Weapon upgrades | Useful hints Rainbow Six Lockdown Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

You will be able to choose between four different components for your guns. Bear in mind that some weapons can't be equipped with all of these upgrades. Furthermore, most of the heavy machine guns aren't upgraded at all. If you want to have one of these components, I would recommend that you take a submachine gun or an assault rifle.

RED DOT is a big dissapointment, at least in my personal opinion. This upgrade seemed like a good idea, at least in theory. Sadly, it's almost useless during the game. This component will only help you to aim at the heads of the enemy soldiers. In order for it to work they should be standing near your position. Red dot doesn't offer any kind of zoom, so you won't be able to use it while exploring large areas of the map. It would be best if you just skipped this component and concentrate on something else.

SCOPE is, on the other hand, one of the most useful components of the game. You should definately consider using it, especially during the missions with large areas to explore. The scope can be mounted on most of the available weapons, even on some of the heavy machine guns. You should really consider using it.

HIGH CAPACITY MAGAZINE is only useful if you plan on shooting at the enemy soldiers with long bursts. I would recommend taking it with one of the submachine guns. These weapons aren't too powerful, so you will have to fire more shots in order to get rid of surrounding enemy troops.

SUPRESSOR has already been mentioned before. This upgrade can be helpful, although you won't have to use it all the time. Sadly, supressor makes weapons less powerful, so I would recommend mounting it on assault rifles. Don't use it with the submachine guns, because they are relatively weak and it would only make it worse.