NS-AM8 Shortbow

The  is an anti-materiel rifle produced by Nanite Systems, available to all factions. It is unlocked through purchase with A7 from the Black Market aboard Sanctuary.

The Nanite Systems - Anti-Materiel-8 Shortbow is a variant of the NS-AM7 Archer, with the Shortbow sacrificing much of the Archer's sustained and long-range damage characteristics for snappiness in close quarters, featuring faster reload and chamber times tempered by harsher fall-off, the loss of its splash damage, and a reduction in magazine size.

The Shortbow's chamber and reload times are 0.2 seconds faster than the Archer, but in exchange it suffers a 50 meter loss to its minimum damage range, loses all of its indirect damage characteristics, and has its magazine size reduced by one round. The Shortbow also has a modified attachment pool, with a far reduced selection of optics and access to the Darklight Flashlight and Straight-Pull Bolt traded instead for a Comfort Grip.

Damage Fall-off
''The damage values listed below are against standard infantry targets. See Vehicle armor and damage resistance for modifiers against different target types.''
 * 450 before 25 meters
 * 418 at 40 meters (one HSK standard infantry)
 * 250 after 125 meters
 * 200 after 150 meters

Ribbons and Medals
It is possible to earn both Ribbons and Medals while using the. Each ribbon is a standard reward for achieving a set amount of kills with the rifle. Medals are awarded upon reaching kill milestones with the weapon.

History

 * March 30, 2022 Update (The Arsenal Update)
 * All Black Market weapons are now purchasable with Daybreak Cash, as an alternative to the normal A7 currency costs.
 * Maximum direct damage from 400 to 450.
 * Headshot multiplier from 2x to 2.4x.
 * Magazine size from 3 to 4.
 * Ammo capacity from 36 to 32.
 * Now uses a default 1x reflex, instead of ironsights.
 * Dev Note: The Shortbow becomes much more usable after these changes, reeling in some of the tradeoffs it made for its close-range optics and hipfire.

Trivia

 * Alongside the NS-44L Showdown and NS-357 IA, the NS-AM8 Shortbow was previously obtained randomly from winning alerts. The player would need to have participated in at least 90% of an alert, own the related weapon, and succeed against a "very, very, very low" chance of receiving the weapon. This was changed in the Escalation update.