The FAMAS,
or Clarion 5.56, as it was previously known, is a riflefeatured in the Counter-Strike series.
Overview
The FAMAS (French: Fusil d'Assaut
de la Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne or "Assault rifle
from the Saint-Étienne weapon factory") is a bullpup assault rifle
designed and manufactured in France by MAS (Manufacture d'Armes de
Saint-Étienne) located in Saint-Étienne. It is notably used by the French Military
as a service rifle.
In-game, the FAMAS is a fairly
powerful automatic and 3-round burst assault rifle available exclusively to
the Counter-Terrorists. It is
one of the two weapons in Counter-Strike with a burst feature, the
other being the Glock-18.
Although economically friendly,
the FAMAS is usually discarded in later rounds for more powerful weapons such
as the M4A1 (M4A4 or M4A1-S in Global Offensive) or the Steyr AUG, some players still prefer the FAMAS due to its
accuracy in burst fire mode in long ranges and its ability to easily score
headshots.
The accuracy of the alternative
burst-fire is higher in Counter-Strike: Source, as its spread is tighter
at close ranges or/and when crouching. Like with the Glock-18, Bots never use the burst-fire mode and will fire in
automatic mode, unless the FAMAS was already set to burst mode before it was
picked up. However, should they use the alternative three-burst mode, they
appear notably overpowered at long range even in easy mode due to their
excellent overall accuracy.
The FAMAS is one of the four
weapons that cannot fire underwater, the others being the Leone 12 Gauge Super, XM1014, and the IDF Defender. Prior to Counter-Strike: Source,
the FAMAS had the highest knockback power out of all weapons (the second is the
Galil). Although risky, the knockback effect can be used to make AWP users miss
their shot before they can fire (if they fired a shot within 0.2 seconds after
being shot by a FAMAS user). The FAMAS can also be used to "lift" a
teammate with sufficient health into an area where otherwise cannot be
accessed. However this requires the server option friendly fire to be enabled
Advantages
3-round burst firing is preferable for long-range encounters
Very accurate
at long range when using bursts
Low recoil
while in burst mode
Disadvantages
Low damage
for an assault rifle
Low accuracy
if fired in automatic mode, except in CS:S.
Low rate of
fire if fired in burst-fire mode.
Slightly
smaller magazine size than the other assault rifles.
Cannot fire
underwater
Slightly more
expensive than its Terrorists' counterpart.
Long reload
time
Example of FAMAS skin
1. FAMAS Default
2. FAMAS Afterimage
3. FAMAS Roll Cage
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