Firing Basics

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There are a few basics every soldier needs to know when firing a weapon. Know these basics and you'll take the first step to being the best -- or at least you won't die as often.

Fire Modes

Each weapon has a specific Fire Mode attached to it. These fire modes are:

  • Fully Automatic (Full Auto)
  • Semi Automatic (Semi Auto)
  • Burst Fire (2 and 3 Round Burst)
  • Single Shot and Reload

Note: Some times Semi Automatic is called Single Shot.

Using different Trigger attachments on select weapons can change the fire modes from one type to another.

Full Auto is best used when close to an enemy. If they're in sight, let the bullets fly.

Semi Auto is best used when far from the enemy. One shot at a time will allow your weapon to fall back to it's original spot, making shots more accurate than all others.

Burst Fire is a specific fire mode, but you can fire fully automatic weapons in controlled bursts by pulling and releasing the trigger. Doing so will increase the accuracy of your full auto weapon when firing long distance.

The more you fire, the bigger your crosshairs will get. Reduce your fire to keep your accuracy high.


A small bit of information known to some is quick reloading.

You may or may not notice reloading will be faster than normal some times. This all depends on the bullets left in the magazine. If at least one bullet is left in the magazine, reloading will be much quicker than if you fully emptied your weapon. That's because one round is still in the chamber, which doesn't require any extra motion in the reload (i.e. cocking the gun). This will not work on every weapon, but a great majority.

Using Dual Magazines will also speed up the reload speed of every other weapon reload.

Aiming and Stances

When aiming your weapon, you'll notice crosshairs or a reticle on the screen. The difference stances you take can increase or decrease the size of your reticle, and increase your accuracy.

As covered in the Movement Basics section, your accuracy will increase or decrease depending on your stance. Standing will give you the lowest accuracy, crouching will increase your accuracy compared to standing, and prone will give you the best accuracy available. Couple this with weapon's fire modes to increase your accuracy to the max. The more you fire your weapon, the bigger your crosshairs get. Reduce your fire and choose the right stance to increase your accuracy.

Scoping in from third person to first person will increase your accuracy, but it will remove everything from your HUD except for the ammo count of your weapon.

Laying prone may give you the best accuracy, but it will make you a sitting duck. Luckily, there is cover to help out.


Cover is very useful when firing your weapon. You can keep half of your body behind some form of cover, and peek the top half of your body out of cover to fire at an enemy. Since Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is a third person shooter, you can place your reticle on an enemy outside of cover before shooting. When they come close enough, aim and fire to pop out of cover and mow them down.

If you have a Bipod attached to your weapon, you can use it when behind low walls or certain forms of cover. This will help steady your weapon and increase your accuracy, all while you're still behind cover!


Ghost Recon: Future Soldier may be a third person shooter, but you can still scope in to first person mode when using all of your weapons. While scoped in, you can increase the accuracy of your shots, but you will be forced to use your weapon's sights to do this. While using your weapon's sights, the muzzle flash will be extremely visible, which can reduce your accuracy and give away your location. Using Flash Hiders and Suppressors will reduce or eliminate the muzzle flash, but it may reduce your weapon's power as well.


Many weapons can penetrate through thin surfaces such as walls. Penetration seems more prevalent in Campaign and Guerrilla Mode, but it can still be found in Multiplayer. If an enemy is behind a thin wall, sign, or something you think you can shoot through, give it a shot (no pun intended) and you might actually hit the enemy!

Aim For the Head!

Most weapons will take multiple shots to kill an enemy, especially at long range. If you aim for the head with any weapon, you can take down an enemy with very little effort. It usually takes about one bullet to the head to kill an enemy with any weapon. Range and weapons will give different results. Personal Defense Weapons, Sub Machine Guns, and Handguns will not kill in one shot to the head at long ranges.

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