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Desert Eagle .50 AE or Night Hawk .50C is a high caliber pistol chambered with 7 rounds of .50AE pistol cartridge in Counter-Strike series and Counter-Strike Online. It is one of the most famous weapons in Counter-Strike history.
Overview[]
- This weapon has Part System installed.
The Desert Eagle is a high caliber pistol fed with 7 rounds of .50 Action Express. Although it has low magazine size and low fire rate, it does higher damage than almost any other default pistols and has good accuracy for first few shots. Thus, its reload time is very short.
Advantages[]
- High damage
- Cheap for a pistol
- Short reload time
- Good accuracy even in long range for the first few shots
- Does not affect speed
- Can penetrate object
- Free
Disadvantages[]
- Low magazine capacity
- Low rate of fire
- Low reserve ammunition
Comparisons[]
- Positive
- Lower recoil (-3%)
- More accurate (+3%)
- Free
- Neutral
- Same damage
- Same stun power
- Same knockback
- Same reload time
- Can be bought by both teams
- Negative
- More expensive (+$25)
Tactics using Desert Eagle[]
Normal matches[]
- Aim for the head, to get an instant kill.
- Avoid long range battles, as it is inaccurate.
- Avoid battling multiple targets, as you will run out of ammunition and be forced to reload.
Zombie Mods[]
- Conserve ammunition, fire at the zombies one by one; with fire delay of nearly one second; depending on situation.
- Aim for zombie's head to do a massive damage.
- In ducts, soften the zombie with Desert Eagle first before finishing it with your primary weapons.
Tactics facing Desert Eagle user[]
Normal matches[]
- Strike the user in long range.
- Flank the user in groups.
Zombie Mods[]
- If the opponent is alone and the only one facing you, try to dodge the attacks and wait for him/her to reload.
Variants[]
- Main article: Dual Desert Eagle
Desert Eagle Gold can be obtained through Code Box. It shares the same performance to the original Desert Eagle except the appearance and the animation. It has a higher knockback to zombies.
This red-colored version of Desert Eagle can be obtained by participating in some certain events, depends on each region. The damage is 1% higher than the original.
- Main article: Desert Eagle Crimson Hunter
This is a 30-round .45 ACP fed pistol with the peculiar quirk of draining the blood of its target which is put together within a orbuculum or grenade, after successfully landing a predetermined number of shots on a target. The impact of the grenade wreaks dreadful harm and knockback to its surroundings. If in possession, the user will be granted with the following buffs:
- Unlimited spare ammo in Scenario modes.
- Allows hit-markers function.
- Main article: AMT AutoMag V
Users[]
- Choi Ji Yoon: Seen wielding in the Z-VIRUS trailer.
- Fernando: Seen in some posters (Dual Desert Eagle with unique silver finishes not jungle camouflage like usual).
- Henry: Seen in posters (Dual Silver Desert Eagle).
- Soy: Used in Zombie File.
- Elite Crew: Seen holding by a member in some posters.
- Midwest Militia: Used by Jennifer.
- Asia Red Army: Ritsuka's personal sidearm.
- David Black: As his personal sidearm.
- Yuri: Seen used by Yuri in a poster.
Release date[]
- Taiwan/Hong Kong: 20 January 2009
- China: 21 January 2009
- South Korea: 31 May 2012
- China: 13 June 2012
- South Korea: 13 December 2018
- Taiwan/Hong Kong: 18 December 2018
- China: 19 December 2018
- South Korea & China: 27 December 2018
- Taiwan/Hong Kong: 3 January 2019
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- The Magnum Research Inc. trademark can be seen on the weapon's slide.
- Since the regular Desert Eagle carries over the third-person model from Counter-Strike, there is an eagle engraving on the barrel, which is not seen in first-person view.
- This is the first pistol in-game which can penetrate up through two objects.
- The shop preview video uses the old model of the gun.
- The regular and Red Desert Eagle's slide release button clips through the thumb when used with a female hand in first-person.
- The weapon's textures are reused from Counter-Strike: Source.
- As a result, the model in-game has a fluted barrel, which is only present in the .357 Magnum and .44 Magnum variants in real-life.
External links[]
- Desert Eagle at Wikipedia.