Mini-Uzi

The Mini-Uzi is a submachine gun featured in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Nintendo DS) and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. In both games, it has a high rate of fire and controllable recoil.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
In single player, the Mini-Uzi is encountered in Russia, used frequently by Russian Ultranationalists. It can be found in Crew Expendable, Blackout, Hunted, Safehouse, One Shot, One Kill, The Sins of the Father, Ultimatum, No Fighting In The War Room, and Mile High Club. It is also the favored weapon of Victor Zakhaev.

In multiplayer, the Mini-Uzi is unlocked at Level 13. It can be modified with a Red Dot Sight, silencer or an ACOG Scope. It has a high rate of fire, but lacks stopping power and range. High recoil and an exceptionally large muzzle flash make it difficult to use in mid-range combat, but it is extremely effective in close quarters combat. A gold skin for this weapon is unlocked once every submachine gun challenge has been completed. It is recommended to turn off the rumble feature on the Wii remote for the Wii version as this significantly decreases recoil.

The Mini-Uzi can best be compared to the P90. The P90 has less recoil, a larger magazine, and a slightly lower rate of fire (the Mini-Uzi fires 15.86 bullets per second, while the P90 fires 15.38 bullets per second). However, the fact that the Uzi shares ammo with the MP5 and M9 means ammo will be less scarce than with the P90. The Mini-Uzi also boasts a faster reload speed, making up for the smaller capacity (32 vs 50). All things considered however, most players consider the P90 superior. Against the P90, the Uzi is regarded as an inferior weapon although the Uzi`s high vertical recoil often leads to frequent headshot kills.

As with the MP5, equipping an M9 as a sidearm will give the player the combined ammunition for both guns, as both are chambered for the 9mm Parabellum round.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Nintendo DS)
In the DS version of the game, although the HUD icon shows a full-sized Uzi, the 3-D model of it is depicted as a Mini-Uzi. The way to tell is because the character uses his left hand to grip what appears to be a forward folded skeleton stock used as a grip, as seen on the Mini-Uzi. The full-sized Uzi's stock cannot be folded forward, indicating that the Mini-Uzi is actually included in the game, just having the wrong HUD.

Multiplayer
The Mini-Uzi returns in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. In Modern Warfare 2, the Mini-Uzi is a much better weapon than its Call Of Duty 4 counterpart since it has much more controlled recoil thanks to its extended stock. It is unlocked at Level 44 in multiplayer mode.

This weapon is now also a much more competitive alternative to the P90, boasting higher accuracy, and keeping its slightly higher rate of fire, but with a smaller magazine size. The iron sights on this weapon are also quite clear and open, making attachments like the Suppressor a viable option.

The Mini-Uzi is incredibly effective in close to mid-range combat when used with Stopping Power in maps such as Skidrow, Scrapyard, or Rust. It is also a good alternative to carrying a shotgun, as it is deadly when used in close quarters, which frees up the secondary weapon slot. The Mini-Uzi does however have a slow reload, and is very ineffective for reload canceling.

It is also often seen with the Akimbo which doubles the firepower of the Mini-Uzi. However, when used in this configuration the inability to aim down sights particularly hampers the accuracy of the gun, which is only negated slightly by the Steady Aim perk.

Weapon Attachments

 * Rapid Fire
 * Akimbo
 * Red Dot Sight
 * Holographic Sight
 * Silencer
 * ACOG Scope
 * Thermal Scope
 * FMJ
 * Extended Magazines

Trivia

 * There is a distinct fingerprint on the rear receiver of the Mini-Uzi, which is much more visible with Golden Camouflage (as seen at the above picture).
 * The picture of the gun in the Call of Duty 4 Create-A-Class page lacks the rear iron sight. This was also the case with the Winchester Model 1200 and M249 SAW.


 * The Mini-Uzi can be held sideways by twisting the Wii remote left or right in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex Edition. This makes the player hold it in a similar fashion to holding the Mini-Uzi on the Zodiac.
 * The Mini-Uzi is the last firearm used by "Soap" MacTavish in Modern Warfare 2.

Golden Mini-Uzi montage
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Modern Warfare 2 Mini-Uzi montage
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