VSS

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The **VSS** (Russian as full name: **Винтовка Снайперская Специальная**, English full name **Vintovka Snayperskaya Spetsialnaya**, lit. **Special Sniper Rifle**) is a suppressed DMR that uses 9mm Ammunition. It was added on v0.8.3 "The perks of being a survivr" update.

## Strategies

### Using

* This weapon is very useful during early game as it has a good fire rate (if you can click spam or are on mobile), magazine and damage and can be used to pick off players easily.
* Try to get a better scope as this weapon is best used in long ranges(4x or 8x)
* Fight enemies at long range as seeing your bullets will be difficult. Be mindful of the enemy's location and where you are aiming.
* During late game this is not recommended as players usually have good armor and better weapons, decreasing the weapon's capabilities.
* This paired with an AWM-S or SV-98, is hard to beat.
	+ After firing the Sniper Rifle, switching to the VSS will counter the slowdown. Try to keep them behind the Obstacle they're using as cover while getting ready to switch back to your Sniper Rifle. File:Screenshot 2019-12-28 at 7.18.38 PM.png

### Countering

* Try to get closer to the VSS user because you won't be able to see the bullets from afar.
* Just as if you were using the VSS, you must get a better scope to fight it effectively. Otherwise, find a durable or indestructible piece of cover.
* Other DMRs deal more damage, so use them against VSS users.
* Use an SMG or assault rifle at close range. The Mk 20 SSR can also counter the VSS at close range due to high damage.
* Make sure to have good armor, so that the damage isn't really a problem.
* If a player has two VSS's in their inventory make sure to have plenty of adrenaline to dodge all of those bullets.

## Sounds

* Firing
* Reloading
* Swapping to

## Trivia

* It is the first 9mm DMR in the game.
	+ It is also the first Suppressed DMR (along with the Mk 20 SSR), the second suppressed weapon that uses 9mm, and the sixth Suppressed Weapon in the game.
* It is the first 9mm weapon in surviv.io that, in real life, doesn't use the 9×19mm Parabellum round, instead, it uses the 9×39mm rifle round.
* It is a variant of the AS VAL assault rifle. It seems as though the AS VAL sees limited service and it was sort of split into the VSS and the SR-3.
* The real-life VSS uses 10 round magazines but will also accept 20 round magazines from the AS "VAL" suppressed assault rifle. The in-game version seems to also accept 30-round SR-3 magazines. Whether this is possible in real life is unknown.
* The real-life VSS actually has a select-fire, allowing for full-auto fire. However, it is only used in emergency situations since full-auto can damage the rifle.
* The icon of the VSS correctly portrays its integral suppressor.
* It is the second DMR (along with the Mk 20 SSR) that has a detailed skin with the first being the M1 Garand.
* The VSS in real life was first introduced in the late 1980s.
	+ Despite the time period during which it was produced, the VSS has a wooden buttstock, which is a visual trait found in older guns, like the Mosin-Nagant.
	+ Although the VSS is a very good weapon against low/middle armored players in the Normal map, you should avoid using this weapon in the Savannah Map, where sniper rifles and DMRs are very common and most of them are better than the VSS in most ways.

## History

* v0.8.35 - September 17, 2019
	+ Added to the Normal Map
* September 12, 2019
	+ Buffed Magazine from 10 to 20
	+ Buffed Extended Magazine from 20 to 30
* v0.8.3 - September 12, 2019
	+ Buffed Damage from 20 to 22
	+ Buffed DPS from 125 to 137.5 (no headshots)
	+ Buffed Ammo spawns from 40 to 60
	+ Buffed bullet speed from 94 to 95
	+ Buffed shot spread from 4 to 2
	+ Buffed move spread from +4 to +3
* v0.8.3 Test Server - September 11, 2019
	+ Added