SKULL-8

Skull-8 is a machine gun with an underbarrel axe bayonet in the Skull series.

Overview
Skull-8 is an anti-zombie machine gun fed with 120 rounds of 5.56mm Anti-zombie ammunition. It is attached with a light weight axe bayonet under its barrel for emergency melee combat. Its primary fire has superior penetration towards zombie's armor.

Advantages

 * Has melee engagement for secondary fire
 * High damage to zombies
 * High rate of fire
 * Bullets penetrate up to 4 objects
 * Light damage

Disadvantages

 * Cannot zoom
 * Expensive price
 * Long reload time

Tips

 * Use the secondary fire when enemies approaching in melee range.
 * Every shot can penetrate up to 4 objects.
 * Use the secondary function when you are out of ammunition. The secondary fire of this weapon still can help you kill zombie.
 * Note the attack delay of secondary attack.
 * A 120 rounds of Skull-8 can deal 3600 ~ 7200 damages to zombies.
 * The attack damage and range for melee attack is lower and shorter than Skull-9.
 * The attack damage is the same as MG3.
 * The weight is the same as M4A1.

Events
Skull-8 was released alongside with Plasma and Beam Sword on
 * Korea: 27 June 2013.
 * Taiwan/Hong Kong: 3 July 2013.

Advantages

 * Cheaper (-$2800)
 * Lighter (+5% move speed)
 * Can do melee attack

Neutral

 * Same rate of fire (90%)
 * Same magazine size (120)
 * Share the same ammo type (5.56mm AZ)

Disadvantages

 * Lower damage (-1)
 * Less accurate (-2%)
 * Higher recoil (+3%)
 * Cannot zoom

Gallery
Shoot sound

Slash axe



Trivia

 * This is the second even number weapon in the Skull series. The first one is Skull-4.
 * This is the third weapon that can do melee attack mode.
 * The model of Skull-8 has been predicted since Panic Room release.
 * Skull-8 is the combination of Skull-7 and Skull-9, making it the first permanent weapon to feature a melee attack.
 * The word "Gun Blade" is printed on the axe