Select Fire

For the mechanic in Call of Duty and Call of Duty: United Offensive, see Fire mode.

For similar attachments in Call of Duty: Ghosts, see Burst Fire, Automatic Fire and Semi-Automatic.

Select Fire is an attachment featured in Call of Duty: Black Ops II and Call of Duty Online. It was cut from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: World at War, and Call of Duty: Black Ops. It makes a cameo appearance in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.

Overview

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In Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, it was set to appear on the assault rifles, as proven below. In Call of Duty: World at War, it would have allowed players to switch the fire mode of the STG-44, M1A1 Carbine, and SVT-40 between semi-automatic and full-automatic. In Call of Duty: Black Ops, it was shown to be initially available as an integrated attachment for the Galil. Although this feature was present in Call of Duty and Call of Duty: United Offensive, it was cut from subsequent games due to lack of real use.

It is mentioned in the Call of Duty: World at War strategy guide, which was published before the game's release.

Call of Duty Black Ops II

"Switch to burst or automatic fire with 3 (on PC) / ← D-Pad. Automatic fire will always have more recoil."

— Create-A-Class description.

Select Fire
Unlocked	Default (SP) MP: · Weapon level 10 (Assault Rifles) · Weapon level 14 (SMGs)
Used by	All teams

Campaign

Select Fire is available at the start of the campaign. It appears as an attachment for all assault rifles (in both timelines) and the submachine guns of 2025 only. In campaign, it cannot be paired with Rapid Fire, Suppressor or Long Barrel in the customized loadout (though some of these combinations can be found during gameplay), in addition to the restrictions seen in multiplayer below.

Multiplayer

Select Fire is available for assault rifles and submachine guns. It adds a more controllable burst mode to fully automatic weapons, and a full-auto option to burst and semi-auto weapons. Keep in mind that adding and using full auto mode on a single or burst weapon will reduce accuracy and increase recoil. Likewise, using burst fire on a fully automatic weapon reduces recoil and thus increases accuracy. This is a result of the attachment altering the centerspeed (the time it takes the sights to reset to their previous position after firing a round) of a weapon its attached to, and varies between weapons. Using this on the FAL OSW, SMR, SWAT-556, and M8A1 will lower their centerspeeds, thus increasing recoil. On the other hand, using Select Fire on any fully automatic assault rifle will increase their centerspeeds, making them more accurate.

Select Fire on SMGs behaves in the same way as on assault rifles, though recoil changes vary between some weapons in the class. The MP7 gains no recoil decrease when used in burst fire mode as its centerspeed remains the same. Interestingly, using Select Fire on the Chicom CQB and firing in full auto does not come with a centerspeed decrease (and thus recoil increase); this is because its normal rate of fire is a maximum of 1250 RPM, and when in full auto this drops to only 937 RPM.

Maximum fire rates of the semi-automatic rifles, the FAL OSW and SMR are lowered from 625 RPM and 535 RPM to 468 RPM and 416 RPM respectively for balancing reasons, similar to how the CZ75 had its maximum rate of fire reduced from 625 RPM to 535 RPM when equipped with the Full-Auto attachment in Call of Duty: Black Ops. The SWAT-556 also suffers from extreme loss in range, being able to kill in three hits on fully automatic in only point-blank.

The Select Fire attachment cannot be used in conjunction with the Grenade Launcher or Hybrid Optic in any way.

Burst Delays

In previous games, almost all burst-firing weapons had a delay of 0.2 seconds between bursts, but in Call of Duty: Black Ops II, the delay has been reduced for most weapons. In campaign, all burst-firing weapons except the SWAT-556 and the M8A1 (both with Select Fire equipped) have no delay between bursts.

• The Vector K10, Peacekeeper, MTAR, Type 25, M27, SCAR-H (all with Select Fire), the Chicom CQB and the Ray Gun Mark II have no delay between bursts.
• The MP7, PDW-57, MSMC, Skorpion EVO and AN-94 (all with Select Fire in multiplayer) have a small delay of 0.032 seconds between bursts.
• The B23R (in multiplayer and Zombies) has a 0.08 seconds delay.
• The M8A1 in multiplayer and Zombies has a 0.112 seconds delay, whereas the campaign version with Select Fire has a 0.064 seconds delay.
• The Colt M16A1 in Zombies has a 0.112 seconds delay.
• The SWAT-556 in multiplayer used to have a 0.2 seconds delay between bursts, but after January 26's patch it was reduced to 0.18, thus increasing the rate of fire. The campaign version with Select Fire has a 0.08 seconds delay.
• In Zombies, the Pack-a-Punched FAL retains its 0.2 seconds delay from the previous game.
• Extra: The M1216 has a 0.55 seconds delay to rechamber.

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Select Fire seen on an M8A1 in the Multiplayer Reveal trailer.

Trivia

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

• On the cut Training map, the "M4A1 Carbine Full-A" text can be seen. This refers to fire selection in very early Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare versions.

Call of Duty Black Ops II

• In the campaign, the player can occasionally find a weapon with Select Fire and Rapid Fire or Suppressor, despite this combination being impossible when customizing the loadout.
• In most SMGs and assault rifles used in the past missions, there is no sound when using the Select Fire switch.
• In the campaign, M8A1, SWAT-556, FAL OSW, SMR, and Chicom CQB by default are Fully Automatic, and if the Select Fire attachment is used, it switches between Semi-Automatic, 3 Round Burst and Fully Automatic
• In full FOV, (Max. 90), it is possible to see the player's thumb in both Campaign and Multiplayer switch the fire modes, yet, due to the model of the gun, the switch does not move. This could be and is possibly a developer oversight. It can be commonly seen on the MP7.