Is the L85A2 considered a sniper or assault rifle?

[A-E-I-OWN-U 3]

Do you pair it up with an assault rifle or a sniper?

[Inception. 9443]

Assault Rifle.

You triple posted, too.

[Angel Knight 427]

It's an assault rifle, but it's scope makes it useful at longer ranges than other ARs.

[Banicks 55]

It's difficult to use effectively in snap shooting.

The scope it utilises takes a few seconds for your eyes to adjust, also when unscoping you're blind for a few as well.

I would say it's a great weapon if you have the jump on a player/zombie. Not so much if someone has already engaged you. Then again, 99% of the time if someone is already shooting at you, you're dead soon anyway.

I use it in a 4 man squad I'm with, so it's very useful for spotting and my role is a medic anyway so if crap hits the fan I'm usually on the deck listening for shots and locating.

Edited August 12, 2012 by Banicks

[omgwtfbbq (DayZ) 1069]

Isn't it an LMG?

[mikemyers (DayZ) 9]

there is a lmg version of it too.. but in the game its an assault rifle.

[Banicks 55]

In reality, it can be modded to a LMG (L86 Light Support Weapon) of sorts by changing the barrell and ammunition type.

In this game however, it is an assault rifle.

[Nick8478 166]

It's a scoped assault rifle. /thread

Oh yeah, it's also a bulpup as well, meaning mag magazine well is behind the trigger.

Edited August 12, 2012 by Nick8478