Star Citizen FPS Ballistics Database

S-38 Pistol

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The S-38 Pistol is a small ballistic pistol in Star Citizen, made by Behring. It hits for 45 damage per shot at 450 rpm, dropping an unarmored target in 3 shots. Against Medium armor it needs 7 torso shots - a time-to-kill of 0.8 seconds. Crafting uses Aluminum, Hephaestanite, Iron; the tables below list the Impact Force needed to drop a shot against every armor class.

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01Specifications1 fire mode

Alpha damage

22.5

dmg/shot - vs Default

Fire rate

450rpm

180 shots/min? - capped at 180 carried

Sustained DPS

169

dmg/sec - vs Default

Magazine

rounds

Range

950

meters

Projectile

500

m/s

Range - loses 0.25 dmg/m past 20 m, to a minimum of 16 dmg950 m / 4800 m scale

02Damage, shots to kill & TTKper armor class - Single

Values for Single fire, bare weapon, standard (500) quality. Fire modes, barrel attachments and the craft-quality slider are in the interactive calculator.

Body region: Head vs Super Heavy armor

The S-38 Pistol takes 24 shots to kill a Super Heavy helmet. Craft +3.06% Impact Force to make it 23 shots - within reach.

Torso

Armor	Dmgper shot	STKshots to kill	TTKtime to kill	Basevs standard armor	Max craftedvs +10% armor	Premium?vs +15% sets
Naked	45	3shots	0.267s	≥ 11.12%	—	—
Default	22.5	5shots	0.533s	≥ 11.12%	—	—
Undersuit	21.375	5shots	0.533s	≥ 16.96%	—	—
Flightsuit	19.125	6shots	0.667s	≥ 4.58%	—	—
Light	18	6shots	0.667s	≥ 11.12%	≥ 13.97%	≥ 15.45%
Hv Util?	16.875	6shots	0.667s	≥ 18.52%	—	≥ 24.76%
Medium	15.75	7shots	0.8s	≥ 5.83%	≥ 10.56%	≥ 13.1%
Heavy	13.5	8shots	0.933s	≥ 5.83%	≥ 13.38%	≥ 17.58%
Super Heavy	2.812	36shots	4.667s	≥ 1.61%	≥ 23.16%	—

Head

Armor	Dmgper shot	STKshots to kill	TTKtime to kill	Basevs standard armor	Max craftedvs +10% armor	Premium?vs +15% sets
Naked	90	2shots	0.133s	≥ 11.12%	—	—
Default	33.75	3shots	0.267s	≥ 48.15%	—	—
Undersuit	32.062	4shots	0.4s	≥ 3.97%	—	—
Flightsuit	28.688	4shots	0.4s	≥ 16.2%	—	—
Light	27	4shots	0.4s	≥ 23.46%	≥ 26.63%	≥ 28.27%
Hv Util?	25.312	4shots	0.4s	≥ 31.69%	—	≥ 38.63%
Medium	23.625	5shots	0.533s	≥ 5.83%	≥ 10.56%	≥ 13.1%
Heavy	20.25	5shots	0.533s	≥ 23.46%	≥ 32.28%	≥ 37.18%
Super Heavy	4.219	24shots	3.067s	≥ 3.06%	≥ 24.92%	—

Arms/Legs

Armor	Dmgper shot	STKshots to kill	TTKtime to kill	Basevs standard armor	Max craftedvs +10% armor	Premium?vs +15% sets
Naked	33.75	3shots	0.267s	≥ 48.15%	—	—
Default	18	6shots	0.667s	≥ 11.12%	—	—
Undersuit	17.1	6shots	0.667s	≥ 16.96%	—	—
Flightsuit	15.3	7shots	0.8s	≥ 8.94%	—	—
Light	14.4	7shots	0.8s	≥ 15.75%	≥ 18.71%	≥ 20.26%
Hv Util?	13.5	8shots	0.933s	≥ 5.83%	—	≥ 11.39%
Medium	12.6	8shots	0.933s	≥ 13.38%	≥ 18.46%	≥ 21.17%
Heavy	10.8	10shots	1.2s	≥ 2.89%	≥ 10.23%	≥ 14.32%
Super Heavy	2.25	45shots	5.867s	≥ 1.02%	≥ 22.44%	—

The three Impact Force columns are the minimum Dmg % a crafted weapon needs to remove one shot-to-kill: base = vs standard armor, max crafted = the Impact Force to reach the same breakpoint against a fully-crafted target, and premium = the same against the best sets in that tier, so you can read across the row. Most armor gains +10% damage mitigation at max craft quality, but roughly half the sets in each tier reach +15% instead - at Heavy that is ADP, ADP-mk4, Balor HCH, Defiance, Manticore and Overlord, and every Heavy Utility piece is premium. Where the weapon already one-shots standard armor, the crafted values are the Impact Force to keep that one-shot. Clothing and undersuits can't be crafted; flight suits can be, but have no craftable stats that matter here. STK = shots to kill. Computed at 0 m against the 100 HP health pool.

03Crafting materialsFabrication bench

Each part's stat follows its input material's quality 1:1 - quality 500 is the standard looted weapon, 1000 the best craft.

Frame - 0.02 SCU Aluminum (affects recoil - no damage effect) - mined grades 318/511/614/783/896/919/953/1000
Grip - 0.01 SCU Hephaestanite (affects recoil - no damage effect) - mined grades 330/572/692/758/896/916/975/1000
Barrel - 0.01 SCU Iron (Impact Force + fire rate) - mined grades 325/521/664/710/874/907/970/1000

04Frequently askedQuick answers

How much damage does the S-38 Pistol do?

The S-38 Pistol deals 22.5 damage per shot at 450 rpm.

How many shots to kill with the S-38 Pistol?

3 torso shots against an unarmored target, and 7 shots against Medium armor (against the shared 100 HP health pool).