SCAR-L


 * For the heavier variant, see SCAR-H.

The SOF Combat Assault Rifle-Light, or SCAR-L, is a modular assault rifle made by Belgian small arms company Fabrique Nationale d'Herstal (FN Herstal). This is the light assault rifle variant of the SCAR weapon system. The SCAR-L differs from the SCAR-H in that it uses the smaller caliber 5.56x45 NATO round instead of the Heavy variant's 7.62x51mm NATO round. It uses the NATO standard 30 round STANAG magazines and a number of barrel length variants are available in both calibers.

Battlefield 2
The SCAR-L in Battlefield 2 is a Tier Two unlock for the Spec Ops Kit. It features the accuracy and power of the G36C, but has a usable optic attached to the weapon system.

Battlefield 2: Special Forces
In Battlefield 2: Special Forces, the SCAR-L is issued to the United States Navy SEALS.

Battlefield: Bad Company
In Battlefield: Bad Companys singleplayer, the SCAR' appears as a collectible. It can be found on Welcome to Bad Company, and Acta Non Verba, outside one of the factories while the player is destroying the Russian fuel reserves at the beginning of the level.

In multiplayer, it is the default Compact Assault Rifle for the American Specialist kit. It has low damage and low rate of fire, compared to other Specialist weapons, making kills difficult to achieve. However, compared to other compact assault rifles, it does have good accuracy. It has a 60 round magazine and cannot use iron sights, as aiming simply does a slight zoom and increases accuracy (like all compact assault rifles in game).

Battlefield: Bad Company 2
In Battlefield: Bad Company 2s singleplayer, the SCAR-L Carbine' is one of the two compact assault rifles found in the campaign, with the other being the AKS-74u. It can be found as a collectible in the level Crack the Sky and Zero Dark Thirty. It can also be found with a 4X Rifle Scope in Crack the Sky.

In multiplayer, the SCAR-L Carbine is the second compact carbine issued to the Engineer Kit requiring 2,510 experience points to unlock. It has low to medium recoil, a low rate of fire and high damage. Unlike the first Bad Company, it has the ability to use iron sights and has a 30-round magazine. Compared to some of the other Submachine Guns, it can be very effective at longer ranges. It can be used like an Assault Rifle and its low rate of fire prevents overwhelming recoil. The weapon has clear iron sights, so a Red Dot Sight is unneeded, however a 4X Rifle Scope can be used if the player wishes to engage in longer ranged combat. Like the other weapons issued to the Engineer Kit, it is fitted with a suppressor.

Battlefield Play4Free
In Battlefield Play4Free, the SCAR-L is a purchasable weapon for the Assault Kit. It features high damage, low accuracy, medium range, high recoil, and a fast fire rate. It costs 1469 or 90,000  to last forever and is unlocked at level 6.

Despite being able to be fired fully automatic, this weapon is best used when fired in short bursts at long range because of its higher recoil. At close range, this weapon can even out-preform some of the submachine guns of the Engineer Kit as it is very accurate in hip fire, which can also be its downfall. Like most other assault rifles, this weapon sports a black paint scheme.

Battlefield 3
The SCAR-L can be seen in the killfeed during the Battlefield 3: Close Quarters Gameplay Premiere Trailer, although misspelt as the SCARL-L. It is seen for the first time in a player's hands the Donya Fortress Gameplay Trailer.

The SCAR-L performs much like any other assault rifle in its class, and deviates from its carbine counterpart both in statistics and aesthetics. The SCAR-H has the upper-hand in damage, but the SCAR-L compensates with less damage drop-off at range and a larger magazine. Furthermore, while the H has very potent recoil the L has almost none. Some visual differences to the H Variant appear to be a more grayish color and duct tape wrapped around the stock. It is available to the Assault Class, and is capable of mounting an underslung weapon such as the M320 or the M26. It is obtained by completing the Set Us Up The Bomb assignment in the Close Quarters expansion pack.

To unlock the SCAR-L, players must complete the "Set Us Up The Bomb" assignment. The requirements are:

20 kills with underslung Grenade Launcher

15 kills with Hand Grenades

Trivia

 * The SCAR-L in Bad Company 2 seems to eject more rounds than it is firing, often two at the same time.
 * In Battlefield: Bad Company 2, the SCAR-L pre-release had exactly the same model as the SCAR in Battlefield: Bad Company, with the same iron sights and camouflage, with a different color scheme. It can be seen in the "Battlefield Moments 3" trailer.
 * In the level Crack the Sky a black camouflaged SCAR-L can be found. It is not found anywhere else in the game.
 * The SCAR-L in the killfeed for the Battlefield 3 Close Quarters Gameplay Trailer is spelled "SCARL-L", which is a typo.

Videos
Video:SCAR-L Carbine|Gameplay with the SCAR-L Carbine in Battlefield: Bad Company 2 at Laguna Presa in Conquest mode Video:Scar-L Gameplay and Review (Bad Company 2)|A gameplay, review, and recoil test video for the SCAR-L in Bad Company 2