FN SCAR

FN-SCAR L

Name: FN-SCAR Light
Model: FN Herstal Special Operations Forces (SOF) Combat Assault Rifle
Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO
Type: assault rifle
Scale: character
Skill: firearms
Ammo: 30
Ammo Container: magazine
Weight: 3.04-3.49kg
Cost: $1,600
Ammo Cost per Round: $0.32
Availability: 4
Fire Mode: semiautomatic & fully automatic
Rate of Fire: 52 per round
Range: 1-39 / 195 / 390 m
Damage: 3D+2

FN-SCAR H

Name: FN-SCAR Heavy
Model: FN Herstal Special Operations Forces (SOF) Combat Assault Rifle
Caliber: 7.62x51mm NATO
Type: assault rifle
Scale: character
Skill: firearms
Ammo: 20
Ammo Container: magazine
Weight: 3.58kg
Cost: $2,128
Ammo Cost per Round: $0.69
Availability: 4
Fire Mode: semiautomatic & fully automatic
Rate of Fire: 52 per round
Range: 1-64 / 319 / 639 m
Damage: 5D+2

Capsule: The Special Operations Forces (SOF) Combat Assault Rifle, or SCAR, is a modular rifle made by FN Herstal (FNH) for the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) to satisfy the requirements of the SCAR competition. This family of rifles consist of two main types. The SCAR-L, for light, is chambered in the 5.56x45mm NATO cartridge and the SCAR-H, for heavy, fires 7.62x51mm NATO. Both are available in Long Barrel and Close Quarters Combat variants.

The FN SCAR systems completed low rate initial production testing in June 2007. After some delays, the first rifles began being issued to operational units in April 2009, and a battalion of the US 75th Ranger Regiment was the first large unit deployed into combat with 600 of the rifles in 2009. The US Special Operations Command has currently cancelled their purchase of the Mk 16 SCAR-L and are planning to remove the rifle from their inventory by the year 2013. However, they plan to purchase 5.56 conversion kits for the Mk 17, supplanting the loss of the Mk 16.