Light, compact, and now redone to fit a more wide-spread caliber, this machine gun is a true find for beginning shooters.
― In-game description
The Viper 5 9x18 is a unique weapon featured in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl.
Description[]
This unique Viper 5 was modified to shoot the 9x18mm caliber, as well as gaining very high reliability, akin to the Storming Obokan, the Akm 74/2U Special and the Noiseless Viper.
Given the sheer abundance of 9x18mm ammunition in the early parts of the game compared to 9x19mm or 5.45x39mm ammunition, acquiring the weapon during the player's first visit to the area may prove to be particularly helpful until the player can get their hands on a 5.45mm weapon and suitable amounts of ammunition for it. One downside of the caliber conversion is that 9x18mm +P+ is less powerful than 9x19mm PB1s.
Acquisition[]
An image from where the corpse of the loner is found, expressing the large number of anomalies in the tunnel.
The weapon can be found in the corpse of a Loner stalker in the Garbage. Look beyond the trains in the tunnel with filled with anomalies near the entrance to the Agroprom. It's at the far end of the tunnel on the left. There is a large number of Vortex anomalies in the tunnel, so getting to the weapon and getting out again is quite an achievement. It's possible to navigate through the anomalies unscathed through judicious use of bolts, but a cautious player may wish to bring either a high-tier suit or many medkits and bandages to survive.
Notes[]
- The inventory icon shows a HK53, which is a compact assault rifle chambered for 5.56x45mm ammunition. A number of Builds use this icon to represent the Viper 5.
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