Anti-Material Rifle

Mekstizzle · Post by **Mekstizzle** » 2006-12-30 17:36

Well technically you could shoot the bike.

YoJimbO · Post by **YoJimbO** » 2006-12-30 17:41

That's what I was thinking, no doubt the kid would shit himself enough not to that again...

Thunder · Post by **Thunder** » 2006-12-30 17:49

The_motivator wrote:Carlos Hathcock would disagree. He modified a .50 M2 in vietnam and used it to pick off a VC over quite a nice distance away.

50cal's and machine guns with scopes would be great, but unbalancing.

its the anti material rifle i have gripes with, its only use is a sniper rifle with a loud bang

Bodybag2224 · Post by **Bodybag2224** » 2006-12-30 21:32

When I fart it's like an Anti-Material weapon.

Also I thought Carlos Hathcock shot the bike but the kid stood up and grabbed a rifle. That kid became an enemy and was/could become a threat. It sucks, but thats life.

The_motivator · Post by **The_motivator** » 2006-12-31 03:56

Mekstizzle wrote:Well technically you could shoot the bike.

part of that story is missing.

He shot the bike's front wheel, it went down, the kid picked up an AK, loaded it and began firing in Hathcock's general direction. No real question there whether the kid is being used or if the kid's part of the problem.

It wasn't a .50 in that case either, it was the trusty m40/Remington Model 700

Furthermore, in-game, until we can put a .50 in an engine block and kill it, .50 AM rifles are pointless. We have no artillery caches/unexploded ordnance to neutralize. Geneva convention forbids use on human targets, though it's debatable as to whether or not we give two damns. In-game, the anti-material rifle would be best used to disable choppers/cars, but that's about it. Remember in vBF2 how you could put a .50 through the canopy of a chopper and kill the pilot? that's perfect, but not too many uses for that, other than base-raping, or getting a VERY lucky shot off.

WNxKenwayy · Post by **WNxKenwayy** » 2006-12-31 08:29

The_motivator wrote:*snip*

Furthermore, in-game, until we can put a .50 in an engine block and kill it, .50 AM rifles are pointless. We have no artillery caches/unexploded ordnance to neutralize. Geneva convention forbids use on human targets, though it's debatable as to whether or not we give two damns. *snip*

But you can, in accordance with the Geneva Convention, shoot at the equipment the enemy was carrying. His rifle for instance, or helmet, or canteen, or shoes. If he happens to be hit by the same round you were using to take out the equipment, oh well. Not kidding.

Of course .50's are being used in a anti-personel role, and are becoming more widespread as the army realises the advantage to a rifle of that size and range.

ArmedDrunk&Angry · Post by **ArmedDrunk&Angry** » 2006-12-31 08:42

I read Barret was developing a 25mm anti matierial rifle

Xizor · Post by **Xizor** » 2006-12-31 09:12

ANTI-MATERIEL.

It's French. Get it right!

GMLtd · Post by **GMLtd** » 2007-02-20 12:05

Xizor wrote:ANTI-MATERIEL.

It's French. Get it right!

Fortunately, most of us are English..

Leeu · Post by **Leeu** » 2007-02-20 13:20

GMLtd wrote:Fortunately, most of us are English..

ROFLMAO

WNxKenwayy · Post by **WNxKenwayy** » 2007-02-20 14:42

Also the m95 ingame is one shot kill to anywhere on the body, can kill a spawn car in 5 rounds, and has the most zoom/least bullet drop of any weapon.

NYgurkha · Post by **NYgurkha** » 2007-02-20 16:17

from what i know the .50 sniper rifle is in albashra (check it out in the wiki) and in greasy mullet (should be in the middle of the rise across from the plain) map.

NavalLord · Post by **NavalLord** » 2007-02-20 16:49

I got a chance to use it yesterday in Al Bashra. I stole it off a U.S. guy. It is awesome, taking down everything in sight, such a relief from that joke of a rifle in BF2. However I did shoot one guy in the chest who was a about 30 yards away and he didn't die, he just turned around and killed me. I was sad, my rifle had failed me.

Cias · Post by **Cias** » 2007-02-20 17:15

i think the rifle is fine as is, today on bashrah i was on a roof when i heard the jihad car music playing, took a shot at the driver and the car, much to my amusement, also blew up

Wasteland · Post by **Wasteland** » 2007-02-20 17:28

Xizor wrote:ANTI-MATERIEL.

It's French. Get it right!

Thank you! I was reading through this whole thread thinking "damn, for a bunch of gun nuts, they sure have bad spelling".

Anyways, Mekstizzle, you must be kidding about this being a useless rifle. When you're up on your fancy mounted .50 cal, and I take you out with a single shot to the HAND, then you'll know what I'm saying.

Mekstizzle · Post by **Mekstizzle** » 2007-02-20 17:28

Can someone show a screenie of the M95 location? The wiki was wrong or i'm doing something wrong. I checked and double checked but i still couldn't find it. On a 64 Al Basra local server using sv.numplayersneededtostart 1 as USMC and insurgents.

It's not useless, just that it's overhyped and the .50 cal HMG's are seriously underestimated and underpowered.

Wasteland · Post by **Wasteland** » 2007-02-20 17:35

Haha. They're underestimated, *and* underpowered? Interesting.

[EDITed out so Kenway can work on that KDR

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vanity · Post by **vanity** » 2007-02-20 18:39

What is difference between jihad car and spawn car? I dont think I've ever seen this "jihad car"

Post by **bosco_** » 2007-02-20 18:41

When you get in the Jihad car and click left, you can hear a jingle (some round-end music from BF2:SF).
Press the right mouse button and the car explodes.
The Jihad Car also has C4 on the backseat.

vanity · Post by **vanity** » 2007-02-20 18:42

Really?? Pics?