MAC11 - Black Ops Multiplayer Weapon Guide

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In this episode, we're covering the third SMG - the MAC-11.

It's a fully automatic weapon, unlocked at level 11.

An American Weapon, the MAC-11 was designed by Gordon Ingram.

It was first produced in 1972, as a sub-compact variant of the earlier MAC-10.

The Military Armament Corporation Model 11, or MAC-11, is a compact blowback-operated weapon.

With a fire rate of around twelve hundred rounds per minute, the weapon is difficult to shoot accurately unless fired in short bursts.

Designed to be used with a suppressor, the MAC-11 has a threaded barrel for quick conversion to a covert role.

Its bigger brother, the Model 10, fired a more powerful cartridge, and saw some use by US forces in the Vietnam War - but the smaller Model 11 was generally regarded as lacking in stopping power, and found fewer practical applications.

Magazine capacity in-game is a mere 20 rounds, or 30 with extended mags.

The cartridge fired is the compact but low powered .380 Automatic Colt Pistol round - ideal for concealable weapons but otherwise anaemic when compared to the ballistically superior 9mm parabellum or 45 ACP cartridge.

In game damage reflects this lack of stopping power - even at close range the MAC-11 requires 4 hits to kill to the body.

The damage drop with range is less pronounced than with the higher damage SMGs, at least - granting more consistent performance near the edge of your effective range.

The recoil is light too, tied with the Spectre for perhaps the best handling characteristics in the SMG category, outside the Skorpion.

The weapon will tend slightly upwards and to the right - but at close to middle range it's relatively easy to remain on target.

Aim time is on par with the other SMGs, at 200 milliseconds, and the reload time is favourable too - at just 2 seconds it's one of the fastest SMGs to reload.

The key to successfully using the short magazine SMGs is to ensure that you don't overextend yourself and encounter multiple enemies at once.

This means you have to take care to avoid exposing yourself across multiple sightlines, limiting your engagements to close or middle range avenues where possible.

In most cases it's best to have the enemy come to you, anticipating their movement and lying in wait in cover.

Using the MAC-11 unsilenced can work to your advantage in this way - killing one enemy will draw another to your location, and with careful positioning it's possible to kill several foes in sequence.

The MAC-11 boasts great handling, so you don't always have to limit yourself to close range engagements - as long as you don't leave yourself exposed to the longer sightlines you should be able to win most gunfights.

The faster reload and switch times also come in handy - with sleight of hand you can often get away with reloading partway through an engagement, as long as you're not out in the open.

Unfortunately, with the short magazine and fast rate of fire you will find yourself needing to reload all too often - and inevitably this will spell your demise from time to time.

The low damage dealt per shot can also hamper your effectiveness up close - 4 shots on target can be tricky against someone with a more powerful weapon.

The fast rate of fire makes up for this somewhat, but accuracy is vital and too many missed shots will mean your magazine may deplete before the conflict is resolved.

Still, the MAC-11 handles very well - and rewards those with superior accuracy. While it might not compare to more powerful weapons up close, it boasts surprising reach, making it one of the more versatile SMGs.

The MAC-11 might not look like much, with its cheaply-welded stamped metal construction - but when employed correctly, you'll find ... that looks can be deceiving.

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