L96A1 Holiday Wolf

"An upgraded version of the L96A1 Arctic Wolf. Show off your holiday cheer with the more precise fire and even more powerful bang, perfect for spreading the joy of the season."

- CA EU

The L96A1 Holiday Wolf is a limited edition of the L96A1 Arctic Wolf that was released in Combat Arms Europe and North America. It is a event item for Christmas Sales 2010 and 2011.

Overview
The Christmas-variant of the L96A1 Arctic Wolf has more accuracy and power than the standard AW. It also maintains the L115A2/3 scope instead of the standard L96A1 scope, increasing its magnifying powers. Aesthetically, the HW features bright-green ghillie stripes and a "jolly-red" lower receiver, compared to the AW's solid arctic camouflage.

Though its stats make it much more efficient than than standard Arctic Wolf, its unique (yet obvious and flashy) coloring makes it very ineffective for stealth in certain terrains. This includes snowy terrain, which ironically, was what the AW was designed for in the first place.

The Holiday Wolf's better accuracy makes it much more useful in extremely long range situations such as across Snow Valley and Kill Creek. Coupled with its greater magnification scope, damage and extra magazine, it is a vast improvement at long range combat compared with other versions of the L96A1. However its accuracy is no where near the TPG-1 and DSR. If you are used to those guns, you will find that even with the increased accuracy and higher magnification scope it is very hard to hit targets hiding behind another object like a wall. This sniper is more for rushing where the opponents you encounter are more likely to have their entire bodies some what exposed. This sniper is very difficult to tank.

Trivia

 * This is the third seasonal item to be introduced, the first and second being the Autumn G36E Valkyrie and Autumn LAW. It is also the first to actually have the word "Holiday" in its name.
 * The Holiday Wolf is the only rifle (besides the L115) to have a higher magnification scope in the L9 family.
 * This weapon was on sale for permanent duration during the NeX-Mas Sale, at a price of 13,455 NX (55% Off).