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
The Thompson is a staple gun for many survivors due to its relatively cheap price and not requiring much experience to use, but its design is outdated compared to similar, perhaps more powerful weapons. The HK416 is an example of this. In fact, its reliability and easier to manufacture modern parts led to it being released with little to no preliminary testing, targeted at a similar demographic to the Thompson. Perhaps its release will bring a new age of modern weapons to outdo the ones of the past — the AK47, the M16A1, the Thompson are outdated, after all. The most important question of all will be, if these weapons truly are better or not.

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.
 * The HK416 can kill a Brute in 1 mag if all the bullets hit the head.

Trivia

 * Uses a similar model to the MP5.
 * Third weapon to penetrate through zombies, not including the Railgun, albeit only two zombies.
 * This is the first automatic able to penetrate through zombies.
 * 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.