At launch, few weapons rival the Lachmann Sub, better known as the MP5.

This boosts your damage range and bullet velocity, making the MP5 much better at short-medium range.

This does decrease your aiming stability, but we can boost that back up with theFSS Sharkfin 90.

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This will give you plenty of ammo to rinse enemy squads and help you avoid reloading at crucial moments.

We recommend using one of thebest battle riflesor thebest sniper rifles in Modern Warfare 2.

Best perks and equipment

Like most of our loadouts, theOverkillperk is essential.

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It’s one of thebest perks in Modern Warfare 2, allowing you to equip two primary weapons.

EquipDouble Timeas your second basic perk, as it doubles the duration of your tactical sprint.

TheFast Handsbonus perk makes it swapping between weapons much faster.

Modern Warfare 2 beta screenshot showing the Lachmann Sub in a weapon container, with the stats on the left.

That wraps up our best MP5 loadout in Modern Warfare 2.

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