Lightweight

Lightweight is a perk featured in Call of Duty: Covert Ops. It allows the player to move faster.

Call of Duty: Covert Ops
Lightweight allows the player to move 7% faster. Using Lightweight with Marathon and a SMG is a good rushing class. The two perks can also compensate for the slowness of LMG's. Lightweight can also be u﻿sed to get around larger maps quicker.

Amateur Challenges
Sprinting: Run 15 miles.

Objective Kills: Kill 10 enemies near objectives.

Escape Death: Escape death 5 times after shot.

Amateur version eliminates fall damage except when falling off the map. It also allows the player to shoot faster after diving to prone.

Pro Challenges
Sprinting: Run 30 miles.

Diving Kills: Get 30 kills after diving to prone.

Escape Death: Escape death 10 times.

The Pro version allows the player to shoot faster, replacing Rapid Fire of previous games. This makes the Lightweight-Marathon-SMG combination more lethal.

Call of Duty 9
Lightweight allows the player to move faster. It is available from the start, in a default class, and also at level 4 in Create-a-Class.

Lightweight provides a 7% speed increase. After running 30 miles Lightweight Pro is unlocked, the title "Lightweight Professional" is unlocked. Users Lightweight Pro can mantle over objects faster and climb ladders faster. After running 200 miles the perk picture picture is unlocked and the title "Lightweight Master" is unlocked.

Lightweight is often used with Marathon for a good rushing class along with an SMG. It is also good for LMG classes, because Lightweight gets rid of an LMGs slowness.