L118A

The L118A is a bolt-action sniper rifle that appears in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. It was first shown during footage at the Call of Duty XP event.

Multiplayer
The L118A is unlocked early on, as soon as Create-a-Class is unlocked. The L118A has high damage multipliers, killing reliably from the stomach up. It has high movement speed for a sniper rifle, letting the user move at 90% speed instead of the 80% for almost every other sniper rifle. It has high recoil, but since it resets while the bolt is cycled, it isn't much of an issue. Its rate of fire is quite slow and can hurt the user if he or she is faced with multiple opponents at once. Its reload is manageable but slow, and can only be partially mitigated with Sleight of Hand.

Weapon Attachments

 * ACOG Scope - Unlocked at weapon level 2.
 * Silencer - Unlocked at weapon level 5.
 * Heartbeat Sensor - Unlocked at weapon level 13.
 * Extended Mags - Unlocked at weapon level 15.
 * Thermal Scope - Unlocked at weapon level 19.
 * Variable Zoom - Unlocked at weapon level 22.

Proficiencies

 * Kick - Unlocked at weapon level 4.
 * Impact - Unlocked at weapon level 10.
 * Attachments - Unlocked at weapon level 14.
 * Focus - Unlocked at weapon level 18.
 * Speed - Unlocked at weapon level 24.
 * Stability - Unlocked at weapon level 28.

Survival Mode
The L118A is available in Survival Mode at level 35 and costs $2000. It is not very effective to use, since it rarely kills in one shot at later rounds and has poor handling in close quarters.

Trivia

 * The 1000 kill emblem is listed as "L118A3," the designation used by the British Army.
 * Along with the AS50, the L118A is the first British weapon in the Modern Warfare series to not feature a SUSAT.
 * When the L118A has an ACOG and Silencer attached, the Silencer might intrude on the target dot sightly.
 * The name for the HUD icon in the files for the L118A is labeled "L96A1".