AS Val

The AS Val and VSS Vintorez are a pair of integrally suppressed weapons developed in the Soviet Union in the 1980s. The two are mechanically identical, but feature different cosmetic parts and have different roles.
==Specifications==
(1987 - Present)
Type: Assault Rifle (AS Val), Sniper Rifle (VSS Vintorez), Compact Assault Rifle (SR-3 Vikhr)
Caliber: 9x39mm 
Capacity: 10, 20 or 30 round Box Magazines
Fire Modes: Safe / Semi / Full-Auto
== AS Val ==
The AS Val is the assault rifle counterpart to the VSS Vintorez sniper rifle. It is equipped with a folding stock, pistol grip, and generally uses 20-round magazines (also usable by the VSS Vintorez), and it uses a slightly different 9x39mm round. The AS can also use a PSO-1 scope like the VSS.
Unlike most assault rifles, the AS is not designed to fire without its integral suppressor attached, and to that end its front sights are mounted on the end of the suppressor rather than on the end of the barrel as is the case for most assault rifles. The current version of the AS Val moves the front sight to the handguard to facilitate un-suppressed use.
=== Film ===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
War (Voyna) 	Aleksey Chadov	Ivan 	with PSO-1 scope	2002
War (Voyna) 	Sergei Bodrov 	Captain Medvedev 	with PSO-1 scope	2002
Countdown (Lichnyy nomer)	 	Russian special forces	unscoped 	2004
S.S.D. 	 	Special Forces 	 	2008
=== Video Games ===
Game Title 	Appears as 	Mods 	Notation 	Release Date
Chaser 	Val Silent Sniper 	with scope of the XM29 OICW 	semi-auto only 	2003
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl 	VLA 	 	 	2006
Cross Fire 	 	 	 	2007
World in Conflict 	 	 	 	2007
7.62 High Calibre 	 	 	w/ various attachments 	2008
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky 	VLA 	 	 	2008
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat 	 	 	 	2009
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3	 	 	 	2010
Battlefield 3 	"AS VAL" 	 	 	2011
Battlefield Play4Free 	"AS VAL" 	With optional EOTech red dot sight 	 	2011
Ghost Recon Online 	AS Val 	 	 	2011
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier 	"VSS" 	 	 	2012
Battlefield 4 	"AS VAL" 	w/ various attachments 	Appears in Second Assault DLC, classified as PDW	2013
Warface 	AR-"GAR" 	B-3 mount and scope mount 	 	2013
Survarium 	AS Val 	 	 	2013
Payday 2 	Valkyria 	 	added in Sokol Character Pack (2015) 	2013
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly 	AS VAL 	With EOTech, Aimpoint, PSO-1 scopes, flashlight, laser and grip 	 	2014
Contract Wars 	 	 	 	2015
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Autumn Aurora 	 	 	 	2015
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 	 	 	 	2016
Escape from Tarkov 	AS VAL 9x39 special assault rifle	AR-15 buffer tube adapter, 10, 20 and 30-round magazines, side dovetail rail for sights, suppressor-mounted rails for grips and flashlights	 	2016
Insurgency: Sandstorm 	AS Val 	 	Added in June 2020 "Nightfall" update 	2018
Call to Arms 	 	 	 	2018
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Misery 	 	 	 	2018
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 	AS VAL 	With a variety of attachments 	Added in Season 6 update (September 2020) 	2019
Caliber 	 	20 and 30-round magazine, vertial grip and sights 	 	2019
Into the Radius VR 	"AS Val" 	Various attachments, dovetail rail 	10 and 20-round magazines available 	2020
Squad 	AS Val 	OKP-7 reflex sight 	Added in 2023 V5.0 update 	2020
Far Cry 6 	 	 	 	2021
Battlefield 2042 	AS Val 	 	 	2021
SCP: 5K 	 	 	 	2022
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. GAMMA 	 	 	 	2022
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 	KSV 	 	 	2024
== VSS Vintorez ==
The VSS Vintorez (Vintovka Snayperskaya Spetsialnaya) is the sniper rifle counterpart to the AS Val assault rifle. It features a wooden stock, a PSO-1 scope, and normally uses 10-round magazines to facilitate easier use of the weapon from a prone position, though it can use 20-round magazines.
In 2016, Molot announced a civilian version of the VSS, opening up a line to produce commercial 9x39mm ammunition and also offering a variant chambered in the more common 7.62x39mm.
=== Film ===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note	Date
S.S.D. 	 	Special Forces	 	2008
Do Not Wake Me Up (Ne budi menya)	Evgeniy Pavlov	Sniper 	 	2020
=== Television ===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
Brigada 	Vladimir Karpovich	Ruslan 	 	2002
Stormgate 	 	SPETZNAZ troopers	 	2006
Katran 	Maksim Averin 	Boris Grinevich 	 	2020
King and Jester (Korol i Shut)	 	SOBR 	(E05)	2023
=== Video Games ===
Game Title 	Appears as 	Mods 	Notation 	Release Date
America's Army 	 	 	With & without PSO-1 scope 	2002
Söldner: Secret Wars 	 	 	 	2004
Conflict: Global Terror 	 	 	 	2005
Alliance of Valiant Arms 	"VSS" 	 	Full auto only 	2007
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl 	"Vintar BC" 	 	 	2007
7.62 High Calibre 	 	 	 	2008
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots	 	 	With tranquilizer ammo in multiplayer mode 	2008
Battlefield: Bad Company 	 	 	 	2008
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky 	"Vintar BC" 	 	 	2008
ArmA II 	 	 	 	2009
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat 	 	 	 	2009
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 	"VSS Snaiperskaya Special" 	 	With PSO-1 scope and various other optics 	2010
Army of Two: The 40th Day 	 	 	 	2010
War Inc. Battlezone 	 	 	 	2010
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 	 	 	 	2010
Battlefield Play4Free 	 	 	Full auto only 	2011
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action 	 	 	 	2012
Ghost Recon Online 	 	 	 	2012
Warface 	"Garota" 	w/B-3 mounts 	 	2013
Payday 2 	Valkyria 	 	as a modified AS Val; added in Sokol Character Pack (2015)	2013
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 	 	 	 	2013
Splinter Cell: Blacklist 	"VSS" 	AS Val stock 	 	2013
Survarium 	 	 	 	2013
Contract Wars 	 	 	 	2014
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly 	VSS Vintorez 	With PSO-1 scope and flashlight 	 	2014
Rainbow Six Siege 	 	 	unusable; seen on a pre-release concept 	2015
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Autumn Aurora 	 	 	 	2015
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 	 	 	 	2016
Escape from Tarkov 	VSS Vintorez 9x39 special sniper rifle	10, 20 and 30-round magazines, charging handles, side dovetail rail for sights, suppressor-mounted rails for grips, flashlights and lasers	 	2016
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 	"Brezatelya" 	 	 	2017
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds 	"VSS" 	PSO-1 scope, with various attachments 	 	2017
Vigor 	 	 	 	2018
Call to Arms 	 	 	VSS Vintorez 	2018
Gun Club VR 	 	 	 	2018
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Misery 	 	 	 	2018
Caliber 	VSS "Vintorez" 	20 and 30-round magazine, vertial grip and sights 	 	2019
Into the Radius VR 	"VSS Vintorez" 	w/ various attachments 	10 and 20-round magazines available 	2020
Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 	LSSR MYSH 2 	 	VSSM 	2021
Battlefield 2042 	"BSV-M" 	 	Added in Season 1 (2022) 	2021
SCP: 5K 	 	 	 	2022
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. GAMMA 	 	 	 	2022
Starfield 	"Old Earth Hunting Rifle" 	 	 	2023
=== Anime ===
Title 	Character 	Note 	Date
Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu 	Kurz Weber 	With night-vision scope	2002
Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage 	Hotel Moscow soldier	 	2006
Sword Art Online: Alternative Gun Gale Online - Season 1	Saki "Eva" Nitobe 	 	2018
Sword Art Online: Alternative Gun Gale Online - Season 2	Saki "Eva" Nitobe 	 	2024
== SR-3 Vikhr ==
The SR-3 Vikhr (meaning "Whirlwind" in Russian), based on the AS Val, is an ultra-compact assault rifle with a 20-round magazine capacity developed for use by VIP protection teams and State Security operatives. Unlike its parent firearms, it cannot mount a suppressor, integral or otherwise.
A more recent variant, the SR-3M ("M" for "modernized") was developed as a more versatile alternative for Law Enforcement. Alongside new 30-round magazines, it features a folding foregrip attached to the handguard, the ability to mount a detachable suppressor similar to that of its parent firearm, a rear sight shifted further forward towards the rear of the handguard, and a redesigned folding stock based on that used by the Val. An even more recent SR-3MP differs only in a modified top cover with a Picatinny rail for optics, alongside two more rails on the left and right sides of the handguard and the ability to remove the stock from the rear of the weapon and mount it upside-down below the pistol grip, for easier aiming while using a bulletproof mask/helmet or night-vision goggles.
=== Video Games ===
Game Title 	Appears as 	Mods 	Notation 	Release Date
Alliance of Valiant Arms 	 	SR-3M, with 30-round magazine 	Available in South Korean version only 	2007
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 	 	 	 	2007
Cross Fire 	"SR-3M" 	w/20-rounded magazine 	 	2007
7.62 High Calibre 	 	 	w/ various attachments 	2008
Splinter Cell: Conviction 	VIKHR 	w/ Aimpoint CompM2 scope, match grade ammo or better butt-stock 	appears incorrectly as an SMG 	2010
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier 	SR-3M 	w/ full-length top rail and various accessories 	 	2012
Survarium 	 	 	 	2013
Contract Wars 	 	 	 	2014
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades	SR-3M 	 	 	2016
Escape from Tarkov 	SR-3M 9x39 compact assault rifle	10, 20 and 30-round magazines, rails for sights and flashlights, buffer tube adapter, suppressor	Added in 0.15.0.0.32128 patch (2024) 	2016
Ghost Recon: Wildlands 	SR-3M 	w/ various accessories 	 	2017
SCP: 5K 	 	 	 	2022
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. GAMMA 	 	 	SR-3M 	2022
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 	KSV 	 	SR-3M ,anachronistic and appears incorrectly as an SMG	2024
==See Also==
* TsNIITochMash - A list of all firearms manufactured by TsNIITochMash.
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