Damage Types

This is a list of all the damage types in the game and their effects. See Damage Resistance to check how each damage type is mitigated by various armor types.

Name	Effects	Used By
Light Kinetic	No damage to structures (except Fire Pit and Build Sites). Extremely reduced damage to armored vehicles. Cannot damage Vehicle Subsystems. Apply the Small Arms Suppression effect to nearby infantry.	.44  7.62mm  7.92mm  8mm  9mm  A3 Harpa Fragmentation Grenade  Buckshot  Crow's Foot Mine
Heavy Kinetic	Reduced damage to "Tier 1" Structures, no damage to other structures. Reduced damage to light armored vehicles and extremely reduced damage to heavy armored vehicles. Cannot damage Vehicle Subsystems. Apply the Machine Gun Suppression effect to nearby infantry and exposed vehicle gunners.	12.7mm
Anti-Tank Kinetic	No damage to structures Effective against armored vehicles except Large Ships Cannot damage Vehicle Subsystems. Apply the Heavy Suppression effect to nearby infantry and vehicle gunners.	20mm
Anti-Tank Kinetic Structure	No damage to structures Highly effective against armored vehicles Can disable Vehicle Subsystems.	Garrisoned House  Safe House  Town Base  Relic Base  Anti-Tank Pillbox
Shrapnel	Always makes players bleed. No damage to structures Reduced damage to light armored vehicles and extremely reduced damage to heavy armored vehicles. Cannot disable Vehicle Subsystems.	Bomastone Grenade  Shrapnel Mortar Shell
Flare	Illuminates an area, revealing the soldiers in it. Deals no damage	Flare Mortar Shell
Poisonous Gas	Contact damage applied at a consistent rate within the AOE of a poisonous gas cloud. Rapidly drains stamina and prevents stamina regeneration. Once stamina is depleted begins damaging health until death. Effects apply even to players inside enclosed vehicles and garrison defenses. Wearing a gas mask with a filter provides immunity in exchange for gradual degredation of the filter's hitpoints. Deals no damage to structures or vehicles. Never causes Bleeding	Green Ash Grenade
Explosive	Effective against structures and vehicles. Reduced damage to fortified structures and Trenches. Can disable Vehicle Subsystems.	30mm  40mm  75mm  Mammon 91-b  RPG  Tremola Grenade GPb-1
High Explosive	Effective against structures. Reduced damage to fortified structures and extremely reduced to Trenches. Reduced damage to vehicles except medium and Large Ships Can disable Vehicle Subsystems.	120mm  150mm  300mm  E680-S Rudder Lock  Model-7 “Evie”  Moray Torpedo  Mortar Shell
Demolition	Very effective against all structures and unarmored vehicles. Reduced damage to armored vehicles. Can disable Vehicle Subsystems.	250mm  Alligator Charge  Havoc Charge  Hydra's Whisper
Armour Piercing	Reduced damage to structures and extremely reduced to fortified structures. Very effective against all vehicles Can disable Vehicle Subsystems.	68mm  94.5mm  AP⧸RPG  ARC⧸RPG  Ignifist 30
Anti-Tank Explosive	No damage to structures Very effective against all vehicles. Can disable Vehicle Subsystems.	Abisme AT-99  Anti-Tank Sticky Bomb  B2 Varsi Anti-Tank Grenade  BF5 White Ash Flask Grenade
Incendiary	Effective against unarmored vehicles. No damage to armored vehicles. No "direct" damage to structures. Can set structures on fire, dealing damage over time and preventing their repair. Cannot disable Vehicle Subsystems.	“Molten Wind” v.II Ammo  Flame Ammo  Willow's Bane Ammo
Incendiary High Explosive	Effective against structures. Reduced damage to fortified structures and extremely reduced to Trenches and Dragon's Teeth. Reduced damage to vehicles. Reduced damage to Large Ships. Can set structures on fire, dealing damage over time and preventing their repair. Cannot disable Vehicle Subsystems.	3C-High Explosive Rocket  4C-Fire Rocket  Incendiary Mortar Shell
Melee	Only damages soldiers	Buckhorn CCQ-18  Eleos Infantry Dagger  Falias Raiding Club  Fists

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