SRS99-S5 AM sniper rifle

Template:Weapon Infobox The Sniper Rifle System 99-Series 5 Anti-Matériel, abbreviated SRS99-S5 AM, is a gas-operated anti-material sniper rifle used by the United Nations Space Command. ^[1] The S5 model was designed and manufactured by Misriah Armory.^[1]

Design details

Main article: SRS99 Series

The SRS99-S5 AM is a semi-automatic, gas-operated sniper rifle that fires 14.5mm x 114mm APFSDS rounds from a 4-round magazine. It is, alongside its primary Covenant counterpart, the Type-27 Special Application Sniper Rifle, the most accurate and arguably the most powerful small-arms weapon in either arsenal.

It is a successor to the S2 variants used throughout the Human-Covenant War by the UNSC Navy and Marine Corps. The S5 model incorporates many features seen on the older SRS99 rifle used in large numbers by the Army.

Gameplay

SRS99 Series/gameplay

Changes from Sniper Rifle System 99 Anti-Matériel in Halo: Reach

Firing sound and reload animations changed (firing the rifle has an almost metallic sound, as opposed to Reach's loud "crack".)
Spare ammunition reduced from 20 rounds to 16 (without Ammo)
Reticle bloom reduced marginally.

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Tactics

Campaign

The Sniper Rifle's usage against the Covenant and Prometheans in Halo 4 differs very little from its utilization in previous games. It is still the best weapon to take out enemies from far beyond retaliation range. Its power, however, has been significantly reduced. Even on Normal difficulty, a low-ranking Elite will survive a headshot from the weapon, unlike previous titles where one would instantly kill it straight through the shield. On Legendary, it can take an entire magazine.
Don't waste sniper ammo on small targets (with, perhaps, the obvious exception of Jackal and Crawler Snipers). The Sniper in Halo 4 only has a reserve of 16 rounds of ammunition, meaning you will run dry very quickly against the hordes of foes you face with it. Save your shots for Elites and Knights, using other precision or even automatic weaponry to eliminate the lower foes.
Relatedly, don't get too attached to your rifle. Unlike other games where upon you could carry a Sniper througout the entire level, you will have to discard it eventually. With the low ammunition count, and the infrequency of the weapon's apperances, you will most likely run out of ammunition quickly, and reloads are unlikely to be found. Thankfully, the Rifle usually appears on levels where you can find the Covenant and Promethean equivilents (Beam and Binary Rifles respectivly), so finding a replacement weapon to reach out and touch someone is not a supreme difficulty.
If at all possible, reload when there is only one round left in the magazine. The empty reload for the rifle is a lenghty one, and while the sound of the Chief loading a new round into the chamber with a metallic rasp worthy of a blast door opening, its not the best thing to be forced to do when under fire from multiple enemies. Pace your shots, fire three, reload.

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Multiplayer

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Trivia

The maximum range for the scope's rangefinder is 343 meters.

Gallery

HUD Icon of the Sniper Rifle in Halo 4.
HUD Icon of the Sniper Rifle in Halo 4.
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In-game left side view of the SRS99-S5AM.
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In-game right side view of the SRS99-S5AM.
First-person view of the Sniper Rifle in Halo 4.
View through the Sniper Rifle's scope in Halo 4 multiplayer.
A two-man sniper team of SPARTAN-IVs wielding sniper rifles.
A SPARTAN-IV wielding the SRS99-S5AM in Capture The Flag.
Looking through the scope of the rifle in Halo 4, as seen in RvB: Remember to Not Forget.
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Another view of the zoomed scope in Halo 4, as seen in RvB: Remember to Not Forget.
The box magazine of the SRS99-S5AM.
A render of the SRS99-S5AM scope.