The PDW2000 is a widespread submachine gun favored for its size and low recoil. The weapon has a conventional submachine gun layout with the magazine housed in the pistol grip and mirrored controls to achieve a truly ambidextrous use. Its low weight and small profile can be compared with some larger pistols. Two rails for mounting sights and tactical accessories underline the weapon's utility.
The PDW2000 is a compact submachine gun that uses a delayed blowback operation and is chambered to fire the 9×21 mm round.
It loads from 30-round plastic magazines, and can attain a rate of fire ranging from 900 up to 1,100 rounds per minute with a muzzle velocity of 420 m/s. It only accepts optical sights on its top rail but can mount attachments onto its muzzle.
The PDW2000 is an easy-to-wield SMG that has negligible recoil even when firing on full auto, especially when compared to its NATO and CSAT counterparts. As the lightest and most compact out of all the SMGs, the PDW2000 inflicts the least amount of inertial penalties on the user even when fitted with a suppressor.
However, in spite of all these upsides the PDW2000 also shares many downsides as well. Being an SMG, this renders it virtually useless for any firefights beyond 100 metres, as the effectiveness of its 9 mm round drops off rapidly beyond this distance (even more so due to its short barrel length).
Lastly, while its high rate of fire is impressive at first sight, this also means that the PDW2000 will deplete a magazine rapidly. Aside from necessitating frequent reloads, this can result in wasted ammunition as the user will potentially overkill their target by firing more rounds than necessary.
Ironsights[]
The PDW2000's ironsights can be manually zeroed, though it can only be set to two ranges of either 100 metres or 200 metres (it is set to 100 metres by default). The front sight post is illuminated and can be used in low-light conditions.
If an optical sight is attached onto the rail with a zeroing limit greater than that of 200 metres (e.g. MOS), the PDW2000 will only allow it to be set to an absolute maximum of 400 metres.
Ammunition[]
Base damage value
Aerodynamic friction
Initial velocity (m/s)
Penetration depth (mm)
5
-0.0016
370
6.66
PDW2000s can be loaded with either 30- or 16-round magazines. The former clock in at a total "mass" of 10 units, while the 16-rounder pistol magazines only weigh 6 units instead:
9 mm 30Rnd Mag[]
Standard 30-round extended magazine. Does not contain any visible tracers.
9 mm 30Rnd Reload Tracer (Red) Mag[]
Identical to 30-round magazines, but the last four rounds will always consist of visible red tracers.
Remains identical in all other aspects.
9 mm 30Rnd Reload Tracer (Green) Mag[]
Similar to regular magazines, but the last four rounds will always be green tracers.
9 mm 30Rnd Reload Tracer (Yellow) Mag[]
Similar to regular magazines, but the last four rounds will always be yellow tracers.
9 mm 16Rnd Mag[]
16-round pistol magazine. Does not contain any visible tracers.
Rounds fired from this magazine specifically have greater initial velocities of 410 m/s instead.
9 mm 16Rnd Reload Tracer (Red) Mag[]
Identical to regular 16-round magazines, but the last four rounds will always consist of visible red tracers.
Remains identical in all other aspects.
9 mm 16Rnd Reload Tracer (Green) Mag[]
Similar to regular magazines, but the last four rounds will always be green tracers.
9 mm 16Rnd Reload Tracer (Yellow) Mag[]
Similar to regular magazines, but the last four rounds will always be yellow tracers.
Trivia[]
The PDW2000 is based on the real-world "CPW" designed by ST Kinetics of Singapore.[2]
It was not originally featured as a usable weapon in the Alpha and were only added in the Beta's final patch (coinciding with the game's full launch as part of Game Update 1.00).[3]
The information below details unused, pre-release or removed content.
Pre-1.70 icon with no grip and a collapsed stock.
Prior to Game Update 1.70 (Jets DLC), the PDW2000's inventory icon depicted it without a grip and a collapsed stock (despite the fact that the in-game stock cannot be retracted).[4]
The PDW2000's original reload animation depicted the user's right thumb and parts of their right hand clipping into the receiver and pistol grip. This was eventually fixed after the release of the free Nexus Update.[5]
(Parenthesis) denote variants. * this weapon is not available in a standalone turret configuration and is only available as a vehicle-mounted weapon. Karts DLC | Marksmen DLC | Apex DLC | Tanks DLC | Contact DLC
(Parenthesis) denote variants. * this weapon is not available in a standalone turret configuration and is only available as a vehicle-mounted weapon. Apex DLC | Contact DLC
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