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M37 Stakeout-Ares-Slug

ShotgunZPBlack MarketPermanentAdded May 2015

An M37 Stakeout made from the new thermostable ARES alloy. This weapon can be outfitted with either Slugs or Buckshot. It has proven invaluable in the war again the zombies.

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M37 Stakeout-Ares-Slug
Head 275 kills in one
Chest 161.3 1 to kill
Magazine 1 — spare

How to get it

  • Black MarketWon from Black Market crates in the game, opened with ZP (GP crates with GP). One sourceZ8Games
Checked against 3 sources
  • Z8Games’ weapon list Black Market · ZP
  • The game’s item table Not in it (the table stops at 2013)
  • CrossFire Wiki No page of its own

Damage by hit box

Head: 275 damage Neck: 175 damage Chest: 161.3 damage Stomach: 161.3 damage Arms: 161.3 damage Hands: 161.3 damage Thighs: 161.3 damage Lower legs: 100 damage Feet: 100 damage

0100+

WhereMultiplierDamageShots to killTime to kill
Head Centre of the head ×1.1 275 1 —
Head (edge) Outer head hit box ×1.1 275 1 —
Neck ×0.7 175 1 —
Chest Collarbones and upper spine ×0.645 161.3 1 —
Stomach Lower spine and pelvis ×0.645 161.3 1 —
Arms ×0.645 161.3 1 —
Hands ×0.645 161.3 1 —
Thighs ×0.645 161.3 1 —
Lower legs ×0.4 100 1 —
Feet ×0.4 100 1 —

Base damage 250, multiplied by each hit box’s ratio from the weapon’s own table. Time to kill counts the gaps between shots at its fire rate. Each hit can vary by ±0%.

Handling

  • Magazine1 + —
  • Range100
  • Damage falloff0.009
  • Damage in one magazine161
  • Knockback0.7

Through armour and walls

  • Through a helmet98% of damage
  • Through body armour98% of damage
  • Shoots through wallsYes
  • Shoots through playersYes

Damage kept through

  • Paper100%
  • Wood87%
  • Cushion25%

Against other shotguns

  • Head damage Better than 3%
  • Chest damage Better than 57%
  • Magazine Better than 1%
  • Range Better than 98%
  • Damage falloff Better than 98%

Ranked among shotguns with game data. Lower is better for time to kill, falloff and movement penalty.

Spread and recoil

Raw values from the weapon table
StandingCrouchingRunningWalkingJumping
First-shot spread0.00150.0010.0210.0150.1
Maximum spread0.1450.1450.150.1350.145
Vertical kick-0.1-0.1-0.1-0.1-0.1
Horizontal kick-0.08-0.08-0.08-0.08-0.08

Five movement states, in the order the game stores them; the labels are our reading of the values. Smaller spread is more accurate.

Z8Games ratings

  • Damage98
  • Accuracy69
  • Rate of fire0
  • Recoil (lower is better)94
  • Weight (lower is better)28

The 0–100 bars from the official weapon list. Magazine 8 / 40.

Records

  • Item codeC0848
  • Seen in inventories here200 players
  • Part of collectionAres
  • Game record#1356 (matched by name)

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Closest by chest damage, fire rate, magazine, weight and range.

Game numbers from the client’s weapon table (build 2026-08-24). Damage assumes a full-condition weapon, point-blank, no armour; players have 100 HP.