Notes: This
weapon was originally produced for export, but Czech and Slovakian forces began
to use small numbers of it after they joined NATO.
It was developed from a civilian competition rifle commonly used in the
Czech Republic and Slovakia, but the civilian rifle was heavily modified before
it became the CZ-700.
The CZ-700 comes
in a kit with a normal barrel and a silenced barrel, to be used with subsonic
ammunition. The standard barrel is
25.6 inches, and the silenced barrel is 17.7 inches plus the length of the
silencer. The butt plate and cheek
rest are adjustable, and the trigger is adjustable for pull, length of travel,
and lateral positioning. The stock of the CZ-100 is made from molded
plastic-based composites, and includes an adjustable cheekpiece and a buttplate
adjustable for length of pull and height.
The stock is of the thumbhole-type.
The standard CZ-700 feeds from a 10-round box magazine, but an insert can
be placed into the magazine well, turning the CZ-700 into a single-shot rifle
(normally done only for training purposes).
The CZ-700 has a scope mount atop the receiver for use with most Russian
and European telescopic sights.
Optional features include backup iron sights with anti-glare shields and a flash
suppressor.
The Czechs
replaced the CZ-700 a few years ago with the CZ-700M1.
This is virtually identical to the CZ-700, but uses wood furniture
instead of synthetics. This was
done primarily as a cost-cutting move and to ease manufacturing, but also makes
the CZ-700M1 heavier than the CZ-700.
The woods used for the CZ-700M1 are generally of the best quality
available, and are laminated and weatherproofed.
The CZ-700M1 otherwise has the same firing characteristics for game
purposes.
Twilight 2000
Notes: The CZ-700 was pressed into service use by the Czech military when the
Twilight War began. Typical use was
with special operations troops to enable them to use captured NATO ammunition,
though assassins throughout the Pact liked its ability to use subsonic
ammunition. The CZ-700M1 does not
exist as such in the Twilight 2000 timeline, though late in the war many CZ-700s
were in fact made with wooden furniture.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
CZ-700 (Normal Barrel) |
7.62mm NATO |
6.21 kg |
10 |
$2304 |
CZ-700 (Silenced Barrel) |
7.62mm NATO or NATO Subsonic |
6.71 kg |
10 |
$2701 |
CZ-700M1 (Normal Barrel) |
7.62mm NATO |
6.81 kg |
10 |
$2290 |
CZ-700M1 (Silenced Barrel) |
7.62mm NATO or NATO Subsonic |
7.36 kg |
10 |
$2687 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
CZ-700 (Normal Barrel) |
BA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
8 |
3 |
Nil |
103 |
CZ-700 (Normal Barrel, Bipod) |
BA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
8 |
2 |
Nil |
133 |
CZ-700 (Silenced Barrel, 7.62mm NATO) |
BA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
8 |
3 |
Nil |
57 |
CZ-700 (Silenced Barrel, 7.62mm NATO, Bipod) |
BA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
8 |
2 |
Nil |
74 |
CZ-700 (Silenced Barrel, 7.62mm Subsonic) |
BA |
3 |
1-Nil |
8 |
2 |
Nil |
40 |
CZ-700 (Silenced Barrel, 7.62mm Subsonic, Bipod) |
BA |
3 |
1-Nil |
8 |
1 |
Nil |
52 |
CZ Mk 58/98
Notes: This
weapon is based on the VZ-58 assault rifle. It is a platoon sharpshooter's
weapon rather than that of a dedicated sniper rifle.
Differences include a sliding stock, longer barrel, and M-16 style flash
hider. The handguard is also
replaced by a plastic one. Unlike
other sniper rifles, it is capable of automatic fire, retaining the selective
fire mechanism of the VZ-58.
Standard sight for this weapon is the PSO-1 sight of the Dragunov. Very few
examples of this weapon have been seen in public as of 2002, and those may have
only been prototypes. They have not
yet been officially offered for sale.
Twilight 2000
Notes: Originally designed as an experiment in the early 1990s, the Mk 58/98 was
later issued as a platoon sharpshooter’s weapon in airborne, air assault, and
mechanized infantry units.
Normally, 1-2 of these rifles were issued per platoon.
Merc 2000 Notes:
There were some small scale sales to Eastern European and some Middle Eastern
countries. The Pakistanis were also
believed to have experimented with them, but found them unsatisfactory.
Otherwise, the Mk 58/98 has not had much success.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
Mk 58/98 |
7.62mm Kalashnikov |
3.82 kg |
5, 10, 30 |
$1749 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Mk 58/98 |
5 |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
5/7 |
4 |
9 |
81 |
Mk 58/98 (Bipod) |
5 |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
5/7 |
2 |
5 |
105 |
CZ VZ-54
Notes:
As Czechoslovakia tended to do during their Warsaw Pact days, the Czechs
went their own way with a lot of their weapons.
One of these was their sniper rifle, the VZ-54; as long as they accepted
the 7.62mm Nagant cartridge, the Russians allowed them to design their own
weapon. The Czechs took a Mauser
action, and came up with a magazine-fed bolt-action rifle that looked similar to
the Mosin-Nagant M-1891/30 sniper rifle, but shorter and lighter.
The production quality was very good, and the rifle was built to close
tolerances. Civilian hunting scopes
were used rather than military scopes, though the VZ-54 could also mount Pact
military hardware; the standard scope is a civilian-type 2.5x scope.
The VZ-54 is still widely used by Czech and Slovakian snipers, though it
is very slowly being replaced by the CZ-700 and foreign rifles.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
VZ-54 |
7.62mm Nagant |
4.09 kg |
10 |
$1738 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
VZ-54 |
BA |
4 |
2-3-Nil |
7 |
4 |
Nil |
98 |