SV-98

The SV-98 (Snaiperskaya Vintovka Model 1998) is a Russian bolt action sniper rifle developed and in production at IZHMASH JSC, a well known Russian weapons manufacturer, and is designed by Vladimir Stronskiy. The SV-98's design is based on a proven sporting rifle, and as a result is a very reliable and accurate weapon. It can be chambered for both the 7.62x54R and 7.62x51 NATO round from a plastic 10 round detachable box magazine, although it is more accurate when firing with the 7.62 NATO rounds. The SV-98 is 5.9kg when empty and 7.8kg with an optical sight and suppressor. The weapon has a total length of 1270mm with a barrel length of 650mm which gives it an effective range upwards of 1000 meters. It also features backup iron sights for in case of emergency, but its main sight are the PKS-07 7x magnification scope with a sighting range up to 1200 meters or the 1P69 3-10x42 variable magnification telescopic sight with a sighting range of up to 1,000 m. The SV-98 has a scope mount that can accept foreign non-Russian made scopes for customization. The weapon also features a stock which allows for an adjustable buttplate and cheek pad for more comfortable aiming. A bipod is also available by default and can be folded into the front of the weapon to save space and a specialized suppressor designed to work with super-sonic ammunition can also be fitted to the muzzle to make it more silent, though by default a conical birdcage-pattern muzzle brake is used. Because of its accuracy and reliability, it is in use by various Russian Law enforcement and Counter-terrorist units. However, the weapon remains very rare with very little information available about it, and is not very well known due to this.

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 Faction Recon kit. It, like all bolt action rifles in-game, it kills in a single headshot or a chest shot in close range and two shots to the body at long range. The weapon has a 6x scope attached by default. It also has some bullet travel time at long ranges. The M24 is its American equivalent and the GOL rifle is its MEC counterpart.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2

SV-98 Snaiperskaya
Progression
Unlocked at	3900 exp
Handling
Firemodes	Bolt-action
Rate of fire	37 rpm
Ammunition
Magazine	10 rounds
Reload	4.8 seconds
Effects
Damage	100-50

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 the least powerful bolt action sniper rifle in terms of damage, only doing 50 damage at extremely long ranges, but has a few advantages that balances it out. Despite the damage difference, one headshot will still kill a target from long range because of the 3.25x headshot damage multiplier, and a chest shot will one hit kill a person if they are at very short range, taking two shots to kill anywhere outside of that without a headshot. The SV-98 has a large magazine of 10 rounds compared to the 5 round magazine of the other bolt actions and it also has the fastest rate of fire out of any of the bolt action sniper rifles in the game. The default scope uses a stacked chevron-style reticle with windage meters to the sides, instead of the conventional crosshairs of snipers such as the M24 or M95. The scope also has the highest field of vision out of the default sniper rifle scopes because it is much wider and this makes it much easier to spot and hit targets at longer ranges for excellent accuracy. The SV-98 can be fitted with several unlockable upgrades, such as a red dot sight, a 4x ACOG scope, a 12x high-powered scope, or an additional spotting scope. Like all the bolt action sniper rifles, the SV-98 is affected by bullet drop and has some bullet travel time. This means that to hit a target consistently the player needs to aim above the target at long range and lead their shots if the target is moving. However, attaching a red dot sight or 4x scope to the weapon will cause the bullet drop to disappear, although bullet travel time is still present. This was most likely done to balance the fact that it is much harder to compensate for bullet drop with a lower magnification scope, and because it will be used more for short ranges.

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 for the retail release of the game.
• The SV-98 is the only bolt action sniper rifle in Bad Company 2 without the bipod deployed, although when on the ground its bipod is extended like normal.
• In Bad Company, it is impossible to find this weapon without being accompanied by the MP-443 Grach in Singleplayer.
• The stacked chevron reticle makes bullet drop much easier to compensate for in Bad Company 2 as the multiple chevrons allow a 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.
• The SV-98, like the VSS and SVU, has a chevron sights by default like all other Russian sniper rifles in Bad Company 2.

Gallery

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SV-98 Snaiperskaya in Battlefield: Bad Company 2.