History GunsOfFiction / BattleRifles

* US Riflemen and Rangers will be armed with these rifles in ''VideoGame/CompanyOfHeroes'', though some will opt out for BARs and Thompsons respectively for suppressive fire or better performance for close-quarters combat through upgrades.

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* Shows up in ''VideoGame/{{Siren}} 2'', due to the presence of JGSDF soldiers both as playable characters and among the ranks of the shibito. Major Takeaki Misawa uses a scoped variation as his preferred weapon, befitting him being older and more experienced than [[NewMeat Private Yorito Nagai]], who's generally stuck with the newer Type 89.

* The [=G3A3=] appears frequently in ''Manga/BlackLagoon''. Most notably, Rock was given one during his first "outing" in the titular ship. He proceeds to thro it away, much to Revy's dismay.

* Carlos carries a heavily modified one in ''Film/ResidentEvilApocalypse.''

* ''ComicBook/TheBoys:'' ''Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker:'' Billy was naturally issued an SLR when he a [[UsefulNotes/BritsWithBattleships Royal Marine]] and deployed to the [[UsefulNotes/FalklandsWar Falkland Islands]]. The weapon comes up again during his first mission working with Mallory, who issues it to him as "an old friend", and orders him to kill his first [[SmugSuper supes]] with it, which he does efficiently.

* ''VideoGame/PostScriptum'': The [=FG42=] is available as a weapon on Western Front maps set from 1944 onward, where the Fallschirmjager are the playable faction. The variant featured is the late model, with a deployable bipod, and the ability to switch between semi-automatic and full automatic fire.

* One of the best 3-star units in ''VideoGame/GirlsFrontline''. This is due to her very high [=RoF=] and base damage, the latter which can be increased even further with her active skill, on top of the ease of acquiring her in high numbers (relatively common in construction, and free copies are given when your commander rank reaches several multiples of 5). The fanbase likes to joke that [=M14=] is actually a [[RankInflation 6-star unit]] in a 3-star disguise. M21 is also available as another 3-star T-Doll, a FriendlySniper who loves jokes in general (but [[CannotTellAJoke isn't very good at determining what's funny]]), with similar stats to M14 (she has a lower rate of fire in favor of slightly higher damage and accuracy) and a different skill, though she's much harder to get (only dropping from the boss level of Chapter 4).

* A [=G3A3=] can be found in the Chrysler Building in ''VideoGame/ParasiteEve.''

* A near GameBreaker in ''VideoGame/JaggedAlliance2'', thanks to its good damage, good accuracy and laughably fast fire rate, using only 5 action points to shoot. It became a mainstay in the series since.

* Available in the 1.13 mod for ''VideoGame/JaggedAlliance 2''. The in-game gun website even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] the ridiculousness.

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* ''VideoGame/GhostRecon'' added the 50.63 Paratrooper (variant with a shorter 17-inch barrel and a folding stock) with the ''Desert Siege'' expansion, as simply the "7.62mm Carbine". ''Future Soldier'' features the [=SA58=] OSW for the Bodark faction, despite the game's insistence on [[GoodGunsBadGuns only giving them weapons made in Russia or the rest of the former Combloc]], and it as such can be given rather ill-fitting Russian attachments; it's classified as a "Personal Defense Rifle" due to its short length. The same weapon also appears in another Creator/TomClancy game, ''VideoGame/SplinterCellBlacklist''.

* ''VideoGame/GhostRecon: Future Soldier'' features the [=HK417=], meant as the Ghosts' equivalent to Bodark's AN-94, rather unfairly as the [=HK417=] is a complete powerhouse that can fit the role of a sniper rifle with the right attachments, something the AN-94 can't effectively do. The G28 appears in ''[[VideoGame/GhostReconWildlands Wildlands]]''.

* The US Army fields [=M1=] Garands in the 2020 remake of ''VideoGame/DestroyAllHumans''. It's worth noting that the [=M1=] Garand was still in use in 1959, as the changeover from the [=M1=] to the [=M14=] in the active-duty component of the US Army started a year prior and wasn't completed until 1965.

* The sniper rifle in ''VideoGame/PapersPlease'' appears to have been designed after the [=M1D=] Garand (rather curious, considering the game's setting is a region of a fictional counterpart of the Balkans during the tail end of 1982). The Inspector acquires the silver key to unlock it from an EZIC messenger on Day 23, along with instructions to kill a man in red ([[SchmuckBait don't do it], even if you are supporting EZIC). It has two rounds in reserve.

* ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonor'' has consistently featured it with the [=ZF4=] scope since ''Underground''. Often serving as the EvilCounterpart to the American Springfield.

* ''VideoGame/GhostRecon'' added the 50.63 Paratrooper (variant with a shorter 17-inch barrel and a folding stock) with the ''Desert Siege'' expansion, as simply the "7.62mm Carbine". ''Future Soldier'' features the [=SA58=] OSW for the Bodark faction, despite the game's insistence on [[GoodGunsBadGuns only giving them weapons made in Russia or the rest of the former Combloc]], and it as such can be given rather ill-fitting Russian attachments; it's classified as a "Personal Defense Rifle" due to its short length. The same weapon also appears in another Creator/TomClancy game, ''VideoGame/SplinterCell: Blacklist''.

* Both the standard FAL and Brazilian derivatives, the IMBEL [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMBEL_MD97 MD97]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMBEL_IA2 IA2]], show up in ''VideoGame/MaxPayne 3''.

** The [=HK91=] returns in ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyModernWarfareII'' as the [[AKA47 Lachmann-762]], once again as a stand-in for the actual military G3, fitted with what seems to be a stylized slimline handguard. The G3's adaptability is mirrored in-game by having it as the progenitor of a whole [[TechTree platform of weapons]]; leveling it up enough unlocks a marksman rifle (the [=SR9=] as the "LM-S") and an assault rifle (the [=HK33=] as the "Lachmann-556"), the latter of which in turn unlocks a machine gun (the [=HK21=] as the "RAPP H") and a submachine gun (the [=MP5=] as the "Lachmann Sub"). Notably, they all make heavy use of the HK Slap, as even mid-mag reloads (outside of using Fast Hands or the ten-round mags for the G3 and [=SR9=]) will have the player character lock the bolt open before replacing the magazine.

** A recreation of the [=R91=] was made as a paint scheme for the Handmade Rifle (a [[AfterTheEnd Post-War]] reproduction of the Type-I AK-47) in ''VideoGame/Fallout76'', although it was sadly never used. The charging handle was moved to the left-side of the receiver to better sync with the pre-existing animations.

As of late, it's been showing up in quite a few types of media, especially VideoGames, due to its futuristic appearance and connection to [[ElitesAreMoreGlamorous Special Forces]] soldiers. While non-interactive media is about 50/50 at best for either version with a slight preference towards the SCAR-L, eight times out of ten a video game that features any version of the SCAR will echo SOCOM's preference and only include the SCAR-H; the ninth time will sooner have both show up than just the SCAR-L. The SCAR-H has also served as the basis for the FN Sniper Support Rifle, a version with a longer, heavier barrel and receiver for use as a designated marksman's rifle, which has been accepted into service with SOCOM as the Mk 20.

** ''Black Ops 2'' once again features the normal SCAR-H, this time as a late-game assault rifle owing to slightly higher power per shot and the low recoil allowing for good long-range use, along with an incorrect 30-round capacity by default.

** A somewhat stylized version returns as a battle rifle for ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyModernWarfareII'', this time renamed the "TAQ-V", as part of the "Tactique Verte" weapon platform, unlocked by leveling the earlier SCAR-L. A version of the civilian SCAR 17S rechambered for 6.5mm Creedmoor is also available in the same platform, as a marksman rifle named the "TAQ-M", which sees use as Los Vaqueros' primary sniper weapon and is also used by Laswell in "Recon By Fire" and some Shadow Company soldiers in "Ghost Team".

* ''VideoGame/GhostReconAdvancedWarfighter'' includes the SCAR-H, the default game including the CQC version and DLC including a standard-length one with an ACOG. ''[[VideoGame/GhostReconFutureSoldier Future Soldier]]'' adds the SCAR-H CQC with the sliding stock of the SCAR PDW in the Arctic Strike DLC as the Ghosts' new PDR, their equivalent to the fictional "OCP-11" Bodark gets. ''[[VideoGame/GhostReconWildlands Wildlands]]'' has the full-size version returning under its Mk 17 designation, using its standard barrel by default and able to take the CQC or LB's barrels; one with a suppressor, ACOG and extended magazine is Holt's weapon.

As a reverse-engineered copy of the Garand, the Type 4 is extremely similar to the American rifle but chambered in the Japanese 7.7x58mm round. One major exception, however, is that since the en-bloc clip would not reliably function with the 7.7mm round, the Type 4 instead has an enlarged Lee-Enfield-style detachable(ish)note magazine (visibly protruding from the bottom of the receiver, compared to being flush with the wooden furniture on the Garand) which is loaded with a pair of 5 round Arisaka-type stripper clips. The Type 4 also uses the Arisaka-style tangent sights and bayonet lug.\\

->''"7.92mm self-loading rifle. The first successful semi-automatic rifle adopted by the German army in WWII. Based on captured Russian Tokarev SVT40 rifles. Reloads quickly from a 10-round detachable box magazine."''

* In videogames, it's the weapon most likely to ''not'' follow the OneBulletClips rule, and will usually be impossible to reload without shooting off the entire en-bloc clip first (or if it can be reloaded mid-clip, it'll simply be dragged offscreen during - even if every other gun has an actual reloading animation). TruthInTelevision, as it was notoriously hard to insert cartridges into the magazine while under any kind of pressure, and American soldiers were typically instructed to simply fire off any remaining rounds rather than try topping off their magazines. While ejecting a partially spent clip was possible using the clip latch, the Manual of Arms for the weapon stipulated that the soldier should instead fire until the current clip was empty and reload a fresh one.

-->-— '''Description''', ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyWorldAtWar''

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* In ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnlineAlternativeGunGaleOnline'', the JSDF team in Squad Jam 1 is armed with FN [=FALs=]. It is most likely a substitute for the Howa Type 64 rifle.

* The primary weapon of the Library Defense Force in ''LightNovel/LibraryWar'' as well as its live-action film adaptations. Kasahara's actress, Nana Eikura, received training in the operation of an actual Type 64 rifle at JGSDF Camp Iruma for her role.

* An M14 EBR is M's primary weapon in ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnlineAlternativeGunGaleOnline.''

** The M14 is useable in the multiplayer of ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty4ModernWarfare'', though it's mostly overshadowed by the much more common M21 version which shows up several times in the campaign and is the first semi-auto sniper rifle unlocked in multiplayer. It's also available in ''[[VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps Black Ops]]'', very briefly showing up during the defense of Khe Sanh in the campaign and the first semi-auto rifle unlocked in multiplayer; this version has the pistol grip and, optionally, folding foregrip of the [=M14E2/M14A1=] variant, which was meant to supplement the BAR and M60 as a squad support weapon. In both games it competes against the other semi-auto rifle of its category (the [=HK91=] in ''[=CoD4=]'' and the FAL in ''BO'') by way of recoil that's noticeably stronger but which always pushes straight up, also dealing better damage than the [=HK91=] and having a slightly better damage profile than the FAL (it always kills in two shots to the head, while the FAL needs three at longer ranges). It's also available in [[VideoGame/CallOfDutyZombies Zombies mode]] for ''Black Ops'' and ''[[VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOpsII Black Ops II]]''; here it only has an 8-round mag, probably owing to reusing code from the M1 Garand in ''[[VideoGame/CallOfDutyWorldAtWar World at War]]''.

** ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyModernWarfareII'' notably features both the M14 and the Mk 14, the former as a battle rifle and the latter as the opening marksman rifle through which the former is unlocked, though with Gunsmith it's easily possible to turn one into the other. Also notably, this is the first time they can be used in full-auto.

** The [=HK91=] returns in ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyModernWarfareII'' as the [[AKA47 Lachmann-762]], once again as a stand-in for the actual military G3, fitted with what seems to be a stylized slimline handguard. The G3's adaptability is mirrored in-game by having it as the progenitor of a whole [[TechTree platform of weapons]]; leveling it up enough unlocks a sniper rifle (the [=SR9=] as the "LM-S") and an assault rifle (the [=HK33=] as the "Lachmann-556"), the latter of which in turn unlocks a machine gun (the [=HK21=] as the "RAPP H") and a submachine gun (the [=MP5=] as the "Lachmann Sub").

* Appears as a two-star Assault Rifle T-Doll in ''VideoGame/GirlsFrontline''. She's presented as something of a ShrinkingViolet, though still proud of just how prolific her design is.

* The [=G3A3=] can be used by Insurgents in ''VideoGame/{{Squad}}'', but its real time to shine comes with the [[MiddleEasternCoalition Middle Eastern Alliance]] as they almost exclusively use G3 variants as their primary infantry weapons. The [=G3A3=] and [=G3A4=] are available to most kits with various optics, a [=G3A3=] with a drum mag is used by the automatic rifleman, The [=G3SG/1=] is used by the sharpshooter, the [=G3KA4=] is issued to support roles, and the [=HK51=] is issued to vehicle crews and the heavy anti-tank kit. Only the machine gunner uses something different (the [=MG3=]), and this has the curious side-effect of making it very difficult to tell what kit is firing on your position, which can work to the MEA's advantage.

** The M14 is useable in the multiplayer of ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty4ModernWarfare'', though it's mostly overshadowed by the much more common M21 version which shows up several times in the campaign and is the first semi-auto sniper rifle unlocked in multiplayer. It's also available in ''[[VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps Black Ops]]'', very briefly showing up during the defense of Khe Sanh in the campaign and the first semi-auto rifle unlocked in multiplayer; this version has the pistol grip and, optionally, folding foregrip of the [=M14E2/M14A1=] variant, which was meant to supplement the BAR and M60 as a squad support weapon. In both games it competes against the other semi-auto rifle of its category (the [=HK91=] in ''[=CoD4=]'' and the FAL in ''BO'') by way of recoil that's noticeably stronger but which always pushes straight up, also dealing better damage than the [=HK91=] and having a slightly better damage profile than the FAL (it always kills in two shots to the head, while the FAL needs three at longer ranges). It's also available in [[VideoGame/NaziZombies Zombies mode]] for ''Black Ops'' and ''[[VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOpsII Black Ops II]]''; here it only has an 8-round mag, probably owing to reusing code from the M1 Garand in ''[[VideoGame/CallOfDutyWorldAtWar World at War]]''.

* ''VideoGame/GhostRecon: Advanced Warfighter'' includes the SCAR-H, the default game including the CQC version and DLC including a standard-length one with an ACOG. ''Future Soldier'' adds the SCAR-H CQC with the sliding stock of the SCAR PDW in the Arctic Strike DLC as the Ghosts' new PDR, their equivalent to the fictional "OCP-11" Bodark gets. ''[[VideoGame/GhostReconWildlands Wildlands]]'' has the full-size version returning under its Mk 17 designation, using its standard barrel by default and able to take the CQC or LB's barrels; one with a suppressor, ACOG and extended magazine is Holt's weapon.

* The SCAR-H, with an underbarrel FN Mk. 13 grenade launcher, is heavily used by 33rd soldiers in ''VideoGame/SpecOpsTheLine'', especially with the [[EliteMooks elite members]]. Compared to the [=M4A1=], it has higher damage, but a lower capacity (weirdly, it has a 30-round magazine instead of the 20-round magazine used in real life). It first appears in the second chapter, then disappears until encountered again during the later stages of the game.
* In both ''VideoGame/KillingFloor'' and [[VideoGame/KillingFloor2 its sequel]], the FN SCAR-H is the top tier weapon for the Commando class. It has a rather small magazine capacity (20 rounds), but this is compensated by its superb accuracy (aided by use of a red dot scope) and stopping power.