BLACK OPS II WIKI

PDW-57 SMG

PDW-57 — SMG · Call of Duty: Black Ops II

In Call of Duty: Black Ops II, the PDW-57 is a smg. It unlocks at Unlock Token and, like every weapon in the Pick-10 system, still costs an Unlock Token to equip. SMG with a huge 50-round magazine and good range for its class. It deals 35-22 damage, fires at 750 RPM, holds its max damage out to about 10.6 m, feeding from a 50-round magazine with a 2.6s reload. Its design is based on the real-world AR-57 (FN Five-seveN PDW / AR-57 upper).

PDW-57 Stats & Performance

PDW-57

SMG · Unlock Token
Damage 35-22
Fire Rate 750 rpm
Range 10.6 m
Magazine 50Reload 2.6s

SMG with a huge 50-round magazine and good range for its class.

Based on AR-57 (FN Five-seveN PDW / AR-57 upper)

ClassSMG
UnlockUnlock Token
Fire modefull-auto
Damage35-22
Rate of fire750 RPM
Damage range10.6 m
Magazine50
Reload2.6s
Based onAR-57 (FN Five-seveN PDW / AR-57 upper)

In practice, its short 10.6 m damage range rewards closing distance rather than holding lanes.

Attachments

Attachments commonly run on the PDW-57 include:

Reflex SightSuppressorFast MagLong BarrelLaser Sight

Each attachment costs one of the ten allocation points in the Pick-10 create-a-class, so a heavily-kitted PDW-57 leaves fewer slots for perks and equipment. See the Pick-10 loadout guide for how to balance a class.