Operating on the streets of Osaka, where being a yakuza was a way of life, it was necessary to be both inconspicuous, and pack ferocious firepower. The Micro Uzi delivers that.
The Micro Uzi is a highly concealable submachine gun with a monstrous fire rate. However, this combination of firepower and concealability comes at a price; the Micro Uzi is terribly inaccurate and difficult to control, especially in fully-automatic mode. Furthermore, its range of modifications that can increase its accuracy and stability are fairly limited, it even lacks the option for a sight. However, the Micro Uzi can easily find a niche for either loud or stealthy builds, either as a close-range bullet hose or as a fast-firing silenced weapon.
Compared to the accuracy of its big brother, the Uzi, the Micro Uzi instead trades quality for quantity. It not only has a higher rate of fire, but also has a larger ammo pool. It can easily clear a room full of SWATs with a sweeping burst, though care must be taken to aim for the head when facing Maximum Force Responders without Surefire aced.
Even when fully modded for performance, the Micro Uzi is still remarkably concealable. It also possesses three unique suppressors, the Spring Suppressor, the Maki Suppressor, and the Futomaki Suppressor. The Maki and Futomaki suppressors harm the Micro Uzi's concealment, but in return give the weapon a needed Stability boost (though this stability can be gotten elsewhere). The Custom Barrel also gives a small boost to its meager accuracy, giving the weapon some degree of precision. Even with these upgrades, however, the Micro Uzi still performs badly at medium to long range; close range is where this weapon excels.
Summary[]
Pros
Extremely high rate-of-fire
Second largest ammo reserve and pickup of all SMGs, behind the Wasp-DS
Highly concealable by default, remains largely compact after being modded, and can be modded for even more concealment than what it started with
Very fast reload
3 unique suppressors with varying stats
Excellent close range crowd control capabilities
Cons
Below average base damage per shot
High fire rate can easily burn through ammo reserves very quickly if not paying attention to it
Terribly inaccurate and unstable prior to being modded
Limited range of modifications
No sight option
Steel sight view is slightly canted ("Gangsta style"), which can be disorienting
Tips[]
Acing Fully Loaded both grants the player an extra magazine to use while remedying the weapon's extreme ammo consumption.
The Micro Uzi's remarkable base Concealment allows it to work well with a Sneaky Bastard-Low Blow Basic Dodge build, even when fully modded.
If using the iron-sights of the Micro Uzi prove to be disorientating, consider attaching a gadget to provide a laser.
Despite obviously possessing compensator cuts on the front end, the Custom Barrel strangely does not improve the Micro Uzi's Stability, nor does it impair the weapon's Accuracy like it should.
The Futomaki (太巻, lit. "thick, large or fat rolls") is named after the sushi roll style of the same name. Futomaki rolls are long and big, which fits the Suppressor's description as the biggest and longest of the three unique Barrel Extension mods for the Micro Uzi.
The Maki is named after the sushi roll style of the same name. Maki rolls are big but not very long, which fits the Suppressor's description as the median in terms of size of the three unique Barrel Extension mods for the Micro Uzi.
The Spring is named after the sushi roll style of the same name. Springrolls are generally smaller than the Futomaki or Maki, which fits the Suppressor's description as the smallest of the three unique Barrel Extension mods for the Micro Uzi.
The Marmon Compensator is based on the Kel-Tec KSG V6 muzzle brake. For some reason, it is treated as a general-purpose muzzle brake for non-shotgun "rifle-sized" weapons, despite being designed and made specifically for the KSG-12 which, strangely enough, isn't compatible with this specific item.
For whatever reason, this muzzle is meant for 308/7.62 NATO, depending on which model of rifles and machine guns that is within that caliber, but it can also be used for the majority of submachine guns, which wouldn't fit with this specific item.
For some reason, this suppressor is meant for 5.56 NATO, depending on which model of (assault) rifles is, but it can also be used for the majority of submachine guns and all LMG's, despite being designed and specifically made for KAC ChainSAW and Stoner 96 and its LMG counterpart, which wouldn't fit with this specific item.
For some reason, this muzzle is meant for 7.62 NATO, depending on which model of rifles that is within that caliber, but it can also be used for the majority of submachine guns and all LMGs, despite being designed and specifically made for KAC ChainSAW and Stoner 96 and its LMG counterpart (KAC LWAMG), which wouldn't fit with this specific item.
The Tactical Pistol Light is based on the Streamlight TLR-1, as indicated by its string ID.
On Update #16, players who played during the Halloween Event and who were part of the Official Payday 2 Group on Steam, will be stuck with another exact copy of this that says "This is a Community Item!".
The Tactical Pistol Light used to be exclusively used by law enforcers on their Chimano 88 pistols and was unavailable to players. After Update #16, the mod was available to players.
If combined with a Laser Grip (STRYK 18c, Gruber Kurz, Chimano Compact, Chimano 88, Chimano Custom), activation will cycle through the laser on the Laser Grip, the laser on the Combined Module, the light, and then off, in that order. This effect has no practical application but the STRYK 18c, Chimano 88, and Chimano Custom get improved stats from both attachments.
It is unclear why the Micro Uzi receives such a dramatic penalty to Stability when this mod is installed, seeing how the weapon never used the stock anyway in its factory state.
Until Update #76, despite the inventory screen showing only a measly 1-point increase to Concealment, this mod actually added 3.
The Hati was named after Hati Hróðvitnisson, a mythical wolf or "warg" of Nordic mythology and a son of Fenrir.
Trivia[]
Player reloading the Micro Uzi. Note the strangely empty magazine visible through the chamber.
The Micro Uzi was based on the eponymous ultra-shortened version of the regular Uzi.
Removing the stock and switching to Single Fire will turn the Micro Uzi into an Uzi Pistol, the semi-automatic only civilian version of the Micro Uzi.
The three unique suppressor mods for the Micro Uzi are named after various styles of sushi rolls relative to their sizes.
The Futomaki (太巻, lit. "thick, large or fat rolls") is the biggest and longest of the three.
The Maki(巻き), being essentially named after a short futomaki, is the median of the three.
The Spring is the shortest and smallest, being named after the diminutive springrolls.
The Micro Uzi is one of several weapons to retain its real name when implemented into the game, and one of the select few to have it incorporated verbatim.
The Micro Uzi was imported into the United States by the Philadelphia-based Crosskill Armament.
Reloading the Micro Uzi shows no bullets in the magazine when the charging handle is cocked.
The Micro Uzi gains an underbarrel mount when a gadget is installed.
Along with the Buzzsaw 42, Jacket's Piece, and Kross Vertex, the Micro Uzi's rate of fire is the third highest of any weapon in PAYDAY 2. Coincidentally, it is also the second to be a heister's signature weapon.
Internally the Micro Uzi is called "Baka”(馬鹿), which means "idiot", "stupid" or "fool" in Japanese.