SVU-78

The **SVU-78** (known as the Tovarishch-78 in the game files and early testing phases) is a sniper rifle in BlastGen. It appears in the first game and its remastered version and appears in BlastGen: Zero Ops II.

## BlastGen & BlastGen: Revitalized

### Campaign

The SVU-78 is commonly used by all hostile factions, such as the Hell's Redeemers, Russian Army, and Russian Mercs, with the exception of Romeo Corporation, Elite PMCs, and the Rebels. It is fairly powerful when obtainable, one shot killing all enemies to the chest and head. However, it is semi automatic and is let down by its slow fire rate of 500 RPM before the firecap comes into place.

### Multiplayer

The SVU-78 Is unlocked at Level 17 and is the third sniper rifle unlocked. It is one of the three semi automatic sniper rifles available in the game and as such, shoots faster than their bolt action counterparts. It deals about 90 damage per shot, which is a one shot kill to the chest and head, but has the inability to achieve one shot kills below the chest area. While this may seem like a minor inconvenience, it doesn’t mean much, as most sniper users are going to be aiming higher anyways. As expected from sniper rifles, the SVU-78 has great accuracy traits, with somewhat moderate recoil, minor idle sway, but has a very high hip fire spread as it is meant to be used when scoped in. The SVU-78 has a maximum fire rate of 800 RPM, and if the player attempts to fire faster than that, the firecap will be put into place, which is fast on paper but is slower than the VSS Vintorez, the other semi automatic sniper which is available much earlier. The SVU-78 has a magazine capacity of 8 rounds, which is somewhat low, but is average overall. The SVU-78 has somewhat good handling traits, as it allows the player to move at 90% of default movement speed, strafe at 80%, reloads fairly quickly, at 1.96 seconds for an empty reload, but has an ADS speed of 2.03 milliseconds, which is somewhat slow. The SVU-78 also has the default scope zoom level, at 10x, which allows the user to hit enemies from longer ranges.

The SVU-78 has its standard assortment of attachments. The ACOG Sight is an interesting choice, as it turns the SVU-78 into a marksman rifle that is more suited towards medium range combat, and combined with the one shot kill potential, this can be an extremely reliable attachment. The Suppressor silences the weapon and makes the user’s shots not appear on the radar, making it more suitable for stealth players. As it comes with no downsides, it is a good attachment for those who want to remain undetected. Variable Zoom allows the player to toggle between 8.0x zoom and 12.0x zoom which allows the player to engage enemies at extremely long ranges. This attachment is very good for scoring long shot kills, which are needed to unlock certain camouflages. Extended Mags increases the magazine size to 12 rounds, which is the largest ammo capacity for a sniper rifle, with only the VSS Vintorez with Extended Mags surpassing it. This allows the player to have more ammo to work with, but comes at the cost of slower reloads. Overall, the SVU-78 is a balanced rifle, but is unlocked fairly late and is largely outclassed by the VSS Vintorez, which comes with a built in suppressor and a larger magazine, but the latter boasts lower damage. In BlastGen: Revitalized, all semi automatic sniper rifles have a maximum firecap of 600 RPM, and due to the doubled chest multipliers for sniper rifles, it doesn’t really matter which sniper rifle the player uses, as all sniper rifles one shot kill to the chest region anyways.

## BlastGen: Zero Ops II

The SVU-78 returns as simply the **SVU**, still classified as a sniper rifle. It is available in all modes.

### Campaign

The SVU is a somewhat rare weapon, rarely being used by Wolf snipers. In missions where it is obtainable, it is usually hidden in caches around certain areas. It performs similarly to its BlastGen counterpart but has a larger magazine.

### Multiplayer

The SVU is again the third sniper rifle unlocked and acts similarly to its BlastGen counterpart.