Star Citizen FPS Ballistics Database

A03 Sniper Rifle

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The A03 Sniper Rifle is a medium ballistic sniper rifle in Star Citizen, made by Gemini. It hits for 85 damage per shot at 225 rpm, dropping an unarmored target in 2 shots. Against Medium armor it needs 4 torso shots - a time-to-kill of 0.8 seconds. Crafting uses Taranite, Hephaestanite, Iron, Hadanite; the tables below list the Impact Force needed to drop a shot against every armor class.

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01Specifications1 fire mode

Alpha damage

42.5

dmg/shot - vs Default

Fire rate

225rpm

129 shots/min? - incl. 3s reloads

Sustained DPS

159

dmg/sec - vs Default

Magazine

rounds

Range

1600

meters

Projectile

800

m/s

Range - loses 0.02 dmg/m past 150 m, to a minimum of 35 dmg1600 m / 4800 m scale

02Damage, shots to kill & TTKper armor class - Single

Values for Single fire, bare weapon, standard (500) quality. Fire modes, barrel attachments and the craft-quality slider are in the interactive calculator.

Body region: Head vs Super Heavy armor

The A03 Sniper Rifle takes 13 shots to kill a Super Heavy helmet. Craft +4.58% Impact Force to make it 12 shots - within reach.

Torso

Armor	Dmgper shot	STKshots to kill	TTKtime to kill	Basevs standard armor	Max craftedvs +10% armor	Premium?vs +15% sets
Naked	85	2shots	0.267s	≥ 17.65%	—	—
Default	42.5	3shots	0.533s	≥ 17.65%	—	—
Undersuit	40.375	3shots	0.533s	≥ 23.84%	—	—
Flightsuit	36.125	3shots	0.533s	≥ 38.41%	—	—
Light	34	3shots	0.533s	≥ 47.06%	≥ 50.83%	≥ 52.79%
Hv Util?	31.875	4shots	0.8s	≥ 4.58%	—	≥ 10.08%
Medium	29.75	4shots	0.8s	≥ 12.05%	≥ 17.07%	≥ 19.75%
Heavy	25.5	4shots	0.8s	≥ 30.72%	≥ 40.06%	≥ 45.25%
Super Heavy	5.312	19shots	4.8s	≥ 4.59%	≥ 26.77%	—

Head

Armor	Dmgper shot	STKshots to kill	TTKtime to kill	Basevs standard armor	Max craftedvs +10% armor	Premium?vs +15% sets
Naked	170	1shot	instant	—	—	—
Default	63.75	2shots	0.267s	≥ 56.87%	—	—
Undersuit	60.562	2shots	0.267s	≥ 65.13%	—	—
Flightsuit	54.188	2shots	0.267s	≥ 84.55%	—	—
Light	51	2shots	0.267s	≥ 96.08%	≥ 101.11%	≥ 103.72%
Hv Util?	47.812	3shots	0.533s	≥ 4.58%	—	≥ 10.09%
Medium	44.625	3shots	0.533s	≥ 12.05%	≥ 17.07%	≥ 19.75%
Heavy	38.25	3shots	0.533s	≥ 30.72%	≥ 40.06%	≥ 45.25%
Super Heavy	7.969	13shots	3.2s	≥ 4.58%	≥ 26.76%	—

Arms/Legs

Armor	Dmgper shot	STKshots to kill	TTKtime to kill	Basevs standard armor	Max craftedvs +10% armor	Premium?vs +15% sets
Naked	63.75	2shots	0.267s	≥ 56.87%	—	—
Default	34	3shots	0.533s	≥ 47.06%	—	—
Undersuit	32.3	4shots	0.8s	≥ 3.2%	—	—
Flightsuit	28.9	4shots	0.8s	≥ 15.35%	—	—
Light	27.2	4shots	0.8s	≥ 22.55%	≥ 25.7%	≥ 27.33%
Hv Util?	25.5	4shots	0.8s	≥ 30.72%	—	≥ 37.6%
Medium	23.8	5shots	1.067s	≥ 5.05%	≥ 9.75%	≥ 12.26%
Heavy	20.4	5shots	1.067s	≥ 22.55%	≥ 31.31%	≥ 36.17%
Super Heavy	4.25	24shots	6.133s	≥ 2.31%	≥ 24.01%	—

The three Impact Force columns are the minimum Dmg % a crafted weapon needs to remove one shot-to-kill: base = vs standard armor, max crafted = the Impact Force to reach the same breakpoint against a fully-crafted target, and premium = the same against the best sets in that tier, so you can read across the row. Most armor gains +10% damage mitigation at max craft quality, but roughly half the sets in each tier reach +15% instead - at Heavy that is ADP, ADP-mk4, Balor HCH, Defiance, Manticore and Overlord, and every Heavy Utility piece is premium. Where the weapon already one-shots standard armor, the crafted values are the Impact Force to keep that one-shot. Clothing and undersuits can't be crafted; flight suits can be, but have no craftable stats that matter here. STK = shots to kill. Computed at 0 m against the 100 HP health pool.

03Crafting materialsFabrication bench

Each part's stat follows its input material's quality 1:1 - quality 500 is the standard looted weapon, 1000 the best craft.

Frame - 0.06 SCU Taranite (affects recoil - no damage effect) - mined grades 310/525/646/718/853/925/957/1000
Stock - 0.02 SCU Hephaestanite (affects recoil - no damage effect) - mined grades 330/572/692/758/896/916/975/1000
Barrel - 0.03 SCU Iron (Impact Force) - mined grades 325/521/664/710/874/907/970/1000
Precision Parts - 1× Hadanite (Impact Force) - mined grades 274/526/665/762/867/916/959/1000

04Frequently askedQuick answers

How much damage does the A03 Sniper Rifle do?

The A03 Sniper Rifle deals 42.5 damage per shot at 225 rpm.

How many shots to kill with the A03 Sniper Rifle?

2 torso shots against an unarmored target, and 4 shots against Medium armor (against the shared 100 HP health pool).