Axis Weapons

MP40:
Range: Medium
Rate of Fire: Fast
Damage: Moderate
Mobility: Fast
Ammo in game: 32/320
Recoil: High
Melee: Yes

The Machine pistol model of 1940 was first seen in combat in 1940 on the Western Front. It was initially issued 3 per squad, but soon more were available, and so their presence in the squad grew. It was very effective in close range fighting, and was simply made. The end of the war produced more than 908,317. It fired the 9mm Parabellum from a 32 round detachable box magazine, weighed around 7 pounds, and could fire up to 500 rounds a minute. It is commonly called the " Schmeisser ", which is incorrect. Hugo Schmeisser created Axis weapons, but not this one; Hugo Vollmer created this.

MP44:
Range: Long
Rate of Fire: Fast
Damage: High
Mobility: Medium
Ammo in game: 30/240
Recoil: Medium
Melee: Yes

German paratroopers used the MP44 Assault Rifle for the duration of the World War 2. It has a muzzle velocity of 647 m/s and is sighted to 700m. It was developed in 1944 and influenced the development of the AK47. It has a cyclic rate of 500 rounds per minute. It has a weight of 4.3 kg.

Kar98:
Range: Long
Rate of Fire: Slow
Damage: Very High
Mobility: Medium
Ammo in game: 5/125
Recoil: Small
Melee: Yes

The German Model 98k Mauser was adopted by Germany as the primary battle rifle in 1935. The 98k were based upon the Mauser turn-bolt action developed by Paul Mauser in 1898. It fired the 7.92x57, commonly called the 8mm. It was fed by a 5 round stripper clip, and had a detachable bayonet. Its rate of fire was 10 to 15 rounds per minute and weighed around 9 pounds.

Kar98 Scoped:
Range: Very Long
Rate of Fire: Slow
Damage: Very High
Mobility: Medium
Ammo in game: 5/150
Recoil: Small
Melee: Yes

The Kar98 outfitted with a scope is a formidable sniper rifle.

FG42:
Range: Very Long
Rate of Fire: Fast
Damage: High
Mobility: Medium
Ammo in game: 20/70
Recoil: Medium
Melee: Yes

The FG42 is a great multi-purpose weapon. It's one of the deadliest fully automatic weapons available and the single-fire mode is effective at all ranges. A 4x zoom scope is standard issue.

Luger:
Range: Short
Rate of Fire: Medium
Damage: Moderate
Mobility: Very Fast
Ammo in game: 8/64
Recoil: Medium
Melee: Yes

Named the Luger after its designer, this was the German service pistol from before WWI until 1938, and many were used during WWII. The Luger was manufactured in two calibers - the 9mm Parabellum model 1908, and the 7.65mm. It served as a sidearm to many Officers of the Wehrmacht, as well as many machine gun crews.

Panzerfaust:
Range: Short
Rate of Fire: One Shot
Damage: Very High
Mobility: Slow
Ammo in game: 1
Recoil: High
Melee: Yes

The Panzerfaust (German for "Armored Fist") is an anti-tank weapon, launching a small charge designed to penetrate an armored tank vehicle. Due to the amour-piercing nature of the charge, it's not an effective anti-personnel device. Each Panzerfaust is only a single shot weapon, but one shot is often enough to reduce even the largest tanks to smoldering ruins within seconds.

Steilhandgranate:
Range: Medium
Rate of Fire: Medium
Damage: Very High
Mobility: Very Fast
Ammo in game: 1 to 3
Recoil: NA
Melee: Yes

The Stick Grenade or “Potato Masher” was based on a World War I design and used during the war on all fronts by the German Wermacht. The weapon itself consisted of a hollow wooden staff with a pull out string, fuse and detonator and a canister of sheet steel full of a powdered charge. It had a delay of 4 to 5 seconds before detonation and had an explosive range of up to 30 yards. It had a weight of 1.4 pounds.

MG42:
Range: High
Rate of Fire: Very High
Damage: Very High
Mobility: None
Ammo in game: Unlimited
Recoil: High
Melee: No

The Machinegun 42 was Germanys main machinegun. It was chambered in 7.92x57, commonly known as 8mm, fired a 50 round belt that was usually clipped to 4 others to give it 250 continuous rounds, could fire 1200 rounds a minute, and weighed 26 pounds. It is called the basis for all machine guns since then, as all draw some attributes from the 42.