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's compact size makes it a viable option for use in close quarters.
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.
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.
Pre-1.96 icon with no grip and a collapsed stock.
Prior to Game Update 1.96, 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).
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.
Strangely, the PDW2000 is capable of accepting the same 16-round magazines used by both the P07 and Rook-40 handguns. It is capable of doing this in spite of the fact that the model's magwell would clearly be unable to fit such magazines let alone feed from them.
AAF
AAF - Armoury (ArmA 3)
L'Ensemble - Armoury (ArmA 3)
