The EU's primary sidearm, while accurate over short range, it should only be considered a last resort in today's confrontation.
The EU version reloads 0.6 seconds slower, has 4 bullets less per clip, loses strength sooner and has more deviation than the PAC counterpart, the Takao T20. On the plus side, it inflicts 7 points more damage per hit than the PAC pistol. They both have the same amount of bullets, the EU's are just spread over more clips. Against a light armored target, it will take at least 4 good shots to the chest area to kill an enemy with either pistol. 2 shots to the head of a target within medium range is also a kill. Against a heavy armored target the EU pistol could prove to be more effective, although we could not test this yet. Overall the PAC pistol seems to have a slight upper hand due to better accuracy and higher clip capacity.
A good tip when using the Pereria is to line up your target in the sights, and then burst fire and readjust, or just pace the shots accordingly so you minimize the time required to readjust your sights.
Standard sidearm for the Recon, Assault and Support class of the European Union
