Part 23

Explore the MP5K, UMP45, and MPX submachine guns in Battlefield Hardline. Learn about their stats, unlocks, damage profiles, and patch changes.

This section details specific submachine guns (SMGs) available in Battlefield Hardline, including the MP5K, UMP45, and MPX. It covers their ammunition, capacity, fire-rate, reload times, unlock requirements, and performance characteristics, along with historical and technical trivia.

MP5K

• Ammo: 9x19mm
• Capacity: 20+1
• Fire-rate: 850 RPM
• Reload: 2.3 secs
• Unlocks: Available at start for both factions.
• Summary: The Mechanic's default SMG offers high damage (34 max, three-hit kill) and a fast fire-rate for high DPS at close ranges. However, damage drops significantly after 20 meters (12 min, nine-hit kill). It has a small default magazine and high first-shot recoil. Comes equipped with SRS02 sight, extended magazines, and suppressor options.
• Trivia: A shortened version of the HK MP5, the 'K' stands for 'kurz' (short). Developed in 1976 for special forces, its compact design features a shortened barrel, no butt-stock, and an added foregrip. Famous for its briefcase-mounted variant.

UMP45

• Ammo: .45 ACP
• Capacity: 25+1
• Fire-rate: 600 RPM
• Reload: 2.25 secs
• Unlocks: $10,200 for criminals; 1,250 kills with it and buy license for cops.
• Summary: Offers controllable power with a slow fire-rate, good max damage (34, three-hit kill), and the best minimum damage in its category (20, five-hit kill). Recoil is manageable. DPS is low, similar to the M/45 and Uzi. Its .45 ACP rounds have a slow muzzle velocity, especially with a suppressor.
• Patched: Moved to criminals in the February beta, with the M/45 moving to cops for faction balance.
• Trivia: Successor to the HK MP5, first manufactured in 1999. Available in 9mm (UMP9) and .40 S&W (UMP40) variants. The UMP45's slow fire-rate (600 RPM) aids handling with its heavy .45 load. A civilian version, the USC, exists with a longer barrel and no automatic fire.

MPX

• Ammo: .40 S&W
• Capacity: 30+1
• Fire-rate: 800 RPM
• Reload: 2.10 secs
• Unlocks: $19,800 for cops; 1,250 kills with it and buy license for criminals.
• Summary: Uses .40 S&W rounds for a three-hit kill. Post-patch, it has a short damage drop-off range and low minimum damage (10, ten-hit kill). Suffers from poor aimed accuracy and significant horizontal recoil, limiting effectiveness at range. Features a decent magazine size, good reload times, and good projectile velocity. Comes with the Micro T1 sight.
• Patched: In the Criminal Activity update (June 16), drop-off range reduced from 15-30m to 8-25m. Minimum damage reduced from 15 to 10. Vertical recoil, left recoil, and Spread Increase Per Shot (SIPS) were increased. Further slight increase to ADS moving SIPS in the Getaway update.

General SMG Notes:

• The Uzi and M/45 received a