SRS99-AM sniper rifle: Difference between revisions

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|image= [[File:HReach-SRS99AM-SniperRifle-RightSide.png|350px]]

|manufacturer= [[Misriah Armory]]<ref name="visual">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 179''</ref>

|service=[[Human-Covenant War]]<br>[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]

|affiliation= [[United Nations Space Command]]

|length= 166.1 cm (65.4 in.){{Ref/Reuse|visual}}

|ammotype= [[14.5×114mm]] round

|feed= Four-round detachable box magazine

|operation=

|rate=~60 RPM{{Citation needed}} (semi-auto)

|range= 2000+ meters<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', page 255</ref>

The '''Sniper Rifle System 99 Anti-Matériel''', (formally known as the '''Special Applications Rifle, Caliber 14.5 mm, SRS99),'''<ref name="B.net">[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=ordnance&cid=24581 '''Bungie.net''': ''Sniper Rifle System 99'']</ref> is a sniper rifle produced by [[Misriah Armory]] and used by the [[UNSC Armed Forces]], and a part of the broader [[SRS99 series|SRS99 family]] of weapons. The SRS99 entered service with the [[UNSC Army|Army]] in [[2460]]. Because of its modularity and ongoing manufacturer support, the SRS99 was adopted by all branches in [[2521]].{{Ref/Reuse|visual}}{{Ref/Reuse|B.net}}

 

==Design details==

The SRS99 is a semi-automatic, gas-operated rifle that fires 14.5×114mm ammunition from a four-round detachable box magazine. The ejection port is on the right side of the weapon and the charging handle is on the left side. Unlike all other known models of the SRS99 series, this variant features a thumbhole stock instead of a pistol grip, and its body sports a black and navy blue finish in addition to the gray of its successors. The SRS99 is equipped with the [[Oracle N-variant scope]],{{Ref/Reuse|visual}} which can display green outlines of objects when not in active use.

==Gameplay==

{{:SRS99 series/Gameplay|In multiplayer, the SRS99 can be highly effective at close range in the hands of a skilled operator, as the highly damaging round is just as powerful at close range; a single round followed by a melee strike will kill a hostile almost instantly.|Rounds fired by the SRS99 leave a trail that could be traced back to the sniper's location.}}

 

===Changes from the SRS99D-S2 AM in ''Halo 3''===

*Increased damage against vehicles, destroying them with four to six rounds.

*Scope is smaller.

*Can neutralize a Scorpion tank in two shots, one to destroy the canopy, and a headshot to kill the now-exposed driver.

===''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''===

In ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' the original [[SRS99C-S2 AM sniper rifle]] is replaced with the SRS99's model. However, as the change is merely aesthetic it [[SRS99C-S2 AM sniper rifle#Gameplay|performs identically]] to its ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' counterpart.

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File:Infiltration of the Covenant Perimeter.png|The SRS99 being used by a UNSC Army sniper in ''Halo: Spartan Assault''.