QBU88

QBU88
Details
Weapon class	Designated Marksman Rifle
Users	People’s Liberation Army; PLA Navy Marine Corps
Capacity	10-round detachable box magazine
Cartridge	5.8×42mm
Rate of fire	480 RPM
Fire Mode	Semi-Automatic

“	The QBU-88 is a bullpup configured rifle designed and manufactured by Norinco. Adopted in 1997 by the PLA, this designated marksman rifle is intended for aimed semi-automatic fire at ranges beyond the capabilities of regular infantry rifles.	„
	~ In-game description

The QBU88 is a designated marksman rifle featured in Squad, introduced in the version 4.0 as part of the Red Star Rising update for the People’s Liberation Army.

Statistics

Details

Weapon Name

QBU88

Weapon Type

Designated Marksman Rifle

Damage Type

Kinetic

Magazine Size

10+1

Ammo Cost

2

Damage Model

Base Damage

94

Min. Damage

35

Base Damage Distance

447 m

Min. Damage Distance

800 m

Damage: Head

282

Damage: Shoulder

58.75

Damage: Calf

47

Damage: Forearm

39.48

Rate of Fire

480

Ballistics

Muzzle Velocity

830 m/s

Acceleration

−30 m/s² for 1.5 s

Gravity Modifier

2.75

MOA

1.2

Max. Range

N/A

Weapon Handling

Show/Hide table

Sway
Sway Stand (HF/ADS)	2.0/1.3
Sway Crouch (HF/ADS)	1.2/0.75
Sway Prone (HF/ADS)	0.5/0.4
Sway Bipod (HF/ADS)	0.2/0.125
Max Move Sway Factor	5.5
Low Stamina Sway Factor	4.5
Max Sway Limit	13.0
Sway Alightment Stand (HF/ADS)	1.0/0.8
Sway Alightment Crouch (HF/ADS)	0.8/0.5
Sway Alightment Prone (HF/ADS)	0.65/0.4
Sway Alightment Bipod (HF/ADS)	0.2/0.07
Max Move Sway Alignment Factor	4.5
Low Stamina Sway Alignment Factor	4.0
Max Sway Alignment Limit	10.0
Spring
Stiffness	0.6
Damping	0.8
Recoil
Recoil Stand ADS (μ/σ)	x:1.1/0.1 y:0.02/0.4
Recoil Crouch ADS (μ/σ)	x:1.1/0.1 y:0.02/0.35
Recoil Prone ADS (μ/σ)	x:0.8/0.1 y:0.02/0.32
Recoil Bipod ADS (μ/σ)	x:0.45/0.1 y:0.08/0.1
Recoil Stand HF (μ/σ)	x:1.6/0.17 y:0.04/0.17
Recoil Crouch HF (μ/σ)	x:1.1/0.1 y:0.02/0.35
Recoil Prone HF (μ/σ)	x:0.8/0.1 y:0.02/0.32
Recoil Bipod HF (μ/σ)	x:0.5/0.1 y:0.08/0.1

Miscellaneous

Suppresion Effect

LMG

Equip

1.52 s

Reload Tactical

3.8 s

Reload Empty

4.95 s

Reload Bipod

3.8 s

2-hit Kill Max Distance

710 m

Variants

The QBU88 is available to two factions, the People’s Liberation Army and PLA Navy Marine Corps.

Icon	Variant	Faction	Role	Sight	Ammo	Accessories	Note
	QBU88	PLA		YMA88 (6-9×), 400m zero	9 mags	Bipod	Added in 4.0
	QBU88	PLANMC		YMA88 (6-9×), 400m zero	9 mags	Bipod	Added in 5.0

Gameplay

The QBU88 box magazine holds 10 rounds.
Can be fired only on semi-automatic.
The QBU88 comes with a bipod.
The sights for QBU88 is the YMA88 (6-9×) telescopic sight only.
- The YMA88 (6-9×) allows the user to see enemies from long distances easily and engage enemies at longer ranges without the need to zero the weapon. The variable zoom function allows for increased versatility in target acquisition across different ranges. You are unable to change the zeroing manually.
- This is a Bullet Drop Compensation scope designed with pre-determined hold-over marks. The scope is zeroed at 400 meters, meaning the central chevron is accurate for targets 400 meters away.
  - The 100-300 meters marks are located above the center point, which means you need to "aim down" for targets closer than 400 meters.
The QBU88 shares its ballistics and damage model with SVD and SVDM.
- They have one of the longest 2-hit kill distances at 710m due to their high damage output. This is compensated by the small magazine size of 10.
QBU88 is classified in-game as the Designated Marksman Rifle. Marksman Rifles have handling characteristics similar to Battle Rifles. Compared to their rifle counterparts, they have more sway, slightly lower point fire responsiveness, and excessive recoil.
- They output suppression effects akin to Light Machine Guns and are effective at medium to longer ranges.

History

The QBU88 or Type 88 sniper rifle (Chinese: 88式狙击步枪) is a Chinese bullpup designated marksman rifle developed by Norinco for the People's Liberation Army in the late 1980s. It uses the 5.8×42mm intermediate cartridge for ammunition.