FAMAS

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

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. 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 museum level with the 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, 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 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 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 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 "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 a default bipod which can be seen in a folded position on the side of the gun, just like the RPD.