Talk:Tempest/@comment-24241894-20140101172931/@comment-24317665-20140502151615

Accuracy and Recoil tradeoff really.

Generally Assault Rifles are more "accurate" than SMGs, but they become largely useless if you shoot non-stop due to high recoil.

While SMGs have lower accuracy, hence needing more shots to kill their target, they have lower recoil and can still hit their targets somewhat even in continuous fire.

Sort of........otherwise I think SMGs also "return to normal" faster due to lower recoil