Tactical Knife

The  is a weapon attachment in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 for handguns. It allows the character to hold both a pistol and a knife at the same time, letting the player stab about twice as fast. The Tactical Knife can be used with all handguns, although in the single player campaign it is only used with the USP .45. The knife is held using the Harries technique, which is mainly used to hold a flashlight. When using akimbo USP .45's, the knifing speed appears to be faster than using a USP .45 with Tactical Knife.

The ability to knife faster and more frequently is advantageous in close quarters combat. Players will often combine the Tactical Knife with Marathon, Lightweight or Cold-Blooded, and Commando or Ninja perks to create a fast, specialized melee class. This is considered "nooby" by most players, and is often times frowned upon.

Some innovative Riot Shielders might equip this on their secondaries, so they can quickly knife the enemies who try to knife them.

Trivia

 * In early demonstration videos, such as the Cliffhanger video, the knife user slashed with it. In the final version, the user stabs with the knife. This is likely because stabbing is a quicker motion than slashing and produces more lethal results.
 * In third person, the Tactical Knife does not appear.
 * Tactical Knife kills count towards Marksman challenges, but not Veteran or Master challenges.
 * The default "First Recon" class is equipped with a .44 Magnum and Tactical Knife.
 * The Tactical Knife is based on the Blackhawk Tatang knife, the same one used as a throwing knife. The Create-A-Class pictures for both are also the same.
 * In Single Player the tactical knife is not included in a weapon's description.
 * In campaign the USP.45 always has the tactical knife equiped.
 * Kills with the Tactical Knife count as kills for whatever handgun you're using.


 * If you want to get the tactical knife for the .44 Magnum, use the "First Recon" class to get kills with the knife.

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thumb|300px|left|The Tactical Knife In-Game