AS Val

''This page is for the AS Val. If you are looking for the similar VSS, go to its page''

The AS Val (Russian: Автомат Специальный Вал, Special Automatic Rifle "Shaft"), is a Soviet made assault rifle with an integrated suppressor. Developed during the late 1980s by TsNIITochMash (Central Institute for Precision Building) it was later adopted in 1987 by the KGB and Soviet Army and later the Spetsnaz, FSB, MVD and parts of the Russian Ground Forces.

Battlefield 3
The AS Val was listed on the four page fact sheet released by EA at Gamescom. It has an integrated suppressor.

Singleplayer
The AS Val with a Kobra attached is the starting weapon in Comrades. One of the GRU characters, Kiril, also uses this weapon throughout the single player campaign.

Multiplayer
The AS Val is unlocked at Rank 45 as part of the all-kit weapons. It is classified as a PDW, even though it is technically a compact assault rifle. The AS Val has relatively low recoil and low damage, however, it fires at a high rate, approximately 900 rounds per minute.

The PSO-1 scope can be attached to the AS Val to replicate the characteristics of the | VSS Vintorez. However, the weapon's very slow muzzle velocity becomes its ultimate shortcoming at range despite having the highest long range damage of all the PDW's. Despite being suppressed and an assault rifle, the AS Val maintains a high degree of both semi and full automatic accuracy and a very flat trajectory, almost rivaling that of a common sniper rifle, and is the best bet for an all-purpose weapon in the PDW section. The AS Val can accept a wide range of optics and the Tactical Flashlight and Laser Sight accessories can be used. Now patched, the AS Val can now equip extended Mags.

Trivia

 * The AS Val is unique among the PDW's in that it has the bullet drop of a sniper rifle, resembling that of the similar VSS silenced sniper rifle.
 * When this weapon is held in the inactive carry position without optics, such as before a match starts, there is sometimes a graphical glitch where the right arm is severely contorted.
 * The AS Val has more unlocks than any of the other PDW's in Battlefield 3. While the rest of the PDW's have up to 12 unlocks, the AS Val now (after the 1.04 Patch) has 14 unlocks.