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M-40A5
The M40 in real life (A5 variant)
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 the 7.62x51mm NATO rounds from a 5-round box magazine at an effective range of up to a maximum of 1000 yards.

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Battlefield VietnamEdit

M40
BFV M40 ICON
Damage

5

Faction

USMC
MACV

Kit

Scout.BF.V Scout

Sound(s)
BFV M40 Firing
All weapons Battlefield Vietnam Online Part 4 "M40"(09:29)
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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

M40
BFBC2V M40 ICON
Damage

105-70

Damage multipliers

3.25x Head

Ammunition capacity

5 rounds

Reload time

5 seconds

Rate of fire

36 rpm

Range

M40RangeBC2V

Fire mode

Bolt-action

Kit

BFBC2 Recon Icon Recon

Source of statistics

[1]

Sound(s)

Firing sound

Inventory slot

Primary Weapon

M40(01:59)
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USMCM40Recon
"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 pack. 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. One can also see a very blurry text reading, "Born to kill" on the left side of the magazine possibly reffering to the 1987 Vietnam War movie "Full Metal Jacket" where the main character Joker had "Born to kill" written on the front of his helmet.

  • The furthest an enemy can be for the SVD to do its maximum damage at 12m.
  • The closest an enemy can be for the SVD to do its minimum damage at 64m.
  • Zooming the default scope.
  • Zooming the 12X Zoom Scope.


Battlefield 3Edit

M40A5
BF3 M40A5 ICON
Unlocks

(8x) 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 (150 kills)
PSO-1 (175 kills)
PKA-S (200 kills)
Kobra (235 kills)
PK-A (270 kills)

Damage

80 - 59

Suppression

35.0%

Damage multipliers

2.0 Head
1.25 Chest

Unlocked at

104,000 Recon score

Ammunition capacity

10 + 1 rounds

Ammunition

7.62x51mm NATO

Starting ammunition

33 + 11 rounds

Maximum ammunition

55 + 11 rounds

Reload time

2.7 seconds loaded
4 seconds empty

Rate of fire

54.5 RPM

Velocity

490m/s

Range

2450m

First shot recoil multiplier

1.0x

Recoil

2.0 up
0 left
0 right

Recoil decrease per second

15.0

Spread zoomed

Standing: 0.0 (static) 1.0 (moving) Crouching: 0.0 (static) 1.0 (moving) Prone: 0.0 (static) 1.0 (moving)

Spread unzoomed

Standing: 4.0 (static) 5.0 (moving) Crouching: 3.5 (static) 4.5 (moving) Prone: 3.0 (static) 4.5 (moving)

Spread increase per round

1.2

Spread decrease per second

15.0

Fire mode

Bolt-action

Faction

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

Kit

BF3 Recon Icon Recon

Dog Tags

proficiency
M40a5dogtag
mastery
The M40A5 Mastery Dog Tag

Source of statistics

http://symthic.com/?s=bf3 Retrieved Oct. 25

Sound(s)

Original sound
youtube width="155" height="25"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq86c1s7VuQ </youtube>

Inventory slot

Main weapon

Battlefield 3 M40A5 Wiki Video(01:56)
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"Developed around the Bolt-Action of a proven American hunting rifle, the M40A5 has been upgraded 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 by default equipped with a Rifle Scope (8x)."
— Battlelog description

The M40 returns to Battlefield in a more modernized version rather then being the first variant.

SingleplayerEdit

During the campaign it is the starting weapon in Night Shift, it is equipped with a IRNV scope, Straight Pull Bolt and a suppressor. It can kill any enemy in one shot no matter what body part the bullet hits. It also has more reserve ammunition than its Multiplayer counterpart.

MultiplayerEdit

In Multiplayer the M40A5 is the third sniper rifle unlocked for the Recon Kit. It has a higher rate of fire than any other Bolt-action in-game but suffers the slowest bullet speed then any other bolt-action. This can make it a optional choice for a close range sniper due to its rate of fire and when Straight Pull Bolt is attached.

When compared to the SV-98, while the SV-98 bullet travels faster and can be used to predict where the bullet lands it also has less damage after twenty meters and will drop to fifty (still allowing a one-shot kill in the chest in Hardcore mode in the chest, but not in the legs) after eighty meters compared to the M40A5s fiftty-nine damage after one-hundred meters allowing for a one-shot kill anywhere in Hardcore.

Battlefield 3: AftershockEdit

The M40A5 appears as one of the four selectable primary weapons in Battlefield 3: Aftershock. The gun holds one round per magazine and its total ammo count is 20 rounds.

GalleryEdit

For attachments pictures, see M40/Attachments.

Battlefield 3: AftershockEdit


TriviaEdit

The M40's reload animation in Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam is similar to the M24's in the base game.

VideosEdit

External linksEdit

ReferencesEdit

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