The Steiner-Bisley Model 762 Battle Rifle, labeled in-game as simply "Battle Rifle," is a weapon in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.
Characteristics[]
The battle rifle is a semi-automatic rifle with relatively high damage per shot. It generally functions as a marksman rifle suited for mid-range combat. Once a scope is attached, the battle rifle can also function as a sniper rifle. The standard Battle Rifle has a maximum range of 80 meters, which is sufficient for essentially all targets.
Due to its high damage per shot, the battle rifle is capable of defeating unarmored enemies, such as Dvali thugs, in a single body shot at typical combat ranges. Stronger enemies, such as ARC militia and armored police, require multiple body shots to take down. Damage against armored opponents and robots can be improved improved through the use of armor-piercing rounds, which enable most human targets to be defeated with two shots.
The battle rifle can function as a smaller, more economical, and less specialized version of the Longsword II 203 ERSR sniper rifle. Similar to how a battle rifle can receive a scope for use as a sniper rifle, the Longsword sniper rifle can emulate a battle rifle when its magazine size is upgraded to 11 rounds and when a laser sight is attached for hip-firing. However, the Longsword sniper rifle is guaranteed to stagger with each hit that doesn't kill, and its damage per shot is higher than that of the battle rifle. For example, it takes four armor piercing .416 rounds to kill an EXO-suit (the same as the number of .357 AP rounds needed). By comparison, 6 to 7 rounds of 7.62mm AP are needed to down an EXO-suit.
While the battle rifle excels at mid and long ranges, it is comparatively more difficult to use up close, due to its low rate of fire, low magazine capacity (which is fixed at 10 rounds and cannot be upgraded), and high recoil. Attaching a holosight improves visibility in close-range combat.
Acquisition[]
- Carried by Shadow Operatives during the first mission, M1: Black Market Buy.
- After arriving in Prague, one can be found in the boarded-up building to the left of the entrance to the Time Machine (Václav Koller's bookstore). The "Punch Through Walls" augmentation is required to break through a weaken wall in this building. After breaking the wall, drop down to find the weapon.
- Purchasable from Mikael Mendel in Prague.
- Tars' personal weapon locker has a fully loaded battle rifle, as well as other valuable loot.
- Purchasable from Louis Gallois in the Utulek Complex. A couple can be stolen from Louis Gallois's shop displays.
- Several can be found hidden in ARC territory. A few armed militiamen in ARC territory carry battle rifles.
Variants[]
Notes[]
- Ammo is commonly found in loaded battle rifles. The Dubai mission provides an opportunity to gather ammunition early in the game, since more than half of the Shadow Operatives there carry battle rifles. Most of the ammo is located in Golem City, which offers 200-400 standard rounds in typical playthroughs, but is visited only once. Mikael has ammo for sale every time he refreshes his inventory, and is the primary source of 7.62mm AP ammunition. Police and Tarvos EXO-suits also often carry battle rifle ammo.
- The name "Steiner-Bisley Model 762 Battle Rifle" appears in the weapon's inventory description. In the inventory description for the Lancer Rifle, "SB-762" is used to refer to battle rifle's receiver.
Trivia[]
- The standard and Elite Edition battle rifles appear to be on the Longsword Whisperhead SERSR, while including elements of the real world Mk 14 EBR, with a charging handle similar to those of AR-15 platform rifles.
- Both the standard and Elite Edition rifles have "SS-A.P.S." written on their fore-end. Standing for "Sniper System - Advanced Penetration System". The Lancer has this printed on its stock.
- All variants have "Steiner-BisleyLongsword Whisperhead SERSR, 202ERSR•SN514•MTL" written on a plate on the back of their upper receiver. This is either a reference to the SERSR from Deus Ex: Human Revolution, or a development oversight.
- Jensen uses the "Overhand C Clamp" grip when using all variants of the Model 762. This stance is used to increase control of a weapon and decrease muzzle rise, likely to help compensate for the larger recoil of the 7.62x51 ammo.
- Technically, none of the variants are "battle rifles" by definition. As a battle rifle is a selective fire rifle, while SB-762 and the Elite Edition are semi-automatic, and the Lancer is a bolt action.
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