meh, just to test the sniping potential in MW3... sick of using them only for quickscoping (which I hate anyway).
Oh, my ears...
There's also Sitrep.
Actually, the USAS is slightly weaker than Striker. Both have a maximum damage (per pellet) of 25, but the Striker has a minimum damage (per pellet) of 15 whereas the USAS has a minimum damage of 5. As far as i can tell, the only really noticeable advantage the USAS has over the Striker is reload time.
While the UMP does have the highest range of all the smg's, it does have its faults. Both the PP90M1 and the MP7 have much higher rates of fire and kill faster. If your rushing, the UMP actually takes the longest amount of time to
I'm not stating UMP does not have faults, I am purely stating it is a versatile SMG built better for overall rushing. I noticed I didn't conceive a proper sentence with my previous statement. Indeed, MP7 and PP90M1 has a higher fire rate which is why it excels in tight spaces in maps like seatown or mission. PP90M1 and MP7 are greater than the UMP in close range if theoretically both players are of enough skill, with the same reaction time, and exactly encounter one another at the same moment. This of course is never the case because of human error, so you must look at other factors. However UMP being a smg, should still excel in the close range environment versus the many other popular guns (a.k.a. the popular assault rifles). Range imo is the most important aspect when it comes to the full effectiveness of a SMG. If your rushing, undoubtedly you will face against close range/medium range/long range. PP09M1/MP7 wins undoubtedly close range which is why it excels in tight space areas like in seatown or mission. But hey if you want to constantly patrol one tight area, then expect to not get many kills and help your team unless the opposition are dumbasses and constantly goes into tight spaces. This is why I use UMP because of its versatility for many areas in a map (only map where I don't use UMP or any smg is Interchange, I go ACR). Medium range, UMP should generally excel. I can control the fire rate of the PP09M1 and MP7, but because of my own human error I do occasionally slip. UMP with the lower fire rate, I can adjust my aiming (I have 26.31% accuracy btw) and thus reduce human error. At a farther medium range, UMP generally wins undoubtedly. Let's not talk about far range because SMG aren't built for far range in MW3.
Yes, they vastly improved AC-130 and Reaper
6v6 TDM, domination, or search & destroy.. I'm down, nothing else.. maybe team tactical 4v4
You missed out on the drop off rate, the USAS is the only semi-auto shotgun thats drop off starts at 400 units rather than 300, like the striker. So the USAS will get more one shot kills that the striker because its "sweet spot" is bigger.
KSG level 30
I've also started playing MW2 again and it is fun as hell (but fuck the ACOG challenge for the F2000, damn). I haven't touched MW3 in a few weeks. :/
