Weapons · Sniper rifle · proposed

Bolt-action sniper rifle

1 shot / 1.2 s, 5 mag, 3.5 s, 900 m/s, 100→60 @30→250 m. One-shot body inside 30 m, head always kills

PMC: all PMCs
class: Recon (§21 plan)
unlock: not decided
source: DESIGN §20.3

One shot every 1.2 s. One-shot body kill inside 30 m; a head shot always kills.

Our numbers

damage ramp: 100 → 60 per hit, full to 30 m, linear to 250 m
rate of fire: 0.83 rounds/s (50 rpm)
magazine: 5
reload: 3.5 s
muzzle velocity: 900 m/s
bullet drop: 6.1 cm at 100 m, 24.2 cm at 200 m (g = 9.81 m/s²)
spread: –

Damage over distance

OpenMAG Bolt-action sniper rifle (proposed)BF4 m40a5 (reference)BF4 m98b (reference)

Bullets to kill

Body hits, against each PMC's armour multiplier (weapon.rs FactionProfile) and both armour weights (progression.txt).

target	close ≤ 30 m	far ≥ 250 m	head ×2, close	ideal TTK close
HALCYON light (100 HP, ×1.15 damage taken)	1	2	1	0.00 s
HALCYON heavy (130 HP, ×1.15 damage taken)	2	2	1	1.20 s
VRG light (100 HP, ×0.85 damage taken)	2	2	1	1.20 s
VRG heavy (130 HP, ×0.85 damage taken)	2	3	1	1.20 s
MERIDIAN light (100 HP, ×1 damage taken)	1	2	1	0.00 s
MERIDIAN heavy (130 HP, ×1 damage taken)	2	3	1	1.20 s

Design note

DESIGN.md §20.3, row "sniper (bolt)"

OpenMAG (design): 1 shot / 1.2 s, 5 mag, 3.5 s, 900 m/s, 100→60 @30→250 m. One-shot body inside 30 m, head always kills
BF4 reference: m40a5 6 mag, 4.0 s, 520 m/s, 100→59 @12.5→100 m; m98b 650 m/s, 100→59 @12.5→150 m (m40a5, m98b). Bolt cycle time not in data

BF4 reference

Observed numbers from the clean-room tables (weapons.json), cited so the tuning is traceable. Not used in the game.

asset	class	fire	RoF rpm	mag/mags	reload s	v0 m/s	damage	gravity	blast	lock time/cone/range
m40a5 gameplay/weapons/m40a5/m40a5	Sniper	SingleFireWithBoltAction	360	6/10	4 (2.7 with rounds left)	520	100→59 @ 12.5→100 m	-9.81
m98b gameplay/weapons/model98b/m98b	Sniper	SingleFireWithBoltAction	360	11/4	4.8 (3 with rounds left)	650	100→59 @ 12.5→150 m	-9.81

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