Impressions of Naval Strike Weapons

so i just thought i would give my impressions of the Naval Strike weapons now that i've had some time to mess with them all a bit.

AR160 - the more i use this gun the more i fall in love with it. i find that when i tap fire it is super fucking accurate at range, i feel like i'm shooting laser beams sometimes and my 19.14 accuracy over 137 kills backs that up i feel. honestly think it might beat my tryhard ACE23 for favorite assualt rifle. now you may lose some hip spray battles from time to time against an AEK, Famas or ACW but you won't lose to any of those guns at range. not possible. the recoil is .02 left, .02 right and .05 up so basically you just have to get used to tap firing at range or it won't work well for you. the reload speed is a bit longer than most at 3.1 empty and 2.2 with one left in the chamber so try not to dump your mags and make sure you can safely reload each time. the true test for me is how accurate will it be with a suppressor.

Loadout - Reflex/Heavy Barrel/Laser Sight/Ergo-Angled Grip (haven't made a decision, still experimenting). will continue to grind for my Kobra RDS

SR2 - nothing stands out beyond the 900 RPM rate of fire and i can't think of a situation that i would use this over my SG553 which is far more accurate at range even with a suppressor provided i tap fire. at this point in time i don't see me using this gun long term over my lovely SG.

ASW - best LMG in the game right now, nothing beats it IMO. the hip fire is a bit spotty even with a laser sight but it really has no other flaw. 100 rounds, clip style magazine, 800 RPM and super accurate at range. find something i better for every situation. i dare you.

Loadout - Holo/Suppressor/Laser Sight/Ergo. will continue to grind for my Kobra RDS

i don't use Sniper Rifles. sorry.

SW40 - new favorite pistol. i think at range the MP412 REX is still more accurate and the better option but when you get up close and personal (which is usually the only time i bust out the pistol) and don't have time to reload you'll thank your tryhard stars that you were using the SW40 over the REX.

i raffuse to use AA Mines. i just can't do it. i feel like a dirty whore if i ever planted on the Battlefield.

in the end i personally think this DLC had the best guns so far because i see myself using 3 of them all the time. i may go back and forth on my AR but the ASW will be my Support gun of choice until they nerf it (fingers crossed they don't) and the SW40 is my new pistol of choice.

GREAT read bud!! I agree about the ASW! I have a love hate relationship with the AR160 personally.

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i want to make sweet, slow, hot, tender, passionate and sweaty love to it.

I went through the grind for the AR160. Well worth it, when i hear people complain about it, i just assume they don't tap fire weapons. damage may be average but the accuracy makes up for it easily.

AWS - The only competitor to this gun in my opinion is the MG4. The MG4 might come out on top if you really want the 200 round clip, which to me makes sense on maps like Metro where the madness is real. I like both of those LMGs

I tried using the sniper rifle. it doesn't have a bad feel but damn it needs a buff big time. The damage and fire rate is worse than any DMR. The only advantage over a DMR is the higher mag scopes. It's a stay away at this point.

I agree with you on the SR2. rate of fire is nice but it doesn't do anything better than a bunch of other weapons in it's class. as far as SMGs go, i'd still go for the AS-VAL (damage), CZ-3A1 (rate of fire), CBJ-MS (huge clip).

I tried the AA mines a couple of times. don't really think they do anything. never equip them anymore.

MG4 is nice, i prefer the M249 myself, i feel its more accurate at range with a suppressor when you tap fire and i feel like the hip fire is better. maybe they have the same stats, never really compared them TBH but when i'm back raging on Lockers i love having a suppressor to get as many kills as i can before being noticed. i personally will be trying the ASW on Lockers at some point just because the reload time is 4.85 empty, 3.2 with 1 in the chamber compared to 6.2 both empty and with one left on both the 249 and MG. i feel like that will benefit me more. when i looked at the recoil the pull is more to right when you hip spray so maybe that is where i am making my mistake with the AWS.

i also did some bone stock comparisons with my favorite AR's and surprisingly the AR160 beats L85, ACE23, AEK and AK12 in reload, max distance and muzzle velocity. the empty reload's are fairly even as well, ACE and AK are 3.1 and 3 respectively and AR160 is 3.15 - new favorite AR man, for sure.

AR Comparisons - http://symthic.com/bf4-multi-compari...=None&a52=None

LMG Comparisons - http://symthic.com/bf4-multi-compari...=None&a52=None

Well, I get killed by them a lot. I only have the AR160 though, which i think is great

Those AA mines are worthless. They need to make them better . I will stick with rocket launchers til then