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FN Ballista

Sniper rifleZPBlack MarketPermanentAdded Dec 2014

The FN Ballista is a fast bolt cycling sniper rifle which is slightly better suited to close quarter combat over other snipers. The FN Ballista is made in strategic accordance to the US SOCOM's demands.

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FN Ballista
Head 253.3 kills in one
Chest 110.3 1 to kill
Magazine 15 30 spare

How to get it

  • Black MarketWon from Black Market crates in the game, opened with ZP (GP crates with GP). ConfirmedZ8Games + Wiki
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 Black Market

Damage by hit box

Head: 253.3 damage Neck: 208.6 damage Chest: 110.3 damage Stomach: 107.3 damage Arms: 110.3 damage Hands: 99.8 damage Thighs: 86.4 damage Lower legs: 86.4 damage Feet: 62.6 damage

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WhereMultiplierDamageShots to killTime to kill
Head Centre of the head ×0.85 253.3 1 —
Head (edge) Outer head hit box ×0.79 235.4 1 —
Neck ×0.7 208.6 1 —
Chest Collarbones and upper spine ×0.37 110.3 1 —
Stomach Lower spine and pelvis ×0.36 (0.35–) 107.3 1 —
Arms ×0.37 (0.335–) 110.3 1 —
Hands ×0.335 99.8 2 —
Thighs ×0.29 (0.21–) 86.4 2 —
Lower legs ×0.29 (0.21–) 86.4 2 —
Feet ×0.21 62.6 2 —

Base damage 298, 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 ±3.0%.

Handling

  • Fire modeSemi-auto
  • Right clickScope (3.5× / 12×)
  • Magazine15 + 30
  • Range1,722
  • Damage falloff0.0003
  • Movement speed−29.8% · scoped −55.0%
  • Reload animation×1
  • Draw animation×1
  • Damage in one magazine1,654
  • Knockback0.35

Through armour and walls

  • Through a helmet96% of damage
  • Through body armour96% of damage
  • Shoots through wallsYes
  • Shoots through playersYes

Damage kept through

  • Tyres100%
  • Paper100%
  • Pottery50%
  • Wood33%
  • Cushion33%

Against other sniper rifles

  • Head damage Better than 8%
  • Chest damage Better than 8%
  • Magazine Better than 86%
  • Range Better than 43%
  • Damage falloff Better than 82%
  • Movement penalty Better than 71%

Ranked among sniper rifles 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 spread0.00020.00010.0490.0050.095
Maximum spread0.1850.1850.1850.1850.185
Vertical kick-0.237-0.237-0.237-0.237-0.237
Horizontal kick-0.15-0.15-0.15-0.15-0.15

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

  • Damage94
  • Accuracy99
  • Rate of fire0
  • Recoil (lower is better)77
  • Weight (lower is better)99

The 0–100 bars from the official weapon list. Magazine 15 / 30.

Records

  • Item codeC0913
  • Seen in inventories here62 players
  • Game record#1266 (matched by name)

Plays like

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.