Changes: SWAT-556

Revision as of 19:17, 7 September 2013

"3 round burst assault rifle. High damage output in each burst."

— Description

The SWAT-556 is an assault rifle featured in Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

Multiplayer

The SWAT-556 is the third assault rifle to be available for unlock at level 10. By default, it fires in low-recoil three-round bursts, but can be switched to fully automatic via the Select Fire attachment. However, this will increase recoil, and reduce accuracy and range dramatically, resulting in a four-shot-kill at most distances besides close quarters.

The SWAT-556 is unique in that the Extended Clip attachment only gives 39 rounds in multiplayer, whereas the standard extended clip for assault rifles with 30 Rounds is brought up to 40. This was done intentionally to prevent a one-round burst at the end of the magazine. When paired with Select Fire, it is still possible to have a short burst if the player switches between modes frequently.

Firing in full-auto with the SWAT-556 has moderately increased recoil. Conversely, to help compete at longer ranges, the SWAT-556 received a damage buff in the same patch. It now has no idle sway which allows for better utilization beyond optimal ranges. However, it still requires four shots to kill, or approximately two bursts.

The SWAT-556 receives the least benefit from Select Fire because its 3-hit kill range is severely reduced, and it requires five shots to kill at long range as opposed to four shots without the attachment. It is still popular with the Select Fire attachment however, due to the high rate of fire.

Attachments

Reflex Sight (unlocked weapon level 2)
Quickdraw (unlocked weapon level 3)
Fast Mag (unlocked weapon level 4)
ACOG Scope (unlocked weapon level 5)
Foregrip (unlocked weapon level 6)
Adjustable Stock (unlocked weapon level 7)
Target Finder (unlocked weapon level 8)
Laser Sight (unlocked weapon level 9)
Select Fire (unlocked weapon level 10)
EOTech Sight (unlocked weapon level 11)
Suppressor (unlocked weapon level 12)
FMJ (unlocked weapon level 13)
Hybrid Optic (unlocked weapon level 14)
Extended Clip (unlocked weapon level 15)
Grenade Launcher (unlocked weapon level 16)
MMS (unlocked weapon level 17)

Gallery

For camouflage images, see SWAT-556/Camouflage.

For attachment images, see SWAT-556/Attachments.

Video

BLACK_OPS_2_SWAT_556 — BLACK OPS 2 SWAT 556

Swat 556 with its attachments

Trivia

During the reload animation, it is possible to see that the gun model has no pistol grip.
The Adjustable Stock attachment uses the SWAT-556's stock as its model.
Shortly after the January 26, 2013's patch, while firing in full-auto mode with Select Fire attached, the damage of the SWAT-556 would drop off to severely low levels where it would take multiple magazines to kill an enemy at range. However, when firing in burst mode, the damage was unaffected. This was soon fixed afterwards.
In the beta footage and game files, it is referred to as the "SIG556".
In the French version of the game, if the player equips the Hybrid Sight onto the SWAT-556, the HUD will display "SIG556 Viseur Hybride" (tested on the PC version).
On the side it reads "SWAT-556 5.56 NATO, Guster INC, Manchester, NH, USA"
In the campaign, the SWAT-556 uses a basic black-and-white pick-up icon, akin to the previous games in the series, rather than the detailed fully colored one seen in multiplayer.

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 <gallery>
-SIG556 Laser BOII.png|The SWAT 556 in first person.
+SWAT-556 Laser Sight BOII.png|The SWAT 556 in first person.
-SiG556 Reloading BOII.png|Reloading.
+SWAT-556 Reloading BOII.png|Reloading.
 SWAT-556_Third_Person_BOII.png|Third person view of the SWAT-556 that is equipped with [[Reflex Sight]] and [[Grip]]
 </gallery>