History

 The WA 2000 is a semi-automatic bullpup sniper rifle that was produced by the Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen company. It was produced in three different calibers. Production of the rifle was limited and it was shortly stopped because it was too expensive to achieve widespread sales. The rifle is currently rare and very valuable.

The WA 2000 was designed in the late 1970s and early 1980s, in response to the 1972 Summer Olympics Munich massacre. The bullpup design was chosen because it would allow a standard length (for a sniper rifle) barrel to be used whilst the overall length would be shorter than a conventional rifle. The WA 2000 had a quick-detachable scope mount with a weight of 0.96 kg (2.1 lb). The rifle did not have iron sights. The most commonly used optical sight was a Schmidt & Bender 2.5-10X telescopic sight. With no scope equipped, the rifle has an unloaded weight of 6.95 kg (15.3 lb) and a loaded weight of 7.35 kg (16.2 lb).

The .300 Winchester Magnum round was chosen as the primary caliber because of its long range accuracy and its consistency at all ranges. The entire rifle is designed around the barrel. The WA 2000 fires from a closed bolt and uses a bolt with seven locking lugs. It has a two-stage trigger with a trigger pull of 1.2 to 1.4 kg (2.65 to 3.1 lb). The rifle uses single stack box magazines that feature a 6-round capacity. When loaded, this magazine has a weight of 0.4 kg (0.88 lb).

The rifle was produced from 1982 until November 1988. The rifle was used by some German police units, but production was stopped because it was too expensive to achieve widespread sales. The final retail cost for a base rifle in the 1980s was in the range of $9,000 to $12,500, and the rifle's current value ranges from $40,000 for the first gen. to $75,000 for the 2nd gen.

Singleplayer/Spec-Ops

 The WA2000 only appears in one mission, "Victor Charlie," although in the Wii version it is replaced by an M1911.

The WA2000 does not appear in zombies.

Multiplayer

Damage 70 (MP), 50 (MP silenced)

Damage Multipliers Head: 2.0, Neck: 2.0, Chest: 1.5, Stomach: 1.0, Limbs: 1.0
 
Magazine Size 6 rounds
 
Tier 15
 
Unlocked at 10
 
Cost  2000
 
Starting Ammunition 18 (MP)
 
Maximum Ammunition 48 (MP)
 
Reload Time 3.2 loaded, 3,85 unloaded 
 
Recoil Low
 
Penetration High
 
Fire Mode Semi-Automatic
 
Used by SOG 

The WA2000 is a sniper rifle that appears in Call of Duty: Black Ops. It is unlocked at level 10.

The WA2000 has the lowest recoil of all sniper rifles in Call of Duty: Black Ops. Like the Dragunov, only shots to the head or chest will kill in one shot. It has a slightly faster centerspeed than the Dragunov, allowing for quicker, more accurate follow up shots.  Combined with the low recoil, the fast ADS time with the ACOG Scope makes the WA2000 viable at medium range.

Overall, the low recoil and fast centerspeed characteristics of the WA2000 result in a relatively easy to manage sniper rifle.

Challenges