M40A1 Sniper Rifle
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| M40A1 Sniper Rifle | |
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| Production information | |
| Affiliation | |
| Model |
M40A1 |
| Type | |
| Technical specifications | |
| Length |
1,117 mm (43.97 in) |
| Weight |
6.57 kg (14.48 lb) |
| Damage |
100 points/hit |
| Magazine Size |
5 rounds |
| Maximum Ammunition |
15 rounds |
| Ammunition Type |
7.62 × 51 mm NATO (.308 caliber) |
| Operation |
Bolt action |
| Rate of Fire |
Slow |
| Effective Range |
Perfect (with the scope) |
| Usage | |
| Used by | |
| Counterpart(s) |
Other accurized weapons |
| Game information | |
| Entity |
weapon_sniperrifle |
The M40A1 Sniper Rifle is a weapon featured in Half-Life: Opposing Force. It is a powerful rifle that can kill many types of enemies in a single hit. It has a scope attached to it to make it easy to engage long range targets.
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[edit] Overview
- The M40A1 is a bolt-action weapon, meaning there is a small delay between shots as the firer pulls the bolt back to load a fresh round.
- This weapon has perfect accuracy, no matter what the player is doing when it is fired.
- This weapon is first found in the chapter Foxtrot Uniform. If not picked up there, it can be picked up from a dead male Black Ops in the chapter "The Package"
[edit] Tactics
- The M40A1 is best used to kill enemies in one shot from long range. One should try to pick off strong targets, such as Shock Troopers, that would otherwise take a lot of ammo and time to kill at close range.
- In Hard mode, some strong enemies that used to take one bodyshot before dying now take two. However, headshots can still kill those targets in one hit.
- There is little ammo for this weapon throughout the game, so targets should be picked up wisely.
- If an enemy takes more than one shot from this weapon to be killed, one should simply take one shot at the enemy, then switch to the Desert Eagle or the M249 and finish it off. This preserves M40A1 ammo, which can be very helpful for later on.
- In Deathmatch and easier difficulties one can use the M40A1 unscoped to kill single enemies just as well as the shotgun due to its perfect accuracy and high power.
[edit] Gallery
 The M40A1 being held. |
 Two magazines for the M40A1. |
 The M40A1 HUD icon. |
[edit] List of appearances
- Half-Life: Opposing Force (First appearance)
[edit] External links
| Hazardous Environment Combat Unit | ||
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| Characters | S. Bahl · Dwight T. Barnes · Cooper · P. Deupree · J. Faulkenbury · R. Heironimus · Inney · Jackson · B. Martel · D. Mertz · L. Montgomery · R. Pitchford · Sharpe · Adrian Shephard · Tower · M. Wardwell | |
| Weapons | Combat Knife · Desert Eagle · Glock 17 · Laser Tripmine · M249 Squad Automatic Weapon · Land Mine · M40A1 Sniper Rifle · Mk 2 Grenade · MP5 · RPG · Satchel Charge · Sentry Turret · SPAS-12 | |
| Vehicles | AH-64 Apache · F-16 Fighting Falcon · M1A1 Abrams · M2A3 Bradley · M35 Cargo Truck · V-22 Osprey | |
| Technology | Powered Combat Vest · Tactical Map | |
| Other | Military Police · Santego Military Base | |
| Vehicles (cut) | F-117 Nighthawk | |
| The Black Ops | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vehicles | AH-64 Apache · M35 Cargo Truck · V-22 Osprey | |
| Weapons | Glock 17 · M249 Squad Automatic Weapon · M40A1 Sniper Rifle · Mark IV Thermonuclear Device · Mk 2 Grenade · MP5 · Sentry Turret · Laser Tripmine | |
| Technology | Cloaking Device | |
| Weapons (cut) | Crossbow · Flash Grenade | |
