Steyr HS-50
Notes: This is a
precision heavy-caliber sniper rifle.
It is meant to be used for sniping, countersniping or antimateriel work,
with its heavy cartridges. It was
first exhibited in February 2004 at the SHOT show, and it is not known whether
it has seen any combat testing. The
HS-50 is a single-shot bolt-action rifle, relatively short in length with a
large muzzle brake and with a MIL-STD-1913 rail above its receiver in order to
use virtually any sort of optical device.
There are no backup iron sights.
The barrel is fluted for about one-half of its length.
The rifle seen at the SHOT show was chambered for .50 Browning
Machinegun, but the HS-50 can also be chambered for a new .460 cartridge that
Steyr has developed specifically for this rifle.
(Figures for the .460 Steyr version of this rifle are provisional.)
The new HS-50M1
version is a bolt-action repeating version of the HS-50.
It is fed by a 5-round right-side-mounted magazine with the bolt handle
and ejection port on the opposite side.
The HS-50M1 also has a triple rail above its receiver instead of a single
rail (the two extra rails are on either side of the receiver at an angle, and
are shorter saddle rails). The
stock has a thick rubber recoil pad with spacers for stock length adjustment,
and the stock has an adjustable cheekpiece. The trigger is two-stage.
The barrel is longer at 35.5 inches, and the entire rifle is nearly 5
feet long.
Twilight 2000
Notes: This weapon does not exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
Steyr HS-50 |
.50 Browning Machinegun |
12.4 kg |
1 Internal |
$4734 |
Steyr HS-50 |
.460 Steyr |
11.43 kg |
1 Internal |
$4175 |
Steyr HS-50M1 |
.50 Browning Machinegun |
14.52 kg |
5 |
$8143 |
Steyr HS-50M1 |
.460 Steyr |
13.83 kg |
5 |
$6441 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Steyr HS-50 (.50) |
SS |
9 |
2-3-4 |
9 |
3 |
Nil |
142 |
With Bipod |
SS |
9 |
2-3-4 |
9 |
2 |
Nil |
184 |
Steyr HS-50 (.460) |
SS |
8 |
1-2-3 |
9 |
3 |
Nil |
156 |
With Bipod |
SS |
8 |
1-2-3 |
9 |
2 |
Nil |
202 |
Steyr HS-50M1 (.50) |
BA |
9 |
2-3-4 |
12 |
3 |
Nil |
160 |
With Bipod |
BA |
9 |
2-3-4 |
12 |
1 |
Nil |
208 |
Steyr HS-50M1 (.460) |
BA |
9 |
1-2-3 |
12 |
3 |
Nil |
188 |
With Bipod |
BA |
9 |
1-2-3 |
12 |
1 |
Nil |
244 |
Steyr IWS-2000 Anti-Materiel Rifle
Notes: This is
an Austrian-made heavy sniping rifle, designed to destroy enemy equipment at
very long range. It also has some use against light vehicles. The IMR-2000 is
normally equipped with a 10x telescopic sight and a recoil pad. Its normal
ammunition is a 15.2mm SLAP round, in order to more easily penetrate and destroy
materiel. The IWS-2000 can be broken into two groups for easier transport. Its
massive muzzle brake also characterizes the IWS-2000.
As of 2010, there have been no official sales of the IWS-2000, and it
still listed as being in “advanced development.”
However, rumors of experimentation with it by sniper and special
operations units worldwide abound.
Twilight 2000
Notes: By 1998, it was well known that US and NATO special operations units were
equipped with small numbers of the IWS-2000; in addition, the IWS-2000 was
believed to have been used by the South Koreans, Taiwanese, Israelis,
Australians, South Africans, and possibly other countries.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
IWS-2000 |
15.2mm Steyr AMR |
18 kg |
5, 8, 10 |
$13927 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
IWS-2000 |
SA |
14 |
1-1-1 |
12 |
3 |
Nil |
168 |
(With bipod) |
SA |
14 |
1-1-1 |
12 |
2 |
Nil |
218 |