M14 EBR


 * For the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Black Ops variant, see M14.

The M14 EBR (Enhanced Battle Rifle) is a semi-automatic sniper rifle featured in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

Campaign
It is seen multiple times in the Campaign in Wolverines!, The Gulag, Contingency, The Enemy Of My Enemy, and Museum.

Special Ops
An unscoped M14 EBR can be used by the player in the Special Ops mission, Breach & Clear. This is the only time in the game where this weapon can be used without a scope. Although it is unscoped, it retains a relatively large amount of idle sway. The iron sights have the same amount of zoom as an ACOG Scope.

Multiplayer
In multiplayer, the M14 EBR is unlocked at level 56. It is called the M21 EBR. Due to its very low recoil and large magazine (for a sniper rifle), most players will instinctively fire two or more quick shots even if one will do. This causes M21 users to burn through ammo faster than other sniper rifles in the hands of most players. This is popular as a stealth weapon online, as it takes two shots anywhere on the body with a Silencer and without Stopping Power to kill with any sniper rifle. The weapon's low recoil and large magazine make it the preferred sniper rifle for two-shot kills and in hardcore mode. When used without a Silencer and with Stopping Power, it is capable of one shot kills to the head, neck and chest. If equipped with either a Silencer and Stopping Power or neither of the two, one-shot kills only apply to the head, making it ideal for sharpshooters who prefer to get the harder headshots than the easier body shots in order to get camouflages and Master challenges faster. Due to its high rate of fire and low recoil, it is popular amongst users with rapid-fire controllers, and in Hardcore modes. Considering the maximum health in Hardcore is reduced to only 30, and using the M21 with a suppressor will still retain one shot kills, unless shooting through thick surfaces or against a Final Stand or Painkiller user.

If an ACOG is attached, it can be used as a powerful assault rifle. With the ACOG attached, it is similar to the FAL, except the M14 can kill in 1-2 shots and fires faster than the FAL (although with a Holographic Sight and Stopping Power the FAL is always a 2 hit kill from any range and 1 shot to the head at close range). However, the M21 will have idle sway while the FAL won't, which some players may find irritating.

Weapon Attachments

 * Silencer
 * Heartbeat Sensor
 * ACOG Scope
 * Thermal Scope
 * FMJ
 * Extended Mags

Trivia

 * The M14 EBR is named "M21 EBR" in multiplayer whereas it is really an M14 EBR.
 * Soap is often seen with the M14 EBR, such as in "Cliffhanger", "The Enemy Of My Enemy" and "The Gulag"
 * On the right side of the gun, there is yellow lettering which reads "SD-619," referring to the abbreviation and area code of the city of San Diego, California.
 * On Infinity Ward's website the M14 EBR was voted as the favorite sniper rifle in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
 * The M21 EBR makes the same third-person sound as the M14 from Call of Duty 4, while it makes a different first person sound.
 * The following can be seen written on the gun:
 * 'U.S. RIFLE'
 * '7.62 MM MK 14'
 * 'IW4'
 * '111408'
 * Players can still see the M14 EBR's Iron Sight even with the scope attached.
 * In multiplayer, the M14 EBR has little to no firing cap, therefore a player with a fast trigger finger can fire the weapon as if it's fully automatic.
 * The M14 EBR's Iron Sight has the same zoom as the ACOG scope. This can be easily seen if compared with the AK-47 with ACOG in "Breach & Clear".
 * The M14 EBR and PTRS-41 are the only semi-automatic sniper rifles to have usable Iron Sights.
 * The M14 EBR's Heartbeat Sensor will not be camouflaged if camouflage is applied. It is the only weapon in the game where this is the case. The same goes for the Thermal and ACOG Scope.
 * The M14 EBR is the only sniper rifle in which camouflages apply to the scope.
 * Fall Camouflage appears purple on the inside of the M21 EBR's scope, this also occurs on the SCAR-H and FAMAS.
 * When found with a scope in singleplayer (Such as The Gulag), it is referred to as the "M14 EBR Scoped". This is weird because the sniper scope is default for the M14 EBR and is not an attachment.
 * When the M14 EBR Scoped is looked at in third person from the front, it appears to have a 'coyote scope' a scope with a honeycome style reticle that reduces glare and avoids detection.

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