Simonov SKS {7.62x39mm Soviet}
The Samozaryadnyi Karabin sistemi Simonova (“Self-loading Carbine system, Simonov”) was designed for World War II, but entered service just a few months too late for service during that conflict. The Red Army quickly phased the SKS out in favor of the AK-47, but the SKS was sufficiently popular that millions were exported and built under license across the Soviet sphere of influence. The SKS is typical of the Soviet weapon design ethos, which sacrifices extreme accuracy for durability, simplicity and low cost. Today, surplus SKS rifles are widely available on the civilian market at dirt-cheap prices. The SKS feeds from an internal magazine.
Item type
Weapon, Ranged
Ranges: 200/400/800
Capacity: 10+1
Strength: 2
Size: 3
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