Because there is something in your personal space that is moving and shouldn't be.
The favourite of tank drivers, auxilaries, engineers and special operatives alike, the SZV36 is a lot of stopping power for a little weight and size; perfect for close combat, cramped spaces, surprising people that would want to surprise you and generally having firepower while staying mobile.
With an almost full length barrel, and firing high-velocity, hardened, moulded rounds, the Rifle punctures and perforates the body armour your old personal defence pistol or carbine wouldn't scratch. Fully automatic and loaded with rounds that can be almost half the size due to their velocity and shaping, the Self Defence Rifle doesn't just penetrate the armour you used to have trouble with; it shreds them. A sleek form designed with the user in mind means that the average body can unload, reload, lock and load another high-capacity 40 round box magazine in one and a half seconds flat.
Now with other sub machine guns or personal defence weapons, not only would you be struggling to pierce body armour at any range, but you'd be struggling to get an accurate shot off no matter what you tried. With intelligent burst fire, your groupings can be anything up to twice as, or even more, accurate than other similar roled weapons.
Use your brain and this weapon can do anything you want. While super-light, hyper velocity rounds mean that speed loss and bullet deformation are major problems beyond optimal ranges, a smart soldier knows not to get into a situation where that's needed. While a gun that weighs less than the average toddler fully loaded means terrible groupings in sustained fire, a smart soldier doesn't let a target live long enough to warrant it.
Credits:
~Abdul Alhazred, for the Recoil Demo script upon which important parts of the mod are heavily based
~Lizzrd, to whom I owe much
Modification Policy:
If you want to release a modified version or use elements from it, go ahead and release; I'm fine with it as long as there's credit somewhere or other. Though there isn't much in this mod that would actually require credit.
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