FAMAS

The FAMAS (real name FA-MAS, which means "Fusil d'Assaut de la Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne" or "Assault rifle of Saint-Étienne's weapon factory" in English) is a bullpup-styled assault rifle designed and manufactured in France by MAS located in Saint-Étienne, which is now a member of the French government-owned Nexter group. It is the service rifle of the French military and has been in service since 1978. The variant depicted in-game is the older F1, which has a small trigger guard and non-STANAG magazine.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
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. One burst will kill with Stopping Power at any range, as long as all three shots hit. Without Stopping Power, the FAMAS, like all burst weapons, becomes considerably underpowered. If not using Stopping Power, consider adding a silencer as anything other than close range will require two bursts to kill with silencer or not.

The FAMAS has a slower reload than the M16A4, but its damage does not drop off until slightly further and it has less recoil. This difference in damage makes the FAMAS slightly better than the M16A4 at medium range.

The FAMAS has almost no recoil, settling perfectly before the next burst. However, the ACOG and Thermal Scope introduce some vertical recoil, making it more difficult to hit track targets at long range.

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 has a thirty-round magazine capacity, despite having the F1 25-round magazine model.
 * 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.
 * In Museum, the FAMAS' sight has "Infinity Ward, Encino CA" written on it. This is a reference to Infinity Ward's headquarters, which are 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 Battle Rifle (BR) in Halo 3 is very similar to the FAMAS in Modern Warfare 2. Everything from the shape to the reload animation is the same.