SVD

The SVD is a Marksman Rifle added in Tom Clancy's The Division in the Underground update.

Overview
The SVD is a sniper rifle of Soviet origin. It was developed in the early 1960's to extend the range of squads equipped with the AK-47. Design

The SVD uses a highly modified version of the Kalashnikov system. Opposed to the AK-47 the SVD has a short stroke gas piston and is semi-automatic only. The SVD is easy to produce and one of the cheaper military semi-automatic sniper rifles. At first the SVD was fitted with wooden handguards and stocks, but since the 90's polymer is also available. Firepower

The SVD fires the 7.62x54mm Russian round from a 10 round detachable magazine. Normally sniper grade ammunition is used, but regular machine gun ammunition can be used as well. Accuracy averages about 2 MOA, depending on the quality of the gun and ammunition. The effective range of the SVD lies between 600 and 800 meters.

Gameplay
The SVD is a fast firing, highly accurate marksman rifle. Compared to other semi-automatic rifles, the SVD has higher accuracy at the cost of lower damage and shorter range.

Its higher accuracy allows players to land follow up shots quickly and precisely. However, rapid-fire can make this difficult due to recoil.

The shorter range will hinder the SVD when compared to the SCAR-H and M1A at extreme distances. Hitting targets outside of its effective range will result in reduced damage, making this rifle more suited to mid-range combat.

Variants

 * Surplus SVD
 * Paratrooper SVD

Weapon Talents
When obtaining an SVD, the first two talents are rolled at random, while the third "free" talent comes with Disciplined.

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Killing a target will make your next shot with the weapon be an automatic critical hit.

Trivia

 * Paratrooper SVD is based on modernized version of the SVD, sold in the European commercial market as "Tigr" rifles.