Tarkov Penetration Chart

This matrix rates every round against armor classes 2 to 6. Penetration power is compared to each class's threshold: a round needs roughly ten penetration per armor class to defeat it reliably.

Effectiveness bands compare published penetration power against armour class thresholds; they are a guide, not a simulation of in-game hit rolls. We publish bands rather than hit percentages because the real in-game roll also depends on the plate's remaining durability, its material and the angle of the hit.

IneffectiveUnreliableSituationalEffectiveReliable

Ammunition effectiveness against armor classes 2 to 6
Round	Pen	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6
7.62x54mm R BS gs	70	Reliable	Reliable	Reliable	Reliable	Effective
7.62x51mm M993	65	Reliable	Reliable	Reliable	Effective	Situational
5.45x39mm PPBS gs Igolnik	62	Reliable	Reliable	Reliable	Effective	Situational
7.62x54mm R SNB gzh	62	Reliable	Reliable	Reliable	Effective	Situational
7.62x51mm M61	60	Reliable	Reliable	Reliable	Effective	Situational
7.62x39mm MAI AP	58	Reliable	Reliable	Effective	Situational	Unreliable
5.56x45mm SSA AP	57	Reliable	Reliable	Effective	Situational	Unreliable
9.3x64mm 7N33	56	Reliable	Reliable	Effective	Situational	Unreliable
7.62x51mm M80A1	55	Reliable	Reliable	Effective	Situational	Unreliable
7.62x54mm R BT gzh	55	Reliable	Reliable	Effective	Situational	Unreliable
5.45x39mm BS gs	54	Reliable	Reliable	Effective	Situational	Unreliable
9x39mm BP gs	54	Reliable	Reliable	Effective	Situational	Unreliable
4.6x30mm AP SX	53	Reliable	Reliable	Effective	Situational	Unreliable
5.56x45mm M995	53	Reliable	Reliable	Effective	Situational	Unreliable
9x39mm SP-6 gs	48	Reliable	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective
6.8x51mm SIG Hybrid	47	Reliable	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective
7.62x39mm BP gzh	47	Reliable	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective
12.7x55mm PS12B	46	Reliable	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective
5.45x39mm BP gs	45	Reliable	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective
7.62x54mm R PS gzh	45	Reliable	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective
5.56x45mm M855A1	44	Reliable	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective
9.3x64mm FMJ	44	Reliable	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective
7.62x51mm M80	43	Reliable	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective
9x39mm PAB-9 gs	43	Reliable	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective
5.45x39mm 7N40	42	Reliable	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective
7.62x51mm M62 Tracer	42	Reliable	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective
7.62x54mm R LPS gzh	42	Reliable	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective
7.62x39mm PP gzh	41	Reliable	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective
7.62x54mm R T-46M gzh	41	Reliable	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective
4.6x30mm FMJ SX	40	Reliable	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective
23x75mm Barrikada slug	39	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective
9x19mm PBP gzh	39	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective
5.56x45mm M856A1	38	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective
9x21mm 7N42 Zubilo	38	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective
5.45x39mm BT gs	37	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective
5.7x28mm SS190	37	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective
7.62x25mm TT M995	37	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective
7.62x51mm BCP FMJ	37	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective
9.3x64mm SP	37	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective
6.8x51mm SIG FMJ	36	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective
7.62x54mm R FMJ	36	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective
7.62x39mm PS gzh	35	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective
9x39mm SPP gs	35	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective
5.45x39mm PP gs	34	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective
5.56x45mm MK 318 Mod 0 (SOST)	33	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective
5.7x28mm L191	33	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective
4.6x30mm JSP SX	32	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective
9x21mm BT gzh	32	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective
5.56x45mm M855	31	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective
7.62x25mm TT M855A1	31	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective
7.62x54mm R SP BT	31	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective
7.62x39mm T-45M1 gzh	30	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective
7.62x51mm TCW SP	30	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective
9x19mm AP 6.3	30	Effective	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective
7.62x39mm US gzh	29	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
12.7x55mm PS12	28	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
5.45x39mm PS gs	28	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
9x18mm PM PBM gzh	28	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
9x39mm SP-5 gs	28	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
5.7x28mm SB193	27	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
7.62x25mm TT M856A1	27	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
9x21mm 7U4	27	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
7.62x39mm FMJ	26	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
7.62x54mm R HP BT	26	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
5.7x28mm SS197SR	25	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
7.62x25mm TT Pst gzh	25	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
5.45x39mm FMJ	24	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
9x18mm PMM PstM gzh	24	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
4.6x30mm Subsonic SX	23	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
5.56x45mm FMJ	23	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
9x21mm PS gzh	22	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
5.45x39mm T gs	20	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
7.62x39mm SP	20	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
9x19mm Pst gzh	20	Situational	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
4.6x30mm Action SX	18	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
5.56x45mm M856	18	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
7.62x25mm TT PT gzh	18	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
9x18mm PM BZhT gzh	18	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
9x19mm FMJ M882	18	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
9x21mm P gzh	18	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
5.45x39mm US gs	17	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
5.7x28mm SS198LF	17	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
9x39mm FMJ	17	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
5.45x39mm SP	15	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
7.62x39mm HP	15	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
7.62x51mm Ultra Nosler	15	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
9x21mm PE gzh	15	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
7.62x25mm TT P gl	14	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
9x19mm Green Tracer	14	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
5.45x39mm PRS gs	13	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
9x18mm PM RG028 gzh	13	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
7.62x25mm TT AKBS	12	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
9x18mm PM Pst gzh	12	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
23x75mm Shrapnel-10 buckshot	11	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
5.56x45mm MK 255 Mod 0 (RRLP)	11	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
5.7x28mm R37.X	11	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
7.62x25mm TT FMJ43	11	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
12.7x55mm PS12A	10	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
23x75mm Shrapnel-25 buckshot	10	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
9x19mm Luger CCI	10	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
9x19mm PSO gzh	10	Unreliable	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
5.45x39mm HP	9	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
5.7x28mm R37.F	8	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
7.62x25mm TT LRN	8	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
9x18mm PM PPT gzh	8	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
9x19mm QuakeMaker	8	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
5.56x45mm HP	7	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
7.62x25mm TT LRNPC	7	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
9x18mm PM PPe gzh	7	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
9x18mm PM PS gs PPO	6	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
9x18mm PM PRS gs	6	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
40x46mm M576 (MP-APERS) grenade	5	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
9x18mm PM PSO gzh	5	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
9x18mm PM P gzh	5	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
5.56x45mm Warmageddon	3	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
9x18mm PM PSV	3	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
9x18mm PM SP7 gzh	2	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
9x19mm RIP	2	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
40x46mm M381 (HE) grenade	1	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
40x46mm M386 (HE) grenade	1	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
40x46mm M406 (HE) grenade	1	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
40x46mm M441 (HE) grenade	1	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
40x46mm M433 (HEDP) grenade	1	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
9x18mm PM SP8 gzh	1	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
20x1mm disk	0	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
23x75mm Zvezda flashbang round	0	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
26x75mm flare cartridge (Acid Green)	0	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
26x75mm flare cartridge (Red)	0	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
26x75mm flare cartridge (White)	0	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
26x75mm flare cartridge (Yellow)	0	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
26x75mm flare cartridge (Green)	0	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective
40mm VOG-25 grenade	0	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective	Ineffective