Some games list this as a submachine gun (BF:BC2), others as an assault rifle (AAO etc).

The M16 is one of the rifles that is used by a lot games. In fact it is a pretty old weapon (see below), and more and more it is preplaced by the M4 carabine.   Deutsche Artikel: Gewehr M16 A2 (23 Photos) und M-16 Sturmgewehr The M16 assault rifle was developed after the Korean war. In 1963 the M16 A1 was manufactured, but it had some serious difficulties:1) it was not very reliable in a muddy environment 2) if a soldier used a fully filled magazin, bullets often got stuck3) a lo soldiers called it a "toy rifle" because the butt stock was made with plastic The different versions are:M16 A1: 5.56mm, full auto fireM16 A2: 7.62x51mm, stronger rifle, 3-round bursts onlyM16 A3: used only by US Navy, 7.62mm, semi and full auto fireM16 A4: mixture between M4 and M16A2, using standard mounts Clones/copies and variants: AR-15 (Colt Models 601 & 602) XM16E1 and M16A1 (Colt Model 603) M16A2 M16A3 M16A4 Colt Model 655 and 656 "Sniper" variants XM177 Colt Model 733 M ...

Pistol from WWII. 1911 pistol (Browning or Colt)

SPAS-12 Combat Shotgun (Franchi) The SPAS-12 has no external magazine (like the SPAS-15), the shells are placed directly in the barrel. Both shotguns (SPAS-12 and SPAS-15) have a selector where you can choose, if you want to fire in semi-automatic mode or in manual pump action mode. Semi-automatic means, you just pull the trigger and the shotgun reloads automatically. In the pump action mode, you shoot and then need to pull the handle back and forth to load a new shell. In games and movies the people mostly use pump action, but in real life, this is only used for the SPAS-12 and SPAS-15 when firing tear gas or non lethal ammunition.

In Call Of Duty 7: Black Ops this weapon is called "Commando", do not mix this with the SIG551 Commando.

This underbarrel grenade launcher is called "SG40mm" in Battlefield Bad Company 2

This submachine gun is one of the most well known bullpop designed rifles. A very special design aspect is the magazine, it is located on top of the rifle, not below. See the videos for details how this works. The cartridge holds 50 rounds. Designed for a shooting distance of 200m, total range is 1800meters though. Differences between the versions: FN P90: original version FN P90 TR: similar to P90 but has a triple rail interface on top of the rifle. This allows to use standard attachments on the submachine gun FN PS90: civilian version: it does not contain the full auto fire mode

The MP5 has a ton of variants and each can be modified. In games usually you find a submachine gun close to the MP5 A4 or MP5 A2, if a game just says "MP5" we reference to the MP5 A4 then. The variants use the calibers 9x19mm, 10mm Auto (for MP5/10) and .40 Smith & wesson for the MP5/40 gun.

The Glock 18 is a full automatic pistol.

The MP5k is the short version of hte well Heckler & Koch MP5. MP5k stands for "Maschinenpistole 5 kurz" (means: "submachine gun 5 short").One of the specialities of the MP5k is, that there exists a very special version for german special forces: the MP5k sits in a suitcase and can be fired with a hidden trigger in the handle. This sounds like a cheap B-movie (or a old James Bond movie), but it really exists.

The TDI Vector series is a family of .45 ACP submachine guns developed by Transformational Defense Industries. They utilize asymmetrical recoil and in-line design to reduce recoil and muzzle climb. This operating system is called the Kriss Super V.

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