Weapon Type

Weapon type is the broad family a weapon belongs to. It is used on weapon pages and list pages to make weapons easier to browse and compare. A weapon type describes what the item is; faction, class, and mode availability are listed separately on the individual weapon page and on the relevant weapon list page.

Weapon Types

Weapon type	What it covers	Examples
Assault Rifle	Select-fire infantry rifles used as standard primary weapons.	AK-47, M16A1, vz. 58
Battle Rifle	Full-power rifle-caliber primary weapons with heavier recoil and damage.	L1A1, M14, MAS-49
Bolt Action Rifle	Manually cycled rifles, including older service rifles and scoped variants.	Karabiner 98k, M1903 Springfield, Mosin-Nagant M91/30
Carbine	Shorter rifles and compact shoulder weapons.	AMD-65, M1A1 Carbine, XM177E2
Sniper Rifle	Precision rifles and scoped marksman weapons.	M40, SVD, XM21
Submachine Gun	Automatic weapons firing pistol-caliber ammunition.	M3A1 Grease Gun, MAT-49, PPSh-41
Machine Pistol	Compact automatic pistols and pistol-sized automatic weapons.	APS, MAC-10, PM-63 RAK
Light Machine Gun	Squad automatic weapons and belt- or magazine-fed support weapons.	M60, RPD, Type 67
Shotgun	Close-range weapons firing buckshot or shotgun shells.	Browning Auto-5, M1897 Trench Gun, Remington M870
Pistol	Semi-automatic handguns used as secondary weapons or special weapons.	M1911A1, TT-33, Browning Hi-Power
Revolver	Cylinder-fed handguns.	Colt M1917, Nagant M1895, QSPR
Melee	Hand-to-hand weapons, bayonets, and tools used as weapons.	6H2 Bayonet, M1942 Machete, Crowbar
Grenade Launcher	Standalone or underbarrel launchers firing explosive projectiles.	M79, M203, GP-25
Rifle Grenade	Grenades launched from rifle-mounted adapters.	M17 Rifle Grenade, F1/N60 Rifle Grenade
Rocket Launcher	Shoulder-fired rockets and anti-armor launchers.	M72 LAW, RPG-2, RPG-7
Grenade	Hand-thrown explosive weapons.	M26 Frag Grenade, V-40 Mini Grenade, ChiCom Frag Grenade
Incendiary	Fire or burning-effect throwable weapons.	M34 Phosphorus Grenade, Molotov
Smoke Grenade	Smoke-producing grenades used for concealment.	AN-M8 Smoke, M18 Smoke, RDG-1 Smoke
Flamethrower	Fuel-based weapons that project flame.	LPO-50 Flamethrower, M9A1 Flamethrower
Flare Gun	Signal pistols and flare launchers.	M8 Flaregun, Type 97 Flaregun
Anti-Tank Rifle	Heavy rifles intended for anti-materiel or anti-armor use.	PTRD-41
Crossbow	Bow-like projectile weapons.	Montagnard Crossbow
Mine	Placed explosive devices.	M16 Mine, Type 42
C4	Remote explosive equipment.	C4
Equipment	Non-firearm loadout items and utility equipment.	Ammunition Box, First Aid, Binoculars

Dual-Wield Browse Pages

Some weapons are grouped by dual-wield list pages instead of being separate mechanical weapon types.

Browse page	Covers
Dual Pistols	Dual-wield pistol variants.
Dual Revolvers	Dual-wield revolver variants.
Dual Machine Pistols	Dual-wield machine pistol variants.
Dual SMGs	Dual-wield submachine gun variants.
Dual Shotguns	Dual-wield shotgun variants.

Related Pages

• Weapons of Vietnam
• Primary
• Secondary
• Equipment
• Weapon Script Name