Star Citizen FPS Ballistics Database

Scalpel Sniper Rifle

Star CitizenKastak ArmsMediumSniper RifleBallistic

Burst fires both barrels at once - 2 rounds (2 x 45) per shot; Single alternates the barrels one at a time.

The Scalpel Sniper Rifle is a medium ballistic sniper rifle in Star Citizen, made by Kastak Arms. It hits for 180 damage per shot at 50 rpm, dropping an unarmored target in 1 shot. Against Medium armor it needs 2 torso shots - a time-to-kill of 1.2 seconds. Crafting uses Taranite, Hephaestanite, Iron, Hadanite; the tables below list the Impact Force needed to drop a shot against every armor class.

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01Specifications2 fire modes

Alpha damage

dmg/shot - vs Default - ×2 pellets

Fire rate

50rpm

35 shots/min? - incl. 3s reloads

Sustained DPS

dmg/sec - vs Default

Magazine

rounds - 6 usable shots

Range

1750

meters

Projectile

875

m/s

Range1750 m / 4800 m scale

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

Values for Burst 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 Scalpel Sniper Rifle takes 6 shots to kill a Super Heavy helmet. Craft +18.52% Impact Force to make it 5 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	180	1shot	instant	—	—	—
Default	90	2shots	≈ 1.2s	≥ 11.12%	—	—
Undersuit	85.5	2shots	≈ 1.2s	≥ 16.96%	—	—
Flightsuit	76.5	2shots	≈ 1.2s	≥ 30.72%	—	—
Light	72	2shots	≈ 1.2s	≥ 38.89%	≥ 42.46%	≥ 44.31%
Hv Util?	67.5	2shots	≈ 1.2s	≥ 48.15%	—	≥ 55.95%
Medium	63	2shots	≈ 1.2s	≥ 58.74%	≥ 65.84%	≥ 69.64%
Heavy	54	2shots	≈ 1.2s	≥ 85.19%	≥ 98.42%	≥ 105.77%
Super Heavy	11.25	9shots	≈ 9.6s	≥ 11.12%	≥ 34.69%	—

Head

Armor	Dmgper shot	STKshots to kill	TTKtime to kill	Basevs standard armor	Max craftedvs +10% armor	Premium?vs +15% sets
Naked	360	1shot	instant	—	—	—
Default	135	1shot	instant	—	—	—
Undersuit	128.25	1shot	instant	—	—	—
Flightsuit	114.75	1shot	instant	—	—	—
Light	108	1shot	instant	—	—	—
Hv Util?	101.25	1shot	instant	—	—	≥ 3.97%
Medium	94.5	2shots	≈ 1.2s	≥ 5.83%	≥ 10.56%	≥ 13.1%
Heavy	81	2shots	≈ 1.2s	≥ 23.46%	≥ 32.28%	≥ 37.18%
Super Heavy	16.875	6shots	≈ 6s	≥ 18.52%	≥ 43.66%	—

Arms/Legs

Armor	Dmgper shot	STKshots to kill	TTKtime to kill	Basevs standard armor	Max craftedvs +10% armor	Premium?vs +15% sets
Naked	135	1shot	instant	—	—	—
Default	72	2shots	≈ 1.2s	≥ 38.89%	—	—
Undersuit	68.4	2shots	≈ 1.2s	≥ 46.2%	—	—
Flightsuit	61.2	2shots	≈ 1.2s	≥ 63.4%	—	—
Light	57.6	2shots	≈ 1.2s	≥ 73.62%	≥ 78.07%	≥ 80.38%
Hv Util?	54	2shots	≈ 1.2s	≥ 85.19%	—	≥ 94.94%
Medium	50.4	2shots	≈ 1.2s	≥ 98.42%	≥ 107.3%	≥ 112.05%
Heavy	43.2	3shots	≈ 2.4s	≥ 15.75%	≥ 24.01%	≥ 28.61%
Super Heavy	9	12shots	≈ 13.2s	≥ 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 - 0.06 SCU Taranite (affects recoil - no damage effect) - mined grades 310/525/646/718/853/925/957/1000
Stock - 0.02 SCU Hephaestanite (affects recoil - no damage effect) - mined grades 330/572/692/758/896/916/975/1000
Barrel - 0.03 SCU Iron (Impact Force) - mined grades 325/521/664/710/874/907/970/1000
Precision Parts - 1× Hadanite (Impact Force) - mined grades 274/526/665/762/867/916/959/1000

04Frequently askedQuick answers

How much damage does the Scalpel Sniper Rifle do?

The Scalpel Sniper Rifle deals 90 damage per shot at 50 rpm (45 per pellet across 2 pellets).

How many shots to kill with the Scalpel Sniper Rifle?

1 torso shot against an unarmored target, and 2 shots against Medium armor (against the shared 100 HP health pool).