as a guide. The rule of thumb holds across every source we found.
Questions
- What is the best ammo in Wardogs?
- It depends on the armor you are shooting at. Against no armor, hollow point needs the fewest shots. Against level 1, standard FMJ needs the fewest shots. Against level 2 to 4, armor piercing needs the fewest shots. Standard FMJ is a reasonable all-round pick against light armor.
- Is armor piercing ammo worth it?
- Against heavy armor, yes. Against level 4 body armor, armor piercing needs the fewest shots to the chest with 29 of the 29 weapons we tested. Against unarmored targets it does about a fifth less damage than standard ammo.
- What are flesh rounds?
- Flesh rounds are hollow points. They do double damage to anything unarmored, so they win on legs and bare targets, but armor stops almost all of it. Against level 4 armor a hollow point gets only 1% of a standard round's bare damage through.
- Do tracer rounds do less damage?
- No. Tracers do the same damage as the round they are based on. The only difference is that you and everyone else can see where they go.
Sources
Ammo effects are fitted to community testing and can change with any patch.