L96A1

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The Arctic Warfare in real life.

The Accuracy International Precision Marksman (PM) is a British bolt-action Sniper Rifle chambered in 7.62×51mm NATO. The Precision Marksman spawned the Arctic Warfare (AW) sniper rifle, which improved on the original and had added features to improve performance in cold weather conditions. The Arctic Warfare Magnum (AWM) is a variant of the Arctic Warfare firing high-power Magnum cartridges such as the .338 Lapua Magnum.

The British military had adopted all three rifles in varying numbers. In British service, the PM is designated L96A1, the AW is designated L118A1 and L118A2, and the AWM is designated L115A1, L115A2, and L115A3, and is the current standard sniper rifle of the British Army.

Rifles named the L96A1 have been featured in the Battlefield series, though no game actually depicted the original Precision Marksman. The L96A1 in Battlefield 2 is modeled after the AW, while the L96A1 in Battlefield Play4Free, Battlefield 3 are all modeled after the AWM.

Originally, Battlefield 4: China Rising introduced the L96A1 sniper rifle, once again modeled after the AWM. It would be later be renamed to the L115, a variation of its real life British designation. The AWM was later properly depicted in Battlefield Hardline with its real name (reusing the L115's model from Battlefield 4). As such, the entries for these two weapons are found on the AWM page.

The AWS is a suppressed variant of the Arctic Warfare.

Battlefield 2

L96A1
Faction	European Union (default) All other faction: Tier two
Kit	Sniper
Inventory slot	Main weapon
Progression
Unlocked at	Tier 2 unlock
Unlock cost	1 unlock point
Handling
Firemodes	Bolt-action
Rate of fire	33 RPM
Ammunition
Magazine	5 rounds
Starting ammunition	6 + 1 magazines
Reload	5 seconds
Effects
Damage	95
Range and Recoil
Recoil	4 - 5.2 hip 0.25 zoomed
Spread
Hipfire	5 (Min) 10 (Stand) 7.5 (Crouch) 4 (Prone)
Hipfire	5 (Min) 10 (Stand) 7.5 (Crouch) 4 (Prone)
Zoomed	0.05
Zoomed	0.05
Increase per bullet	3.5
Increase per bullet	3.5
Decrease per second
Decrease per second

"The L96A1 is the replacement for the L42 Enfield sniper rifles. It is reputed to be one of the world's best sniper rifles."

— In-game description.

The L96A1 is a weapon featured in the Battlefield 2: Euro Force expansion and is the default sniper rifle for the European Union. Its spread values are identical to, with the exception of the M24, rifles of the same class, with a zoomed spread of 0.05 and spread increase of 3.5 per round. The weapon's rate of fire, damage, and magazine size are identical to the M24 and is always capable of killing in two direct hits, at a maximum, with a minimum of one headshot for an instant kill.

Gallery

The L96A1 in Battlefield 2

The L96A1's scope

Reloading the L96A1

The L96A1

3D render of the L96.

Side view of the L96A1.

The L96A1 unlock icon.

Battlefield Play4Free

L96A1
Faction	US Russia
Kit	Recon
Progression
Unlocked at	Level 24
Unlock cost	650 (one day) 95,000 (forever) 199 (one day) 2,999 (forever) 16,499 (before Level 24, forever)
Handling
Firemodes	Bolt action
Rate of fire	50 rounds per minute
Ammunition
Magazine	7 rounds
Maximum ammunition	3 magazines
Reload	4 seconds
Ballistics
Velocity	425
Effects
Damage	73 - 48
Multipliers	2.1x Head
Range and Recoil
Range	Short range 0-40m Medium range 40-75m Long range 75m+
Recoil	High
Media
Source of statistics	Battlefield Play4Free game files

The L96A1 is a weapon featured in Battlefield Play4Free and is available for purchase at level 24. It features a large magazine, medium damage, fast reload and the highest rate of fire amongst bolt-action sniper rifles, with a very fast bolt cycle.

Gallery

Promotional poster from the official website [1]

The L96A1

Cycling the bolt

Reloading the L96A1

L96A1 in Third person, showing the left side of the gun

L96A1 in Third person, showing the gun in right side.

The L96A1 in customization store.

Render of the L96A1

Battlefield 3

L96
Faction	United States Marine Corps Russian Ground Forces
Kit	Recon
Inventory slot	Main weapon
Progression
Unlocked at	After completing the "Creeping Death" assignment
Unlocks	Rifle Scope Ballistic Scope (10 kills) Laser Sight (20 kills) Bipod (30 kills) Tactical Light (40 kills) ACOG (50 kills) Straight Pull Bolt (60 kills) Suppressor (70 kills) Holographic (80 kills) Reflex (90 kills) IRNV (100 kills) PKS-07 (125 kills) M145 (150 kills) PSO-1 (175 kills) PKA-S (200 kills) Kobra (235 kills) PK-A (270 kills)
Dogtag(s)	Proficiency Dog Tag Mastery Dog Tag
Handling
Firemodes	Bolt-action
Rate of fire	43.5 RPM
Ammunition
Ammunition type	7.62x51mm NATO
Magazine	10 + 1 rounds
Starting ammunition	33 + 11 rounds
Maximum ammunition	55 + 11 rounds
Reload	2.6 seconds loaded 4.8 seconds empty
Ballistics
Velocity	540m/s
Effects
Damage	80 - 59
Multipliers	2.0(head) 1.25x (Chest) .9 (legs)
Suppression	35%
Range and Recoil
Range
Maximum range	2700m
Recoil	2.0 up 0.0 left 0.0 right
First shot multiplier	1.0x
Decrease per second	15.0
Spread
Hipfire	Standing: 5.0 (static) 6.0 (moving) Crouching: 4.0 (static) 5.0 (moving) Prone: 3.0 (static) 5.0 (moving)
Hipfire	Standing: 5.0 (static) 6.0 (moving) Crouching: 4.0 (static) 5.0 (moving) Prone: 3.0 (static) 5.0 (moving)
Zoomed	Standing: 0.0 (static) 1.5 (moving) Crouching: 0.0 (static) 1.0 (moving) Prone: 0.0 (static) 1.0 (moving)
Zoomed	Standing: 0.0 (static) 1.5 (moving) Crouching: 0.0 (static) 1.0 (moving) Prone: 0.0 (static) 1.0 (moving)
Increase per bullet	1.2
Increase per bullet	1.2
Decrease per second	15.0
Decrease per second	15.0
Media
Source of statistics	http://symthic.com/?s=bf3Retrieved Oct. 15

"British made, high performance sniper rifle. Widely used across Europe."

— Battlelog description

The L96 is a weapon introduced in the Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand expansion and is unlocked upon the completion of the Creeping Death assignment. It was first seen in the Strike at Karkand Gameplay Trailer.

Compared to the SV98 the L96's rounds have a higher velocity which causes bullets to drop less over longer ranges giving it a similar drop pattern to the JNG-90. The L96 also has the third fastest velocity out of all bolt action sniper rifles at 540 meters per second. Despite only minor differences, the JNG-90 is considered superior because it has a slightly higher velocity at 560 m/s, slightly slower reload at 2.5 seconds and a slightly higher rate of fire of 46.2 rounds per minute.

Patch history

The L96 was originally the only bolt-action sniper rifle that could mount a Flash Suppressor. When the Flash Suppressor was equipped onto the L96, the accuracy of the weapon, aimed or otherwise, was not affected at all whereas other weapons with a flash suppressor did suffer an accuracy loss. After the 3/27/12 patch, however, the flash suppressor no longer reduces aimed accuracy on any weapon.

An update changed the damage and chest multiplier to 1.25 for the L96. With 80 damage at close range it will kill in one shot to the chest or at any range in hardcore.

Before the June 4th 2012 patch, the point of aim on the L96 was vertically offset (with the possible exception of some rifle scopes) due to a bug. This caused shots to be fired from a point above the center of the sight the player was using, throwing off skewing aim. The iron sights are now aligned with the top of the post but not with the dot on the post.

Gallery

The L96 in its sprinting animation.

The L96 in the Gulf of Oman trailer

L96

L96A1.

L96 iron sights before June 4th patch.

Left side of the L96

Right side of the L96

Battlefield 4

Main article: L115

The L96A1 was introduced in the Battlefield 4: China Rising expansion. It was later renamed to the L115, however, with the release of the Night Operations expansion on September 1st, 2015, to acknowledge that the weapon was modeled after the AWM instead of the similar L96A1.

Trivia

Battlefield 3

• None of the DLC sniper rifles have attached scopes on their respective proficiency dog tag, including the L96A1.

External links

• L96A1 on Wikipedia
• L96A1 on Modern Firearms