Spectre - Black Ops Multiplayer Weapon Guide

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In this episode we're covering the Spectre.
It's a fully automatic weapon, unlocked at level 41.
The Spectre M4 is an Italian weapon, manufactured by SITES, or: 'Società Italiana Tecnologie Speciali'.
It was designed in the mid 1980s, with production starting circa 1984.
A simple, robust design - the Spectre is a compact weapon offered as a cheaper alternative for weapons such as the MP5.
To this end, it was only moderately successful - finding some use with the Swiss army, and Italian special forces.
Its most innovative feature was its high-capacity magazine boasting higher ammunition density than a conventional dual-stack box magazine.
In addition to the military models, there were also semi-automatic, civilian models manufactured: the SITES 'Falcon' or 'Spectre-HC' in a pistol configuration, and the SITES 'Ranger': a sub-carbine model.
The Spectre fires the NATO standard 9-by-19 millimetre cartridge - but more interesting are the magazines: an unusual quad-stacked casket design, allowing for capacities up to 50 rounds in a relatively compact - if heavy - design.
The magazines used in Black Ops are of a 30 round capacity - or 45 rounds with extended mags.
The Spectre is a low damage SMG, killing in 4 shots even at close range.
At a distance, you'll need up to 5 shots to kill.
Like most of the low-damage SMGs, rate of fire is high: dispensing a hefty 937.5 rounds per minute towards your opponent.
Unlike some of the weapons in its class, however - the Spectre has very controllable recoil: it is perhaps the best-handling SMG, tied with the MAC-11, and with the exception of the Skorpion.
Aim time is quick, like most of the SMGs: at 200 milliseconds - and the reloads, while not the quickest in class, are reasonably nippy at 2.3 seconds.
The Spectre is arguably the most effective low damage SMG, given that it has a fast fire rate, 30 rounds in its magazine, and low recoil.
Essentially, it behaves in a near identical way to the MAC-11: these weapons share the same damage, fire rate, and recoil profile.
The Spectre, however, benefits from a larger magazine - one of the MAC-11's key downfalls.
The Spectre's only real drawbacks are its slower reload time - amounting to only a third of a second difference, in exchange for 50% extra capacity in your magazines.
Like most of the fast-fire rate SMGs, the Spectre's key weakness is its lower damage, needing up to 5 shots total to kill, and generally no fewer than 4.
This, however, is where the larger magazine and fast rate of fire come into play: while the damage per shot may be low, the Spectre excels at directing a continuous stream of bullets onto a target.
When paired with a suppressor it boasts ideal stealth characteristics - meaning this ghostly submachine gun...
will haunt your opponent to their grave.

[@Jaceblue04]

If you ever wonder what weapon to use for a stealth class, or if you're unsure how to play when using this weapon, just remember that "specter" is another word for "ghost."

[@anng3ls294]

So that’s why the silencer is so good on the weapon

[@joshuafacer5000]

These videos are relevant now

[@lowkey3921]

They've always been relevant to me. I like the historical part of it.

[@retardsgaminggroup]

They are the best nostalgia trip

[@luwi5972]

@@retardsgaminggroup l8

[@acewiddlewade2566]

His gonna need to redo these for cod Cold War

[@AwkwrdPrtMskrt]

@@acewiddlewade2566 He already said he won't do weapon guides.

[@TKing677]

6:02 : "The fast throw and silent kill of the tomahawk can be usefull when your caught up close needing a reload" 5:58 : now watch me snipe sombody with it.

[@avi8aviate]

Let me fix up those timestamps for you. 6:02 5:58

[@emperorconstantine1.361]

the real life version has a 50 round dual stack box mag. the way that mag worked was...tricky most of the time, as there are 4 total vertical stacks of ammo. I found that interesting when I researched it.

[@morrislee8512]

cole thompson quad stack*

[@julianlopez320]

so many Black ops 1 weapons couldve been something special, unfortunately treyarch made them rather generic

[@kurtbrowning9765]

Disagree... I felt most of the guns had their own feel

[@somewierdoonline2402]

I agree with OP, so many of these guns could’ve been cool with an approach opposite of what Treyarch did for balancing purposes

[@gaydubbbz8148]

Yup, all where either re-skin and copy past of each other or just plane bad

[@kurtbrowning9765]

@Light Revaan bro shut up

[@kurtbrowning9765]

@Light Revaan nah you’re just a silly billy

[@CherokeeOutlaw1986]

who here still plays combat training on this game ?

[@CherokeeOutlaw1986]

;)

[@elkazdafiayoub531]

haha

[@CherokeeOutlaw1986]

ayoub kazdafi what is so funny ? XD

[@elkazdafiayoub531]

***** i used too play combat trainig back then

[@CherokeeOutlaw1986]

I still do

[@ServersSquared]

3:15 "..granting you a better ability to tackle multiple opponents at once" And then he uses 40 rounds to kill a single person. =3

[@kowtch]

Designed in the 80s but Black Ops takes place in the 60s, anyone notice?

[@glitchy-17]

Xertim illuminati

[@roddydykes7053]

*X-Files theme plays*

[@AlgaeEater09]

Xertim the point of black ops was the use of classified in development guns. Guns that are prototypes. Even right now in 2018 there’s probably secret guns the government has that we won’t know about for years.

[@killerratchet1973]

@@AlgaeEater09 Prototypes before most of these guns were even thought about?

[@Maximus20778]

I mean it was supposed to be a 80sgame but the scrapped it and went for 60s storyline

[@regularperson5647]

well its no wonder its called the Phantom when you pack-a-punch it (not recommended!)

[@Ownly]

3:15 "Granting you a better ability to tackle multiple opponents at once." -Sprays whole clip into one person-

[@granciportenedo1103]

You made my day dude thank you 🙏😂 i laughed so hard 😂😂😂😂

[@Maximus20778]

Hello I'm from the future

[@originalname1016]

ik know im late but this gun is the second best smg after ak74

[@jamiewilliams4510]

original name This with rapid fire has the same TTK as the Famas and close range and has a faster TTK at range than the Famas, and handles loads better. For perspective ah.

[@ramennoodles1888]

MP5K: Am I a joke to you?

[@abvk4875]

@@ramennoodles1888 yes

[@HarmonicVector]

Ahoy: Manufactured by Me: It's Sites, like web-sites Ahoy: *hits you with the Italian pronunciation* Me: Excuse me what.

[@IVIaskerade]

The "spectre" and "spooky" relationship has a deeper level. They're both USAF gunships based on the C-130, the spectre the more advanced model.

[@wadechaffee736]

I like how I get these videos almost 9 years after I played black ops 1

[@francescoluchena8302]

i'm italian and your pronunciation is extremely fun!!good video

[@EdoloChannel]

Look Looker sosietà taliana tecnologi spesiali

[@glitchy-17]

LorenzoFSM you know we are not like that right?

[@lorenzospitaleri]

Ok idk what I said with my old account (it got deleted) but it seems I pissed off a fellow greaseball lol

[@nateanglin6540]

Well, first of all, you're seeing this from a completely different view than most others. People do use these guides, and XboxAhoy does a good job on them. I do give a fuck about weapons, and so do many other people. Look, all I'm trying to say is that if you have hate and insults for a video, take it somewhere else. The people who like this video will watch and enjoy it, and the people who don't can go watch other videos and mind their own business.

[@ifm2181]

I was looking forward to this video. Spectre is one of my go-to guns for maps like Nuketown, Firing Range and sometimes Grid. It's quite effective, even in my hands.

[@Ajibica117]

im steadily collecting all the guns youve covered only 8 to go

[@justinreyez5561]

not my favorite, but terribly underrated............

[@dkjfajdfjlkdkafkjdfk]

Best smg in black ops.

[@Vitty]

1:45 rage-quit detected xD

[@Shawn17WiFi]

This guy really does make u feel like a secret agent >.

[@sizzrin1]

>when people actually think recoil for any of the weapons in COD is difficult to control.

[@sizzrin1]

The Lone Courier Not even that, I actually love a bit of recoil with my guns, it gives them a personality. Anyway, maybe it's just because I'm used to CSGO recoil.

[@TheLoamCourierMTB]

bean.net I don't mind recoil, but it depends on the game. CoD cut Toughness this year so it really fucks you over when you aim for the head then some kid fires back and you flinch way over them. Kinda makes it seem pointless even going for headshots. I've never played CSGO honestly, was tempted to try it out at some point though.

[@sizzrin1]

The Lone Courier I think you should play it, but be warned, it's a fuck of a lot harder, there is no regenerating health/iron sights, it's way more team and skill based, and weapons kick like a fucking horse on steroids

[@cappuccino3444]

csgo recoil and cod recoil are completely different, cods recoil system is more realistic but counter strikes recoil makes a pretty big skill gap in the game bc you have to know the recoil patterns if you dont want to shoot in bursts

[@sizzrin1]

marmaladesnails >cod's recoil is more realistic have you ever fired a fucking gun before?

[@deshtom]

its also why he said "spooky" at the beginning

[@tclam95]

It's so cute when they try to act tough, isn't it.

[@CutACrow]

did you know that zombies pack a punched its called the "phantom"

[@darianthescorpion1132]

Extended Mags are pretty good with the Spectre. If you want the gun to feel and fire like reality, you can't go wrong with it.

[@judsongaiden9878]

Giving the Spectre 30-round mags makes me wonder why they bothered with the Spectre. Those 50-round quad-stack "casket" or "coffin" mags are the whole point to choose the Spectre over other comparable SMGs. 50 should be the standard. Extended mags could have 60 to 70.

[@laughsxgiggles]

Hey Stu, since the Commando in Black Ops seems to be the most ambiguous model, I just want to point out a few things. It's supposed to represent the XM177 Commando (which had a carrying handle and a long flash hider) used by SOG during Vietnam, but in-game, the Commando seems to be a weird post-Vietnam Colt 933 with a flat top modern flip-up sights. Which model are you going to designate it in your video?

[@Gaminggod1997BAGR]

reminds me of the Phantom from goldeneye.

[@TheLoamCourierMTB]

Sounds like Goldeneye never paid for the real life licenses for it. Same happened in BO2 with the Executioner and SWAT-557, they're both real life guns. But I think Activision couldn't get the license to use the real names.

[@Gaminggod1997BAGR]

The Lone Courier oh. kinda clever.

[@TheLoamCourierMTB]

+Gaminggod1997 I'm a total nerd I apologise lol

[@Gaminggod1997BAGR]

The Lone Courier I'm a nerd too don't worry, EMBRACE IT!

[@colegilliam2379]

The Lone Courier no the executioner is an actual name for the raging judge

[@Chief4Army117]

Hey Stu, I've always wondered... What was your favorite/least favorite gun to use in 'Black Ops Weapon Guides' and 'Weapons of Modern Warfare' and why? Also, what is your favorite multiplayer gun overall in all of the CoDs?

[@brandon1469]

Imagine being left on read for 10 years ☠️

[@peari8676]

So much time put in these videos, and you only get 250k views. Disgusting behaviour by the COD community.

[@gooondie]

Who’s here after Ian’s video?

[@averyunderhill4656]

Michael Cuellar lmaoooo me.... just 11 months later

[@colec.6477]

My fav gun. Put dusty camo on it, dot sight but make it the 3 dot triangle make it green and the lens green with a extended mag. And use nova 6 out the ass and have light weight warlord and gadmask

[@Uberriffic]

The Commando, hm? I'm almost entirely expecting a joke about, "the Commando's large range," in the next video.

[@MindColosseum]

You're all forgetting the most important aspect of an internet troll. Don't feed him. I'm not talking about you in particular, nor am I hating on you or anything, but I thought everyone knew better. He might be an unsociable little kid that needs attention and seeks it through this shit, but paying him any attention won't do good to anyone.

[@StrunDoNhor]

Ah, the Spectre. Rapid-fire Hipfire at its finest! My second favorite SMG loadout, just behind Duel-wield Skorpions!

[@klaud7311]

I used with suppressor and grip to make it look like the Google image results

[@pounc3r849]

Spooky LOOOOOOOOOOOOOL AC-130 reference?

[@mr.oranges5724]

"Spooky" XDDDDD

[@luckday_rdam]

Worst iron sights ever

[@skulljk6980]

u stupid

[@z-trip5457]

they are...ok...

[@skulljk6980]

no there the best

[@skulljk6980]

best iron sites

[@z-trip5457]

+Skull jk sights*

[@772soflo]

not sure why this got recommended but here we are

[@bensparrow3356]

God I'm so paranoid. I always feel like somebody's watching me.

[@antonioklaic2740]

Kira does .

[@benbilbrey749]

L Lawliet Could it be a... spectre!?

[@GundamFireStorm]

Man... I remember playing a match with the spectrum using rapid fire and I was on an amazing streak! I was doing so well people claimed I was cheating! Ahh Black ops... the most fun and most aggravating call of duty I've ever played!

[@skulljk6980]

on ps3 (my old console) this was THE gun to me when suppressed with steady aim, scavenger, and tac.mask. give it a go I got a 27-4 game with it. if you use this class please let me know. :) -skull

[@skulljk6980]

equipment was c4 or claymore

[@skull5898]

+Skull jk I thoght you liked the kiparis

[@skulljk6980]

skull FFa I did and it sucks

[@skulljk6980]

skull FFa really

[@skull5898]

yea and i liked the 74U and dan2 liked mpl rapid fire DANhl liked mac 11 before csgo took me over

[@Cybernaut2011]

why face palm? i have to know that erased comment

[@dwaynerandell6594]

I guess that's why the call it the specter its like a gost

[@jamesbartee6184]

Dwayne Randell It's also the 007 movie

[@jamesbartee6184]

Spectre also stands for "Special Executive Counter-Intelligence, "Terrorism Revenge and Extortion"

[@IVIaskerade]

Please don't feed the trolls, it only encourages them. Many thanks, the management of the internets.

[@h4bbo2]

A few tips for commenting my good sir. 1. He does this to entertain us 2. If you have something negative to say, hold it to yourself, the whole fuckin world doesnt need to read you hatred. 3. Stu is caucasian, not Afro-American, and that word you used is very harming. 4. Xbox isnt bad, its very good. Thank you for reading.

[@spicymeme7605]

k

[@CryptidBuddy]

2010 ahh comment

[@h4bbo2]

@@CryptidBuddy my brother in christ, i was 13 when i commented this 💀

[@vizzy61]

i'd advise you use the red dot & suppressor/ red dot & grip. i have no clue if this is effective, but it at least looks really cool

[@WeaselWJ]

No need to feed the trolls.

[@jacobthefiend]

who else thought that was a giant spider at 2:29 in the lower left >.

[@nobodyshome4633]

Omg yes hahaha… I knew something caught my eye lol

[@Cashoco]

Oh cool :D thought KZbin does it.

[@Battledroidlover]

maybe there weren't enough interesting guns from the 60's :-P

[@billion215]

Spectre suppressed with extended mags is my go to gun in search :]

[@ViperGBTwitchdaftrajy]

This with rapid fire and a grip was so overpowered

[@avi8aviate]

Ok... how did you snipe someone with a Tomahawk bankshot!?

[@TheMrGlennn]

Isn't it ironic that your insulting everyone watching this, and yet you yourself, would of have been watching this video to even comment...? just saying...

[@YourLocalMcDubs]

Stu, you're one clever s.o.b. I caught that Spooky/Spectre AC-130 reference at the beginning of the video. For that, I give you a virtual high-five.

[@nedflanders9045]

007 N64 phantom

[@ipdnaeip]

Personally, I think that with this weapon, warlord would help more than sleight of hand because of the already very fast reload. With a grip and silencer this weapon would be better at medium range as that is the way I play. With the addition of extra secondary grenades, close quarter battles will be easier to win as you can flash/stun your enemy. And for an extra boost, having two tomahawks will make close quarter battles very easy.

[@caduceusjules]

Okay, I really have to agree now, the SMGs in Black Ops are ridiculously similar to each other. Most have the low damage and 937.5 RPM. It's actually kinda funny to see how Stu tries to come up with new ways of stating the SMGs' identical rate of fire. :)

[@Ta3om6n]

i remember hearing in one of his commentaries on his other channel that he "managed" to not talk about a issue on youtube about something called killerinstint can someone please explain?

[@_Frags]

If it so lame why did you dpend time watching it or even click on the link requiring you to comment?

[@AKHalex]

You DO know that XboyAhoy works for Activision and earns a shitload of money by making these guides, right?

[@JustinTheSpider]

Hey stu how come you never done a zombies guide and also what are your thoughs on cod zombies in genral please i need to know

[@Shortiesand40s]

Your voice.

[@assumption95]

Goddam cant find the comment every 1ns hatn on can somone tell me wot it woz

[@ghost.patrols]

I'm sorry sir, but what story of the building were you dropped from?

[@kaozbender]

The ending lines are always better than the ones in the previous video :D

[@Friggazee]

I still remember this gun as the "Phantom" from 007 Goldeneye.

[@plasmaburns2786]

This SMG gives em' hell, it's so easy to go 6-7+ kills without dying with this... then you run out of ammo because it's an SMG.

[@rocketassistedgoat1079]

God, I hate seeing spam reloading in games. It's painful to watch and totally unrealistic-as IF you'd do that, ever, in real life. Not even once. You should lose all the bullets left in the mag. Anyway, love this gun: it was also the Phantom in Golden eye 64, my favourite followed by the D5k (mp5k). .

[@ml2054]

Ok well good thing it’s a video game and not real life. How about when you die in the game you can never play the game again because in real life you’d be dead.

[@roddydykes7053]

Rocketassistedgoat would you prefer seeing people run out of ammo during a shootout and die because of it?

[@professionalmemeenthusiast2117]

Well in real life if you remove a a mag with only 10 rounds from a gun, when you reload in the future at some point you'll get the mag with only 10 rounds left, whereas in games you'll always get a full mag.

[@morro4398]

Probably the most underrated gun in BO1

[@morro4398]

either this, or the M60

[@criley0007]

stu, will you ever do any guide about nazi zombies?

[@MrJeef69]

When I played Black Ops, the Spectre was my favourite SMG. I used a class pretty close to the one set up in the video too!

[@aka_yogi]

Best SMG in this game

[@ParkerBettag]

Why do people ALWAYS argue on these video's??

[@KingRonnie500]

Are you mad because he's richer than you? XD

[@gamemaster3777]

My uncle was a police officer....he used The MP5K in his Duty...When He Got assigned for Special Forces...He was given This Weapon....He said it was A bit Heavy....but He loved it so much he even bought one himself....May peace Be On his soul

[@Iamoldenough92]

Don't be so naive, it's just a troll.

[@jeremiahmason5183]

I remember the phantom

[@Concersion]

I left when he said Ghost.

[@TheKillerDonuts]

Cause it isn't overpowered, lol... Second Chance it more annoying. I still don't use Ghost thought, i think it sucks... I don't know why people hate it. I prefer Scavenger or Lightweight, with Flak Jacket on my Galil and LMG classes.

[@willdenoble1898]

God the handling on this breast was insane. I remember running ACOG and using it like the hybrid AR that it really was.

[@CommVT]

Yeah, I know. But the reason I dont is because I didnt really upload anything yet. But I did upload 3 videos, but its not that important to you...

[@TheKillerDonuts]

Stu, have you ever played Twisted Metal? Not the new one, but the classic ones? If so, can it fit into your RetroAhoy Game Over series?

[@Angelskydragon]

stu when black ops 2 weapon gudie comes out would u recomend wildcards gun attachenments but will u say it perks don't help ur gun

[@stelvak]

I believe the multiplayer was meant to be set in the span of the Cold War. The campaign had a much more specified time zone.

[@vax3138]

W gun

[@marblygaming]

is that really necessary?

[@41BobDylan]

I hope you weren't refering to the Spectre as one of those shitty weapons. It's one of the best guns in the game.

[@postcinema]

In italian you have pronunced: Sosieta Italìana Tecnologìee Spesiali. Your italian suck. But it's a bit funny!

[@ahmadsuleman9045]

Instead of this, they should have used the beretta m12, both are italian 9mm submachine guns, and they have very similar silhouettes. Also, the m12 saw limited use in the Vietnam War by US Embassy Marines during the Tet offensive

[@lu933964]

Stu, what is your favourite german beer and what is your favourite beer in general?

[@criley0007]

ikr

[@seth013real]

Im late noooooo

[@kingplutoxiao1]

Spectre rapid fire. LW/Flack Jacket/Scanvger Slight of hand, and hacker/ninja

[@Tateisadrummachine]

I love how IRL suppressors buff velocity in many cases but every game makes them do the opposite

[@benjaminfranks9804]

Please don’t forget that world at war had amazing weapons! It’s me, Ahoy! I will watch every episode and leave a like 👍