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The VSS "Vintorez" (Vintovka Snayperskaya Spetsialnaya) is a integrally suppressed Sniper Rifle designed in the 1980's in the Soviet Union.
The '''AS Val''' and '''VSS Vintorez''' are a pair of integrally suppressed weapons developed in the Soviet Union in the 1980s. The two are mechanically identical, but feature different cosmetic parts and have different roles.


==Specifications==
==Specifications==


'''Type:''' Sniper Rifle
''(1987 - Present)''


'''Caliber:''' 9 x 39mm
'''Type:''' Assault Rifle (AS Val), Sniper Rifle (VSS Vintorez), Compact Assault Rifle (SR-3 Vikhr)
 
'''Caliber:''' 9x39mm


'''Capacity:''' 10, 20 or 30 round Box Magazines
'''Capacity:''' 10, 20 or 30 round Box Magazines


'''Fire Modes:''' Safe/Semi/Full-Auto
'''Fire Modes:''' Safe / Semi / Full-Auto


'''The VSS Vintorez sniper rifle and variants can be seen in the following video games and anime used by the following actors:'''
{{Gun Title}}


== VSS Vintorez ==
== AS Val ==
[[Image:AS Val.jpg|thumb|right|450px|AS Val - 9x39mm]]
[[Image:AS Val2.jpg|thumb|right|450px|AS Val with a PSO-1 scope - 9x39mm]]
The '''AS Val''' is the assault rifle counterpart to the VSS Vintorez sniper rifle. It is equipped with a folding stock, pistol grip, and generally uses 20-round magazines (also usable by the VSS Vintorez), and it uses a slightly different 9x39mm round. It can also use a PSO-1 scope like the VSS Vintorez.


Note: The Vintorez normally uses 10 round magazines to facilitate easier use of the weapon from a prone position.  
Unlike most assault rifles, the AS Val is not designed to fire without its integral suppressor attached, and to that end its front sights are mounted on the end of the suppressor rather than on the end of the barrel as is the case for most assault rifles. The current version of the AS Val moves the front sight to the handguard to facilitate un-suppressed use.


[[Image:Vss1.jpg|thumb|right|450px|VSS Vintorez 9x39mm with PSO-1 scope]]
=== Film ===
 
=== Movies===
 
* ''[[Voyna]]''
* ''[[Grozovye Vorota (Thunder Gates)]]''
 
=== Television ===


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| ''[[War (Voyna)]]'' || [[Aleksey Chadov]] || Ivan || with PSO-1 scope || 2002
|-
| ''[[War (Voyna)]]'' || [[Sergei Bodrov]] || Captain Medvedev || with PSO-1 scope || 2002
|-
| ''[[Countdown (Lichnyy nomer)]]'' || || Russian special forces|| unscoped || 2004
|-
|-
| || Ruslan || [[Brigada]] || || 2002
| ''[[S.S.D.]]'' || || Special Forces || || 2008
|-
|-
|}
|}


=== Video Games ===
=== Video Games ===
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|-
|-
| [[America's Army]] ||  ||  || With & without PSO-1 scope || 2002
| ''[[Chaser]]'' || Val Silent Sniper || with scope of the [[OICW|XM29 OICW]] || semi-auto only || 2003
|-
| ''[[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl]]'' || VLA || || || 2006
|-
| ''[[Cross Fire (2007 VG)|Cross Fire]]'' || || || || 2007
|-
| ''[[World in Conflict]]'' || || || || 2007
|-
| ''[[7.62 High Calibre]]'' || || || w/ various attachments || 2008
|-
| ''[[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky]]'' || VLA || || || 2008
|-
| ''[[SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3]]'' || || || || 2010
|-
| ''[[Battlefield 3]]'' || "AS VAL" || || || 2011
|-
|  ''[[Battlefield Play4Free]]'' ||"AS VAL" || With optional EOTech red dot sight || || 2011
|-
| ''[[Ghost Recon Online]]'' || AS Val || || || 2011
|-
| ''[[Ghost Recon: Future Soldier]]'' || "VSS" || || || 2012
|-
| ''[[Battlefield 4]]'' || "AS VAL" || w/ various attachments || Appears in ''Second Assault'' DLC, classified as PDW || 2013
|-
| ''[[Warface]]'' ||AR-"GAR" ||B-3 mount and scope mount|| ||2013
|-
| ''[[Survarium]]'' || AS Val || || || 2013
|-
| ''[[Payday 2]]'' ||Valkyria || ||added in Sokol Character Pack (2015) || 2013
|-
|  ''[[World of Guns: Gun Disassembly]]'' ||AS VAL || With EOTech, Aimpoint, PSO-1 scopes, flashlight, laser and grip || || 2014
|-
| ''[[Contract Wars]]'' || || || || 2015
|-
|-
| [[ArmA II]] || || || || 2009
| ''[[Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades]]'' || || || || 2016
|-
|-
| [[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl]] || Vintar BC || || || 2007
| ''[[Escape from Tarkov]]'' ||AS VAL ||grip with buffer tube, 10,20 and 30-round magazine, side dovetail rail, Zenit RP-1, mount on barrel-suppressor for grips and flashlights|| || 2016
|-
|-
| [[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]] || || || With tranquilizer ammo in multiplayer mode || 2008
| ''[[Insurgency: Sandstorm]]'' || AS Val || || Added in June 2020 "Nightfall" update || 2018
|-
|-
| [[Battlefield: Bad Company]] || || || || 2008
| ''[[Call to Arms]]'' || || || || 2018
|-
|-
| [[Battlefield: Bad Company 2]] || VSS Snaiperskaya Special || || With PSO-1 scope and various other optics || 2010
| ''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)|Call of Duty: Modern Warfare]]'' || AS VAL ||With a variety of attachments || Added in Season 6 update (September 2020) || 2019
|-
|-
| [[Army of Two: The 40th Day]] ||   || || || 2010
| ''[[Into the Radius VR]]'' || "AS Val" || Various attachments, dovetail rail || 10 and 20-round magazines available || 2020
|-
|-
| [[SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3]] || || || || 2010
| ''[[Squad]]'' || AS Val || OKP-7 reflex sight || Added in 2023 V5.0 update || 2020
|-
|-
| [[Syphon Filter:Dark Mirror]] || VSS-DU || || Ability to use darts, sniper rifle used by operative Lian Xing || 2006
| ''[[Far Cry 6]]'' || || || || 2021
|-
|-
| ''[[Battlefield 2042]]'' || AS Val || || || 2021
|}
|}


=== Anime ===
== VSS Vintorez ==
[[Image:Vss1.jpg|thumb|right|450px|VSS Vintorez with PSO-1 scope - 9x39mm]]
[[Image:Vss2.jpg|thumb|right|450px|VSS Vintorez with PSO-1 scope - 9x39mm]]
[[Image:VSSM Vintorez.jpg|thumb|right|450px|VSSM Vintorez - 9x39mm]]
The '''VSS Vintorez''' (Vintovka Snayperskaya Spetsialnaya) is the sniper rifle counterpart to the AS Val assault rifle. It features a wooden stock, a PSO-1 scope, and normally uses 10-round magazines to facilitate easier use of the weapon from a prone position, though it can use 20-round magazines.
 
In 2016, [[Vyatskie Polyany Machine Building Plant "Molot"|Molot]] announced a civilian version of the VSS, opening up a line to produce commercial 9x39mm ammunition and also offering a variant chambered in the more common 7.62x39mm.
 
=== Film ===


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|-
| rowspan=3 | ''[[Piranha (Okhota na piranyu)]]'' || [[Vladimir Mashkov]] || Kiril Mazur || rowspan=3 | || rowspan=3 | 2006
|-
| [[Sergei Garmash]] || Zima
|-
| || Prokhor's man
|-
|-
| Weber || [[Full Metal Panic]] || With night-vision scope || 2002
| ''[[S.S.D.]]'' || || Special Forces || || 2008
|-
|-
| Hotel Moscow soldier || [[Black Lagoon]] || || 2006
| ''[[Do Not Wake Me Up (Ne budi menya)]]'' || [[Evgeniy Pavlov]] || Sniper || || 2020
|-
|-
|}
|}


== AS Val ==
=== Television ===
[[Image:As val1.jpg|thumb|right|400px|AS Val, 9x39mm SP-5, SP-6 or PAB-9]]
The AS Val is an Assault Rifle version of the VSS Vintorez. Its main differences are that the AS Val is equipped with a folding stock, possesses a 20-round magazine capacity (also usable by the VSS Vintorez), and it uses a slightly different 9X39mm round. It can use a PSO-1 scope as well.


Unlike most assault rifles, the AS Val is not designed to fire without its integral suppressor attached, and to that end its front sights are mounted on the end of the suppressor rather than on the end of the barrel as is the case for most assault rifles.  Current version of the AS Val move the front sight to the handguard to facilitate un-suppressed use.
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Character'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
|-
| ''[[Brigada]]'' || [[Vladimir Karpovich]] || Ruslan || || 2002
|-
| ''[[Stormgate]]'' || || SPETZNAZ troopers || || 2006
|-
| ''[[Katran]]'' || Maksim Averin || Boris Grinevich || || 2020
|-
| ''[[King and Jester (Korol i Shut)]]'' || || ''SOBR'' || (E05) || 2023
|-
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=== Video Games ===
=== Video Games ===
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| ''[[America's Army]]'' || || || With & without PSO-1 scope || 2002
|-
| ''[[Söldner: Secret Wars]]'' || || || || 2004
|-
| ''[[Conflict: Global Terror]]'' || || || || 2005
|-
| [[Alliance of Valiant Arms]] || "VSS" || || Full auto only || 2007
|-
| ''[[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl]]'' || "Vintar BC" || || || 2007
|-
| ''[[7.62 High Calibre]]'' || || || || 2008
|-
| ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]'' || || || With tranquilizer ammo in multiplayer mode || 2008
|-
| ''[[Battlefield: Bad Company]]'' || || || || 2008
|-
| ''[[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky]]'' || "Vintar BC" || || || 2008
|-
| ''[[ArmA II]]'' || || || || 2009
|-
| ''[[Battlefield: Bad Company 2]]'' || "VSS Snaiperskaya Special" || || With PSO-1 scope and various other optics || 2010
|-
| ''[[Army of Two: The 40th Day]]'' || || || || 2010
|-
| ''[[War Inc. Battlezone]]'' || || || || 2010
|-
| ''[[SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3]]'' || || || || 2010
|-
| ''[[Battlefield Play4Free]]'' || || || Full auto only || 2011
|-
| ''[[Jagged Alliance: Back in Action]]'' || || || || 2012
|-
| ''[[Ghost Recon Online]]'' || || || || 2012
|-
| ''[[Warface]]'' ||"Garota"  ||w/B-3 mounts || ||2013
|-
| ''[[Payday 2]]'' ||Valkyria || ||as a modified AS Val; added in Sokol Character Pack (2015) || 2013
|-
| ''[[Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2]]'' || || || || 2013
|-
| ''[[Splinter Cell: Blacklist]]'' || "VSS" || AS Val stock || || 2013
|-
| ''[[Survarium]]'' || || || || 2013
|-
| ''[[Contract Wars]]'' || || || || 2014
|-
|  ''[[World of Guns: Gun Disassembly]]'' ||VSS Vintorez  || With  PSO-1 scope and flashlight || || 2014
|-
| ''[[Rainbow Six Siege]]'' || ||||unusable; seen on a pre-release concept ||  2015
|-
| ''[[Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades]]'' || || || || 2016
|-
| ''[[Escape from Tarkov]]'' ||Special Sniper Rifle VSS Vintorez ||10, 20, 30-round magazine, side dovetail mount, Zenit RP-1, mount on barrel-suppressor for grips and flashlights || || 2016
|-
| ''[[Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3]]'' || "Brezatelya" || || || 2017
|-
| ''[[Playerunknown's Battlegrounds]]'' || "VSS" || PSO-1 scope, with various attachments || || 2017
|-
| ''[[Vigor]]'' || || || || 2018
|-
| ''[[Call to Arms]]'' || || || VSS Vintorez || 2018
|-
| ''[[Gun Club VR]]'' ||  || || || 2018
|-
|-
|[[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl]]||VLA||||||2006
| ''[[Into the Radius VR]]'' || "VSS Vintorez" || w/ various attachments || 10 and 20-round magazines available || 2020
|-
| ''[[Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts 2]]'' || LSSR MYSH 2 || ||VSSM || 2021
|-
|-
|[[SOCOM: Confrontation]]||||||||2008
| ''[[Battlefield 2042]]'' || "BSV-M" || || Added in Season 1 (2022) || 2021
|-
|-
|[[SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3]]||||||||2010
| ''[[Starfield]]'' || "Old Earth Hunting Rifle" || || || 2023
|-
|-
|}
|}


== SR-3 Vikhr ==
=== Anime ===


The Vikhr (meaning "Whirlwind" in Russian), based on the AS Val, is an ultracompact assault rifle with a 20-round magazine capacity developed for use by VIP protection teams and State Security operatives. Unlike its parent firearms, it cannot mount a suppressor, integral or otherwise.
A more recent variant, the SR-3M ("M" for "modernized") was developed as a more versatile alternative for Law Enforcement. It features a 30-round magazine capacity, a collapsible foregrip in the handguard, the ability to mount a detachable suppressor similar to that of its parent firearms', a front sight mounted on the handguard, and a redesigned folding stock.
[[Image:SR3.jpg|thumb|right|400px|SR-3 Vikhr, 9x39mm]]
=== Video Games ===
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|-
|[[Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2]]||||||||2007
| ''[[Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu]]'' || Kurz Weber || With night-vision scope || 2002
|-
|-
|[[Splinter Cell: Conviction]]||Vikhr||||||2010
| ''[[Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage]]'' || Hotel Moscow soldier || || 2006
|-
|-
|}
|}
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== SR-2 Veresk ==
== SR-3 Vikhr ==
[[Image:SR2Veresk.jpg|thumb|right|400px|SR-2, 9x21mm]]
[[Image:SR3.jpg|thumb|right|400px|SR-3 Vikhr - 9x39mm]]
[[Image:SR-2Veresk.jpg|thumb|right|400px|SR-2M, 9x21mm]]
[[Image:SR-3M-vichr-30-mag.jpg|thumb|right|400px|SR-3M with 30 round magazine - 9x39mm]]
[[Image:SR3M-Vixr.jpg|thumb|right|400px|SR-3M with silencer- 9x39mm]]
[[Image:SR-3M.jpg|thumb|right|400px|SR-3M with foregrip folded, silencer, and PSO-1 scope - 9x39mm]]
[[Image:SR-3MP.jpg|thumb|right|400px|SR-3MP Vikhr with red-dot sight, suppressor, and stock attached upside-down - 9x39mm]]
The '''SR-3 Vikhr''' (meaning "Whirlwind" in Russian), based on the AS Val, is an ultra-compact assault rifle with a 20-round magazine capacity developed for use by VIP protection teams and State Security operatives. Unlike its parent firearms, it cannot mount a suppressor, integral or otherwise.
 
A more recent variant, the '''SR-3M''' ("M" for "modernized") was developed as a more versatile alternative for Law Enforcement. Alongside new 30-round magazines, it features a folding foregrip attached to the handguard, the ability to mount a detachable suppressor similar to that of its parent firearm, a rear sight shifted further forward towards the rear of the handguard, and a redesigned folding stock based on that used by the Val. An even more recent '''SR-3MP''' differs only in a modified top cover with a Picatinny rail for optics, alongside two more rails on the left and right sides of the handguard and the ability to remove the stock from the rear of the weapon and mount it upside-down below the pistol grip, for easier aiming while using a bulletproof mask/helmet or night-vision goggles.


===Video Games===
=== Video Games ===
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| ''[[Alliance of Valiant Arms]]'' ||  || SR-3M, with 30-round magazine || Available in South Korean version only || 2007
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|''[[Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2]]''||||||||2007
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| ''[[Cross Fire (2007 VG)|Cross Fire]]'' ||"SR-3M" ||w/20-rounded magazine || || 2007
|-
| ''[[7.62 High Calibre]]'' || || ||w/ various attachments|| 2008
|-
|''[[Splinter Cell: Conviction]]''||VIKHR||w/ Aimpoint CompM2 scope, match grade ammo or better butt-stock||appears incorrectly as an SMG||2010
|-
| ''[[Ghost Recon: Future Soldier]]'' || SR-3M || w/ full-length top rail and various accessories|| || 2012
|-
|''[[Survarium]]''||||||||2013
|-
|-
|[[Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield]]||||w/ reflex sight||||2003
|''[[Contract Wars]]''||||||||2014
|-
|-
|[[Splinter Cell: Conviction]]||SMG-2||w/ foregrip removed||SR-2M||2010
|''[[Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades]]''||SR-3M|| || ||2016
|-
|-
|''[[Ghost Recon: Wildlands]]'' || SR-3M || w/ various accessories|| || 2017
|}
|}
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==See Also==
* [[TsNIITochMash]] - A list of all firearms manufactured by TsNIITochMash.
{{AK}}


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Latest revision as of 09:57, 15 December 2023

The AS Val and VSS Vintorez are a pair of integrally suppressed weapons developed in the Soviet Union in the 1980s. The two are mechanically identical, but feature different cosmetic parts and have different roles.

Specifications

(1987 - Present)

Type: Assault Rifle (AS Val), Sniper Rifle (VSS Vintorez), Compact Assault Rifle (SR-3 Vikhr)

Caliber: 9x39mm

Capacity: 10, 20 or 30 round Box Magazines

Fire Modes: Safe / Semi / Full-Auto

The AS Val and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

AS Val

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AS Val - 9x39mm
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AS Val with a PSO-1 scope - 9x39mm

The AS Val is the assault rifle counterpart to the VSS Vintorez sniper rifle. It is equipped with a folding stock, pistol grip, and generally uses 20-round magazines (also usable by the VSS Vintorez), and it uses a slightly different 9x39mm round. It can also use a PSO-1 scope like the VSS Vintorez.

Unlike most assault rifles, the AS Val is not designed to fire without its integral suppressor attached, and to that end its front sights are mounted on the end of the suppressor rather than on the end of the barrel as is the case for most assault rifles. The current version of the AS Val moves the front sight to the handguard to facilitate un-suppressed use.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
War (Voyna) Aleksey Chadov Ivan with PSO-1 scope 2002
War (Voyna) Sergei Bodrov Captain Medvedev with PSO-1 scope 2002
Countdown (Lichnyy nomer) Russian special forces unscoped 2004
S.S.D. Special Forces 2008

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Chaser Val Silent Sniper with scope of the XM29 OICW semi-auto only 2003
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl VLA 2006
Cross Fire 2007
World in Conflict 2007
7.62 High Calibre w/ various attachments 2008
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky VLA 2008
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 2010
Battlefield 3 "AS VAL" 2011
Battlefield Play4Free "AS VAL" With optional EOTech red dot sight 2011
Ghost Recon Online AS Val 2011
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier "VSS" 2012
Battlefield 4 "AS VAL" w/ various attachments Appears in Second Assault DLC, classified as PDW 2013
Warface AR-"GAR" B-3 mount and scope mount 2013
Survarium AS Val 2013
Payday 2 Valkyria added in Sokol Character Pack (2015) 2013
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly AS VAL With EOTech, Aimpoint, PSO-1 scopes, flashlight, laser and grip 2014
Contract Wars 2015
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 2016
Escape from Tarkov AS VAL grip with buffer tube, 10,20 and 30-round magazine, side dovetail rail, Zenit RP-1, mount on barrel-suppressor for grips and flashlights 2016
Insurgency: Sandstorm AS Val Added in June 2020 "Nightfall" update 2018
Call to Arms 2018
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare AS VAL With a variety of attachments Added in Season 6 update (September 2020) 2019
Into the Radius VR "AS Val" Various attachments, dovetail rail 10 and 20-round magazines available 2020
Squad AS Val OKP-7 reflex sight Added in 2023 V5.0 update 2020
Far Cry 6 2021
Battlefield 2042 AS Val 2021

VSS Vintorez

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VSS Vintorez with PSO-1 scope - 9x39mm
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VSS Vintorez with PSO-1 scope - 9x39mm
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VSSM Vintorez - 9x39mm

The VSS Vintorez (Vintovka Snayperskaya Spetsialnaya) is the sniper rifle counterpart to the AS Val assault rifle. It features a wooden stock, a PSO-1 scope, and normally uses 10-round magazines to facilitate easier use of the weapon from a prone position, though it can use 20-round magazines.

In 2016, Molot announced a civilian version of the VSS, opening up a line to produce commercial 9x39mm ammunition and also offering a variant chambered in the more common 7.62x39mm.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Piranha (Okhota na piranyu) Vladimir Mashkov Kiril Mazur 2006
Sergei Garmash Zima
Prokhor's man
S.S.D. Special Forces 2008
Do Not Wake Me Up (Ne budi menya) Evgeniy Pavlov Sniper 2020

Television

Title Actor Character Note Date
Brigada Vladimir Karpovich Ruslan 2002
Stormgate SPETZNAZ troopers 2006
Katran Maksim Averin Boris Grinevich 2020
King and Jester (Korol i Shut) SOBR (E05) 2023

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
America's Army With & without PSO-1 scope 2002
Söldner: Secret Wars 2004
Conflict: Global Terror 2005
Alliance of Valiant Arms "VSS" Full auto only 2007
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl "Vintar BC" 2007
7.62 High Calibre 2008
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots With tranquilizer ammo in multiplayer mode 2008
Battlefield: Bad Company 2008
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky "Vintar BC" 2008
ArmA II 2009
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 "VSS Snaiperskaya Special" With PSO-1 scope and various other optics 2010
Army of Two: The 40th Day 2010
War Inc. Battlezone 2010
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 2010
Battlefield Play4Free Full auto only 2011
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action 2012
Ghost Recon Online 2012
Warface "Garota" w/B-3 mounts 2013
Payday 2 Valkyria as a modified AS Val; added in Sokol Character Pack (2015) 2013
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 2013
Splinter Cell: Blacklist "VSS" AS Val stock 2013
Survarium 2013
Contract Wars 2014
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly VSS Vintorez With PSO-1 scope and flashlight 2014
Rainbow Six Siege unusable; seen on a pre-release concept 2015
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 2016
Escape from Tarkov Special Sniper Rifle VSS Vintorez 10, 20, 30-round magazine, side dovetail mount, Zenit RP-1, mount on barrel-suppressor for grips and flashlights 2016
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 "Brezatelya" 2017
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds "VSS" PSO-1 scope, with various attachments 2017
Vigor 2018
Call to Arms VSS Vintorez 2018
Gun Club VR 2018
Into the Radius VR "VSS Vintorez" w/ various attachments 10 and 20-round magazines available 2020
Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 LSSR MYSH 2 VSSM 2021
Battlefield 2042 "BSV-M" Added in Season 1 (2022) 2021
Starfield "Old Earth Hunting Rifle" 2023

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu Kurz Weber With night-vision scope 2002
Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage Hotel Moscow soldier 2006

SR-3 Vikhr

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SR-3 Vikhr - 9x39mm
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SR-3M with 30 round magazine - 9x39mm
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SR-3M with silencer- 9x39mm
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SR-3M with foregrip folded, silencer, and PSO-1 scope - 9x39mm
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SR-3MP Vikhr with red-dot sight, suppressor, and stock attached upside-down - 9x39mm

The SR-3 Vikhr (meaning "Whirlwind" in Russian), based on the AS Val, is an ultra-compact assault rifle with a 20-round magazine capacity developed for use by VIP protection teams and State Security operatives. Unlike its parent firearms, it cannot mount a suppressor, integral or otherwise.

A more recent variant, the SR-3M ("M" for "modernized") was developed as a more versatile alternative for Law Enforcement. Alongside new 30-round magazines, it features a folding foregrip attached to the handguard, the ability to mount a detachable suppressor similar to that of its parent firearm, a rear sight shifted further forward towards the rear of the handguard, and a redesigned folding stock based on that used by the Val. An even more recent SR-3MP differs only in a modified top cover with a Picatinny rail for optics, alongside two more rails on the left and right sides of the handguard and the ability to remove the stock from the rear of the weapon and mount it upside-down below the pistol grip, for easier aiming while using a bulletproof mask/helmet or night-vision goggles.

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Alliance of Valiant Arms SR-3M, with 30-round magazine Available in South Korean version only 2007
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 2007
Cross Fire "SR-3M" w/20-rounded magazine 2007
7.62 High Calibre w/ various attachments 2008
Splinter Cell: Conviction VIKHR w/ Aimpoint CompM2 scope, match grade ammo or better butt-stock appears incorrectly as an SMG 2010
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier SR-3M w/ full-length top rail and various accessories 2012
Survarium 2013
Contract Wars 2014
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades SR-3M 2016
Ghost Recon: Wildlands SR-3M w/ various accessories 2017


See Also

  • TsNIITochMash - A list of all firearms manufactured by TsNIITochMash.
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