The Suppressor is also useful, as its high minimum damage allows it to kill effectively with 3 shots or less at any range. Extended Mags can be helpful when facing multiple enemies at once, but for the most part, 20 rounds are enough, as the FAL's semi-automatic nature and high power conserves ammunition very well, and its reload is rather quick. Dual Mags are useful as it shortens reload time and grants 2 extra starting magazines, negating the need for Scavenger and Sleight of Hand. The ACOG and Infrared scopes are also useful, but further limits the FAL's close quarter abilities by slowing ADS time and increasing recoil. The Red Dot and Reflex Sights are great choices, as they provide better peripheral vision than the iron sights. Optics are an extremely common choice, as the FAL's sights are reasonably good, but optics allow for more accuracy at range. The FAL is a versatile weapon that can work with many different attachments and perks to be effective. The FAL excels at mid to long range gunfights due to its superior damage and accuracy, as well as moderately low recoil.

The FAL is a powerful weapon in Black Ops, killing opponents with less shots than most other automatic weapons in the game, but is semi-automatic, which somewhat limits its effectiveness in close quarters. Unlocked at level 32, the FN FAL has medium recoil and high damage, killing in two to three shots in Core game modes and always with one shot in Hardcore game modes. In Campaign, the weapon is used heavily by the Tropas in 'Operation 40' and is the primary assault rifle used by the NVA in 'The Defector.' It is powerful and effective, but is usually passed up for other weapons that can be found.

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