Talk:Stinger MK-3/@comment-90.227.61.73-20130914082238/@comment-4697956-20130914134731

Assuming all of your calculations are right, you need to remember that the attack speed of the Stinger is very slow (4 seconds) and the reload is even worse (6 seconds). You can only fire off a maximum of 3 missiles per magazine or 6 if you have HCM.

Also, remember that finding a Stinger is quite tricky. With the exception of the item shop, you're only going to see a maximum of 1 in EC and Sec Team, dropping in chapter 3 and 2 respectively. There are a couple more or so in AC though.

Also, note that Inception only lasts 15 seconds and the cooldown is 1 minute, which means it is something which you are not going to be able to keep up for long. Not to mention it makes other classes like the Operations Commando better suited for it. Surgical Strike won't make it as powerful as Inception would but when you combine Surgical Strike with Adrenaline, you can fire much faster and reduce the reload to just 3 seconds (due to the combo reload bonus that occurs when using surg + adr together). Would recommend a HCM though to reduce the amount times you have to reload. Overall, when we combine that with fire vul from a Demo and a HE ammo, I think you would get more overall DPS with an Operations Commando.

Long story short, it is a powerful combination but when you consider the downsides, it isn't OP. And a Commando would do a better job in that situation.