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 Procured
by the U.S. Army during the Gulf War for combat engineers
performing explosive ordnance disposal operations, the Barrett
M82A1 Special Application Scoped Rifle (SASR) soon began to see
service with Special Operations Forces as a long-range counter
sniper and anti-materiel weapon. Since the Gulf War, the M82A1 has
been replaced by the bolt action M95 caliber .50 rifle for use in
engineer EOD operations, yet remains in service with SOF and
peacekeeping forces as a counter-sniper, anti-material weapon.
Produced
by Barrett Firearms Manufacturing, the M82A1 Special Application
Scoped Rifle is an air-cooled, semi-automatic rifle equipped with
a 10x Unertl scope mounted on a mil. spec. sight rail and 10 round
detachable box magazine. Firing M2 Caliber .50 Browning Machine
Gun cartridges, the M82A1 is capable of engaging man-sized targets
out to 1500m, armored targets out to 2000m and is capable of
penetrating up to 30mm of steel plate.
Though the primary round for the M82A1 is the Raufoss Grade A
match-grade multi-purpose cartridge, the M82A1 can fire all types
of caliber .50 BMG ammunition, with the exception of the M903 SLAP
(Saboted, Light Armor Penetrator) and the M962 SLAPT (Saboted,
Light Armor Penetrator- Tracer.) |
