Photon Burst Rifle

The Scientist's version of the sniper rifle is named the Photon Burst Rifle. It has a more effective zoom than the Battle Pistol and delivers three photons per round.

War for Cybertron
The Photon Burst Rifle was used by Scientist-class Transformers, including Silverbolt, during the Great War.

Fall of Cybertron
A later model of the photon burst rifle was still available later in the war during the time leading up to the launch of the Ark.

War for Cybertron

 * This weapon has the following base in-game stats:
 * Damage: 6
 * Range: 7
 * Accuracy: 7
 * Rate of Fire: 7

Fall of Cybertron

 * This weapon has the following base in-game stats:
 * Damage: 5
 * Range: 7
 * Accuracy: 8
 * Rate of Fire: 3
 * This weapon can be modified in multiplayer/escalation with the following upgrades:
 * Ion Cartridge - Increases the amount of ammo within a clip
 * Hyper Interlink - Speeds up reload time
 * Tachyon Transmitter - Increases foot speed while in fine aim mode
 * Photon Accelerator - enables auto-fire by decreasing the time between bursts