Sub-Machine Guns

Sub-Machine Guns

MP5

This is the most commonly used of all sub-machine guns by far, and probably the most used gun in the game. It's a very reliable gun with good accuracy and power. If you can aim well then the MP5 will be a good gun for you, if you can't use the mp5....well...learn!

Even when things aren't going so well you can usually afford an MP5 and that's what's great about it, you'll always have the mp5 as a way of digging you and your team out of a hole. It has a 30 round clip which is enough to carry you through most fire fights, aim at the head and it shouldnt be too difficult to get a couple of kills per clip (of course, that's if you're good at avoiding death primarily). It's also decent for mid-range battles.


TMP

This is like the sub-machine gun version of the glock 18; it has a good rate of fire but is very weak, the weakest of all SMGs infact. Again the clip size is 30, but that doesn't help much either when you look at the accuracy of this gun. It's very shoddy and the recoil for such a small gun is terrible.

Sometimes due to money restrictions, you can't afford an MP5 and are left with this gun, but I think even then you're best of buying a Desert Eagle and hoping you can pick up a gun along the way, that way you'll be saving some money for the next round too. One good point is that it's silenced so if you're skilled enough you can sneak up behind an opponent, dispose of him and steal his AK47.....this gun is CT only.



P90

A decent SMG, this used to be the most used gun in the game...until the CS team toned it down a bit because it was being over used. It was extremely accurate and powerful making it extremely easy to use. Now, however, it takes alot more skill to use the P90 as it's less powerful and much less accurate than before. Probably best used in close quarters battle this gun has a very nice rate of fire, and a massive 50 bullet clip, meaning you'll still be firing away while an opponent reloads his MP5.

I'm unconvinced about the accuracy of this gun...at times it can seem ok, but most of the time I use it, I don't get very far which is no good if I've just spent over $2300 for it.


Mac10

This is yet another gun that doesn't get used very often in CS, in comparison with other guns. It's ok in the rate of fire department, and holds up in the power area, but accuracy is where it falls down....badly! The accuracy on this gun makes it worth saving the money for the next round, death is imminent regardless.

It's not that bad really I suppose, I just felt like dramatising hehe. This gun is ok if you are rushing, your opponents dont expect you, and you can get quick headshots in CQB. Other than that, give it a miss and if you do buy it, pick up the first alternative gun you see....unless it's a TMP but even then it's a tough call.



UMP

This gun has a slow rate of fire and only 25 rounds per clip, meaning that some people tend to steer clear of it where possible. It does, however, pack in some nice accuracy and a fair amount of power...in the right hands, this can be a very decent gun.

Probably best in mid-ranges, rather than CQB though, because of it's accuracy and slow rate of firing. If you do end up in an enclosed space then you won't last that long before you need to reload, which also takes quite long so try to avoid that scenario. Not a bad gun at all for the $1700 you'll pay.


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