Pistol (DX)

"A standard 10mm pistol."

- description of Pistol

The IMM Austin is the most common firearm weapon in Deus Ex.

Background
The IMM Austin is a powerful sidearm used by paramilitary forces all over the world in 2052. It appears to be a semi automatic with a single-stack magazine which uses the 10mm auto cartridge.

By 2072, the 10mm IMM Austin has been generally replaced by Mako Ballistics' 9mm pistol.

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

Hovewer 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 long-range weapon. An upgraded pistol can be extremely powerful as a primary or secondary weapon, but has two drawbacks: 10mm ammo becomes rare near the end of the game and the pistol cannot be silenced.

Locations

 * Liberty Island, the player will spawn with this when he starts the game
 * Liberty Island, used by NSF and UNATCO troops
 * Majestic-12 laboratory, used by Majestic-12 guard
 * VersaLife, used by VersaLife security guard

Behind the scenes

 * Only named pistol in-game, the real name of this weapon is IMM Austin. It's shown on the slide of the pistol, clearly visible during the reloading.
 * The name IMM Austin is a reference to the 1997 science fiction action-comedy film Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.
 * IMM Austin is also a reference to the Glock pistol since it have a similar design and its texture file is named "glock".

Pistolet (DX)