Spectre - Black Ops Multiplayer Weapon Guide

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In this episode we're covering the Spectre.

It's a fully automatic weapon, unlocked at level 41.

The Spectre M4 is an Italian weapon, manufactured by SITES, or: 'Società Italiana Tecnologie Speciali'.

It was designed in the mid 1980s, with production starting circa 1984.

A simple, robust design - the Spectre is a compact weapon offered as a cheaper alternative for weapons such as the MP5.

To this end, it was only moderately successful - finding some use with the Swiss army, and Italian special forces.

Its most innovative feature was its high-capacity magazine boasting higher ammunition density than a conventional dual-stack box magazine.

In addition to the military models, there were also semi-automatic, civilian models manufactured: the SITES 'Falcon' or 'Spectre-HC' in a pistol configuration, and the SITES 'Ranger': a sub-carbine model.

The Spectre fires the NATO standard 9-by-19 millimetre cartridge - but more interesting are the magazines: an unusual quad-stacked casket design, allowing for capacities up to 50 rounds in a relatively compact - if heavy - design.

The magazines used in Black Ops are of a 30 round capacity - or 45 rounds with extended mags.

The Spectre is a low damage SMG, killing in 4 shots even at close range.

At a distance, you'll need up to 5 shots to kill.

Like most of the low-damage SMGs, rate of fire is high: dispensing a hefty 937.5 rounds per minute towards your opponent.

Unlike some of the weapons in its class, however - the Spectre has very controllable recoil: it is perhaps the best-handling SMG, tied with the MAC-11, and with the exception of the Skorpion.

Aim time is quick, like most of the SMGs: at 200 milliseconds - and the reloads, while not the quickest in class, are reasonably nippy at 2.3 seconds.

The Spectre is arguably the most effective low damage SMG, given that it has a fast fire rate, 30 rounds in its magazine, and low recoil.

Essentially, it behaves in a near identical way to the MAC-11: these weapons share the same damage, fire rate, and recoil profile.

The Spectre, however, benefits from a larger magazine - one of the MAC-11's key downfalls.

The Spectre's only real drawbacks are its slower reload time - amounting to only a third of a second difference, in exchange for 50% extra capacity in your magazines.

Like most of the fast-fire rate SMGs, the Spectre's key weakness is its lower damage, needing up to 5 shots total to kill, and generally no fewer than 4.

This, however, is where the larger magazine and fast rate of fire come into play: while the damage per shot may be low, the Spectre excels at directing a continuous stream of bullets onto a target.

When paired with a suppressor it boasts ideal stealth characteristics - meaning this ghostly submachine gun...

will haunt your opponent to their grave.

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