HK416

Summary
The HK416 is a hard-hitting automatic rifle that brings with it decent range and a relatively fast reload time, along with an uncommon perk - bullet penetration. However, it's significantly hurt due to its low magazine size and not-so-great accuracy. Consider taking its alternative, the Thompson, if you want a gun that is more friendly towards missing shots, and more reliable. The Thompson is for longevity with its higher ammo count with the Drum Mag attachment, while the HK is for tearing apart hordes with its penetration ability.

Background Story
As demand for more weapons climbed higher, R-Brain Hardwork hastily put forward to production of the HK416, kindly provided by the people who used to run the German weapon manufacturing company Heckler & Koch. Several improvements were made, with a larger caliber used (which forced them to decrease the magazine size) and a few other adjustments.

When the HK416 was first released to the public, it was widely panned due to its poor range and accuracy, worsened by the fact that R-Brain Hardwork had the absolute genius idea to change the barrel that made the gun even less accurate!

The release of the Holosights and the Extended Magazines partially averted these criticisms, but nontheless the HK416 is considered one of the least desireable weapons. Many survivors say that the HK416's before the virus were 100% better, and they were not wrong.

At least it's not the M93R.

Tips

 * This is a close-range weapon, treat it as such.
 * Equip the Ironsights, if you cannot afford the Holosight.
 * You shouldn't need to, it comes with the purchase.
 * This can penetrate through a zombie, meaning you can hit two zombies with one bullet. Use this to your advantage.
 * Because of this, this is best used on hordes. For singular zombies, use a reliable secondary such as the CK Swat.
 * Compared to Thompson's damage (300 HP/sec) this one can boast a 900 HP/sec (if all bullets hit two zombies).
 * Due to its small ammo capacity per mag, be near ammo stations.
 * Buy the Extended Mag to increase capacity.
 * If this is still a problem, use armor that come with extra mags, such as Tactical II.
 * Aim for the headshots. Doing this will kill the zombie within 1-2 bullets.
 * This gun has such a large spread. Remember to ADS and fire in short controlled bursts.
 * Crouching further helps as well.
 * During PvP gamemodes, such as Free For All, the high DPS will shred through opposing players.
 * This gun easily tears through zombies in Single Player with its penetration ability as they all run in a straight line.
 * The pierce ability will also help during Team Deathmatch allowing you to take down masses of players in one mag, so long you use this gun to its full potential.

Pros

 * High Rate of Fire
 * Quick Reload
 * Low Ranked
 * High DPS
 * Hard Impact
 * Automatic

Cons

 * Low Total Damage
 * Low Accuracy
 * Low Reserve Ammo

Updates

 * Rank changed from 12 to 10 in v1.1.4.
 * Price changed from 22,500$ to 16,000$ in v1.1.4.
 * Accuracy changed from 50 to 40 in v1.2.0.


 * Uses a similar model to the MP5.
 * Third weapon to penetrate through zombies, not including the Railgun, albeit only two zombies.
 * This is the second automatic able to penetrate through zombies, the first being the M249.
 * This gun normally has the ability to fit 30 bullets in a magazine in real life, however, it was set to 16 bullets per magazine, most likely for balancing purposes.
 * This is currently the most modern weapon in-game, as it started production in 2004.