9x39mm Armor-Piercing Rounds
9x39mm Armor-Piercing Rounds are extremely rare subsonic intermediate ammunition in DayZ used by the VSS, SVAL, and Vikhr. They stack up to 20 rounds, weigh 10 g each, spawn in military and helicopter crash loot, and offer higher penetration and stronger armor damage than standard 9x39mm Rounds.
Quick answer
9x39mm Armor-Piercing Rounds are a rare armor-piercing variant of 9x39mm ammunition in DayZ. They are used by the VSS, SVAL, and Vikhr, and can be found individually, boxed, or pre-loaded in compatible magazines. A box contains 20 usable rounds. Compared with standard 9x39mm Rounds, the armor-piercing version has similar damage and ballistic behavior, but higher penetration and much better armor damage against protected targets.
In-game description
“9x39mm armor-piercing intermediate cartridge. Used in select rifles.”
Main Uses
- Load into magazines for the VSS, SVAL, or Vikhr
- Use when you need better armor performance than standard 9x39mm Rounds
- Use with suppressed 9x39mm rifles for stealth-focused combat
- Use at short to medium range where 9x39mm performs best
- Carry as boxed or loose ammunition for compatible 9x39mm magazines
How to use this item
Use 9x39mm Armor-Piercing Rounds
Use 9x39mm Armor-Piercing Rounds with compatible 9x39mm rifles when you want stealthy subsonic ammo with improved armor performance.
How to get 9x39mm Armor-Piercing Rounds
- Search military loot locations.
- Search helicopter crash sites.
- Check high-tier military bases, barracks, tents, and weapon loot areas.
- Look for boxed ammo, loose rounds, or compatible magazines that may already contain 9x39mm Armor-Piercing Rounds.
- Loot players carrying the SVAL, VSS, Vikhr, or spare 9x39mm AP ammunition.
Spawn info
- • 9x39mm Armor-Piercing Rounds are used by the VSS, SVAL, and Vikhr.
- • They stack up to 20 rounds.
- • They weigh 10 g per round.
- • They are subsonic by default.
- • They can be found individually, boxed, or pre-loaded in compatible magazines.
- • They spawn in military loot and helicopter crash sites.
- • They are extremely rare.
Important notes
- 9x39mm Armor-Piercing Rounds are intermediate rifle ammunition.
- They are used by the VSS, SVAL, and Vikhr.
- They deal 95 health damage, 100 blood damage, and 66 shock damage.
- They are subsonic and work well with stealth-focused 9x39mm rifles.
- They have a higher penetration value than standard 9x39mm Rounds.
- They damage armor much more than standard 9x39mm Rounds.
- They do not deal more direct health damage than standard 9x39mm Rounds against unarmored targets.
- A box of 9x39mm Armor-Piercing Rounds contains 20 rounds.
- The Cyrillic text on the box translates to Special Cartridge.