AWM

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The Accuracy International AWM (Arctic Warfare Magnum), designated the L115 by the British Armed Forces, is a British bolt-action sniper rifle. Based off of the L96, the AWM is a member of of AI's Arctic Warfare family of sniper rifles, designed for flexibility and easy serviceability. The AWM is the Magnum variant of the family, and can be chambered for either .300 Winchester Magnum or .338 Lapua Magnum rounds, giving the weapon significant stopping power and an effective firing range of over 1,000 meters. The weapon uses a fluted barrel to improve muzzle velocity and decrease weight and has an attached folding stock for easy portability.

Battlefield Hardline
"The AWM is a bolt action sniper rifle that has seen service around the world in the hands of law enforcement. This rifle fires a hard-hitting round and long distances very accurately."

- In-game description

The AWM is a sniper rifle featured in Battlefield Hardline, exclusive to the Criminal Professional. It is a high damage rifle with high accuracy, but has the smallest default magazine size along with the .300 Knockout at five rounds and somewhat slow reload compared to the other rifles.

General

 * The L96A1 in Battlefield Play4Free, Battlefield 3, and Battlefield 4 are all modeled after the AWM instead of the actual L96, denoted by the fluted barrel and folding stock present on the models. Hardline reuses Battlefield 4's model for the L96A1, but is the first entry in series to use its proper designation.

Battlefield Hardline

 * The AWM was one of a handful of weapons present in Hardline's June beta files in an unfinished state, but could be equipped if the beta's files were modified to allow their use. Since PunkBuster was not used during the beta, the weapons could be used online in this fashion.
 * In this state, the weapon was named the L96A1 and its iron sights were untextured. It was properly renamed some point after the beta.