WARDOGS zeroing and bullet drop
Zeroing bands below are read from each weapon record in the catalog snapshot.
What zeroing changes
Zeroing tells the sight where the bullet will be at a chosen distance. Zero at 100 m and the round crosses your line of sight at 100 m; past that it falls away, and the fall accelerates. Getting this wrong is the usual reason a shot that felt perfect goes low.
Not every weapon adjusts the same amount
Each weapon in the catalog records a minimum and maximum zeroing range. The widest bands belong to the long-range weapons.
| Weapon | Zeroing range |
|---|---|
| PKM | 100–1500 m |
| M249 SAW | 200–1200 m |
| SVD | 100–1100 m |
| 9K333 Verba | 100–1000 m |
| AK74 | 100–1000 m |
| SKS | 100–1000 m |
| Mosin Nagant | 200–800 m |
| FAL | 100–600 m |
Most close-quarters weapons are fixed at a single distance, so on those there is nothing to adjust and everything past the fixed range is holdover.
Holdover when you cannot dial
When the target sits between two zero settings, or past your maximum, you hold above it instead of dialling. The sniper lab does that arithmetic: pick the weapon and the zero and it prints the holdover, flight time and mils for a set of ranges. The ballistics page sits alongside it with the recorded damage multiplier at distance, which is what makes a 600 m shot a question of whether the round still does anything when it arrives.
Frequently asked
How do you zero your scope in WARDOGS?
Weapons with an adjustable zero record a minimum and maximum zeroing range. Set the zero to the distance you expect to shoot at, then hold over for anything past it.
Which WARDOGS weapons have the longest zeroing range?
PKM adjusts from 100 m to 1500 m, the widest band in the catalog.
How do you calculate holdover in WARDOGS?
Use the sniper lab on WARDOGS HQ: enter the weapon, its current zero and the target distance, and it returns the holdover from the recorded bullet drop.