SCAR-L

The SCAR-L is an assault rifle that is featured in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2: Force Recon and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2: Force Recon
The SCAR-L (or SCAR-Light) is the player's default weapon during most part of the campaign, and it cannot be traded out, except on some missions where it's replaced by a sniper rifle. Because of the Arcade nature of the game, the weapon is fairly weak, often taking almost one magazine to take out one enemy, but this is balanced by making the "reload" faster.

Singleplayer
It makes a campaign appearance in the mission "Bag and Drag." It can also be seen inside Makarov's fortress.

Multiplayer
The SCAR-L is unlocked at level 6. The SCAR-L possesses a high rate of fire, low recoil, good iron sights, and medium damage. For the most part, it is similar to the SCAR-H, with a higher rate of fire, larger magazine, and a slightly faster reload. Also, players can reload cancel with ease, even without having to fire an entire magazine, because the bullets are counted before the reload animation ends. However, it has lower damage at range and higher idle sway (which can be remedied with Stability) compared to its variant. Its low unlock level and good damage make it extremely common. Scavenger can be a good perk to use as it chews through ammo quite quickly.

Survival Mode
Being unlocked at Level 5 in Survival Mode (Costing $3000 from the Weapons Armory.) the Scar-L is a popular choice for early and later stages of gameplay, due to its moderate damage, clear iron sights and low recoil.

Attachments

 * Red Dot Sight
 * Silencer
 * Grenade Launcher (M320)
 * ACOG Scope
 * Heartbeat Sensor
 * Hybrid Sight
 * Shotgun (attachment)
 * Holographic Sight
 * Extended Mags
 * Thermal Scope

Proficiency
thumb|300px|right|Golden SCAR-L Gameplay (Wii)
 * Kick
 * Impact
 * Attachments
 * Focus
 * Breath
 * Stability

Trivia

 * One of the soldiers in the background of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer menu screen is holding a SCAR-L, but isn't seen anywhere else in the game.
 * The SCAR-L has the same reload animation as the SCAR-H from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, but faster.
 * The Create-a-Class picture of the SCAR-L lacks the front sight.

Video
thumb|300px|left|Free for All gameplay with SCAR-L