Mac-10

The **Mac-10** is a submachine gun in *Zero Hour*.

## History

The Mac-10 in game despite is name is not an actual MAC-10, but an **Uzi Pro**. **Captain** **Uziel Gal** designed the Uzi sub-machine gun following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. The first Uzi PDWs were adopted by the IDF in 1951 and entered service with special forces units in 1954, and receiving army wide adoption in 1956. The compact and versatile design proved to be instrumental in taking down bunkers and fixed defenses.

After decades of different improvements and derivatives, the Uzi Pro was introduced in 2010 by Israeli Weapons Industry (I.W.I). The Uzi Pro is a compact version of the **Uzi** and can be considered as an improvement to the Micro Uzi. The weapon is chambered in the 9 x 19mm Parabellum caliber and has a magazine capacity of 32. It uses a blowback, closed-bolt operating system and the entire grip and handguard section is completely made out of polymer to reduce weight.

Though unclear how many countries or law enforcement agencies adopted the Uzi Pro, the Uzi family of weapons have been widely accepted by military and police units around the world.

## Damage Tables

### Damage per shot:

 Suppressor
 Flash Hider
 Compensator

### Number of shots to kill:

 Suppressor
 Flash Hider
 Compensator

## Usage and Tactics

From the damage table, it can be observed that the damage output of the Mac-10 can be extremely low, requiring more than 5 shots to kill with barrel attachments equipped. While hitting anywhere other than the neck or thorax will require users to expend almost a third of the weapon's 32 round magazine to kill. However, what it lacks in damage per shot comes with low recoil and high fire rate.

Like most PDWs/SMGs in game, the Mac-10 excels in CQC due to it's high fire rate and excellent mobility. The high fire rate of the weapon may cause an increase in vertical recoil, which can be taken advantage of as the spread might go up towards higher damage regions on the target. One of the practical methods of using the MAC-10 is going for headshots right away. The low recoil of the weapon will allow players to hit follow up shots with ease.

However, the Mac 10 will suffer when engaging targets out of the CQB range, especially long range. Where most weapons in-game are able to effectively engage on full auto at medium ranges, the Mac-10s damage output is unable to keep up with much more accurate and higher damage output weapons. The high fire rate also means that mag-dumping the Mac-10 can actually result in ammo depletion as users will be reloading more than they are firing.

Overall, the Mac-10 is a very situational and close quarter orientated weapon. With it's unparalleled dps at closer ranges, it makes CQC engagements an easy task for those who use it. However, it's overall lack in damage per shot, coupled with inefficient ammo economy and poor medium range capability typically deters most newer players from trying it out. It is also a niche among veteran players as better options exist.

## Attachments:

These are the Current (As of 7/14/21) Attachments for the Mac-10

#### Rails:

* IR Sight
* Flash Light
* IR Sight Black
* STEINER Laser

#### Sights:

* Alphon MXPS2 Trijicon MRO 2.0 Red
* Reflex Sight
* AT Red Dot

#### Muzzles:

* Suppressor
* Flash Hider
* Compensator

## Experiences

"The Gun Seems to Perform well in Short Distances. I Definitely would use this in a Long Range Shoot out." - Zane

## Trivia

* On the 30th of March 1981, during former US President Ronald Reagan's assassination attempt, the US Secret Service agents were equipped with the Uzi.
* Despite the designer, Uziel Gal requesting that his name was not to be used to name the Uzi submachine gun, his request was denied, which resulted in the SMG being named after it's creator.
* MAC-10 is also based on the real-life SMG of the same name, which sports similar designs with the Uzi, and was designed by Gordon B. Ingram.
* The original manufacturer of the MAC-10, Military Armament Corporation filed for bankruptcy in 1975.
* Unlike the Uzi Pro, the MAC-10 was phased out by most militaries and law enforcement agencies as it became obsolete.