
Balance IL 86 - used by a stalker called Scarecrow.Professor Sakharov in Yantar, and Barkeep in the Bar area sell this weapon. Mercenaries and bandits, particularly in the Wild Territory.A few members of the Duty faction in the main base in the Bar.
This weapon is also used in small numbers by many other factions, including:
Members of the failed Ecologist's expedition sent into Lab X-19 prior to the visiting of these labs by the Marked One, were also equipped with this rifle. The personnel from the shot down helicopter in Wild Territory were defending themselves using these rifles from attacking mercenaries lead by Wolfhound. Besides that it is often used by stalkers from Ecologists faction. Therefore the IL 86 is less useful at this part of the game.Ī gun in good condition can be looted from a body in Lab X-18. The required 5.56x45mm ammunition for the IL 86 is also rare in the Dark Valley, while there will be plenty for the AC-96/2. However it is also possible for the player to obtain a scope for the Obokan even before that when entering the Dark Valley, which results in a better weapon than the IL 86, being lighter and more accurate. Additionally it can also be looted from a body in Lab X-18 during the following special mission in the Dark Valley. It can first be obtained by buying it at the Bar. The IL 86, with its integral SUSAT scope, is likely to be the first scoped weapon the player comes across.
The IL 86 is slightly less accurate than other assault rifles like the TRs 301 and the SGI-5k, and is the heaviest assault rifle available (weighing it at 5.0kg unloaded) but sports above average durability despite jamming commonly after the condition drops below 70%, and damage compared to the equally available TRs 301.