The submachine guns (excluding the 36) are all pretty decent, they are pretty much just like you remember from Socom 2. While only really useful in CQ, I tend not to use them anymore, its just seems the HK36 is so much better than all of them for those situations. I havbent used on in a while cause I'm on a M14 kick, but I think the HK36 can also be equipped with the GL-36 Frag Grenade launcher.
Yea i was on a hk5 kick for awhile. I still use that gun in citadel alot. In more open maps like killing kields or crucible, i wont use that gun. But yea the supprosser and laser works the best with that gun. It rules with that combo on citadel.
If you are looking for a really accurate and useful sub-machine gun try the HK5 with a rifle laser and a silencer. This gun doesn't have much range so there is no point of putting on a scope. But this weapon with the rifle laser on full auto is very effective - and head shots are easy to get. Another advantage to this is it is a very light gun so you are able to carry an RPG or an AT-4 without weighing yourself down.
Ramzak, the MP5 can only equip one silencer in this game, #2. In fact, all SMG's in this game can only equip one, for the terrorist SMG's (F90,9MM) you can only use silencer 1, for the seals SMG's (HK7,HK5) you can only equip silencer #2. Hope that answered your question about which is best.
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