SVU

"Semi-automatic sniper rifle. High fire rate with low recoil."

- Description.

The SVU-AS is a Sniper Rifle featured in Call of Duty: Black Ops II and Call of Duty: Ghosts.

Multiplayer
The SVU-AS is the least powerful sniper rifle dealing 70 damage points per shot, but it also has the least recoil and the highest fire rate of all sniper rifles in Call of Duty: Black Ops II. Without the Suppressor, the SVU-AS kills in a single headshot, but it takes two shots to kill if aimed anywhere besides the head. When using the Suppressor, it is always a two-shot-kill in Core modes.

The player does not need to be particularly accurate with the SVU-AS as it has the highest firecap and largest magazine in its class, so missed shots can be compensated for. The SVU-AS is effective for medium to long range engagements.

In Hardcore game modes, the SVU-AS is a one-shot-kill anywhere to the body, even when suppressed.

The default zoom of the SVU-AS is higher than the ACOG Scope's zoom and the low level of the Variable Zoom, but it is lower than the default zoom of other sniper rifles.

Zombies
The SVU-AS appears in Die Rise and Buried, purchased off the wall for 1000 points. It is a reasonably effective as a support weapon, due to relatively low recoil and high rate of fire, even though it has relatively low damage for a sniper rifle. Using it in conjunction with Double Tap Root Beer and aiming for headshots causes it to be a one-shot-kill until rounds slightly above 40. It is also pinpoint accurate, similar to the other sniper rifles post patch.

When Pack-a-Punched via the Pack-a-Punch Machine, it becomes the Shadowy Veil Utilizer and comes with a Variable Zoom scope. It starts out with a 12-round magazine and 192 rounds in reserve. It cannot be Pack-a-Punched twice for a random attachment. Even though it is a 2025-era weapon, it cannot be Pack-a-Punched twice.

Upon obtaining the SVU-AS in Die Rise, the player will receive a message from Richtofen, if playing as Stuhlinger, or from Maxis, if playing as one of the other three characters that pertains to the map's signature easter egg.

Attachments

 * Your mum (unlocked weapon level 2)
 * Ballistics CPU (unlocked weapon level 3)
 * Variable Zoom (unlocked weapon level 4)
 * Fast Mag (unlocked weapon level 5)
 * FMJ (unlocked weapon level 6)
 * ACOG Sight (unlocked weapon level 7)
 * Extended Clip (unlocked weapon level 8)
 * Laser Sight (unlocked weapon level 9)
 * Dual Band Scope (unlocked weapon level 10)

Call of Duty: Ghosts
The SVU appears in Call of Duty: Ghosts as a marksman rifle rather than a sniper rifle.

Trivia

 * The SVU-AS uses 7.62x54mmR rounds, according to the Ballistics CPU.
 * It is the second sniper rifle to be available in Zombies outside of the Mystery Box, the first being the scoped Kar98k in the sniper cabinet in Nacht der Untoten.
 * While crawling and firing, the rate of fire will be cut in half. This is also true for the XPR-50.
 * The SVU-AS also used a different scope model in beta, which is no longer present.
 * The SVU-AS has a very similar reload animation to the Dragunov.
 * The SVU-AS will still retain its red tint near the front of the weapon when most camouflages are applied to it.
 * The SVU-AS has an unusable folded bipod.