SCAR-L

The SCAR-L is an assault rifle that is featured in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2: Force Recon and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2: Force Recon
The SCAR-L (or SCAR-Light) is the player's default weapon during most part of the campaign, and it cannot be traded out, except on some missions where it's replaced by a sniper rifle. Because of the Arcade nature of the game, the weapon is fairly weak, often taking almost one magazine to take out one enemy, but this is balanced by making the "reload" faster.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
"Accurate, mobile, and among the highest damage dealing assault rifles, the SCAR-L competes for the top spot in aggressive, mid-range combat. Its low rate of fire helps conserve ammo through sustained bursts, but can cause problems in close range skirmishes against rapid-fire weapons."

- Call of Duty: Elite description

Campaign
The SCAR-L makes a campaign appearance in the mission "Bag and Drag" with an ACOG Scope, along with an USP .45 and rarely used by Delta Force members in the mission Goalpost. It can also be seen inside Makarov's fortress.

Multiplayer
The SCAR-L is unlocked at level 6, possesses a high rate of fire, low recoil, good iron sights, and medium damage. It can be reload cancelled easily, even without having to fire an entire magazine, because its magazine is filled before it is even inserted into the gun. For the most part, it is similar to the SCAR-H, with a higher rate of fire, larger magazine, and a slightly faster reload. However, it has lower damage at range and higher idle sway (which can be remedied with Stability) compared to its higher-caliber variant. Its low unlock level and good damage make it extremely common.

Survival Mode
Being unlocked at Level 5 in Survival Mode (Costing $3000 from the Weapons Armory.), the SCAR-L is a popular choice for early and later stages of gameplay, due to its moderate damage, clear iron sights and low recoil. Stopping power and ammunition may be a problem in later waves, though.

Attachments

 * Red Dot Sight - Unlocked at weapon level 2.
 * Suppressor - Unlocked at weapon level 5.
 * Grenade Launcher (M320) - Unlocked at weapon level 8.
 * ACOG Scope - Unlocked at weapon level 11.
 * Heartbeat Sensor - Unlocked at weapon level 14.
 * Holographic Sight - Unlocked at weapon level 17.
 * Shotgun - Unlocked at weapon level 20.
 * Hybrid Sight - Unlocked at weapon level 23.
 * Extended Mags - Unlocked at weapon level 26.
 * Thermal Scope - Unlocked at weapon level 29.

Proficiency

 * Kick - Unlocked at weapon level 4.
 * Impact - Unlocked at weapon level 9.
 * Attachments - Unlocked at weapon level 12.
 * Focus - Unlocked at weapon level 16.
 * Breath - Unlocked at weapon level 22.
 * Stability - Unlocked at weapon level 28.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3: Defiance
The SCAR-L is featured in DS version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 as the "SCAR". It has a standard 30 round magazine with 150 rounds to carry, with decent iron sights and fire rate. It is also permanently equipped with an arctic camouflage and can only be found leaning on vehicles, walls and ammo crates, it is never seen used by enemy forces

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

 * One of the soldiers in the background of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer menu screen is holding a SCAR-L, but it isn't seen anywhere else in the game.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

 * The SCAR-L has the same reload animation as the SCAR-H from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, albeit a bit faster.
 * The Create-A-Class picture of the SCAR-L lacks the front sight.
 * In Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, it has a slightly different reload animation if it is equipped with a Heartbeat Sensor, this is similar to the SCAR-H, which also has a slightly different animation, as the player does not hit the bolt release on both weapons, rather, they simply grip the handguard, skipping the bolt release.
 * The icon for the Standard Playlists shows a SCAR-L with an ACOG Scope and a Silencer.
 * The headshot multiplier is slightly higher at 1.5x than the usual 1.4x.
 * When you attach a Red Dot Sight to the SCAR-L, part of the gun behind the SCAR-L turns purple.

Videos
Video:Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3: Free for All with SCAR-L

Free-For-All with the SCAR-L

Video:Modern Warfare 3 Wii / Golden Gun Showcase Episode II / SCAR-L

Wii gameplay of the SCAR-L with gold camouflage