The US army and USMC have several WWII weapons at their disposal that can pack a punch.

M3A1 Grease Gun
Available for: Pointman, Engineer, Commander

The Grease Gun is an insanely accurate weapon, thanks to its low rate of fire you can always keep shooting on target.

M2 Carbine
Available for: Pointman, Commander, Grenadier

Great in close range shooting bursts and full auto, great at longer ranges in semi-auto.


Ithaca Shotgun
Available for: Pointman, Engineer

You’d be surprised by how far this shotgun can shoot !

The VC basically used any weapon they could get their hands on. They even used STG44s for training.

Mosin Nagant
Available for: Guerilla, Radioman

Remember the Golden Gun from Goldeneye 007 on N64 ? Well this is basically it. It’s a one hit kill weapon that is outmatched by other guns only by its relatively low magazine size and having to bolt after every shot. Be sure to equip a bayonet !

DP-28
Available for: Machine gunner

When used correctly this gun is basically a semi-automatic or burst fire Mosin Nagant. After WWII the Russians moved away from using a pan magazine for loading LMGs.

PPSh-41
Available for: Sapper

An incredible rate of fire. Be sure to pick the 35 round stick magazine over the drum ones because drum magazines make your weapon ADS way slower.

Mosin Nagant with PU
Available for: Sniper

What a weird scope ! Apparently the VC didn’t zero this like the Russians did.

M1 Carbine
Available for: Sapper, RPG

An American weapon repurposed and refurbished for VC use. Not as good as its little brother, the M2, because of its relatively small 15 round mag and lack of a fire selector switch.

Baikal IZH-58
Available for: Scout, RPG

A hard pick over the SKS-45, which holds way more rounds, this shotgun is still a lot of fun for hunting. Hunting people that is.

The PAVN have access to all the newest hardware, they still get a few WWII small arms though.

PPSh-41
Available for: Sapper

Baikal IZH-58
Available for: Scout, RPG

Aussies have a combination of weapons from all kinds of countries. An smg that looks like it’s from the UK. A battle rifle from Belgium and a whole bunch of equipment from the US. They do have access to one very unique WWII weapon.

Owen
Available for: Scout, Grenadier, Radioman

The Owen gun is pretty much the only left over WWII weapon the Australians have available in their loadout. But it’s one hell of a gun ! Deadly accurate, with a great rate of fire.

People playing the ARVN are in luck, they got a lot of leftover US WWII equipment. Playing the ARVN basically means you are playing a WWII shooter.

M1 Garand
Available for: Infantryman, Radioman

The Iconic semi-auto standard issue rifle for the US during WWII. It says ‘Ping’ a lot.

M2 Carbine
Available for: Infantryman, Commander

Thompson M1A1
Available for: Pointman

Replaced by the Grease Gun at the end of WWII, this gun just looks way cooler than the M3 and it has a faster rate of fire. Not as accurate though.

M1918A2 BAR
Available for: Engineer, Machine gunner

This squad automatic weapon has a choice between a ‘nice and steady’ rate of fire and ‘completely over the top’. Beware of its small 20 round magazine.

M1919
Available for: Machine gunner

Rambo would be proud.

M1D Garand
Available for: Sniper

It’s an M1 Garand with a scope ! It offers a clear line of sight whether you are using the scope or the iron sights.

M3A1 Grease Gun
Available for: Engineer

Ithaca Shotgun
Available for: Engineer

*Note: I did not include the SKS-45, eventhough it was used at the very end of WWII, it is not considered a well known WWII rifle, and is more easily associated with Vietnam warfare.

*Note 2: I will include sidearms in this guide in a later update. Any help with mistakes or things missing with this guide is greatly appreciated.

A big shout out to lol123 and any other big Red Orchestra / WWII videogame fan out there !

Thanks for reading !