"D.E.F.C.O.N"

## Attributes

* Automatic
* Silent
* 8X Zoom
* Grenade Launcher
	+ - Looping Shot
		- Area Damage
* Armor Bonus
* Flashlight

## Gameplay Information

The **"D.E.F.C.O.N"** is a Primary weapon released in the 12.5.3 update.

## Appearance

It is a submachine gun with the extendable stock, the futuristic sight, a silencer with additional long barrel, an underbarrel grenade launcher and the flashlight. It has a desert camouflage similar to that of Elephant Hunter and has a "DEFCON 78C" written in red on the side of a silencer.

## Performance

This weapon automatically shoots instant bullet travel time projectiles. This weapon has a medium range and its 8X sight allows long-range battles and helps you aim better. It has a suppressor that keeps the weapon silent when shooting. It is useful for both pursuing a fleeing enemy and suppression, due to its high capacity and great mobility.

When reloading, the magazine from the top is taken out and is replaced by another. It has no delay mechanics.

## Strategy

It deals strong damage, and has high fire rate, capacity and mobility.

### Tips

* Aim at the head to maximize damage.
* This is proven helpful when encountering enemies equipped with shotgun.
* Use a flashlight to either see in dark things or distract enemies from behind or head-on.
* This is useful as a makeshift sniper weapon, so take advantage of it.
* If gifted for accuracy, then you will become a fearsome foe from afar.
* Use the Grenade Launcher when you are surrounded.
* Having the 6X futuristic sight paired with excellent accuracy, you can easily pin down enemy snipers with ease.
* It can be used to heavily damage on some heavily armored players or picking weakened enemies off.
* Its excellent accuracy allows you to shoot down airborne targets easily.
* Because of the no recoil and sound it makes, it is very ideal for assassinating someone in place of a loud sniper rifle.
* Useful even when airborne.

### Counters

* Users can make this a makeshift sniper weapon, so snipe them with a one-hit kill sniper weapon.
* Use an area damage weapon..
* However, it isn't particularly efficient when surrounded, as the low spread will make clearing out all enemies quickly more difficult. Making it a not a good choice for a crowd control.
	+ Do not be fooled by its inability to deal with the group of people, as the Grenade Launcher can make up for such a disadvantage.
* Keep moving in a random pattern to waste the user ammo.
* Area damage weapons can easily destroy its users.

## Performance Analysis

 Fire Rate
 Capacity
 Mobility
 Accuracy
 Range
 Cost to buy

*Cost to buy depends on the ease of obtaining*

## Trivia

* It is based on the Ingrams MAC-10 submachine gun, with the futuristic sight, an extendable stock, a silencer, a grenade launcher, and a flashlight.
* The weapon name references DEFCON, meaning "defense condition", which is "any of five levels of United States military defense readiness ranked according to the perceived threat to national security." (Merriam-Webster dictionary)
* It features the scope that is unique to it.
* Its scoping power has been increased to 8X zoom in 13.7.0.
* It was given "Armor Bonus" and cheaper in 15.0.0 update.
* It is one of the weapons manufactured during the 2019 Middle East Attacks for the military.
* The firing sound of the grenade launcher has been changed in the 16.7.0 update.
* Its unlock level was increased in 16.9.0 due to oversights when updating the stats.