Phase Rifle

The Phase Rifle is a sniper weapon used by the Sentinel class in Tribes: Ascend. It's upgrade structure is identical to that of the BXT1 Rifle. This weapon can be unlocked for 780 Gold or 100000 XP.

Operation
The Phase Rifle is a sniper weapon similar to the BXT1 Rifle, although it has slightly altered firing mechanics. It can fire from the hip without damage reduction, and does not have any penalties induced by hipfire except the unavoidable loss in accuracy and zoom level. Its scope has two zoom levels identical to those of the BXT1. It deals damage based on the energy the player has available, with a maximum level of 510 damage at 100 energy. Additional energy does not affect damage. Each shot will drain 90 energy from the player pool. It holds 4 rounds, 5 upgraded, and when fully upgraded spawns with 1 full clip and 32 remaining ammo.

The weapon does not damage vehicles and base turrets, but will damage player turrets and force fields.

It has total accuracy, but there appears to be a slight delay on the fire, so aiming minimally in front of your enemy or tracking him with the aimpoint is recommended.