SCAR

The SOF Combat Assault Rifle, better known as the SCAR, is the primary assault rifle for United States Marine Corps and the US Army Special Forces of 2020. The player is equipped with a SCAR in the beginning of the game.

SOF Combat Assault Rifle
Production Information
Manufacturer	McTiller Martins
Model	SCAR
Type	Assault rifle
Cost	150 prestige
Technical Specifications
Damage Per Hit	80, 120 in Crysis Warhead
Magazine Size	40
Maximum Ammunition	320
Fire Mode	Fully-automatic, semiautomatic, under-barrel attachment
Operation	Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Rate of Fire	700 rounds per minute
Accuracy	Medium to high
Range	Medium to long
Ammunition Specifications
Ammunition Type	6.8x45mm
Muzzle Velocity	1100 meters/second
Usage
Era(s)	2002
Counterpart	XM8 and FN SCAR (both are real world counterparts)
Counterweapon(s)	FY71
Affiliation	United States

Specifics

The SCAR holds 40 rounds per magazine, (1 additional round can be chambered, allowing 41 rounds maximum), and the player can carry 280 rounds as maximum ammo in reserve. It is capable of both fully-automatic and semiautomatic fire, and can fire tranquilizing darts (with tactical attachment) and rifle grenades (with grenade launcher attachment). It is accurate enough to be effective at medium to long range, and has a decent rate-of-fire in fully automatic mode. According to weapon textures it fires 6.8x45mm rounds.

6.8x45mm bullet
Mass:	12.5 grams
Velocity:	1100 meters/second
Explosion pressure:	None
Damage reduced per meter/Damage reduction minimum distance:	0.1/50 meters
Damage Type:	Bullet
Used by:	SCAR

Advantages

The SCAR is a well-rounded weapon that can use almost every attachment for rifles, with the exception of Incendiary Ammo (exclusive to the FY71). This rifle is very effective in most situations due to its accuracy, velocity, and strength compared to FY71. It loses little damage over distance due to advanced cartridge design of SCAR.

Disadvantages

The SCAR's ammo is very scarce throughout the game until the level Exodus. There is a large supply of SCAR ammo in the beginning of Assault, although it is the only major chance to stock up before Exodus. It may be preferable to use up the SCAR early and switch it with FY71 (which has more abundant ammunition), although other players may prefer to conserve the SCAR's ammunition for as long as possible with accurate semiautomatic fire. The SCAR's high rate of fire can lead to wasted ammunition more easily than other weapons when using the fully automatic fire mode.

SCAR

Trivia

• In Crysis Warhead, the SCAR has MARPAT Woodland camouflage applied to it.
• Pre-release materials and literature portrayed the SCAR as the most customizable weapon in the game. However, the FY71 is more customizable than the SCAR, as it can use all of the SCAR's attachments and Incendiary Ammo.
• Incendiary ammo exists for the SCAR, but is never used or shown in either singleplayer or multiplayer.
• The Belgium-made FN SCAR is a currently existing weapon, which has been mass produced since April 2009, although the SCAR model in Crysis is based on the XM8 rifle.