Barrett M82A1
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| Type | Primary |
|---|---|
| Ammo | 10 |
| Fire interval | 225 |
| Reload Time | 300 |
| Speed/Damage | 550/495 |
| Bink | 100 |
| MovementAcc | 7 |
| Start up time | 25 |
The Barrett M82A1 is the 8th weapon in Soldat, and is infamous for receiving praise and criticism over the years.
[edit] Soldat Info
In the past, the Barrett has been a notorious source of complaint from players for its ability to kill in a single shot. Recent versions have included measures to curb overuse of the Barrett, including bink, startup time, and raised movement accuracy. The implementation of startup time has finally resolved this issue and has now become a respected weapon.
The Barrett is a very long-ranged weapon and is the only weapon fitted with a scope. Due to high movementacc, players are forced to stop moving temporarily before shooting it. Its heavy bink disallows it from being used within a heated battle and so it is a defensive weapon rather than an offensive weapon (unless used to take out enemy flag-carriers). Some players are known for being able to overcome those effects, and actually play the barrett offensivly. Like Remedy.
Many players, specifically Barrett users, compare the later mentioned real-life statistics and the stats. given in Soldat and complain about the differences. Of course, the real Barrett does not have firing delay and reloads much quicker, being semi-automatic. However, the real Barrett is so loud that the user runs the risk of being deafened, especially if multiple rounds are fired. These drawbacks severely limit real-life usage of the rifle, though they are impractical to reproduce in Soldat, so Michal simply had to find other ways to balance its participation in gameplay.
Besides, if the data below is correct, the real Barret's muzzle velocity (i.e. bullet speed) is not all greater, but slower than the real Ruger (~900m/s) or Steyr AUG (970m/s).
In July of 2006, Mistercharles got bored and made the infamous Barrett Hax, which draws an uberaccurate sniper line, and also shows other people's sniper lines as well. Surprisingly, Charles did not receive a temp/perma-ban from the forums.
[edit] As a real life weapon
In 1982, a 20-year-old named Ronnie Barrett took a dare from a local gunmaker: to invent a .50 caliber sniper rifle—one of the most powerful military rifles in the world—that would work for recreational use. He came up with the M82A1.
At just short of five feet long, weighing almost 35 pounds, Barrett's rifle has been coined "the grandfather" of .50-caliber rifles. It fires a six-inch long cartridge, has a very low recoil and is capable of hitting its target at a range of about 20 football fields. By their own claim, Barrett Rifles is today the leading manufacturer of .50-caliber rifles, and the M82A1 has been purchased by over 40 militaries worldwide. It became legendary in the first Gulf War for disabling Iraqi armoured personnel carriers from a mile away. Fighters in the Bosnian army used just one .50-caliber rifle to great effect in fending off Serb forces in Srebrenica during the Bosnian War of the early 1990s. Florin Krasniqi and his associates acquired dozens of the rifles in the late '90s. They found that they afforded a psychological advantage, once the Serbs and the international press discovered that the Kosovo Liberation Army forces were armed with Barretts.
[edit] Specifications
- Caliber: .50 BMG (12.7 x 99mm)
- Operation: short recoil, semi-automatic
- Overall length: 1448mm
- Barrel length: 737mm
- Feed device: 10-round detachable box magazine
- Sights: 10x telescopic
- Mass: 12.9kg empty
- Muzzle velocity: 854m/s (M33 Ball)
- Max. effective range: 1800m
- Expected accuracy: 1.5 to 2.0 MOA or better
See also: Category:Barrett M82A1 Users
