The Beam Rifle is the award version of the sniper rifle. It is obtained be achieving the Marksman award, or by scoring 6 headshots with a sniper rifle in one life. It operates much like a sniper rifle, but has a stronger beam and penetrates units.The beam also stays for about a second, so you can kinda sweep it around to hit a moving enemy easier. This means that you can really do some long range damage to your opponents in a game. It is a very fun weapon to use, as shooting an enemy in the foot is enough to do them in, but has extremely limited ammunition (only 24 shots, with a mere 4 to a clip).
The beam rifle is suited for both sniping and close quarter combat. It can have great effect in places like Tantive 4 and Polis Massa, because it has the ability to shoot through up to 5 people in one shot. In the maps just mentioned, the hallways and corriders will really help when using this weapon.
Usage
People have expressed their dislike of the beam rifle as a sniper rifle, saying that they put the dot on a targets head and shoot and nothing happens. This is true, but it turns out that the Beam Rifle Works differently than the normal sniper rifle.
It is impossible to get a headshot with the beam rifle if you center the dot on your targets head while zoomed in.
To get headshots with the Beam Rifle:
1: Zoom in.
2: Center the dot on the top of the targets head, as if you were trying to give them a haircut.
3: Zoom out.
4: Fire.
Note that the dot has to be in the middle of the top of the enemies head. If your aim is off by even a centimeter, you will miss the shot. Due to the fact that the process to get a headshot is long and has to be very precise, you can only do this with stationary targets.
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. It is worth mentioning that, with the exception of wookiees, clone captains, droidekas (with shields up), and rocket units, a regular sniper rifle with the war hero bonus of stronger fire power can also kill a unit with a single hit on any part of their body.
Units
The Beam Rifle must be unlocked to use it.
- Clone Sharpshooter
- Assassin Droid
- Rebel Marksman
- Scout Trooper
- Tusken Hunter (Default Weapon)
Links
- Back to Weapons