Editing M40

{{classification|standard}}
{{Infobox/image
|image1 = [[File:M-40A5.png]]
|caption1 = The M40 in real life (A5 variant).}}
The '''M40''' is a bolt-action sniper rifle designed in the mid-1960s by U.S. Marines who were modifying [[R700 LTR|Remington 700s]] during the [[Vietnam War]]. It fires the 7.62x51mm NATO rounds at an effective range of up to a maximum of 1000 yards. The '''M40A5''' variant is a modernized variant with a threaded barrel and detachable box magazine currently in use with the [[United States Marine Corps]].

==Battlefield Vietnam==
{{Infobox/weapon
|image = [[File:BFVietnam M40 icon.png]]
|name = M40
|mult = • 10 (head)<br>
• 3 (torso)<br>
• 2 (limbs)
|damage = 5
|magazine = 5 rounds
|startammo = 25 rounds
|maxammo = 
|reload = 1.5 seconds pre-delay<br> + 0.86 per round
|rof = 25.2 rpm
|recoil = Recoil Force Up: 1.3 - 2.6 <br> Recoil Force Left Right: - 0.1 - - 0.5
|fire = Bolt-action
|faction = [[File:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]] [[United States Marine Corps#Battlefield Vietnam|U.S. Marines]]<br>
[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]] [[US Special Forces#Battlefield Vietnam|Special Forces]]
|kit = [[File:Scout.BF.V.png|20px]] [[Scout]]
|console = <tt>M40</tt>
|slot = Primary
|vel = 2000 m/s
|ammotype = SniperProjectile
|drop = none
|lifetime = 1 second
|acc = 0.05 <small>(minimum deviation)</small>
|spreadinc = 3.2 (base deviance)<br>5.0 (added per shot)
|spreaddec = 0.1 <small>(amount reduced per server-frame (30 per second))</small>
|inaccmove = <u>''General Movement''</u><br>
2.1 <small>(maximum deviation by moving)</small><br>
1.1  <small>(moving forward/backwards)</small><br>
1.1 <small>(add for moving sideways)</small><br>
0.1 <small>(reduce per server-frame (30 fps))</small><br>
<u>''Turning''</u><br>
1.0 <small>(maximum deviation by turning)</small><br>1.3 <small>(turning up and down)</small><br>1.3 <small>(turning left and right)</small><br>0.175<small>(reduce per server-frame (30 fps))</small><br>
<u>''Jumping''</u><br>
3.2 <small>(maximum deviation by jumping)</small><br>0.3 <small>(performing a jump)</small><br>0.3 <small>(reduce per server-frame (30 fps))</small>
|accuracy = 1.1 <small>(standing)</small> <br> 0.6 <small>(crouching)</small><br> 0.3 <small>(prone)</small><br> 1 <small>(Zoomed)</small>}}

The '''M40''' is issued to the [[Scout#Battlefield Vietnam|Scout]] kit of the [[United States Marine Corps#Battlefield Vietnam|U.S. Marines]] and [[US Special Forces#Battlefield Vietnam|Special Forces]], in the upper loadout for both cases. It has very high multipliers, a low rate of fire, high recoil, good accuracy and a 6X scope meant for long range engagements. Its high damage can kill an enemy in 2 body shots, or a single head shot, and its accuracy will make it so it can easily hit a target from 200–250 meters away. Although being difficult to use in close-quarters due to its low rate of fire, the small cross hairs and high damage can prove to be effective when no-scoping and engaging enemies in such situations.

===Gallery===
<gallery captionalign="left" widths="150">
BFV.M40 Idle.png
BfVietnam M40 Reticle.png|The '''M40''' view through scope, showing reticle
BFV.M40 Reload.png|Reloading the '''M40'''
</gallery>

{{Weapons/BFV}}

==Battlefield: Bad Company 2==
{{Infobox/weapon
|image = [[File:BFBC2V M40 ICON.png|256px]]
|name = M40
|damage = 105-70
|mult = 3.25x Head
|magazine = 5 rounds
|reload = 5 seconds
|rof = 36 rpm
|fire = Bolt-action
|kit = [[File:BFBC2 Recon Icon.gif]] [[Recon]]
|source = <ref>[http://denkirson.xanga.com/722757523/bad-company-2/ Bad Company 2 <nowiki>|</nowiki> DenKirson on Xanga] - retrieved December 19, 2010</ref>
|range = [[File:M40RangeBC2V.png|165px]]
|video = [[File:M40]]
|sound = [[File:Battlefield Bad Company 2 Vietnam - M40 Sound]]
|slot = Primary Weapon}}
{{Quote|A modified version of a strong and simple design, dating back to the 1940s. It first saw action in Vietnam, and has since undergone several updates and is in service to this day.|In-game description}}

In ''[[Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam]]'', the '''M40''' is a weapon issued to the [[Recon (Kit)|Recon]] kit. It is the only bolt-action sniper rifle featured in the expansion pack. It is capable of one-hit kills at all ranges in [[Hardcore]] mode, even without [[Magnum Ammunition]], due to its minimum damage being 70. It is equipped with a 6x scope by default, but it can equip a [[12X High Power Scope]] instead if the player chooses said [[specialization]].

On the left side of the rifle, one can see that it says "Hell Sucks!" scratched in.

===Gallery===
<gallery widths="250" position="center" captionalign="left">
M40StatsBC2V.png|The M40's in-game description and stats evaluation.
BFBC2V M40 Rest2.png|'''M40'''.
BFBC2V M40 Reloading.png|Reloading (notice "Hell Sucks" beside skull stample).
BFBC2V M40 Bolt Cycling.png|Bolt cycling.
M40 BC2V.png|The M40 at [[Hill 137]].
M40 BC2V scope.png|The view through the M40's scope.
BFBC2 M40 Render.png|Bigger render of the M40. 
m40render.jpg|The render of the M40.
File:USMCM40Recon.jpg
</gallery>

<gallery type="slideshow" crop="true" position="center" widths="275">
BC2V M40 CR.png|The furthest an enemy can be for the SVD to do its maximum damage at 12m.
BC2V M40 LR.png|The closest an enemy can be for the SVD to do its minimum damage at 64m.
BFBC2 M40 Default Zoom.png|Zooming the default scope.
BFBC2 M40 12x Zoom.png|Zooming the 12X Zoom Scope.
M40|Gameplay with the M40 in [[Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam.
</gallery>

{{Weapons/BFBC2V}}

==Battlefield 3==
{{Infobox/weapon
|image = [[File:BF3 M40A5 ICON.png|256px]]
|name = M40A5
|magazine = 10 + 1 rounds
|ammotype = 7.62x51mm NATO
|level = 104,000 [[Recon]] score
|startammo = 33 + 11 rounds
|maxammo = 99 + 11 rounds (SP)<br>55 + 11 rounds (MP)
|rof = 54.5 RPM
|recoil = 2.0 up<br>0 left<br>0 right
|recoil1st = 1.0x
|recoildec = 15.0
|video = <center>[[File:Battlefield 3 M40A5 Wiki Video|246px]]</center>|kit = [[File:BF3 Recon Icon.png|20px]] [[Recon]]
|damage = 80 - 59
|mult = 2.0 Head<br> 1.25 Chest
|faction = [[File:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]] [[United States Marine Corps]]<br>[[File:Flag of Russia.svg|20px]] [[Russian Ground Forces]]
|unlocks = (8x) [[Rifle Scope]]<br>[[12x Ballistic Scope|Ballistic Scope]] <small>(10 kills)</small><br>[[Laser Sight]] <small>(20 kills)</small><br>[[Deployable Bipod|Bipod]] <small>(30 kills)</small><br>[[Tactical flashlight|Tactical Light]] <small>(40 kills)</small><br>[[ACOG]] <small>(50 kills)</small><br>[[Straight Pull Bolt]] <small>(60 kills)</small><br>[[Suppressor]] <small>(70 kills)</small><br>[[Holographic Sight]] <small>(80 kills)</small><br>[[Red Dot Sight (attachment)#Battlefield 3|Reflex]] <small>(90 kills)</small><br>[[IRNV scope|IRNV]] <small>(100 kills)</small><br>[[PKS-07]] <small>(125 kills)</small><br>[[M145]] <small>(150 kills)</small><br>[[PSO-1]] <small>(175 kills)</small><br>[[PKA-S]] <small>(200 kills)</small><br>[[Kobra]] <small>(235 kills)</small><br>[[PK-A]] <small>(270 kills)</small>
|reload = 2.7 seconds loaded<br>4 seconds empty
|vel = 490m/s
|range = 2450m
|spreadz = '''Standing''': 0.0 (static) 1.0 (moving) '''Crouching''': 0.0 (static) 1.0 (moving) '''Prone''': 0.0 (static) 1.0 (moving)
|spreaduz = '''Standing''': 4.0 (static) 5.0 (moving) '''Crouching''': 3.5 (static) 4.5 (moving) '''Prone''': 3.0 (static) 4.5 (moving)
|spreadinc = 1.2
|spreaddec = 15.0
|fire = Bolt-action
|source = http://symthic.com/?s=bf3 <small>Retrieved Oct. 25</small>
|slot = Main weapon
|sound = Original sound <br> [[File:Battlefield 3 - M40A5 Sound|155px]]
| supp = 35.0%
|dogtag = proficiency<br>[[File:m40a5dogtag.png]]<br>mastery<br>[[File:The M40A5 Mastery Dog Tag.png]]|icon=[[File:Battlefield 3 M40A5 HUD ICON.png|150px]]}}
{{Quote|Developed around the Bolt-Action of a proven American hunting rifle, the M40A5 has been upgraded with a lightened fiberglass stock, a detachable magazine, and the provisions for mounting suppressors. An incredibly accurate rifle, the M40A5 currently serves as the primary Sniper Rifle for the USMC. The M40A5 is by default equipped with a Rifle Scope (8x).|Battlelog description}}

The '''M40A5''' is a weapon featured in ''[[Battlefield 3]]'' and is rather modernized compared to older variants.

===Singleplayer===
During the campaign it is the starting weapon in [[Night Shift]], it is equipped with a [[IRNV scope]], [[Straight Pull Bolt]] and a [[suppressor]]. It can kill any enemy in one shot no matter what body part the bullet hits. It also has more reserve ammunition than its Multiplayer counterpart.

===Multiplayer===
In Multiplayer the M40A5 is the third sniper rifle unlocked for the Recon Kit. It has a higher rate of fire than any other Bolt-action in-game, but suffers the slowest bullet speed compared to any other bolt-action. This can make it an optimal choice for a close range sniper due to its rate of fire (which increases when Straight Pull Bolt is attached).

Compared to the [[SV-98]], the bullet velocity is slightly lower, but damage is universally higher. The higher damage allows the M40A5's 59 damage to one-shot kill any part of the body in Hardcore whereas the SV-98's 50 damage will only one-shot kill the chest and up.

===Gallery===
{{Fore|attachments pictures|M40/Attachments}}
<gallery captionalign="left" widths="150">
800px-BF3-M40-1.jpg|The M40A5 in the singleplayer level [[Night Shift]].
M40.png|3D render of the M40A5.
BF3 M40A5.jpg|The M40A5
BF3 M40A5 Left Side.jpg|Left side of the M40A5
BF3 M40A5 No Optics.jpg|M40A5 with no optics
BF3 M40A5 Iron Sight.jpg|The M40A5 iron sight
BF3 M40A5 Right Side.jpg|Right side of the M40A5
Battlefield 3 M40A5 Wiki Video|Overview of the M40A5 in [[Battlefield 3]].
</gallery>

{{Weapons/BF3}}

==Battlefield 3: Aftershock==
The M40A5 appears as one of the four selectable primary weapons in ''[[Battlefield 3: Aftershock]]''. The gun holds one round per magazine and its total ammo count is 20 rounds.

===Gallery===
<gallery captionalign="left" widths="150">
M40A5_BF3_Aftershock.jpg|The M40A5 in the weapon selection screen.
M40A5_Scope_BF3_Aftershock.jpg|The M40A5's scope view.
</gallery>

{{Features/BF3A}}

==Battlefield 4==
{{Stub/section}}
{{Infobox/weapon
|name = M40A5
|unlocks = [[Variable Zoom|Variable Zoom (14x)]] <small>(10 kills)</small><br>[[Bipod]] <small>(20 kills)</small><br>[[ACOG|ACOG (4x)]] <small>(30 kills)</small><br>[[Canted Ironsights]] <small>(40 kills)</small><br>[[Straight Pull Bolt|Straight Pull]] <small>(50 kills)</small><br>[[Reflex|Reflex (RDS)]] <small>(60 kills)</small><br>[[Laser Sight]] <small>(70 kills)</small><br>[[Suppressor]] <small>(80 kills)</small><br>[[M145|M145 (3.4x)]] <small>(90 kills)</small><br>[[Flash Light]] <small>(100 kills)</small><br>[[Muzzle Brake]] <small>(110 kills)</small><br>[[Holo|Holo (1x)]] <small>(120 kills)</small><br>[[Ballistic Scope|Ballistic Scope (40x)]]<small>(130 kills)</small><br>[[Range Finder]] <small>(140 kills)</small><br>
|magazine = 5 + 1
|ammotype = 7.62x51mm NATO
|startammo = 6 + 54
|kit = [[Recon]]|image = [[File:bf4_m40a5.png|256px]]|fire = Bolt-Action
|slot = Primary Weapon|damage = 100 - 59
|range = [[File:sniper_range.png|185px]]|reload = 2.7 seconds (loaded)<br>4 seconds (empty)
|rof = 51 rpm
|vel = 520 m/s<br>330 m/s (suppressed)|level = 3,000 Recon score|recoil = Hip: {{recoil|1|0|0}}<br>ADS: {{recoil|0.25|0|0}}|recoil1st = 1.0|recoildec = 12|spreadz = 0 (static)<br>1.5 (moving)|spreaduz = 5 hip, 4 crouch, 3 prone (static)<br>6 hip, 5 crouch, 4 prone (moving)|spreadinc = 0|spreaddec = 7.5|source = http://symthic.com/bf4-weapon-info?w=M40A5}}
The '''M40A5''' appears in ''[[Battlefield 4]]''. Similar to ''Battlefield 3'', it boasts the fastest rate of fire and the second fastest empty reload of all bolt-action rifles, behind the [[Scout Elite]] reload speed, but has a smaller magazine capacity and the second lowest muzzle velocity to balance this.



===Multiplayer===
The M40A5 is unlocked for the [[Recon]] kit after scoring 3,000 points with sniper rifles. It comes with an [[8x Rifle Scope]] by default. It unlocks the American attachments through kills and the Chinese and Russian attachments through battlepacks.

===Gallery===
<gallery>
BF4_M40_model.png|'''M40A5'''
BF4 M40A5-1.png|First person view
BF4 M40A5-2.png|Iron sights
BF4 M40A5-3.png|Reloading
BF4 M40A5-4.png|Cocking
</gallery>

{{Weapons/BF4}}

==Trivia==
===Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam===
*The M40's reload animation in ''Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam'' is similar to the [[M24]]'s in the base game.

*In ''Battlefield:Bad Company 2: Vietnam'', there is text reading "Born to kill" on the left side of the magazine, possibly referring to the 1987 Vietnam War movie "Full Metal Jacket" where the main character Joker had "Born to kill" written on the front of his helmet.

===Battlefield Hardline===
*During the Closed Beta of ''[[Battlefield Hardline]]'', the [[R700 LTR]] used the M40A5's weapon icon from ''Battlefield 4'' as a placeholder. The R700 received its own icon in the game's full release.

*The M40A5 appears on the [[Battlefield Hardline Assignments#Class|Professional Assignment 2 Patch]], although it is not available in-game.

=== Battlefield 4 ===
*"00021-64518889" is written on the receiver, and a large "A" is written in blue.

==External links==
*[[wikipedia:M40 rifle|M40 on Wikipedia]]
*[http://world.guns.ru/sniper/sniper-rifles/usa/m40-e.html M40 on Modern Firearms]

==References==
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[[Category:Sniper Rifles]]
[[Category:Bolt-Action Rifles]]
[[Category:Sniper Rifles of Battlefield Vietnam]]
[[Category:Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam]]
[[Category:Sniper Rifles of Battlefield 3]]
[[Category:Weapons of Battlefield 3: Aftershock]]
[[Category:Sniper Rifles of Battlefield 4]]
[[Category:Sniper Rifles of Battlefield: Bad Company 2]]