- For the original version, see M14 EBR.
The SKULL-5 is an automatic anti-zombie sniper rifle categorized under SKULL Series in Counter-Strike Online.
Overview[]
The SKULL-5 is a remodel of M14 EBR attached with a sniper scope. It holds 24 rounds of 5.56mm Anti-zombie for each magazine. The specialized bullets created by the government do critical damage to zombies and have high penetration power.
Advantages[]
- Very high damage
- Very accurate
- High reserve ammunition and it shares the same ammunition with all Skull machine guns
- Short reload time
- High rate of fire when unscoped
- Usable scope
- High penetration power
- High stun power
Disadvantages[]
- Expensive price and ammunition cost
- Heavy weight
- Low-power zoom
- Rate of fire decreases when zooming
- Available only for a limited time
Release date[]
- Default
- Taiwan/Hong Kong: 15 February 2011.
- China: 16 February 2011.
- South Korea: 17 February 2011
Japan: 27 April 2011.Singapore/Malaysia: 12 September 2012.Turkey: 5 February 2014.Indonesia: 21 July 2014.- CSN:Z: 23 September 2014.
Vietnam: 26 March 2015.
- WC
- South Korea: 4 December 2014
Tips[]
Range | 0m | 36m | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Armor | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Head | 251 | 296 | 238 | 280 |
Chest & Hand | 62 | 74 | 59 | 70 |
Gut | 78 | 92 | 74 | 87 |
Leg | 55 | 55 | 52 | 52 |
Mode | Purchase cost | Ammo cost (mag, bullet) | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Original | $6000 | $1600 | $7600 |
Scenario | $6000 | $4000 | $10,000 |
- Very accurate. Aim for a headshot and use the scope to control the recoil.
- Camp in enclosed areas such as in ducts for maximum performance.
- 24 rounds of SKULL-5 can perform 1920 ~ 3840 damage to zombies from chest to legs, while 24 rounds of SKULL-5 on head can perform 6024 ~ 7104 damage to zombies.
- With Deadly Shot, SKULL-5's 24 rounds bullet's damage can reach 7000 ~ 13600.
- Anti-zombie bullets can penetrate up to four zombies in a row.
- In Zombie Mods, shoot Light zombies/Regular zombies when they are in midair to knock them away.
- Use the scope when shooting zombies that are far away.
- Very effective at dealing with zombies/bosses and other big targets, 24 rounds of SKULL-5 deal up to 12,000 damage to bosses (provided that attack power has been maxed).
Tactics facing SKULL-5 users[]
- Classic Battle
- Avoid medium and long range contact.
- One-hit-kill sniper rifles like AWP are recommended when facing SKULL-5 users.
- SKULL-5 has no crosshair, so use this as an advantage by assaulting the user in close range.
- Zombie Mods
- Your mobility will decrease temporarily when shot by SKULL-5 due to high stun power, so be careful.
- SKULL-5's bullets will knock Light Type zombies far away. It can also knock incoming normal and heavy type zombies in midair away.
- Cooperate with other zombies to take down SKULL-5 users for a higher chance to infect them. Do not go alone unless you have proper skills.
- Use zombies with small hitboxes like Light zombie to avoid SKULL-5 bullets. This choice needs a proper skill to dodge.
- Run away when SKULL-5 users turn on Deadly Shot, or you'll be killed instantly if your HP is below 4000.
Variants[]
- SKULL-5 CSOWC Edition
This is a special edition of SKULL-5 released during CSO World Championship 2014 in Seoul. It is given to the participants of the tournament. It is covered with a layer of chrome and does not possess any statistical differences.
Comparisons[]
- Positive
- Higher damage to human (+40)
- Higher damage to zombies (+120)
- Higher reserve ammunition (+150)
- Shorter reload time (-0.5 seconds)
- Higher clip size (+4)
- Has usable scope
- Negative
- More expensive (+$2600)
- Less accurate (-22%)
- Higher recoil (+12%)
- Lower fire rate (-9%)
- Heavier (+4%)
- Positive
- Higher damage (+19)
- Higher damage to zombies (+99)
- More accurate (+2%)
- Higher reserve ammunition (+150)
- Shorter reload time (-1.8 seconds)
- Can be purchased by both teams
- Negative
- More expensive (+$1800)
- Higher recoil (+12%)
- Lower fire rate (-3%)
- Heavier (+2%)
- Lower clip size (-6)
Gallery[]
Firing sound
Reloading sound
Drawing sound
Trivia[]
- This is the first weapon that fires accurately even when jumping.
- This is the first weapon which features jungle-style magazines. The second weapon which does so is the SPAS-12 Maverick.
- In Indonesia region, this weapon was released after all weapons from BALROG Series had come out.
- The chrome texture of the SKULL-5 CSOWC version does not apply in D3D graphics setting, this also happens to the SKULL-7's.