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AWM
Default Alpha AWM
Overview
Weapon Type	Primary Weapon
Weapon Class	Sniper Rifle
Rank Prerequisites	Rank 82
Damage	82 → 70
Range	60 max → 140 min
Accuracy
Hip Accuracy
Sight Accuracy
Magazine Size	5, 6 with round in chamber
Ammo Reserve	40
Fire Modes	Semi
Rate of Fire	45 RPM
Advanced WEAPON BALLISTICS TTK (Time to Kill) 0.00 s Head & Body Multiplier Hitbox per bullet/pellet Range Max (60 studs) Min (140 studs) (x3) Head 246 210 (x1.22) Torso 100.04 85.4 (x1.00) Limbs 82 70 Red color signifies a fatal hit. Suppressed Stats Suppressor/Bullet Attachment Suppressed Damage Suppressed Range Suppressor → max → min R2 Suppressor → max → min ARS Suppressor → max → min PBS-1 Suppressor → max → min PBS-4 Suppressor → max → min Muzzle Velocity 2750 studs/s Penetration Depth 3.0 studs Suppression 5.0 HIP ACCURACY 10 Min Camera Kick (3.29, -0.61, -0.31) Max Camera Kick (3.79, -0.11, 0.30) Min Recoil Displacement (0.10, 0.40, 2.70) Max Recoil Displacement (0.40, 1.00, 3.09) Min Recoil Rotation (1.20, -1.00, -0.31) Max Recoil Rotation (2.09, 0.20, 0.30) Hipfire Spread Factor 0.20 Hipfire Recovery Speed 5 Hipfire Spread Damping 0.70 SIGHT ACCURACY 28 Min Camera Kick (1.10, -0.81, -0.50) Max Camera Kick (1.70, 0.40, -1.00) Min Recoil Displacement (-0.11, 0.60, 1.20) Weapon Shot Displacement (0.10, 1.00, 1.79) Min Recoil Rotation (0.20, 0.07, -0.31) Max Recoil Rotation (1.00, 0.20, 0.30) Sight Magnification 3.5x ACCURACY 34 Hipfire Camera Recovery Speed 7 Sight Camera Recovery Speed 9 Weapon Recovery Speed 8 Weapon Recoil Damping 0.75 Hip Choke {{{HipChoke}}} Aim Choke {{{AimChoke}}} WEAPON HANDLING Reload Time 2.8 seconds Empty Reload Time 5.1 seconds Equip Speed 10 Aiming Speed 14.5 Crosshair Size 70 Crosshair Spread Rate 1500 Crosshair Recover Rate 8 MISCELLANEOUS Weapon Walk Speed 12 stud/s Aiming Walk Speed 6.0 stud/s Ammo Type .338 Lapua Magnum Round in Chamber Template:Weapon/Chamber Shot Suppression Range None

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A British bolt-action sniper
rifle with a high rate of fire and
a powerful cartridge, but a
smaller magazine than normal.

–In-game description

The L115A3 is a British Sniper Rifle. It is unlocked at rank 82, or it can be purchased with credits.

History

In November 2007, the British Ministry of Defense (MOD) announced snipers in the Army, Royal Marines, and RAF Regiment were to get a new rifle. The AWM (Arctic Warfare Magnum) is being supplied as part of a broader Sniper System Improvement Program (SSIP) program, designated as the L115A1. The L115A1 series of rifle is rather a rifle system, with the L115A3 an improved setup for the AWM rifle in the British service, which also includes night sights, spotting scopes, laser range finders, and tripods. The L115A3 rifle was first deployed in Afghanistan in May 2008.

The AWM is also used by other high budget countries.

Accuracy International has since discontinued the AWM and other members of the AW family in favor of the more modern AX family.

In-Game

General Information

The L115A3 is a very well-rounded sniper rifle. Like other sniper rifles, it can one-shot-headshot at any range. The L115A3 is quite comparable to the AWS, being very identical to each other in both appearance and statistics. One key difference is that the AWS has an integral suppressor whereas the L115A3 does not. By not being suppressed, the L115A3 benefits from having greater higher muzzle velocity, making it easier to shoot at longer ranges and subsequently decreasing its time-to-kill (TTK) at long range. Damage wise, the L115A3 is pretty average for a sniper rifle, being in the middle; lower than the Hecate II or Intervention, but higher than the Mosin Nagant or Remington 700.  

This average stopping power is compensated for by having a higher rate of fire (RoF) for a sniper rifle. At 45 RPM, it is tied with the AWS for fourth-fastest firing sniper rifle, falling behind the Mosin Nagant, Dragunov SVDS, Steyr Scout and Dragunov SVU. Along with this elevated RoF, it also boasts rather good mobility for a sniper rifle, again tied with the AWS and slightly bested the Mosin.

The L115A3, when unlocked, gives the user a choice between either the iron-sights (The default sights for the gun) or the PM II Scope which has a 10x magnification. The PM II functions as the default high-powered scope seen on other sniper rifles.

Usage & Tactics

The L115A3 is a sniper that is well suited for an aggressive playstyle, like its counterparts, the AWS and the Mosin. It has a fast RoF, and good bullet velocity and low scope in time. However, it is hampered by a low scope steady time (when one chooses to use the PM II) and has a very slow empty reload time, especially for a sniper rifle which will leave the user vulnerable to attack. However, the long reload can be compensated by initiating a tactical reload.

The L115A3, like the AWS, sports the option to use the iron sights, which like the AWS, can offer a large field of view (FOV). However, it isn’t as effective as the PM II at long-ranged engagements.

Conclusion

The L115A3 performs very similarly to the AWS, the main key difference being that the AWS has an integral suppressor and subsequently, slower muzzle velocity. It has a rather average damage for a sniper, however, it compensates this by having a faster RoF and higher mobility than most other snipers.

Pros & Cons

Pros:

• Slightly higher mobility than most snipers. (Tied with the AWS, beaten by the Mosin Nagant and Steyr Scout)
• Fourth fastest RoF in-class.
• Third furthest one-shot torso range.
• Third fastest ADS time for its class. (Tied with the AWS, beaten by the Mosin Nagant and Steyr Scout)
• Fastest tactical reload time in-class.
• Has access to both Iron Sights and a default scope.

Cons:

• Small magazine capacity of only 5(+1) rounds.
• Very slow empty reload time of 5.1 seconds.
• Very short steady time with the PM II or VCOG 6x Scope.
• Fast range drop-off.

Trivia

• The L115A3 was added in the alpha version of the game. The first appearance of the gun was in a wooden skin, with stocked scope same as Intervention and fired sound like Call of Duty's Intervention sound. They later removed it for housekeeping. Before Version 2.0.0, Litozinnamon teased about the revamped gun on his Twitter.
• The L115A3, used by a British officer, held the record of the longest confirmed kill from November 2009 to May 2017 at 2,707 yards (2.47 kilometers).
  • This was broken by a JTF2 sniper using a McMillan Tac-50 which in many ways is the in game Hecate II's equal.
• The L115A3 is the British designation for the Arctic Warfare Magnum (AWM) chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum. The L115A3 and the older L115A1 and L115A2 are both AWMs in .338 but the L115A3 comes with different Optics and other accessories.
• The L11A3 in game has many inaccuracies, and relatively much higher than other weapons presented in the game, compared to its actual model.
  • The L115A3 used an AWF stock (F standing for folding stock) instead of a regular AW stock on the L115A1
    • The current L115A3 in-game model does not have this feature, although, the Alpha version does.
  • There is an assist pod under the stock of the actual L115A3.
    • Again, it is featured on the Alpha version, but not on the current version.
  • The L115A3 in real life is offered with an olive, tan or black stock.
    • The L115A3 in British service generally has a tan stock. There is no white furniture stock like presented in-game ever offered by AI.
• The current model of the L115A3 has lower polygons compared to the Alpha model, which make it a downgraded model.
• For a while, both the L115A3 and the AWS used the same reload and rebolt animation as the old Remington 700.
• If you equip the PM II Scope and the Ballistics Tracker together on the L115A3, the white bar on the sight accuracy bar will decrease and turn red, supposedly giving it no sight accuracy whatsoever.
  • The sight accuracy bar will stay the same length, so it will only look like it changed color.
• With the exception of the AWS, the L115A3 is the only Sniper which a Flash Hider cannot be attached to.
• The L115A3 in real life weights just over 15 pounds or roughly 7 kilograms.
  • Despite this weight, it has a fast mobility speed and fast ADS time, somewhat unrealistic for the L115A3.
• The L115A3 has the exact same iron sights as the Kriss Vector and AWS.
• The community often erroneously nicknames this gun the L11, despite the designation going to two entirely different guns rather than the AWM. Furthermore, the L11's name also goes to the British MBT's main gun, the L11A5.