Damage Multiplier

A damage multiplier is the number that the base damage of a weapon or attack is multiplied by to yield the actual damage. Although the values of the numbers have changed throughout the series, generally the head and neck increase damage, while hitting the limbs and hands will decrease damage.

Call of Duty and United Offensive
Call of Duty and its expansion pack United Offensive was unique in that its damage multipliers were shared by all weapons, while in later installments each damage multiplier was different for every weapon. The table below lists the damage multipliers from highest to lowest.