G18

"An Austrian-made light handgun chambered for the 9mm Parabellum. Its upgraded firing mechanism allows for burst fire mode."

- The Arsenal

The G18 is a pistol released during the 11-26-08 Patch. It is the cousin of the original G23; and one of the two Secondary Weapons to date that support Burst Fire mode (The other being the Beretta 93R).

Overview
With its incorporated Burst Fire mode, the G18 is the first pistol in Combat Arms with Burst Fire capability. The G18 is functionally very similar to the G23. The Arsenal's statistics show claim that it has a slightly higher recoil than the G23, but it actually performs on par with the G23 in-game when in semi-auto mode. The G18's burst mode option allows those who suffer from "pistol jams" to surpass their limited use of the G23 as the burst feature greatly reduces the risk of jamming. Fast clickers are capable of firing the G18 and G23 faster in semi-auto mode than the G18's burst feature allows, rendering such a feature mostly useless. However, it seems that it G18 has higher accuracy when in burst mode, strange enough, since single fire is supposedly easier to control. Also it suffers from a major setback because the burst function, which is the lack of ammo when using the burst function because with a standard magazine of 15/30, it has only 15 bursts in total.

The G18 is available for purchase at the rank of Second Lieutenant II for 900 Gear Points a day. This makes it the second most expensive pistol in the Shop (rivaled by the Desert Eagle Black) as well as the highest ranking non-variant pistol. The 600 GP cost gap between the G18 and G23 is the main reason for its lower popularity.

Customization
The G18 is relatively independent in terms of customization. Although they are not a necessity, the Extended Magazine I or II can be used to further increase its magazine capacity. This can be useful if one plans on using the burst fire mode as it eats through the magazine very quickly. Sights can also be added when playing in large maps. Suppressors are rarely equipped, as they are seen as mostly ineffective on pistols.

Trivia

 * G18 stands for "Glock 18"
 * The G18, like all pistols, is subject to occasional jamming, especially when in semi-automatic fire mode. When a player's connection is laggy, the G18 will refuse to fire when attempting to shoot rapidly.
 * The G18 is rarely used by the Combat Arms pistol community do to its lack of practical use and overpricing.
 * As of the G18 Cobra's release, this weapon now has a variant.
 * In reality, the G18 is actually a automatic machine pistol that comes with a standard 33 round magazine. These features were probably changed for game balance reasons.
 * It actually has a faster rate of fire than its NX-Standard variant.