PDW-57

"Fully automatic personal defense weapon. Increased range and largest ammo capacity in its class."

- Create-a-Class Description.

The PDW-57 is a submachine gun featured in Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

Multiplayer
The PDW-57 has a large 50-round magazine and is fully automatic. It is unlocked at Level 4. The time it takes to kill is one of the fastest in its class, as it takes three bullets to kill at close range (excluding headshot multipliers) and is tied with the MSMC in this regard, though handling characteristics are in favor of the MSMC with lower recoil and a faster reload time. Given that it has the highest magazine capacity, high damage, and an early unlock, it is a highly effective weapon in multiplayer which is reflected in its popularity amongst players.

It has a lower rate of fire than most of the other submachine guns' in exchange for generally higher damage. This makes it more versatile, but less forgiving at close range, greatly increasing the time to kill if the player misses any bullets. Submachine guns like the MP7 and Vector K10 are therefore much easier for inexperienced players to use at short ranges. This is due to their higher rate of fire, even if their theoretical times to kill are slightly longer.

March 12's patch increased the recoil of the PDW-57 and also increased its hip fire spread slightly. The same occurred with the MSMC.

Attachments

 * Reflex Sight (unlocked weapon level 2)
 * Laser Sight (unlocked weapon level 3)
 * Suppressor (unlocked weapon level 4)
 * Fast Mag (unlocked weapon level 5)
 * EOTech Sight (unlocked weapon level 6)
 * Foregrip (unlocked weapon level 7)
 * Quickdraw Handle (unlocked weapon level 8)
 * FMJ (unlocked weapon level 9)
 * Long Barrel (unlocked weapon level 10)
 * Target Finder (unlocked weapon level 11)
 * Adjustable Stock (unlocked weapon level 12)
 * Extended Clip (unlocked weapon level 13)
 * Select Fire (unlocked weapon level 14)
 * Rapid Fire (unlocked weapon level 15)
 * MMS (unlocked weapon level 16)

Zombies
The PDW-57 appears as a wall weapon in Die Rise (located next to the elevator shaft), Buried (placed in six predetermined locations from the Gunsmith shop), it also appears in Mob of the Dead, Cell Block, and Origins in the Mystery Box; the gun costs 1000 points. This weapon is the best money maker you can get off the wall, having a low damage but high capacity and minimal recoil. This is the best weapon you can get in the early rounds. The PDW-57 has a reduced ammo capacity from 350 reserved rounds to 200 reserved rounds. Although it has a good rate of fire and a large magazine, it runs out of ammo quickly. Speed Cola can mitigate the reload time, as does Electric Cherry perk as it momentarily protect players during the reloading process. Double Tap Root Beer is optional as it will benefit from double damage, but can burn through ammo and raise recoil two-fold.

When Pack-a-Punched via the Pack-a-Punch Machine, it becomes The Predictive Death Wish 57000. Changes are relatively underwhelming, getting a much higher damage and more ammo, it makes the weapon a better money-maker at the late rounds, but by that time you should have a high amount of points. The weapon is overall not recommended in terms of pack-a-punching. It can also be Pack-a-Punched multiple times to cycle through different attachments such as the Reflex Sight, MMS, and Target Finder. It still runs out of ammo quickly, however. This problem is migrated slightly in Die Rise and Buried, as upgraded ammo can still be bought off the wall; in Mob of the Dead and Origins however, the weapon's restriction to the Mystery Box makes its short ammo supply more of a hindrance.

Trivia

 * This weapon uses the same reload sound as the Commando from Call of Duty: Black Ops.
 * While reloading, it is possible to see "CAL 5.7x28MM" on the side of the gun. This is very similar to the writing visible on the Peacekeeper.
 * It uses the same magazine as the P90.
 * Its serial number is "20032012". This is possibly a reference to the year of release for the first Call of Duty title in 2003, combined with the release year of Call of Duty: Black Ops II, 2012.
 * As the PDW-57 has an integral grip, adding the Foregrip causes no cosmetic change, although it does change the behavior appropriately.

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