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The P90 is an automatic personal defense weapon (the first of its kind) that fires the 5.7x28mm FN armor-piercing round. Built for use by support personnel and vehicle operators, the P90 and its variants have become a staple of counter-terrorist and police units for its size and firepower. It is fully ambidextrous and can be disassembled entirely without tools for ease of maintenance. It is nearly always fitted with the Ring Sights MC-10-80 reflex sight, designed specifically for this weapon system.
Though studies have mostly debunked this assumption, this public hazing of the smaller FN round has influenced the way game developers use the P90 in their games; when compared with other submachine guns in games such as CoD4 or the Rainbow Six series, the P90 almost always has the lowest damage rating. To be fair, this drawback is probably common to keep the P90 from being overpowered, what with its 50-round magazine, lightweight, and generally high-quality build.
A compact PDW built by Fabrique Nationale that is known for its unique shape and large 50 round clip. The gun is loaded from the top, and the unique magazine has the bullets in sideways for maximum space saving efficiency, which are rotated 90 degrees when fired.
The P90 is an automatic personal defense weapon (the first of its kind) that fires the 5.7x28mm FN armor-piercing round. Built for use by support personnel and vehicle operators, the P90 and its variants have become a staple of counter-terrorist and police units for its size and firepower. It is fully ambidextrous and can be disassembled entirely without tools for ease of maintenance. It is nearly always fitted with the Ring Sights MC-10-80 reflex sight, designed specifically for this weapon system.
SMG vs. PDW
The 9mm cartridge has been around for over a century as the gold standard for pistols and submachine guns, offering respectable power for a case of its size. Unfortunately, with the advent of lightweight body armor, the old Parabellum just doesn't cut it situations where the enemy might be wearing kevlar; 9mm ammo is so ubiquitous that Class II body armor is specifically defined as being "9mm FMJ-proof." PDWs (personal defense weapons) are a recent designation for pistols and SMG's built to compromise lighter forms of body armor, an effect generally achieved by using newer and more advanced bullet designs. In the case of the P90 (and its sister pistol, the Five-seveN), FN Herstal developed the 5.7x28mm SS190 cartridge. As of 2009, no other company has adopted the cartridge. "Hot .22"
The size of the 5.7 FN round has stirred up controversy over its stopping power since the bullet was first unveiled. The 5.7 was the first pistol round touted as an armor-piercer to achieve commercial success, but many have sited the bullet's measly 32 grain weight (compared with the 9mm's 115-140 grains or the .45's 165-200) as being insufficient to kill on impact. This has earned the 5.7, along with H&K's 4.6x30mm AP round, the pejorative label of a "hot .22", referring .22 long rifle round normally used for target shooting.Though studies have mostly debunked this assumption, this public hazing of the smaller FN round has influenced the way game developers use the P90 in their games; when compared with other submachine guns in games such as CoD4 or the Rainbow Six series, the P90 almost always has the lowest damage rating. To be fair, this drawback is probably common to keep the P90 from being overpowered, what with its 50-round magazine, lightweight, and generally high-quality build.
P90 SMG games
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Stargate Worlds |
PC | Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment, Shadows in Darkness, Inc. |
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Modern Warfare 2 released on Nov. 10, 2009 |
X360, PC, PS3 | Shadows in Darkness, Inc., Infinity Ward |
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Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City released on Oct. 29, 2009 |
X360 | Rockstar North |
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Alive 4-Ever released on Oct. 2, 2009 |
IPHN | Meridian Digital Entertainment Ltd. |
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Zombies 2.0 released on Aug. 22, 2009 |
XBLM | |
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Raven Squad: Operation Hidden Dagger released on Aug. 11, 2009 |
X360, PC | |
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Combat Arms released on July 11, 2008 |
PC | Nexon Corporation |
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Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots released on June 12, 2008 |
PS3 | Kojima Productions |
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Metal Gear Online released on June 12, 2008 |
PS3 | Kojima Productions |
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Grand Theft Auto IV released on April 29, 2008 |
X360, PC, PS3 | Rockstar North, Rockstar Toronto |
| Name: | P90 SMG |
| Appears in: | 36 games |
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