Forum:CoD4 Weapon Stats Clarification

Hi, I am new to this wiki, or any wiki for that matter. Forgive me if i have posted in the wrong section or in the wrong format. I have been using the weapon statistics on each weapon's page (CoD4) for various purposes. I am curious how some of the numbers were obtained, like for damage and range. More importantly, however, I would like to know what the damage range on nearly all of the weapons signifies. For example, the M9 does 20-40 damage in multiplayer...does this mean the damage is a random value in the range for each round?...or does it signify degredation as a result from range? or puncturing? Also, I would like to know why there is a range in values for the "range" properties of the weapons. Also, I can only assume that these damage values are relative to 100 health points. If so, what is the damage multiplier for Hardcore play? 2.5? 3? 3.33? I realize that is a lot of questions, but any help or directions to any of them would be much appreciated. Ryukira 02:59, 29 July 2008 (UTC)