ASP (weapon)

The ASP is a handgun featured in Call of Duty: Black Ops, and is used by American special forces and the Cuban Police Force.

Singleplayer
The ASP is the first weapon the player uses in the game. It appears as a secondary weapon in the mission Operation 40, along with the M16. The ASP is the weapon used to shoot Castro's Double; if the player has swapped the ASP for another weapon, Mason will receive another one to shoot him. This is the only mission in which the ASP is available.

Multiplayer
The ASP has high damage (40) at close range and low damage (20) beyond medium range. It has low recoil and a small amount of idle sway. Its firecap is 937.5 RPM, compared to the other handguns' 625 RPM, making it the fastest firing Handgun in Black Ops, tied with Dual Wielded M1911s. It has a low magazine capacity of seven rounds and a quick reload. With Sleight of Hand, the reload is nearly instantaneous. Like all pistols, it cannot be used with the Dual Wield attachment when in Second Chance. The ASP is overall a very ineffective weapon, with drawbacks such as having low ammo capacity and only one attachment available. Although, Dual Wield is extremely effective, as more ammo is supplied with an extra gun in hand and quicker switch time. Despite being unable to aim down sights and having a los of accuracy, the ASP is accurate enough especially with Steady Aim. It is clearly considered the best dual wielded pistol, as the dual wielded M1911s' reload and switch time isn't as fast, the dual wielded Makarov's and CZ75's recoil is very unpredictable and the dual wielded Python's switch speed is significantly decreased.

Attachments

 * Dual Wield

Trivia

 * It has unique reload animation compared to the other pistols. The character grabs a fresh magazine, removes the old one with the same hand, and then slides the new one back in one, smooth motion.
 * It has the fastest mid-magazine reload.
 * The ASP was going to be available in Zombies mode, but was removed. It still remains in the game files as "asp_zm" and "asp_upgraded_zm". The unupgraded ASP would have an eight round magazine while the upgraded ASP had a six round magazine and a firecap of 75 RPM and explosive damage, possibly similar to the upgraded M1911.
 * It is the only handgun held with only one hand in Call of Duty: Black Ops without the Dual Wield attachment (except on Wii).
 * It does not have a front sight.
 * In-game, the translucent plastic magazine always appears full, no matter how many rounds are actually in the magazine.
 * In first person the ASP is held with one hand, however in third person it is held in a conventional two-handed grip, like every other pistol.
 * Originally, the ASP had a different firing sound.

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Video:Call of Duty®: Black Ops - ASP Pistol Multiplayer Guide (All Attachments)

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