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The M40 in real life (A5 variant)
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The M40 is a bolt-action sniper rifle designed in the mid-1960s by U.S. Marines who were modifying Remington 700s during the Vietnam War. It fires 7.62x51mm NATO rounds from a 5-round box magazine at an effective range of 1000 yards.

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Battlefield VietnamEdit

BFV M40 ICON.png
M40
Damage

5

Faction

USMC
MACV

Kit

Scout.BF.V.png Scout

Sound(s)
BFV M40 Firing.ogg
The M40 is issued to USMC and MACV Scout kits on certain maps. It has very high multipliers, a low rate of fire, high recoil, good accuracy and a 6X scope meant for long range engagements. Its high damage can kill an enemy in 2 body shots or a single head shot and its accuracy will make it so it can easily hit a target from 200–250 meters away. Although being difficult to use in close-quarters due to its low rate of fire, the small cross hairs and high damage can prove to be effective when no-scoping and engaging enemies in such situations. The M40 can somewhat be considered an equivalent to the Viet Cong M91/30.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2: VietnamEdit

BFBC2V M40 ICON.png
M40
Damage

105-70

Damage multipliers

3.25x Head

Ammunition capacity

5 rounds

Reload time

5 seconds

Rate of fire

36 rpm

Range

M40RangeBC2V.png

Fire mode

Bolt-action

Kit

ReconSymbolPF4.png Recon

Source of statistics

[1]

Sound(s)

Firing sound

M40
"A modified version of a strong and simple design, dating back to the 1940s. It first saw action in Vietnam, and has since undergone several updates and is in service to this day."
— In-game description

In Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam, the M40 is a weapon issued to the Recon kit. It is the only bolt-action sniper rifle featured in the expansion. It is capable of one-hit kills at all ranges in Hardcore mode, even without Magnum Ammunition, due to its minimum damage being 70. It is equipped with a 6x scope by default, but it can equip a 12X High Power Scope instead if the player chooses said specialization.

On the left side of the rifle, one can see that it says "Hell Sucks!" scratched in.


Range situationsEdit

Zoom level comparisionEdit


Battlefield 3Edit

BF3 M40A5 ICON.png
M40A5
Unlocks

Rifle Scope
Ballistic Scope (10 kills)
Laser Sight (20 kills)
Bipod (30 kills)
Tactical Light (40 kills)
Holographic (50 kills)
Straight Pull Bolt (60 kills)
Suppressor (70 kills)
ACOG (80 kills)
Reflex (90 kills)
IRNV (100 kills)
PKS-07 (125 kills)
M145 MGO (150 kills)
PSO-1 (175 kills)
PKA-S (200 kills)
Kobra (235 kills)
PK-A (270 kills)

Damage

80 - 50

Damage multipliers

2.0 Head, 1.25 Chest

Ammunition capacity

10 + 1 rounds

Unlocked at

104,000 Recon score

Starting ammunition

33 + 11 rounds

Maximum ammunition

55 + 11 rounds

Reload time

2.7 seconds loaded
4 seconds empty

Rate of fire

54.55 RPM

Velocity

490m/s

Range

2450m

Recoil

2.0 up
0 left
0 right

Spread zoomed

0 - 2.0

Spread unzoomed

5.0 - 7.0 standing
4.0 - 7.0 crouching
3.0 - 7.0 prone

Spread increase per round

1.2

Spread decrease per second

8.0

Fire mode

Bolt-action

Faction

Flag of the United States.svg United States Marine Corps
Flag of Russia.svg Russian Ground Forces

Kit

BF3 Recon Icon.png Recon

Source of statistics

http://symthic.com/?s=bf3

Sound(s) Original sound
Inventory slot

Main weapon

Battlefield 3 M40A5 Wiki Video
"Developed around the Bolt-Action of a proven American hunting rifle, the M40A5 has been upgrade with a lightened fiberglass stock, a detachable magazine, and the provisions for mounting suppressors. An incredibly accurate rifle, the M40A5 currently serves as the primary Sniper Rifle for the USMC. The M40A5 is equipped with a Rifle Scope (8x) by default. "
— Battlelog description
The M40A5 is a bolt-action rifle available to the Recon kit and Henry Blackburn in a Campaign mission.

SingleplayerEdit

During the campaign it is the starting weapon in Night Shift, it is equipped with a thermal vision scope, straight pull bolt and a suppressor. It can kill any enemy in one shot no matter what body part the bullet hit. It also has more ammunition in reserve than on Multiplayer.

MultiplayerEdit

It is the fourth sniper rifle available for the Recon kit unlocked at 104,000 Recon score. Comes by default with a 8x Rifle Scope and it only differs from the SV-98 in that it has a faster bolt cycle after shooting, has a faster reload and shoots slightly flatter at long range.

As of the recent large update, the M40A5 has had its damage changed and has a new chest multiplier of 1.25. This means that within its 80 damage range it will kill in one shot to the chest. It also means that in hardcore game modes, it will be able to kill in one shot to the chest at any range.

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External linksEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. Bad Company 2 | DenKirson on Xanga - retrieved December 19, 2010

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