FAMAS

The FAMAS is an Assault Rifle featured in Modern Warfare 2.

Its real name is FA-MAS, which means "Fusil d'Assaut de la Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne" or "Assault rifle of Saint-Étienne's weapon factory" in English, and it is a bullpup-styled assault rifle designed and manufactured in France by MAS located in Saint-Étienne, which is now a member of the French government-owned Nexter group. It is the service rifle of the French military and has been in service since 1978. The variant depicted in-game is the older F1, which has a small trigger guard and non-STANAG magazine.

Singleplayer
The FAMAS is found in several levels throughout the campaign. In some sections you can find it with the White Tape Camouflage, which is unavailable in multiplayer

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. One burst will kill with Stopping Power at any range, as long as all three shots hit, or if fired without Stopping Power the gun will also require one hit to be a headshot to kill from any range.

The FAMAS has a slower reload than the M16A4, but its damage does not drop off until slightly further. This difference in damage makes the FAMAS slightly better than the M16A4 at medium range.

The Extended Mags attachment is of questionable use due to the FAMAS's burst-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 sidearm.

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

Trivia

 * The FAMAS has a thirty-round magazine capacity, despite having the F1 25-round magazine model.
 * 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.
 * When using the Heartbeat Sensor, the reload animation changes slightly.
 * The FAMAS version depicted in the game cannot accept M203 grenade launchers. Instead it would use the rifle grenade.
 * There is a knob below the first sight of the FAMAS with the symbols 3, A, and S. 3 being selected. In real life, the FAMAS can fire in single and automatic in addition to the 3 round burst.
 * 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 reload animation for the FAMAS is off as it needs to discharge, which it does not.