If the situation ever calls for you to use a handgun only (like the Mexican Mines), you know you're in big trouble.Ī laser pointer designed to work in low-light conditions. Apart from not having cover, rappelling is dangerous since you are very exposed to enemy fire. When rappelling, the handgun is your only means of defence.

When you don't want to spend ammunition, you can opt to use the handgun. Handguns are great for breaking windows, or placing that one silent shot you don't want to waste ammunition for, or for detonating ill-placed C4 or exploding drums. That would make them great weapons, except most have average penetration and are very slow to fire when compared to the assault weapons the terrorists are using. In the game, all handguns have infinite ammunition. Handguns are the last ditch defence weapon of a Rainbow operative when they run out of ammunition for their primary weapons.