FAMAS

The FAMAS is a three-round burst Assault Rifle featured in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

Singleplayer
The FAMAS is found in several levels throughout the campaign. In some places, the player can find it with the White Tape Camouflage, which is unavailable in multiplayer. It is a highly effective weapon, due to the ability to quickly dispatch most enemies with a single burst. However, it is a rare weapon and usually only found in the later missions of the campaign. It can also be found in the level "Museum" with White Tape camo.

Multiplayer
A new set of sights are used, as the original sights are located in the carry handle (which has been covered by a Picatinny rail). Similar to the M16A4, the FAMAS is a very effective assault rifle especially at range. Despite the Create-a-Class' stats menu shows that it has low damage, one burst will kill with Stopping Power at any range, as long as all three shots hit. If fired without stopping power, at least one headshot is required. Due to the high rate of fire per burst, the FAMAS will top out most other assault rifles and even SMG's at close range. The FAMAS resets perfectly after each burst allowing continuous accurate fire over a long range. This, coupled with its high penetration, allows one to easily kill through cover. A red dot sight can be used to mitigate the bulky iron sights for mid to long range combat.

It has a slower reload and slower swap times than the M16A4, but its damage does not drop off until slightly further and it has less recoil than the M16A4, provided that the M16A4 is not equipped with a Holographic Sight. This difference in damage makes the FAMAS slightly better than the M16A4 at medium range but riskier to use in closer quarters when a specialized secondary is necessary, unless if one relies on hip-firing.

The FAMAS is available as early as Level 1 with the default Grenadier class, equipped with an undermounted M203 and a silenced SPAS-12 as the secondary, together with the perks Scavenger, Stopping Power, and Commando.

Weapon Attachments
The FAMAS takes the same attachments as the other eight assault rifles:
 * Grenade Launcher
 * Shotgun
 * Red Dot Sight
 * Holographic Sight
 * Silencer
 * Heartbeat Sensor
 * ACOG Scope
 * Thermal scope
 * FMJ
 * Extended Magazines

Trivia

 * The FAMAS is only used by the Ultranationalists faced by Task Force 141.
 * In some parts of the campaign, there is a standard black FAMAS with white tape on it that is meant to act as makeshift Arctic Camouflage.
 * When viewing the FAMAS with White Tape Camo in third person it has Arctic Camouflage and White Tape at the same time.
 * In Museum, the FAMAS' sight has "Infinity Ward, Encino CA" written on it. This is a reference to Infinity Ward's headquarters, which is located in Encino, CA.
 * There is a non-functional laser-emitter mounted on the side. It is most noticeable when camouflage is applied or in the Create-a-Class picture.
 * With the Heartbeat Sensor, the reload animation changes slightly.
 * The FAMAS "Grenadier" default class is considered a replacement for the M16A4 w/M203 default class found in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.
 * The FAMAS has an unusable bipod, which can be seen in a folded position on the side of the gun.
 * In single player, a FAMAS with holographic sight can be found only in the mission Loose Ends.
 * The iron sights on the FAMAS are actually added-on tactical sights mounted on the rail. The real ones are under the rail.
 * The FAMAS is one of the few three round burst weapons, the other being the M16A4 and the M93 Raffica.