Mk48 Mod 0 or M4A3 CCO?

[andrewmont 91]

I had an m4a3 cco with 5 magazines and i came across a mk48 mod 0 LMG with 100 rounds. Which gun would've been better to take/keep? i stuck with the m4a3 becasue i already had a dmr so i figured a quieter assault rifle was preferable over a louder but more powerful LMG.

[Blindingsun 233]

rounds for the mk48 seem quite rare tbh. I'd stick with the m4

[nicraM 137]

You can use 240 rounds in the mk 48 mod 0, I believe.

Take the MK 48. It is one of the rarest guns in the game for a reason, it owns hard!

[XMorTus 15]

I LOVE the MK 48 its 100 round of hate. not to mention that it scares the crap out of everyone near you when you fire it.

[andrewmont 91]

before I posted this I had already kept my M4A3, which is rather gutting because I found 2 more 100 round magazines for the MK48.Oh well, cant really complain :)

[thefonztm@gmail.com 86]

Lol, Ive got the MK 48. Loving it. More ammo in less space. Powerful pvp. It's gonna be a bitch when zed get fixed/buffed, so loud. M4 is better in some respects, but nothing lays down lead like an lmg. Great support weapon for your team.

[mind_grenade 24]

Ohhhhh.... the MK48, it's a beast. It fires NATO rounds, and 100 round box mags...

For the uneducated, it's a fully automatic DMR/FN FAL with 100 round mags.

For the real lamens, it's one of the best guns in the game.

M4 is much much more common and not all that useful.

[corruptshadow 4]

wtf you mean the rounds are rare I find them all the time in deer stands and firestations lol. I love my mk 48, 8000dmg a shot and fires 100 rounds laying prone there is almost no recoil as well so its easy to mow down an entire team of people if you aim your shots right.

[kander 80]

I'm convinced I found an MK 48 in my first play last night. In a barn. I'm 90% sure it was an MK 48, it had a bipod and was camoed, looked rusty/dirty looking. And when I wiki'd it today it was the only one with the right sounding name and the right appearance.

Is this at all possible? To find one in a barn in the middle of nowhere? Another thing, it had one round in the chamber and one in the mag. That was it. There was no more ammo. I fired it accidentally and aggroed some zeds, so I don't have it any more... :(

EDIT: I have looked on the interactive map and it's telling me that this above is impossible... But I'm so sure!

Edited July 27, 2012 by kander

[The Cursed Red Baron 6]

I'm convinced I found an MK 48 in my first play last night. In a barn. I'm 90% sure it was an MK 48, it had a bipod and was camoed, looked rusty/dirty looking. And when I wiki'd it today it was the only one with the right sounding name and the right appearance.

Is this at all possible? To find one in a barn in the middle of nowhere? Another thing, it had one round in the chamber and one in the mag. That was it. There was no more ammo. I fired it accidentally and aggroed some zeds, so I don't have it any more... :(

EDIT: I have looked on the interactive map and it's telling me that this above is impossible... But I'm so sure!

I think someone left it there - but i can't imagine WHY! ;D

[kander 80]

I think someone left it there - but i can't imagine WHY! ;D

Thanks for the reply! I'm coming around to that way of thinking myself. Like I say it had 2 rounds in it, so maybe a desperate player swapped it for a shotgun he found in the barn, because he couldn't carry 2 large guns?

Very exciting find for a first spawn though, even though it was useless to me!

Edited July 27, 2012 by kander

[thomas.bowyer@hotmail.co.uk 25]

maybe for some insane reason... somebody dropped it.

or killed somebody. took it. then realised it had no ammo... so had to dash and get a lee enfield!

[stinkyghost 28]

M4A3 CCO, Much better IMO. Put the MK in your Backpack?

[VitaminK 6]

You can use 240 rounds in the mk 48 mod 0, I believe.

Take the MK 48. It is one of the rarest guns in the game for a reason, it owns hard!

Pretty sure you cant as I carried one around for awhile.

Belts arent too hard to find if you look around Stary and NWA.

[Mercator 30]

For the uneducated, it's a fully automatic DMR/FN FAL with 100 round mags.

For the real lamens, it's one of the best guns in the game.

Although I get what you mean by saying it's a fully automatic "DMR/FN FAL",...that's not what it is at all. Its a version of the Minimi (also known as the M249 SAW), built for the 7.62 cartridge. One of the many excellent designs coming out of the FN Herstal stable in Belgium, along with the M240 or GPMG (FN MAG), the aforementioned M249 and FAL, and builder of the famous Ma Deuce. Arma does it's best simulating those weapons capabilities and qualities, so why not educate people a bit about them ;) .

Also, I hope you meant "laymen" instead of "lamen",...except if you didn't, if you know what I mean :D

[Pistolero (DayZ) 2]

Mk 48 is extremely efficient in PVP, but attracts crowds of zombies due its loudness. Good either for fire support from 200-300 meters or Rambo-like action in cities 4 fun. I`d like to recommend PDW as sec. weapon.

Edited July 27, 2012 by Pistolero

[CormacMcarty 9]

mk48 has bigger rounds but has has a smaller box.

mk48 has a scope so is better sutied as a overwatch weapon. M240 has iron sites.

M240 can take mk48 ammo but mk48 only takes mk48 100 round boxes.

So it really depends what your role is.

[mwgarner@hotmail.com 4]

Carry both? I have an M4A1 CCO SD for killing zombies and playing stealthily. I have an MK48 Mod in case I need to shoot other players. As long as you have an ALICE pack or a large Coyote pack, you can manage 2 primary weapons and a few mags for each as well as supplies.