SKULL-5

"The Claw of Behemoth"

- Taiwan/Hong Kong nickname
 * For the original version, see M14 EBR.

The Skull-5 is a 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 does critical damage to zombies and has high penetration power.

Advantages

 * Very high damage
 * Very accurate
 * High reserved 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
 * Available only for a limited time

Events
Skull-5 was released on:

Taiwan/Hong Kong

 * 29 August 2013: There was a resale packed with 50,000 game points for a limited time of 6 days.
 * 21 January 2014: It was made obtainable from the Bingo Event alongside the release of Spear, MP7A1 Unicorn and Horse Axe.

Japan

 * 27 July 2011: This weapon was released on 27 April 2011.

Singapore/Malaysia

 * 12 September 2012: This weapon was released alongside Culvert.
 * 8 October 2013: This weapon was resold alongside HK23E and Double-Barreled Shotgun.

Turkey

 * 5 February 2014: Skull-5 was released alongside Chaos.

Tips

 * Very effective at dealing with zombies/bosses and other big targets.
 * 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 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.

Classic Battle

 * Avoid medium and long range contact.
 * One-hit-kill sniper rifles like AWP is 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.

Positive

 * Higher damage to human (+40)
 * Higher damage to zombies (+120)
 * Higher reserve ammunition (+150)
 * Shorter reload time (-0.5 seconds)
 * More accurate (+20%)
 * Higher clip size (+4)

Negative

 * More expensive (+$2600)
 * Higher recoil (+12%)
 * Lower fire rate (-9%)
 * Heavier (+4%)

Positive

 * Higher damage (+19)
 * Higher damage to zombies (+99)
 * Higher reserve ammunition (+150)
 * Shorter reload time (-1.8 seconds)
 * Can be purchased by both teams

Negative

 * More expensive (+$1800)
 * Less accurate (-2%)
 * Higher recoil (+12%)
 * Lower fire rate (-3%)
 * Heavier (+2%)
 * Lower clip size (-6)

Positive

 * Higher damage (+10)
 * Higher damage to zombies (+90)
 * Higher reserve ammunition (+150)
 * Shorter reload time (-1.5 seconds)
 * Can be purchased by both teams
 * Higher clip size (+4)

Negative

 * More expensive (+$1000)
 * Less accurate (-9%)
 * Higher recoil (+8%)
 * Lower fire rate (-3%)
 * Heavier (+2%)

Gallery


Firing sound

Reload sound

Draw sound

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Trivia

 * This is the only 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.
 * This weapon has yet to be released in Indonesia, even though the Balrog series has released.
 * Players however can still craft this weapon from Combat Blueprints. Also happens to the Balisong.