I'd like to point out something everyone has overlooked.
The M95 states in its description that it is known to be able to shoot through the glass of a helicopter.
This isn't just an interesting real-life fact that EA was teasing us with; IT IS TRUE IN-GAME!
However, it ONLY works with a head-shot. If you head-shot someone in any aircraft or helicopter, it will kill the pilot, leaving the aircraft spinning out of control. Obviously, it's nearly impossible to do against a moving target, but I have sniped people out of the helicopter while they were hovering. I've also camped the places that helos and jets spawn, and pre-aimed my shot for a head-shot, waiting for the pilot to enter. The instant they enter, I can make the head-shot before their engines are warmed up enough for them to move.
If you miss your head shot, it will NOT damage the pilot though. Instead, the M95 does a small amount of vehicle damage (about 2 bars).
Long story short, the L96A1 is still a superior sniper rifle, but if you get bored at the Dalian Plant, it can be fun to sit up on top of the crane and kill unsuspecting helo pilots as they try to enter the chopper.
While we're on the topic of headshots; for non-sniper rifles, headshots can still be lethal with one hit, IF they are close enough to you. The F2000, for example, can insta-kill with a close-range headshot, as can the AK-101. I'm not sure what other weapons are capable of a close-range one-shot kill (besides shotguns), but beyond a certain range, the F2000 won't insta-kill, even with a headshot. Or perhaps the deviance is just so great that I've never made a headshot at a longer range. I should test it more, but it's darned hard to know where you hit someone with anything but a sniper rifle.
The M95 states in its description that it is known to be able to shoot through the glass of a helicopter.
This isn't just an interesting real-life fact that EA was teasing us with; IT IS TRUE IN-GAME!
However, it ONLY works with a head-shot. If you head-shot someone in any aircraft or helicopter, it will kill the pilot, leaving the aircraft spinning out of control. Obviously, it's nearly impossible to do against a moving target, but I have sniped people out of the helicopter while they were hovering. I've also camped the places that helos and jets spawn, and pre-aimed my shot for a head-shot, waiting for the pilot to enter. The instant they enter, I can make the head-shot before their engines are warmed up enough for them to move.
If you miss your head shot, it will NOT damage the pilot though. Instead, the M95 does a small amount of vehicle damage (about 2 bars).
Long story short, the L96A1 is still a superior sniper rifle, but if you get bored at the Dalian Plant, it can be fun to sit up on top of the crane and kill unsuspecting helo pilots as they try to enter the chopper.
While we're on the topic of headshots; for non-sniper rifles, headshots can still be lethal with one hit, IF they are close enough to you. The F2000, for example, can insta-kill with a close-range headshot, as can the AK-101. I'm not sure what other weapons are capable of a close-range one-shot kill (besides shotguns), but beyond a certain range, the F2000 won't insta-kill, even with a headshot. Or perhaps the deviance is just so great that I've never made a headshot at a longer range. I should test it more, but it's darned hard to know where you hit someone with anything but a sniper rifle.