SCARMK17

SCARMK17
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Pricing: £2500 (£1875) Weight: 5 blocks Ammo: 20 14 (300) Ammo cost: £15 – £225 Power: Range: Speed:
Related achievements:
SCAR'd

The SCARMK17 (Special Forces Combat Assault Rifle, Mark 17) is the tier three weapon for the Commando class. It has much higher firepower, slightly higher rate of fire, and lower magazine capacity in comparison to its predecessors (the Bullpup and the AK47). It appears in game with modular attachments of a red dot sight (making targeting tougher targets like Sirens and Husks a lot easier) and a vertical front handle. The SCAR'd achievement is earned upon killing one thousand specimens with the weapon.

It has a higher damage per shot and rate of fire than the Bullpup and the AK-47, but it also has higher recoil, cost, and a smaller magazine.

Contents 1 Tactics 2 Advantages & Disadvantages 2.1 Advantages 2.2 Disadvantages 3 Statistics 4 Origin

[edit] Tactics

• Select fire:
  • The semi-automatic function is advised to conserve ammo and maintain accuracy, useful over long distances and against weaker specimens.
  • The automatic-fire function is very useful for taking down tougher enemies such as Husks, Scrakes and Fleshpounds.
• Try to use your red dot sight as much as possible to maximize hit efficiency, so you can save on purchasing ammo. One thing to keep in mind is the time it takes for the red dot to settle compared to the Bullpup. In close quarters, due to its power and cost it may be preferential to switch to your other assault rifle or to simply let loose without using the sight.
• Though headshots are always advised with all weapons, the SCAR's red dot sight makes it incredibly easy to headshot specimens who might be approaching you, even from a distance.
• On lower difficulties and higher levels, it is possible to take down a Scrake by lowering it to approximately 60% health, reloading, and then firing rapidly into its head. This is effective at any difficulty in solo mode, but will rapidly become ineffective with higher number of players, even on normal difficulty, since Scrakes gain large amounts of health for every extra player on a team.
• Another tactic against Scrakes is to empty an AK47 magazine (in semi auto), then switch to the SCAR and empty that at the scrake as he charges you, thus avoiding any reload delay. However, afterwards, you will need to reload both rifles, leaving you vulnerable.
• The high base damage of the SCAR, combined with its low weight essentially makes it an upgrade on the Mac-10. In particular, the Sharpshooter can use it alongside a Crossbow, where its large ammo reserves and high damage give them a significantly better sidearm for crowd control compared to the Handcannon. With other classes, mileage may vary due to its relatively high recoil and lack of useful buffs.
• Its low weight also enables berserkers to carry the stronger claymore instead of the axe alongside the katana.

[edit] Advantages & Disadvantages

[edit] Advantages

• Has an un-intrusive red dot sight.
• Accurate.
• Select-fire.
• Lighter than all other assault rifles.
• Compared to the Bullpup, M4, and AK-47:
  • Higher damage per shot.
  • Higher damage per second.
• Compared to the FNFAL ACOG:
  • Cheaper.
  • Faster reload.

[edit] Disadvantages

• Expensive.
• Compared to the Bullpup, M4, and AK-47:
  • Expensive ammunition.
  • Low magazine size.
  • High recoil, up until a mid-high level Commando perk.
• Compared to the FNFAL ACOG:
  • Less powerful scope.
  • Lower rate of fire.

[edit] Statistics

The Commando perk gets a discount on the SCARMK17 from the Trader.

Level	Discount	Price	Sale value	Damage	Magazine size
Base	0%	£2500	£1875	65	20
0	10%	£2250	£1687	68	20
1	20%	£2000	£1499	71	22
2	30%	£1750	£1312	78	24
3	40%	£1500	£1124	84	25
4	50%	£1250	£937	91	25
5	60%	£1000	£749	97	25
6	70%	£750	£562	97	25

[edit] Origin

The in-game model is based on the 3rd Generation FN SCAR-H STD (7.62×51mm NATO) (notice the length/shape of barrel and muzzle) with reflex red dot sight and foregrip mounted on rails.

Equipment by perk
Field medic Medical syringe • Combat armour • Mediguns (MP7M • MP5M • M7A3 • Schneidzekk) Support specialist Welder • Cartridge shotguns (Shotgun • Hunting shotgun • Combat shotgun) • Magazine shotguns (HSG-1 • Vlad the Impaler • AA12) Sharpshooter Pistols (9mm • MK23 • .44 Magnum • Handcannon) • Rifles (Lever-action • Crossbow • M14 EBR • M99 AMR) Commando Grenade • Assault rifles (Bullpup • Tommy gun • AK-47 • MKb • M4 • SCARMK17 • FNFAL ACOG) Berserker Blades (Knife • Machete • Fire axe • Katana • Dwarfs!? axe • Claymore • Scythe) • Chainsaw • Buzzsaw bow Firebug Pistols (MAC-10 • Flare revolver) • Trenchgun • Flamethrower • Husk fireball launcher Demolition Pipe bomb • Grenade launchers (M79 • M32 • M4 203) • L.A.W.
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