Pistol (DX)

The 10mm pistol is a powerful sidearm used by paramilitary forces all over the world.

The player will spawn with a pistol when he starts the game. It can be found in the hands of NSF and UNATCO troops near the start of the game. By the time the player reaches Lebedev's jet, NSF troops will be using sawed-off shotguns and assault rifles. From then on, pistols will be used by VersaLife security and one or two isolated MJ-12 troops.

Tactics
The pistol is an average weapon if unmodified. It's accuracy makes it difficult to aim past short range (if you haven't upgraded your Pistol skills to Advanced), it's small magazine makes it difficult to kill multiple opponents before having to reload and it's recoil makes it difficult to fire follow-up shots will good accuracy. A vanilla 10mm pistol is okay as a sidearm, but is crappy as a primary weapon.

If pistol is upgraded, it can be extremely deadly. Accuracy upgrades will make the it almost as accurate as a sniper rifle, clip mods can give it a max of 11 rounds per magazine, recoil reducers can make it easy to fire quick follow-up shots, and a scope can turn it into a deadly long-range weapon. An upgraded pistol's only downfall is that 10mm ammo becomes rare near the end of the game. Regardless, it can be extremely powerful as a primary or secondary weapon.