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All Kits

These are weapons that any Kit can equip and use.

M9 Pistol

Unlock: Starting secondary weapon for all Kits

Details: The basic sidearm of all starting players. It is equipped with a 12 round magazine and does decent damage for a pistol with an okay rate of fire. It has moderate recoil when fired quickly and is an ideal sidearm for a Sniper or a class going with a shotgun.

WWII M1 Garand

Unlock: Earn Veteran Status

Details: A semi-automatic battle rifle, given to those with Veteran Status. The M1 is a powerful weapon capable of killing in 3 shots at close to medium range and 4 shots at long range without magnum ammo. With magnum, the weapon does 2 shots at close to medium and 3 at long range. Ideal for a beginning player but gathers dust later as the player gains a higher rank. The M1 Garand is very accurate and can substitute a sniper rifle in another classes kit.

WWII M1911 .45

Unlock: Earn Rank 4/Limited Edition

Details: A semi-automatic pistol given to those at Rank 4 or those who purchased a Limited edition copy of Bad Company 2. A powerful handgun useful in the early stages of multiplay. Powerful and accurate with 7 shots per magazine with a decent rate of fire. Ideal for close quarters and in extreme circumstances can be used at medium to long range.

870 Combat

Unlock: Earn Rank 6

Details: A pump action 12 gauge shotgun and the first shotgun the player unlocks. Carries 4 rounds and pumps after each shot, making the fire rate very slow. Very powerful at close range but the damage diminishes at medium range when using standard Buckshot. When equipped with Slugs it's range is vastly improved but it takes multiple shots at medium range to down an opponent, however equipping magnum ammo improves the shotguns damage to a one shot kill ability at medium range and 2 to 3 shot kill at long range. Using the Shotgun capacity upgrade specialisation, gives the weapon a total of 8 rounds. Ideal in gametypes such as Squad Deathmatch and Squad Rush due to the smaller map size and more frequent player vs player encounters. It's also great for guarding the stairs in houses.

WWII M1A1 Thompson

Unlock: Earn Rank 10/Limited Edition

Details: Earned at Rank 10 or given to those with a limited edition copy of BFBC2, the M1A1 Thompson is a powerful and useful weapon early on for those that get it. It's a full auto sub-machine gun with a powerful kick and a 30 round magazine. It is fairly accurate when fired in bursts and can effectively be used at medium range. It's power is limited without magnum ammo, often taking 4 or 5 shots at close range and 6 to 7 at medium range. With Magnum Ammo however, the Thompson becomes a valid close to medium range weapon, it's high rate of fire coupled with its accuracy benefits greatly on one-on-one encounters. Despite being an all-class weapon, players can equip the Engineers SMG specialisation to improve accuracy.

MP-443 Grach

Unlock: Rank 11

Details: A pistol that holds 17 rounds. In the style of Bad Company 1, this gun has low damage while having a large magazine. While doing only slightly lower damage than the M9 (usually by 1 or 2 shots more than the M9), the Grach becomes a more useful tool in close quarters - since it has a lighter trigger pull and can fire pretty quickly. Its 17 shots can be emptied pretty quickly and it has very good accuracy to boot. While it's damage is low, it can defeat enemies at medium range with patience and slow firing. The iron sights are often criticized for being crude and difficult to use over longer distances, so short to medium range is recommended for this weapon. An ideal weapon for a Sniper or an Assault soldier with a itchy trigger finger.

Tracer Dart Pistol

Unlock: Earn Rank 11/Limited Edition

Details: Players earn this tool at Rank 11 or players with a Limited Edition copy get this right off at the start. It is NOT a weapon, shooting players serve no purpose other than to have a flickering red dot move around the screen and make your target more visible to the naked eye. The Tracer Dart Gun is a useful tool for Engineers as the Dart it fires sticks to vehicles such as Tanks and Helicopters. A flickering box appears on the screen, Engineers that scope in and move their crosshair on the box for a seconds and it will lock in place with a range readout in meters, this will allow Engineers to target said vehicle and fire a rocket that not only improves it's speed but give it limited tracking ability. With practice, one can fire a locked on rocket past obstructions and buildings to strike enemies from behind cover.

Saiga 20K Semi

Unlock: Earn Rank 12

Details: First semi-automatic shotgun unlocked, meaning that pumping inbetween shots is not required. Low damage in comparison to the 870 Combat, however its rate of fire is overwhelmingly superior. A good substitute for Assault players who need C4.

MP-412 Rex

Unlock: Earn Rank 16

Details:This is pretty much WWII M1911 .45 but with more firepower, more recoil, and a much slower fire rate. If you're feeling like trying something new, then go for it, otherwise there's really no point to this gun as it's only advantage over the WWII M1911 .45 is it's firepower and even then the difference is only 1-2 bullets.

M93R Burst

Unlock: Earn Rank 19

Details: If you chose this as your sidearm, then you're pretty brave. The damage of this gun is so low you might as well just throw it out. Couple that with it's insanely high rate of fire and abysmal accuracy, you're in for a treat.

SPAS-12 Combat

Unlock: Rank 20

Details: High damage shotgun with poor accuracy and a low rate of fire. The Neostead 2000 is a much better choice, as it is largely the same gun, only more powerful and accurate.

M14 MOD 0 Enhanced

Unlock: Earn Rank 21

Details: Similar to the M1 Garand, only slightly more accurate and a much higher rate of fire. Great alternative to a sniper with some of the best iron sights in the game. Downsides include inability to attach a scope, slightly undersized clip, and poor close combat ability.

USAS-12 Auto

Unlock: Earn Rank 22

Details: Great mixture of high stopping power and high rate of fire. Generally considered to be the best semi-automatic shotgun in the game. Very poor at distances, even with 12 gauge slugs.

Neostead 2000 Combat

Unlock: Earn Rank 23

Details: Most powerful shotgun in the game. When coupled with 12 gauge slugs it can be used for "Shotty Sniping". Downsides are slow reload time and a rather small ammo capacity at 4 shots.

G3

Unlock: Earn Rank 26

Details: Great firepower and accuracy coupled with being fully automatic makes this a great gun, but make sure you shoot in 1 or 2 shot bursts as the recoil for this weapon is pretty big.