Lightweight



Lightweight is a Tier 2 perk appearing on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 that allows players to move faster. The released version of this perk granted a 10% movement speed boost, but player analysis of the data files following the PC 1.06 patch indicates that the boost was silently reduced to 7% without comment from Infinity Ward. The Pro version allows players to fire their weapon faster after sprinting. It reduces the delay between exiting sprint and being able to shoot to half of its original value. It is unlocked after sprinting 30 miles with Lightweight equipped. Sprinting 250 miles with Lightweight equipped completes the Lightweight Pro VI challenge, unlocks an emblem, and unlocks the title Pathfinder.

This Perk is unlocked at the start of the game.

Tips

 * It is easier to complete this Perk's challenges with Marathon, as both require sprinting for a certain distance and Marathon obviously allows players to sprint much further in a game.
 * When used with a high mobility weapon and Marathon, this Perk helps with running the flag in Capture the Flag game modes.
 * When faced against a skilled sniper, this perk is useful when cover is needed.
 * Lightweight Pro, along with Sleight of Hand Pro and Steady Aim Pro, is excellent when used in "quick-scope" battles as it gives the player quick aiming down the sights after sprinting. It's highly unpopular, though, due to its direct competition with Stopping Power.

Trivia

 * This perk was seen in the teaser trailer in early 2009 on the elevator level indicator.
 * This perk, coupled with a high-mobility weapon, is required to reach some difficult jumps in multiplayer.
 * This perk is considered to be one of the most difficult to complete Pro Perk challenges with because it has such long distance requirements.
 * The icon for this perk is the winged shoe of the Greek god Hermes.
 * An earlier way to achieve the Pro Perk VI challenge was to go onto Karachi and perform the "elevator", run to the end of the map, and continue to sprint at the escalated miles per hour. It would take approximately 6 minutes to achieve. This has since been fixed with the Stimulus Package update for Xbox 360.