Country of Origin: Czech Republic

Appears in: Czech weapons catalogs of the 1990s and early 2000s.

Notes: This Czech weapon is unusual for a heavy sniper rifle in that it is capable of automatic fire, though recoil is brutal in this mode. It is most often fired in the semiautomatic mode, as the magazine is small, the buttplate rudimentary and unpadded, and the entire weapon rather light for prolonged automatic fire. Optical sights are difficult to fit to this weapon and take some work to properly use, due to the mounting of the magazine.

The B-30 and its brethren seem to have been confined largely to arms shows where the designers hoped for sales which pretty much never happened, and by 2006 it was no longer being offered.

Virtually all of these weapons were chambered for the 12.7mm Russian cartridge, however, another common caliber was .50 Browning Machinegun. A couple of rarer chamberings included 14.5mm KPV and 15mm Mauser.

Twilight 2000 Notes: This is a rather rare weapon in the Twilight 2000 World; in .50 Browning Machinegun, it is even rarer, and in 14.5mm KPV or 15mm Mauser, it is almost unknown.

Merc 2000 Notes: In the Merc 2000 World, the two most common chamberings of the B-30 are 12.7mm Russian and 14.5mm KPV.

Country of Origin: Germany

Appears in: Heckler & Koch literature of the early 1990s.

Weapon Type: Sniper Rifle

This weapon was designed by Heckler and Koch as their answer to the heavy-caliber sniping rifles beginning to emerge at the time. H&K's research indicated that the best antimateriel rifle would be one firing a moderate-caliber round at a high velocity, and be of moderate size to reduce shooter fatigue. To this end, they developed a 340-grain 9x90mm ammunition fired by a large powder load, to produce a muzzle velocity of over 1100 meters per second. This was coupled with a computerized sight that is equivalent to a 12x sight with an additional bonus of +3 to hit at all ranges, and also has night vision equal to an image intensifier. This weapon was to be issued to various Special Operations communities, but was unfortunately never developed beyond one working prototype due to lack of interest and high cost of development.

Country of Origin: United States

Appears in: Robocop series of movies.

Weapon Type: Sniper (Antimateriel) Rifle

Fictional Notes: Designed for military use, the Cobra Assault Cannon was illegally given to Robocop's enemies by the evil head of a rival robot designer at Omnicorp. This weapon was taken by Robocop after he killed the criminals, and used to destroy ED-209, a flawed robot. The Cobra Assault Cannon was designed as an antimateriel rifle and sniper's weapon for use by special units, and under normal use will not be found out of the hands of units like Special Forces, Rangers, Marine Scout/Snipers, and Navy SEALs. It uses a proprietary 20mm cartridge, and is an extremely lethal weapon capable of engaging even light armored vehicles. Cobra Assault Cannons are built out of strong titanium alloy, except for the light alloy bipod. The electronic sight allows for telescopic vision (with a +20 to range) as well as viewing in the infrared and ultraviolet spectrums. The barrel is long and allows for great range.

*Penetration against armored vehicles is 3/3/3/2.

**Penetration against body armor is 2-2-2.

Remington SR-8

Appears in: Remington's literature from the late 1990s and early 2000s, as well as several books from the period.

Country of Origin: United States

Notes: The SR-8 is a prototype sniper rifle, and there are no plans to mass-produce it at present. It was designed when the Italian Army made it known that they were looking for a new sniper rifle in .338 Lapua Magnum. Remington came up with a rifle based on their Remington 700 Long Action and the adjustable trigger from the M-24 sniper rifle, with a Sako-style extractor to cope with the wide rim of the .338 Lapua round. The sight Remington used was a 16x Leupold Mk 4. The SR-8 has an adjustable stock. As of 2006, the SR-8 is listed as being in "advanced development," though rumors variously say that the Italians have either found the rifle they were looking for at other companies or are still looking for one.

Twilight 2000 Notes: Scores of these rifles were taken into NATO service during the Twilight War; the Italians actually got very few of them.