The Intervention is able to get one-shot-kills if the player hits the head, neck or chest. With a Silencer, Stopping Power is required for a one-shot-kill. However, headshots cancel out Last and Final Stand. Targets will require multiple hits when Painkiller, Last Stand or Final Stand is used, or when firing through cover. Without it, it loses the one shot kill to the stomach. With Stopping Power, the weapon kills in one hit to the head, neck, chest and stomach. Extended Magazines doubles its five round capacity, which is the lowest of all primary weapons. The rifle has a low fire rate and high sway, but has high damage multipliers with varying levels of recoil. The Intervention is available at level 4, when Create-A-Class is unlocked.

It is a good weapon to counter Juggernauts with should the player lack the Barrett, but it requires six shots to kill these behemoths whereas other enemies will fall with one round. It is also an alternate weapon in ' Body Count', ' Homeland Security', ' Armor Piercing' and ' Wetwork'.

The Intervention is a starting weapon in ' Hidden' and ' Snatch & Grab'. In the intro cutscene of 'Just Like Old Times', the screen lists the weapon as a 'CheyTac Intervention bolt-action anti-materiel rifle'. Was Yesterday' with Thermal Scope attachment and ' Just Like Old Times' as a starting weapon with Silencer attachment. In the campaign, it is only found in the following missions: ' Wolverines' on the rooftops with the supply drop, ' The Only Easy Day.

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