Galil

The Galil is an assault rifle that appears in Call of Duty: Black Ops .

Overview
The Galil was first seen in the Prestige Edition reveal trailer and in the Create-A-Class menu which was revealed in the September 1st Multiplayer reveal.

Campaign
The Galil is mainly found towards the end of the campaign on the levels "Payback" and "Redemption" with many different attachments. It is used mainly by the Russians.

Multiplayer
The Galil can be purchased at level 20 for. The weapon has a 35 round magazine, medium damage, and low recoil. The Galil's iron-sights are very clear, but many players still use optic attachments. Also, because of its moderately high damage, long range, low recoil, and because the muzzle flash, the Suppressor is a commonly-used attachment. Another useful decision would be the Extended Mag, giving it 50 rounds instead of the usual 35. With such a large magazine, using the Galil becomes similar to using a light machine gun with the advantage of assault rifle's mobility. These characteristics make the Galil a popular weapon.

A disadvantage of the Galil is that the Galil has an awkward reload time of 2.9 seconds that can become a hindrance during heated firefights. Dual Mags can be used to somewhat negate that disadvantage for every alternating odd reload. Sleight of Hand can be a good alternative, but using Dual Mags and another attachment via Warlord could be more useful, as it will also grant more starting ammunition, and with the pro version of this perk, an extra tactical and lethal grenade are also granted. When an ACOG Scope is equipped and the Galil is fired automatically, the Galil's sudden recoil to the upper right is more potent, which at long ranges puts it at a disadvantage against other weapons.

The above problem with the reload time has a remedy without using attachments or perks. Reload cancelling is very effective with the Galil as a large amount of the reload time is turning the weapon and pulling the bolt back. As the bolt only needs to be pulled back when an empty magazine is removed, the player should choose to reload before the mag is empty. This means the weapon is ready to be fired immediately after inserting the mag without having to pull back the bolt.

Burst/semi-automatic firing a Galil makes it almost perfectly accurate with every shot fired which coupled with the low recoil during full auto makes the Galil a superior mid range weapon.

Zombies
The Galil can be obtained from the Mystery Box in the Zombies game mode. The Galil also seems to have a higher rate of fire than the multiplayer one. The Galil has 35+315 rounds, making it a worthy gun to pick, but the player should be careful, as they could find themselves out of ammo if not used properly. The Galil can last into round 19 and sometimes even higher, if aiming for headshots. Because of its low recoil and high accuracy, it is a valued weapon and is usually kept by players to Pack-a-Punch. However, the gun causes the player to have a lower movement speed than normal, like the other Assault Rifles in Zombies.

When Pack-A-Punched, its name changes to the "Lementation." This version features a Red Dot Sight with a randomized reticule. It is a worthy weapon to run around with because of its above average hip-fire accuracy. It also comes with more reserve ammo than any of the other upgraded assault rifles, however, as the magazine size remains unchanged (35+490), Speed Cola is highly recommended.

Attachments

 * Grenade Launcher
 * Flamethrower
 * ACOG Scope
 * Red Dot Sight
 * Reflex Sight
 * Masterkey
 * Suppressor
 * Dual Mag
 * Infrared Scope
 * Extended Mag

Gallery
For Camouflage images, click here.

Videos
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Trivia

 * Israel is misspelled "Isreal" on the side of the weapon.
 * The Galil's ID number is 2235789.
 * With Extended Mags, the Galil has the highest magazine size in the assault rifle category.
 * The multiplayer description of the Galil is inconsistent; when buying the weapon, the game describes it as having an integrated "Selective Fire" attachment, with the choice between semi-automatic and 3-round burst fire. However, when the weapon is actually fired in multiplayer, it is fully automatic.
 * Because of the incorrect description of the Galil, it is possible that Treyarch, like in Call of Duty: World at War, initially wanted the attachment to appear in the final game (being available for assault rifles), but was cut probably either before the internal beta or post-beta.
 * The Galil is the first weapon in the Call of Duty series other than the AK-47 to feature the GP-25 grenade launcher.
 * In first-person, the Galil has a handle near the grip. This isn't present in third-person.
 * If one goes ADS there appears to be a Hebrew letter, Gimmel, which means "to give."


 * The Galil Pack-a-Punched has the 3rd highest ammo capacity in Black Ops. It actually surpasses the ammo capacity of the unupgraded RPK, making it the only weapon to have more ammo than a machine gun.
 * The Galil uses the western style Red Dot Sight and Silencer despite using the Russain versions of the ACOG, and Grenade Launcher.