Vector

The Vector is a Submachine Gun featured in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Vector
Damage	25-20 (MP)
Damage Multipliers	Head: 1.4, Chest: 1, Limbs: 1 (MP)
Fire Mode	Automatic
Rate of Fire	800 RPM (SP) 1111 RPM (MP) (1395 RPM with Rapid Fire)
Magazine Size	30 round (45 with Extended Mags)
Starting Ammunition	60 + 30 (MP)
Maximum Ammunition	360 (SP), 180 (MP)
Reload Time	2.2 loaded, 2.76 unloaded
Range(explanation)	750-1000 (500-750 Suppressed) (MP)
Recoil	Low
Penetration	Low
Unlocked	Level 12 (Corporal II)
Used by	Ultranationalists, Shadow Company, Task Force 141, Inner Circle
HUD icon	MW2 Pickup Kriss.png
Consolecodename(s)	kriss kriss_acog_silencer (unique Vector in "Just Like Old Times")

Campaign

In the campaign, the Vector is often found in use by enemies, most notably by the forces of the Ultranationalist Party, more specifically, the Spetsnaz, the Arctic Forces, and Shadow Company. However, a unique Vector with an ACOG Scope, Suppressor, and a black finish is used as a starting weapon in "Just Like Old Times", along with an Intervention w/ suppressor.

Multiplayer

The Vector has the highest rate of fire and lowest recoil of any SMG in the game. The Vector deals the lowest damage per shot than any other weapon found in the game. The Vector is generally considered to be the one of the easiest SMGs to use at long range given it's low recoil. Despite its SMG status, it excels in more open maps, where medium to long range combat is required. The Vector combines the long range accuracy of an assault rifle with the high mobility, fire rate, and hipfire accuracy of an SMG, blurring the line between the two weapon types.

Despite these advantages, the Vector has some flaws. Because the Vector chews through ammo due to its high rate of fire, Extended Magazines or the Scavenger Pro perk can be very helpful as this allows the player to continue achieving more kills in a life, or allows the player to kill more enemies before needing to reload. Bear in mind that the Extended Magazines will not increase the player's total ammo but only rounds per magazine. Sleight of Hand is also effective if Scavenger Pro or Extended Mags aren't available, although the reserved ammo will still be used quickly. The Silencer can also be effective since the player would not lose much power even if a silencer is used as it will almost always kill in five shots without Stopping Power, or four shots with it.

In Hardcore, the Vector's high rate of fire makes it a very deadly weapon, since it requires two shots to kill at any distance without Stopping Power, and one shot with Stopping Power at close range in normal circumstances.

Weapon Attachments

• Rapid Fire
• Akimbo
• Red Dot Sight
• Holographic Sight
• Silencer
• ACOG Scope
• Thermal Scope
• FMJ
• Extended Mags

Gallery

For attachment images, see Vector/Attachments.

For attachment images, see Vector/Camouflage.

The Vector.

Iron sights.

Reloading the Vector.

The Vector's folding stock.

3rd person model.

The Vector in the mission intro to "Just Like Old Times".

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

The Vector was seen in some early trailers of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

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Vector's butt stock in an early Modern Warfare 3 trailer.

Call of Duty: Black Ops II

Vector K10
Weapon Class	Submachine Gun
Damage	33-18
Fire Mode	Automatic (Campaign and Multiplayer) 2-Round Burst (Select Fire)
Rate of Fire	937.5 RPM (1250 w/ Rapid Fire)
Magazine Size	36 rounds (48 w/ Extended Clip)
Starting Ammunition	36+216 (SP), 36+108 (MP)
Maximum Ammunition	36+468 (SP), 36+288 (MP)
Reload Time	1.9 normal, 2.62 empty
Recoil	Low. Predictable Vertical Recoil
Unlocked	Level 16
HUD icon	Vector_Pick-Up_Icon_BOII.png

"Fully automatic submachine gun. Incorporates recoil mitigation technology."

— Description.

The Vector K10 returns in Call of Duty: Black Ops II. It is very similar to the Vector from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 since it shares the same animations and uses a similar model, the only notable differences are the Vector K10 now holds 36 rounds rather than its original 30 and the foregrip is now missing without the specific attachment, whereas in Modern Warfare 2 it was added by default.

The Vector K10 is unlocked at Level 16, making it the third SMG to be unlocked. The Vector K10 is a very balanced submachine gun, potent at close-range combat but suffers outside of CQC due to its poor range. The damage is lower than the PDW-57 or the MSMC so shot placement is key in order to compensate for the lower time-to-kill. The recoil is rather manageable and dependably controllable at close ranges. Despite this, the vertical recoil does make landing shots at longer ranges more difficult, but it's high center speed can aid in shot placement at long ranges when burst fired. Since the Vector has lower damage, equipping a Suppressor has negligible drawback. It does posses the quickest reload-cancel time i.e. sprint/double weapon swap to cancel, but this isn't significantly higher than other fast-reloading submachine guns. In conclusion, the Vector has decent stats in almost all categories, but none that topple its peers. It is very comparable to the MP7, but with a different recoil pattern and iron sights. As such, use of this weapon will likely come down to which recoil pattern or iron sights the user prefers.

Overall, the Vector K10 is a solid weapon and despite its average stats; it can be quite effective at close range and can compete with other weapons in it's class.

Attachments

• Reflex Sight (unlocked weapon level 2)
• Laser Sight (unlocked weapon level 3)
• Suppressor (unlocked weapon level 4)
• Fast Mag (unlocked weapon level 5)
• EOTech Sight (unlocked weapon level 6)
• Foregrip (unlocked weapon level 7)
• Quickdraw Handle (unlocked weapon level 8)
• FMJ (unlocked weapon level 9)
• Long Barrel (unlocked weapon level 10)
• Target Finder (unlocked weapon level 11)
• Adjustable Stock (unlocked weapon level 12)
• Extended Clip (unlocked weapon level 13)
• Select Fire (unlocked weapon level 14)
• Rapid Fire (unlocked weapon level 15)
• MMS (unlocked weapon level 16)

Gallery

For camouflage images, see Vector/Camouflage.

For attachment images, see Vector/Attachments.

Vector's Iron Sights

Vector being reloaded

Trivia

• The words "Infinity Ward, Encino CA" are etched into the back of the weapon.
• The orange color in fall camouflage for the Vector is slightly darker because the light grey in the texture files is slightly darker.
• The player's hand model goes through the Vector's magazine housing. While this error can't be seen normally, it can clearly be seen while reloading and spinning to the left with a high sensitivity.
• Strangely, the brass casings on the cartridges inside the Vector's magazine are black.