SV-98

The SV-98 (Snaiperskaya Vintovka Model 1998) is a Russian bolt action sniper rifle designed by Vladimir Stronskiy.

Appearances in Battlefield
The SV-98 appears in Battlefield: Bad Company and Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

Battlefield: Bad Company
In singleplayer, all Russian snipers wield this weapon.

In multiplayer, the SV-98 is the default sniper rifle issued to the Russian Recon kit. It, like all bolt action rifles in-game, kills in a single headshot or two shots to the body. The M24 is its American equivalent and the GOL rifle is its MEC counterpart.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2
The SV-98 is a bolt action sniper rifle in Battlefield: Bad Company 2. It is unlocked by earning 3900 points with the "Recon" kit. It is less powerful than the M24 but has a large magazine of ten rounds compared to the 5 rounds that the M24 holds, and cycles the bolt slightly faster. It also uses a stacked chevron-style reticle instead of the conventional crosshairs of snipers such as the M24 or M95. It can be fitted with several unlockable upgrades, such as a normal red dot sight, a 4x ACOG scope, a 12x high-powered scope, or a spotting scope. Despite the damage difference, one headshot will still kill a target from long range.

Trivia

 * In the BETA of Bad Company 2, the SV98 had a green finish to it. It was since changed to a matte black finish.
 * In Bad Company, it is impossible to find this weapon without being accompanied by the MP-443 Grach in either singleplayer or multiplayer.
 * The stacked chevron crosshair makes bullet drop much easier to compensate for in Bad Company 2 as the multiple chevrons allow a novice sniper to be able to decide which to use based on if their first shot had missed the target or they did not get a headshot. however, this is only useful for stationary targets, as mobile ones become more difficult as there is not much to use to judge where the shot will hit or if it will at all.