LRR

NOTE: This article is about the British Army's LRR sniper rifle in ArmA 2: BAF. For the ArmA 3 M320 LRR sniper rifle, see M320 LRR.

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The L115A1 Long Range Rifle (LRR) is a British designation for a AWSM (Arctic Warfare Super Magnum) sniper rifle. It is highly prized as a dedicated long range sniper rifle that combines the manoeuvrability with the great power and range.
This rifle features the red-dot Aimpoint gunsight and the AN/PEQ-2 laser sights.

Armoury Description^[1]

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The LRR (full name: Long Range Rifle^[2]) is a .338 sniper rifle used exclusively by the British Army in ArmA 2. It was added with the release of the British Armed Forces DLC.

Overview[]

This is a premium asset that requires ownership of the British Armed Forces DLC.

The LRR is a bolt-action sniper rifle that is chambered to fire the .338 Lapua Magnum round.

It can only load 5-round box magazines^{[CfgWp 6]}, and is limited to a maximum fire rate of up to 30 rounds per minute^{[CfgWp 7]}^{[Formula 1]} with a muzzle velocity of 936 m/s.^{[CfgMa 2]} The LRR is always fitted with a variable zoom scope that has a magnification strength range of 3x-12x.^{[CfgWp 8]}^{[CfgWp 9]}

The LRR is essentially the British counterpart to the U.S. military's M24. Both have the same magazine capacity, similar optics and range (though the .338 round is slightly better at longer distances). Being both accurate and powerful, it is arguably one of the best infantry weapons in ArmA 2 after heavier 12.7 mm sniper rifles like the AS50. Its scope has two zoom settings, making the weapon ideal for marksman and sniper roles alike.^{[CfgWp 8]}^{[CfgWp 9]}

The main drawbacks of the LRR stem from its meagre 5-round magazine^{[CfgMa 1]}, which is quite small compared to the 20-round 7.62 mm magazines of the (albeit less powerful) DMR or M110 rifles. Consequently, this makes it somewhat difficult to use as a marksman rifle due to the constant need to reload - a significant issue at medium/close ranges. Unlike the M110, it also lacks any sub-variants fitted with night-fighting optics. Lastly as a bolt-action weapon, it suffers from a mandatory two second delay between every shot.^{[CfgWp 7]}

Combined with its meagre ammunition capacity, every shot fired needs to hit its target. Fortunately, since the LRR's .338 round has such high stopping power^{[CfgAm 1]}, every round is almost always guaranteed to kill its target on the first hit, making follow-up shots generally unnecessary except in very specific cases.

Optics[]

LRRs are not available without a variable zoom scope fitted. The scope allows the user to manually adjust the LRR's zeroing, starting from a minimum of 100 metres up to a maximum of 1,400 metres (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 1000, 1200, 1400).^{[CfgWp 10]} By default, the LRR utilises a default zeroing of 300 metres.^{[CfgWp 11]}

It uses a mil-dot reticle which can be used to estimate a target's range. Once the target's distance has been determined, adjust the LRR's zeroing to the required range setting and then point the centre of the crosshairs onto the target.

Note that the scope itself has no support for enhanced vision modes, though the centre of the reticle's crosshair is illuminated and will be fully visible under low-light conditions.

Recoil curves[]

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Camouflage[]

Tan - [L115A3 LRR]
Green - [L115A2 LRR]

Tan: Standard flat desert tan paint finish. Used by the British contingent operating in Takistan.
Green: Woodland green painted furniture with a matte black barrel and scope.

Note that Tan LRRs are designated as the L115A3 while Green LRRs are given the designation of L115A2. There are no functional differences between the two rifles other than their names and choice of camouflage.

Ammunition[]

Ammo parameter	.338 LM (Ball)
Base damage value	17^{[CfgAm 1]}
Aerodynamic friction	-0.0005^{[CfgAm 2]}
Muzzle velocity (m/s)	936^{[CfgMa 2]}
Expected velocity (m/s)	900^{[CfgAm 3]}^{[note 1]}
Deflection angle (degrees)	10°^{[CfgAm 4]}

LRRs are limited to loading only one type magazine.^{[CfgWp 6]} It requires one^{[CfgMa 3]} free inventory slot to carry:

5Rnd. .338 Lapua Magnum[]

Box magazine loaded with five rounds of .338 Lapua Magnum ammunition.^{[CfgMa 4]}

None of the rounds fired will emit visible tracers.

Magazine compatibility[]

Weapon name (Classname)	5Rnd. .338 Lapua Magnum
L115A3 LRR (BAF_LRR_scoped)	✔
L115A2 LRR (BAF_LRR_scoped_W)	✔

Trivia[]

Although it is designated as the L115A3, there are no functional or performance differences between the regular L115A2 (that uses a tan paint finish) and the woodland-painted L115A3.
For unknown reasons, its in-game Armoury Description erroneously states that the LRR uses a red dot sight and has a laser pointer attached (neither attachment is actually available).
The bolt's cycling sound is actually integrated into a single sound file that automatically plays at the tail end of every shot. Because of this, the sound of the bolt being cycled will still be audible even after the magazine's final round has been fired (the bolt itself remains locked in place and does not move).^[3]
Following the release of the latest Steam version patches (as part of CorePatch's changes), bullet damage for the LRR's .338 LM cartridge was heavily nerfed; down from 26 to just 17 base damage.^[4]

Gallery[]

Config/script references[]

CfgAmmo

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 CfgAmmo >> B_86x70_Ball_noTracer >> hit
↑ CfgAmmo >> B_86x70_Ball_noTracer >> airFriction
↑ CfgAmmo >> B_86x70_Ball_noTracer >> typicalSpeed
↑ CfgAmmo >> B_86x70_Ball_noTracer >> deflecting

CfgMagazines

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 CfgMagazines >> 5Rnd_86x70_L115A1 >> count
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 CfgMagazines >> 5Rnd_86x70_L115A1 >> initSpeed
↑ CfgMagazines >> 5Rnd_86x70_L115A1 >> type >> "256"
↑ CfgMagazines >> 5Rnd_86x70_L115A1 >> ammo >> "B_86x70_Ball_noTracer"

CfgWeapons

↑ CfgWeapons >> BAF_LRR_scoped >> Single >> dispersion
↑ CfgWeapons >> BAF_LRR_scoped >> type >> "1"
↑ CfgWeapons >> BAF_LRR_scoped >> Single >> recoil
↑ CfgWeapons >> BAF_LRR_scoped >> Single >> recoilProne
↑ CfgWeapons >> BAF_LRR_scoped >> dexterity
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 CfgWeapons >> BAF_LRR_scoped >> magazines[] >> {"5Rnd_86x70_L115A1"}
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 CfgWeapons >> BAF_LRR_scoped >> Single >> reloadTime
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 CfgWeapons >> BAF_LRR_scoped >> opticsZoomMax
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 CfgWeapons >> BAF_LRR_scoped >> opticsZoomMin
↑ CfgWeapons >> BAF_LRR_scoped >> discreteDistance[] >> {100,200,300,400,500,600,700,800,1000,1200,1400}
↑ CfgWeapons >> DMR >> discreteDistanceInitIndex >> "2"

Formulae

↑ 60 / reloadTime = 60 / 2

Notes[]

↑ Damage will be reduced if the projectile's velocity drops below this value.

References[]

↑ Bohemia Interactive a.s., 2010, Weaponry, Arma 2, viewed 5 March 2025, <https://www.arma2.com/arma-2-baf-weaponry/arma2-baf-weapons>.
↑ Ministry of Defence 2018, Small arms and support weapons, The British Army, viewed 21 May 2024, <http://web.archive.org/web/20180312144741/https://www.army.mod.uk/equipment/small-arms-and-support-weapons/>. (archived link)
↑ ARMA 2: British Armed Forces 2010 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., \ca\sounds_baf\weapons\AS50_rel.wss
↑ Mazzon, M et al. 2019, CorePatch, GitHub, viewed 25 November 2019, <https://github.com/Goliath86/CorePatch/blob/master/Changelog.txt>.

External links[]

Wikipedia: Accuracy International AWM

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