

Massive magazine, allowing it to take huge advantage of ammo upgrades.Burst fire helps conserving ammo and killing enemies.Prioritize accuracy with the Combat Rifle an inaccurate player will waste three rounds at a time instead of one.This is somewhat counteracted by burst which will eat up the ammo more than twice as fast as single shots with other assault rifles. The Combat Rifle has the highest magazine capacity among assault rifles, providing high efficiency with Explosive Ammunition and Incendiary Ammunition.Because the Combat Rifle's reload time is longer than its counterparts, it's highly recommended to reload only when you find a suitable interlude.


Sweep your line of fire and swap to a melee weapon when appropriate to conserve ammunition. The Combat Rifle's ability to continually fire bursts as long as the trigger is held down makes it effective against hordes.The Combat Rifle also maintains high accuracy while moving, which allows you to cover or save teammates even while taking evasive maneuvers, moving to help another teammate, or attempting to reach a level objective.It also carries the most ammo per magazine out of all assault rifles. It can kill Common Infected with one burst, even on Expert. The Combat Rifle is slightly more accurate than the M-16 Assault Rifle, and fires three-round bursts, making it effective for weakening and killing Special Infected from a distance.Sustained bursts make for a more accurate spread of fire than the M-16, with improved ammo conservation. Similar in firepower to the M-16 Assault Rifle, the Desert Rifle boasts a three-round burst from a single pull of the trigger.
