Counter-Strike: Source/Weapons: Difference between revisions

[[Image:css glock16.png|thumb|right|Glock 18]]

{{-}}

[[Image:css usp.png|thumb|right|USP tactical]]

The USP is the default counter-terrorist starting pistol, packing a greater firepower into a similar size and weight. The added advantage of being able to silence the USP means that counter-terrorists often have an advantage in pistol rounds (i.e. at the start of a new game when nobody's got any money).

{{-}}

[[Image:css p228.png|thumb|right|P228]]

*Note: The P228 appears to be a SiG SAUER P226 renamed. The P226 was/is able to carry .357 SIG ammunition, but the P228, a military and law enforcement service weapon, is only chambered in 9mm in real life.

{{-}}

===Desert Eagle===

[[Image:css deagle.png|thumb|right|Desert Eagle]]

 

The Desert Eagle (or "Deagle") is the most powerful pistol, being able to kill somebody with one headshot. Its magazine is rather small (only 7 rounds), so accuracy when using it is quite important. Most players will choose a Desert Eagle if they're buying a handgun (and have the money).

[[Image:css es57.png|thumb|right|FN Five-seveN]]

[[Image:css beretta.png|thumb|right|Dual 96G Elite Berettas]]

The Berettas are not particularly useful apart from the fact that there are two of them, which doubles the firing rate over a single pistol. They have poor accuracy, and only average power, so are best used as spray weapons (and with considerable success in some cases). However, due to their high price and poor attributes, it's best to go for a cheaper pistol, or a sub-machine gun instead, unless you practice a lot with them, in which case they can actually perform better than many SMGs.

Practice makes perfect. Once you become proficient with these you become a very formidable force. You can also buy these during the first round of a new map, which will give you a significant advantage in terms of magazine size. Headshots are key with this gun.

[[Image:css mac10.png|thumb|right|MAC10]]

* '''Price''': $400

[[Image:css tmp.png|thumb|right|TMP]]

[[Image:css mp5.png|thumb|right|MP5 navy]]

* '''Rate of fire''': 800 RPM

[[Image:css ump.png|thumb|right|UMP]]

[[Image:css p90.png|thumb|right|P90]]

* '''Rate of fire''': 900 RPM

[[Image:css m3.png|thumb|right|M3 super 90]]

[[Image:css xm1014.png|thumb|right|XM1014]]

[[Image:css galil.png|thumb|right|IMI Galil]]

[[Image:css famas.png|thumb|right|FAMAS]]

* '''Rate of fire''': 1100 RPM

The FAMAS is a decent weapon compared to some other rifles and SMGs. It has an unmatched rate of fire and is very accurate, but it is not very powerful. It has a burst fire mode which is useful for ammo conservation or when you have a very itchy trigger finger. This gun excels at long range, it gives a skilled user the ability to easily pull of single shot headshots, its effectiveness at close range is only limited by its low magazine capacity. Always use burst mode for long-range combat and aim for the head or the upper body. A couple burst shots will definitely kill, since the burst firing mode will make the weapon way more accurate compared to shooting manual bursts in the automatic mode.

[[Image:css ak47.png|thumb|right|AK47]]

[[Image:css m4a1.png|thumb|right|M4A1 carbine]]

* '''Magazine capacity''': 30 rounds

* '''Rate of fire''': 685 RPM

* '''Weight (loaded)''': 3.22kg

* '''Muzzle velocity''': 2900 feet/second

* '''Muzzle energy''': 1570 joules

[[Image:css sg-552.png|thumb|right|SG-552 commando]]

* '''Rate of fire''': 727 RPM

The SG-552 is a more expensive weapon (which raises the question of why the ''terrorists'' can purchase it). It is about as powerful as the M4A1, but has a higher rate of fire, and the addition of a scope, enabling both sniping and assault tactics to be used. It is a very good all-round weapon, but many players can't buy it due to its high price.

[[Image:css aug.png|thumb|right|AUG]]

* '''Rate of fire''': 727 RPM

[[Image:css m249.png|thumb|right|M249-SAW]]

* '''Rate of fire''': 600 RPM

The M249-SAW is an very expensive weapon, with a rapid firing rate and a large clip. Each round does not inflict a particularly high amount of damage, and it isn't particularly accurate unless fired in single shots or short bursts, but the spray power from an M249 is almost unbeatable. Due to the fact it carries a large ammunition bin, the advised way of using an M249 is to shoot anything that is vaguely out of the ordinary. Shoot round corners as you jump round them. Shoot at anything that moves.

You can use this in a closed space, like [[../cs_office/]], or a large place, like [[../de_aztec/]]. For close spaces, shoot at every corner, and for large spaces, when you are being shot at, keep your finger on the trigger and search for the enemy. When you see some red blood, keep it there and either: spray (if it is close-range) or burst (in either situation, preferably long-range). Also, for both situations, use it for covering fire when facing the group (or person, please do it in group-vs-group), aka shooting at the group without bursting. The new players would retreat, and the pros would stay, leaving your team to kill the pros, unless they are smart enough to retreat once their whole team retreats or everyone besides the pro died.

[[Image:css scout.png|thumb|right|Scout]]

[[Image:css sg-1.png|thumb|right|G3/SG-1]]

Along with the SG-550, the G3/SG-1 is an auto-sniper, and as such is banned on most servers. When sniping with the G3/SG-1, it is important not to get carried away with the fact that this gun ''is'' an auto-sniper: each consecutive automatic shot is considerably less accurate than the last, and going overboard with rapid fire will quickly empty the twenty-round magazine.

[[Image:css sg-550.png|thumb|right|SG-550]]

=== AWP ~ Arctic Warfare Police (AI AWP 7,62) 7.62x51 sniper rifle ===

[[Image:css awp.png|thumb|right|AWP]]

The AWP is the largest and most powerful sniper rifle, killing in one shot in most cases (in the case of a direct, unobstructed shot, only being hit in the leg is survivable). It is banned on most servers, but if you are allowed to use it, make good use of the scope. The AWP's scope is very detailed, and proficient snipers can jump out from behind cover, zoom in, fire and kill somebody then hide again multiple times and not get hurt. Training for hours offline with bots or online in deathmatch servers is the best way to go about learning. The drawback of this gun is that it isn't very accurate while moving, you have to actually stop moving and fire for the bullet to hit the target. Also, beware that this gun is sometimes believed to be a cheap gun because of its very high power and overusing it is discouraged in public servers. However unknown to others is the fact that this gun can be defeated. Using zig-zagging and unpredictable movement an awper can be taken down. This takes a bit of practice but can be achieved.

[[Image:css flashbang.png|thumb|right|Flashbang grenade]]

[[Image:css smoke.png|thumb|right|Smoke grenade]]

[[Image:css frag.png|thumb|right|High-explosive grenade]]

[[Image:css knives.png|thumb|right|Knife]]

The knife is given to all players automatically at the start of each round, cannot be dropped, and doesn't cost a thing. It is the least effective weapon, but - since it requires no ammunition - can be used again and again. It is one of the ultimate humiliations to be knifed to death in [[Counter-Strike: Source]].

Allows you to see better in the dark, and therefore can be quite useful in dark maps (a green overlay is put on your vision, and everything's brighter). In bright maps, however, it '''is''' a waste of money to buy, as using nightvision in a bright area actually makes your vision worse (things get too bright).

[[Image:css c4.png|thumb|right|C4 explosive]]

[[Image:css defuser.png|thumb|right|Bomb defusal kit]]