Request: Mk. 12 SPR

[DeltaStrikeOp]

Hiya @dm.mossberg590a1
The primary reason why I posted about the reduced damage and recoil theory is because in Longhorn (which is one of the largest maps @Victor has shown me), the distances get pretty long, and the heavy hitting weapons in the game (M21, AK/SCAR-H) have recoil that make long range target acquisition very difficult. I understand that the higher velocities are for fragmenting rounds such as the M855 ball ammo (which is one of the problems faced by carbines like the M4), but one should be given the option of trading damage for optics and lower recoil.

Victor said that if the Mk12 will be introduced, it should have lower damage and recoil compared to the M16 to basically be a controllable automatic "sniper rifle" for balancing purposes, therefore I was trying to find a real world reasoning behind that even though a vanilla Mk12 runs only Mk262. My explanation is the use of subsonic rounds, which shoot softer and have less damage, though not to the point of a .22 LR. To my knowledge, the M995 doesn't have lower recoil since it isn't subsonic, so that's a caveat in using the M995 as an explanation.

I am a big fan of optics on firearms. Yes, you lose a bit of time in CQB because of zoom optics, but it more than makes up for it in mid distance engagements. My shooting experience has been: no sights < iron sights < red dot/HWS < Zoom Optics. Also, the "magnification power" of the optics in ACR is pretty low, so CQB is still achievable. I have shot with 4x power hunting scopes atop a old Colt AR-15 Sporter-1, and I've found that while it's not the best for rapid target acquisition at close range, it helps at distances of 50 yards and up.

I agree with the M21 being horrible in terms of stats due to its abysmal stats, but I think the Mk. 12 should supplement the DMR family of weapons in-game as the softer shooting cousin of the M16, and not totally replace the M21 so that the user has a choice.