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