AF-8 RailJack

The  is a sniper rifle available to the New Conglomerate. It is unlocked through purchase with Certification Points or Daybreak Cash.

The Auraxis Firearms - 8 RailJack is the New Conglomerate's unique sniper rifle. The RailJack, as the name implies, is as much a railgun as it is a rifle, and it takes the faction's high calibre philosophy to the extreme. Its projectiles pierce through infantry targets, with no limit. With both the highest muzzle velocity and highest damage-per-shot of any sniper rifle in the game, the RailJack is easily the most lethal weapon of its class on a shot-by-shot basis.

However, this strength is tempered by a 200ms (0.2s) charge-up period incurred after pulling the trigger but before the shot is fired. Thanks to this, the RailJack takes longer to hit a target after trigger pull than other sniper rifles, except at extreme ranges, despite the incredible velocity. Combined with the weapon's long chamber time, small magazine, and lengthy reload time, the RailJack may feel rather sluggish.

As with most bolt-action sniper rifles, the AF-8 RailJack deals 210% damage on a headshot, rather than only 200%, increasing the range at which the rifle is able to kill standard infantry with one headshot.

Damage Fall-Off
The two intermediate ranges listed are the ranges at which two bodyshots or one headshot, respectively, no longer kill a standard infantry target.
 * 750 before 10 meters
 * 500 at 335 meters
 * 477 at 365 meters
 * 450 after 400 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

 * Patch February 27th, 2014
 * Added to the game.
 * February 28, 2014 Patch
 * Fixed the AF-8 RailJack having the magazine size and total ammunition capacity of the semi-auto sniper rifles. It is now correctly set to have a 4 round magazine with a 40 round capacity
 * Patch March 13th, 2014
 * Bugs Fixes:
 * AF-8 RailJack forward grip is no longer errantly available in the VR training room.
 * April 9th, 2015 Update
 * Bug Fixes:
 * Fixing the AF-8 RailJack so it does not have a camo applied to it by default
 * March 30, 2022 Update (The Arsenal Update)
 * Anti-infantry sniper rifles now use a separate resistance (type 20).
 * Being struck by a sniper rifle now has more prominent audio.
 * Dev Note: The damage values for this new resistance are equivalent to small arms. This change will allow us to do is modify the bodyshot damage output from Nanoweave, as mentioned above.
 * Most Shotguns, Sniper Rifles, and Scout Rifles now use Comfort Grips, instead of Forward Grips.
 * Dev Note: Traditional Forward Grips offered no functional benefits to slow firing semi-auto weapons, so swapping them for Comfort Grips (which reduce the equip and unequip time of a weapon,) can be interpreted as a buff in almost all cases.
 * Projectiles now pierce through infantry targets, with no limit.
 * Dev Note: This is long overdue, given the theming of the weapon.