AS Val

The VSS "Vintorez" (Vintovka Snayperskaya Spetsialnaya) is a integrally suppressed Sniper Rifle designed in the 1980's in the Soviet Union.

Specifications

Type: Sniper Rifle

Caliber: 9 x 39mm

Capacity: 10, 20 or 30 round Box Magazines

Fire Modes: Safe/Semi/Full-Auto

The VSS Vintorez sniper rifle and variants can be seen in the following video games and anime used by the following actors:

VSS Vintorez

Note: The Vintorez normally uses 10 round magazines to facilitate easier use of the weapon from a prone position.

VSS Vintorez 9x39mm with PSO-1 scope

Movies

• Voyna
• Grozovye Vorota (Thunder Gates)

Television

• Brigada

Video Games

• America's Army (with and without PSO-1 scope)

• ArmA II

• S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (as the "Vintar BC")

• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

• Battlefield: Bad Company

• Battlefield: Bad Company 2

• Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror

• Army of two: The 40th Day

• SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3

Anime

• Weber in Full Metal Panic

• Hotel Moscow in 'Black Lagoon

AS Val

AS Val, 9x39mm SP-5, SP-6 or PAB-9

The AS Val is an Assault Rifle version of the VSS Vintorez. Its main differences are that the AS Val is equipped with a folding stock, possesses a 20-round magazine capacity (also usable by the VSS Vintorez), and it uses a slightly different 9X39mm round. It can use a PSO-1 scope as well.

Unlike most assault rifles, the AS Val is not designed to fire without its integral suppressor attached, and to that end its front sights are mounted on the end of the suppressor rather than on the end of the barrel as is the case for most assault rifles. Current version of the AS Val move the front sight to the handguard to facilitate un-suppressed use.

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl	VLA			2006
SOCOM: Confrontation				2008
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3				2010

SR-3 Vikhr

The Vikhr (meaning "Whirlwind" in Russian), based on the AS Val, is an ultracompact assault rifle with a 20-round magazine capacity developed for use by VIP protection teams and State Security operatives. Unlike its parent firearms, it cannot mount a suppressor, integral or otherwise.

A more recent variant, the SR-3M ("M" for "modernized") was developed as a more versatile alternative for Law Enforcement. It features a 30-round magazine capacity, a collapsible foregrip in the handguard, the ability to mount a detachable suppressor similar to that of its parent firearms', a front sight mounted on the handguard, and a redesigned folding stock.

SR-3 Vikhr, 9x39mm

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2				2007\
Splinter Cell: Conviction	Vikhr			2010

SR-2 Veresk

SR-2, 9x21mm

SR-2M, 9x21mm

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield		w/ reflex sight		2003
Splinter Cell: Conviction	SMG-2	w/ foregrip removed	SR-2M	2010