Phantom VA23

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

The Phantom Vanu Amerish 23 is a mid-range sniper rifle, most comparable to the VA39 Spectre. This rifle sacrifices access to high-magnification optics—including the typically built-in 6x Scope—to instead mount low-magnification sights. In exchange, however, the Phantom VA23 is considerably hampered at longer ranges—with lower velocity, noticeably harsher damage fall-off, and worse bloom while aimed.

Although the Phantom VA23 serves the same role as the Impetus and  KSR-35, it has notably different statistics (particularly ballistics) thanks to it being a derivative of the VA39 Spectre.

Damage Fall-off

 * 400 before 15 meters
 * 334 at 116 meters
 * 280 after 200 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

 * November 18, 2016 Hotfix
 * Recoil recovery delay from 0ms to -130ms
 * 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.
 * ADS starting CoF while moving from 0.55 to 0.25
 * ADS CoF bloom from 0.8 to 0.2
 * Max damage range from 8m to 15m
 * Min damage from 260 to 280
 * Dev Note: These changes make the progression from scout rifle to semi-auto sniper a bit more apparent as semi-auto snipers in general are made more useful.
 * Added Weighted Receiver.