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Contents

  • Essentials
    • Close-Quarters Primer
      • Introduction
      • Game Modes
      • Conquest Domination
      • Gun Master
      • Squad Deathmatch
      • Team Deathmatch
      • Battlefield Boot Camp
    • Close-Quarters Weapons
      • Introduction
      • Close-Quarters Assignments
      • Assault Rifles
      • Carbines
      • Light Machine Guns
      • Sniper Rifles
      • Personal Defense Weapons (PDWs)
      • Shotguns
    • Close Quarters Compendium
      • Multiplayer Scoring System
      • Close Quarters Dog Tags
      • Close Quarters Achievements and Trophies
    • Armored Kill Primer
      • Armored Kill What's New?
      • Armored Kill Battlefield Bootcamp
      • Armored Kill Vehicles
    • Armored Kill Compendium
      • Armored Kill Multiplayer Scoring
      • Armored Kill Assignments
      • Armored Kill Ribbons, Medals & Dogtags
      • Armored Kill Camos
      • Armored Kill Achievements & Trophies
    • Aftermath Primer
      • Aftermath Primer
    • Aftermath Compendium
      • Aftermath Compendium
    • Aftermath Vehicles & Weapons
      • Aftermath Vehicles & Weapons
    • End Game Primer
      • What’s New?
      • Battlefield Boot Camp
    • End Game Compendium
      • End Game Compendium
    • End Game Vehicles
      • End Game Vehicles
  • Maps
    • Close-Quarters Battlefields
      • Donya Fortress
      • Operation 925
      • Scrapmetal
      • Ziba Tower
    • Armored Kill Battlefields
      • Alborz Mountain
      • Armored Shield
      • Bandar Desert
      • Death Valley
    • Aftermath Battlefields
      • Azadi Palace
      • Epicenter
      • Markaz Monolith
      • Talah Market
    • End Game Battlefields
      • Operation Riverside
      • Nebandan Flats
      • Kiasar Railroad
      • Sabalan Pipeline

Battlefield 3 DLC Guide — Premium › Essentials › Close-Quarters Weapons

Sniper Rifles

If you prefer engaging enemies at extreme distances, the sniper rifles are the choice for you. These are the most powerful and accurate weapons available, but they also require the most skill and patience to master. Sniper rifles are only available to the recon kit.

M417

Ammo: 7.62 x 51 mm NATO

Rate of Fire: Semi-Auto

Magazine Capacity: 20

Range: Very Long

Fire Modes:

  • Single-Shot

Unlock: Team Player assignment

  • Get 10 T-UGS assists
  • Capture 20 flags

This bigger brother of M416 features a heavier 16-inch barrel as well as an enlarged receiver capable of handling the heavy 7.62 round. The high precision and stopping power of this rifle make it ideal as a DMR, and it sees service in many armed forces worldwide.

Unlock Progression

Image Accessory Slot Kills
ACOG (4x) Optics 10
Laser Sight Secondary 20
Foregrip Primary 30
Tactical Light Secondary 40
Holographic (HOLO) Optics 50
Bipod Primary 60
Suppressor Secondary 70
Ballistic (12x) Optics 80
Reflex (RDS) Optics 90
IRNV (IR 1x) Optics 100
PKS-07 (7x) Optics 125
M145 (3.4x) Optics 150
PSO-1 (4x) Optics 175
PKA-S (HOLO) Optics 200
KOBRA (RDS) Optics 235
PKA-A (3.4x) Optics 270

JNG-90

Ammo: 7.62 x 51 mm NATO

Rate of Fire: Bolt-Action

Magazine Capacity: 10

Range: Very Long

Fire Modes:

  • Single-Shot

Unlock: Bullet Point assignment

  • Complete Team Player assignment
  • 50 kills with sniper rifles
  • Win 3 Rounds of Conquest Domination

Easily identified by its massive muzzle break, the JNG-90 serves as the standard sniper rifle of the Turkish army. This modern rifle has integral rail systems and many other accessory options, making it adaptable to shifting situations. It provides the shooter great stopping power, as well as sub MOA accuracy.

Unlock Progression

Image Accessory Slot Kills
Ballistic (12x) Optics 10
Laser Sight Secondary 20
Bipod Primary 30
Tactical Light Secondary 40
ACOG (4x) Optics 50
Straight Pull Bolt Primary 60
Suppressor Secondary 70
Holographic (HOLO) Optics 80
Reflex (RDS) Optics 90
IRNV (IR 1x) Optics 100
PKS-07 (7x) Optics 125
M145 (3.4x) Optics 150
PSO-1 (4x) Optics 175
PKA-S (HOLO) Optics 200
KOBRA (RDS) Optics 235
PKA-A (3.4x) Optics 270

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