Call of Duty Modern Warfare: The Best Secondary to run with your Loadout (PS4, XBOX & PC)

Let’s talk Secondary Weapons!

Call of Duty Modern Warfare is well underway, with players now figuring out what Primary weapons they should and shouldn’t use for their play style.

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The Secondary however, is always overlooked, ALWAYS. Let’s be honest, we care more about the Primary. We all have a common attitude towards it – the Secondary is useless! Well… that’s not the case.

Secondary weapons in this year’s Call of Duty Modern Warfare are very strong and extremely useful! RealSport is here to highlight what Secondary should be used and why!

Secondary Options

This year each player has the option to equip either a Handgun, Launcher or Melee weapon. Unlike previous years where you didn’t have to equip anything at all!

But which should you choose and what will give you the best chances of staying alive?

There are five Handguns, four Launchers and one Melee weapon in the Secondary classes to pick from.

Handguns:

X16
1911
.357 (Magnum)
M19
.50 GS (Desert Eagle)

Launchers:

Melee:

Which is the Best?

The most basic of players would say, right then… which Handgun should I pick? Wrong! Although this is a viable option, if you want to be the best at Modern Warfare, you need to learn from the best.

Pros have quickly established that using a Combat Knife is amongst the best option available to be successful at the game.

DEADLY: Move quicker with a combat knife

Why? This is because when running with the Combat Knife, you are able to run quicker than running with either a Handgun or Primary Weapon. In game modes where reaching an objective before the opposition is vital, the Combat Knife is the best choice.

Thank us later! You may be thinking we’ve gone crazy, but we assure you we haven’t. not only are you able to run quicker, but panic knifing has returned.

If you are not using the Combat Knife, when knifing someone, you will most likely hit them with your gun, which takes two attempts to kill someone. With the Knife as your secondary, you will be able to pick up a kill with only one click!

When to use a Handgun

Yes, a Combat Knife should be first choice. But, there is always a right time to run a Handgun!

When is the right time? If you are running either a Sniper or Shotgun class, using a Handgun as your Secondary may be your best bet at staying alive.

This is because a Shotgun is unable to gain kills from afar and using a trusty Handgun will be able to secure those longer range kills; a Sniper is best at killing those enemies who are in the distance, but struggles when the opposition are up close – this is when the Handgun comes into play!

RealSport suggests using either the .50 GS (Desert Eagle)

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or the X16

this is because both of these Pistols are trustworthy companions coupled with your Primary weapon to ensure you stay alive and kill those trying to kill you!

For the Team Players

Kill Streaks are extremely powerful in Call of Duty Modern Warfare, and so they should be as a reward for achieving them. However, it can become frustrating getting killed constantly by an enemy streak.

For those of you who like to earn points and be a team player, why not run a Launcher to take out those enemy streaks?

The PILA has the ability to both lock onto enemy streaks and be fired at will. This makes it the ideal Launcher to use, whilst helping not only yourself out but the team as well!