M82

The M82 is a recoil-operated, semi-automatic anti-materiel rifle developed by the American Barrett Firearms Manufacturing company. A heavy SASR (Special Application Scoped Rifle), it is used by many units and armies around the world. It is also called the "Light Fifty" for its .50 caliber BMG (12.7 mm) chambering. The weapon is found in two variants—the original M82A1 (and A3) and the bullpup M82A2. The M82A2 is no longer manufactured, though the XM500 can be seen as its successor.

Battlefield 2
The M82A1 seems to be a weapon which was cut midway though Battlefield 2's development. It has a different texture sheet and animations than the M95, which is a similar weapon. In addition, the horizontal line on its scope is shorter on both sides. Its file directories lack the "sounds" and "ai" files of the other weapons, but it did have its animations and meshes. Unlike another cut item, the M82A1 is replaced by another weapon when the files are modified to include it in the game. However, its icon is still visible, both in the kit selection screen and from the BFHQ screen. On the BFHQ screen, its title is "M95" and its description is that of the Jackhammer.

3D modeling
450px|Video display different angles of the M82

Battlefield 3
The M82A3 is first featured in Battlefield 3. It has a 10-round magazine, semi-automatic fire mode, and extremely high power. However, it is featured only in the singleplayer aspect of Battlefield 3. Once during Operation Swordbreaker, where a PLR sniper uses it to pin down Blackburn and his squad; it is also usable during the mission Kaffarov, where it is automatically equipped by Dmitri Mayakovsky after reaching a certain point. Unlike the other weapons in the game, when near it, it has no name or pickup icon. The weapon comes default with an infrared scope.