Dragunov SVD

"A semi-automatic sniper rifle from the former Soviet Union. Its fire rate and stopping power make it highly effective for taking down moving targets."

- The Arsenal

The Dragunov SVD (Snayperskaya Vintovka Dragunova) is a combat Sniper Rifle added in the 12-16-08 Patch. Costing 1,400 GP for a day, the Dragunov SVD stands out of the other snipers because of one thing: its scope. The scope is not the usual "green plus sign"; instead, it uses what's called a PSO-1 scope. Along with that, it is semi-automatic, like the M110 SASS. The SVD is one of the most powerful semi-auto sniper rifle ( the M107CQ exceeds it in both), but it still cannot kill an enemy with full HP within a shot. Unfortunately, the Dragunov SVD takes a lot of skill to shoot because of the recoil compared to the other semi-auto snipers. The Dragunov SVD also requires the rank of Staff Sergeant I to purchase in the Shop. This sniper rifle is unique that unlike the SR25 or the MSG-90 you must repeatedly press the fire key instead of just holding it down.

Popularity
The Dragunov SVD is a fairly underused gun, because of its lack of accuracy during continuous fire (it needs 2 hits to kill a full hp target), and hefty recoil.

Variants

 * Dragunov Black
 * Dragunov SVDS
 * Dragunov SVDS Ghillie

Trivia

 * The SVD shares the same running and reloading animation with the SG550 and AK-103
 * The SVD scope is slightly inaccurate as there's 4 chevrons (^) and amongst other things...
 * In real life, the SVDs scope, the PSO-1, does not have a red dot in the middle. However, this was added on 11/29/2009 patch to help facilitate aiming, as many people did not know how to use this weapon, also it was rather difficult to aim with the different crosshair layout.
 * This weapon in real life is one of the most popular sniper rifles used in underdeveloped countries, as the Russian government used such countries as a dumping grounds for their weapons.