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The FAMAS (French: Fusil d'Assaut de la Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne or "Assault rifle of the Saint-Étienne's weapon factory") is a bullpup-styled assault rifle designed and manufactured in France by MAS located in Saint-Étienne, which is now a member of the French government-owned Nexter group. It is the service rifle of the French military and has been in service since 1978. The variant depicted in-game is the older F1, which has a small trigger guard and non-STANAG magazine.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2A new set of sights are used, as the original sights are located in the carry handle (which has been covered by a Picatinny rail). Similar to the M16A4, the FAMAS is a very effective assault rifle especially at range. One burst will kill withStopping Power at any range, as long as all three shots hit. It is not recommended to use FMJ with the FAMAS because it already has a high penetration rate, unless one is doing so to obtain the Extended Mags.
The FAMAS has a slower reload, but less damage drop off than the M16A4. This difference in damage make the FAMAS slightly better than the M16A4 at medium range. Stopping Power can be used to ensure one burst kills at any range and increase lethality in close quarters combat.
The FAMAS (like all other, non-Sniper/AK-47 weapons) has no sway with the iron sights, Red Dot Sight, or Holographic Sight even when moving. With the iron sights, Red Dot Sight or Holographic Sights the FAMAS has very little recoil but if fired too quickly it will negatively affect accuracy. However, theACOG and Thermal scopes introduce a fair amount of vertical recoil making it much more difficult to hit targets behind thick cover at long range, though it can actually be useful for achieving Expert challenges as at short to medium range the recoil will often result in accidental headshots.
Weapon AttachmentsThe FAMAS takes the same attachments as the nine other assault rifles:
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2A new set of sights are used, as the original sights are located in the carry handle (which has been covered by a Picatinny rail). Similar to the M16A4, the FAMAS is a very effective assault rifle especially at range. One burst will kill withStopping Power at any range, as long as all three shots hit. It is not recommended to use FMJ with the FAMAS because it already has a high penetration rate, unless one is doing so to obtain the Extended Mags.
The FAMAS has a slower reload, but less damage drop off than the M16A4. This difference in damage make the FAMAS slightly better than the M16A4 at medium range. Stopping Power can be used to ensure one burst kills at any range and increase lethality in close quarters combat.
The FAMAS (like all other, non-Sniper/AK-47 weapons) has no sway with the iron sights, Red Dot Sight, or Holographic Sight even when moving. With the iron sights, Red Dot Sight or Holographic Sights the FAMAS has very little recoil but if fired too quickly it will negatively affect accuracy. However, theACOG and Thermal scopes introduce a fair amount of vertical recoil making it much more difficult to hit targets behind thick cover at long range, though it can actually be useful for achieving Expert challenges as at short to medium range the recoil will often result in accidental headshots.
Weapon AttachmentsThe FAMAS takes the same attachments as the nine other assault rifles:
