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Classes & Weapons

Each team in the game divides into five classes; Scout, Assault, Anti-Tank, Medic, and Engineer. They have different roles and main weapons.

Battlefield 1942

Allies

(**) - M1 Garand used on Pacific theatre maps, (*) added in patch.

Class	Canada	Soviet Union	United Kingdom	United States
Scout	Combat Knife Colt M1911A1 Lee Enfield No.4 Mk.I(T) Mk.2 Hand Grenades Binoculars	Combat Knife Colt M1911A1 Lee Enfield No.4 Mk.I(T) Mk.2 Hand Grenades Binoculars	Combat Knife Colt M1911A1 Lee Enfield No.4 Mk.I(T) Mk.2 Hand Grenades Binoculars	Combat Knife Colt M1911A1 Lee Enfield No.4 Mk.I(T) Mk.2 Hand Grenades Binoculars
Assault	Combat Knife Colt M1911A1 M1941 Johnson* Mk.2 Hand Grenades	Combat Knife Colt M1911A1 Degtyarev DP-28* Mk.2 Hand Grenades	Combat Knife Colt M1911A1 M1918A2 BAR Mk.2 Hand Grenades	Combat Knife Colt M1911A1 M1918A2 BAR Mk.2 Hand Grenades
Anti-Tank	Combat Knife Colt M1911A1 Rocket Launcher, M1 "Bazooka" Mk.2 Hand Grenades	Combat Knife Colt M1911A1 Rocket Launcher, M1 "Bazooka" Mk.2 Hand Grenades	Combat Knife Colt M1911A1 Rocket Launcher, M1 "Bazooka" Mk.2 Hand Grenades	Combat Knife Colt M1911A1 Rocket Launcher, M1 "Bazooka" Mk.2 Hand Grenades
Medic	Combat Knife Colt M1911A1 M1A1 Thompson Mk.2 Hand Grenades Medical Bag	Combat Knife Colt M1911A1 Maschinenpistole 18 Mk.2 Hand Grenades Medical Bag	Combat Knife Colt M1911A1 M1A1 Thompson Mk.2 Hand Grenades Medical Bag	Combat Knife Colt M1911A1 M1A1 Thompson Mk.2 Hand Grenades Medical Bag
Engineer	Combat Knife Colt M1911A1 Lee Enfield No.4 Mk.I TNT Explosive Packs Anti-Tank Mines Wrench	Combat Knife Colt M1911A1 Lee Enfield No.4 Mk.I TNT Explosive Packs Anti-Tank Mines Wrench	Combat Knife Colt M1911A1 Lee Enfield No.4 Mk.I TNT Explosive Packs Anti-Tank Mines Wrench	Combat Knife Colt M1911A1 Lee Enfield No.4 Mk.I** TNT Explosive Packs Anti-Tank Mines Wrench

Axis

Class	Germany	Japan
Scout	Combat Knife Walther P38 Mauser Karabiner 98k ZF Mod.24 Stielhandgranate Binoculars	Combat Knife Walther P38 Mauser Karabiner 98k ZF Mod.24 Stielhandgranate Binoculars
Assault	Combat Knife Walther P38 Sturmgewehr 44 Mod.24 Stielhandgranate	Combat Knife Walther P38 Type 96* Mod.24 Stielhandgranate
Anti-Tank	Combat Knife Walther P38 RPzB.54 "Panzerschreck" Mod.24 Stielhandgranate	Combat Knife Walther P38 RPzB.54 "Panzerschreck" Mod.24 Stielhandgranate
Medic	Combat Knife Walther P38 Maschinenpistole 40 Mod.24 Stielhandgranate Medical Bag	Combat Knife Walther P38 Maschinenpistole 18 Mod.24 Stielhandgranate Medical Bag
Engineer	Combat Knife Walther P38 Mauser Karabiner 98k TNT Explosive Packs Anti-Tank Mines Wrench	Combat Knife Walther P38 Type 5* TNT Explosive Packs Anti-Tank Mines Wrench

Battlefield 1942: The Road To Rome

Allies

Class	Free France	United Kingdom	United States
Scout	Combat Knife Colt M1911A1 Lee Enfield No.4 Mk.I(T) Mk.2 Hand Grenades Binoculars	Combat Knife Colt M1911A1 Lee Enfield No.4 Mk.I(T) Mk.2 Hand Grenades Binoculars	Combat Knife Colt M1911A1 Lee Enfield No.4 Mk.I(T) Mk.2 Hand Grenades Binoculars
Assault	Combat Knife Colt M1911A1 M1918A2 BAR Mk.2 Hand Grenades	Combat Knife Colt M1911A1 M1918A2 BAR Mk.2 Hand Grenades	Combat Knife Colt M1911A1 M1918A2 BAR Mk.2 Hand Grenades
Anti-Tank	Combat Knife Colt M1911A1 Rocket Launcher, M1 "Bazooka" Mk.2 Hand Grenades	Combat Knife Colt M1911A1 Rocket Launcher, M1 "Bazooka" Mk.2 Hand Grenades	Combat Knife Colt M1911A1 Rocket Launcher, M1 "Bazooka" Mk.2 Hand Grenades
Medic	Combat Knife Colt M1911A1 Sten Mk.II Mk.2 Hand Grenades Medical Bag	Combat Knife Colt M1911A1 Sten Mk.II Mk.2 Hand Grenades Medical Bag	Combat Knife Colt M1911A1 M1A1 Thompson Mk.2 Hand Grenades Medical Bag
Engineer	Bayonet Colt M1911A1 Lee Enfield No.4 Mk.I TNT Explosive Packs Anti-Tank Mines Wrench	Bayonet Colt M1911A1 Lee Enfield No.4 Mk.I TNT Explosive Packs Anti-Tank Mines Wrench	Bayonet Colt M1911A1 Lee Enfield No.4 Mk.I TNT Explosive Packs Anti-Tank Mines Wrench

Axis

Class	Germany	Italy
Scout	Combat Knife Walther P38 Mauser Karabiner 98k ZF Mod.24 Stielhandgranate Binoculars	Combat Knife Walther P38 Mauser Karabiner 98k ZF Mod.24 Stielhandgranate Binoculars
Assault	Combat Knife Walther P38 Sturmgewehr 44 Mod.24 Stielhandgranate	Combat Knife Walther P38 Breda Modello 30 Mod.24 Stielhandgranate
Anti-Tank	Combat Knife Walther P38 RPzB.54 "Panzerschreck" Mod.24 Stielhandgranate	Combat Knife Walther P38 RPzB.54 "Panzerschreck" Mod.24 Stielhandgranate
Medic	Combat Knife Walther P38 Maschinenpistole 40 Mod.24 Stielhandgranate Medical Bag	Combat Knife Walther P38 Maschinenpistole 40 Mod.24 Stielhandgranate Medical Bag
Engineer	Bayonet Walther P38 Mauser Karabiner 98k TNT Explosive Packs Anti-Tank Mines Wrench	Bayonet Walther P38 Mauser Karabiner 98k TNT Explosive Packs Anti-Tank Mines Wrench

Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons Of WWII

Allies

Class	United Kingdom	United States
Scout	Throwing Knives Colt M1911A1 Lee Enfield No.4 Mk.I(T) Mk.2 Hand Grenades Binoculars	Combat Knife Colt M1911A1 Lee Enfield No.4 Mk.I(T) Mk.2 Hand Grenades Binoculars
Assault	Throwing Knives Colt M1911A1 Bren Mk.2 Hand Grenades	Combat Knife Colt M1911A1 M1918A2 BAR Mk.2 Hand Grenades
Anti-Tank	Throwing Knives Colt M1911A1 Rocket Launcher, M1 "Bazooka" Mk.2 Hand Grenades	Combat Knife Colt M1911A1 Rocket Launcher, M1 "Bazooka" Mk.2 Hand Grenades
Medic	Throwing Knives Colt M1911A1 Sten Mk.IIS Mk.2 Hand Grenades Medical Bag	Combat Knife Colt M1911A1 M1A1 Thompson Mk.2 Hand Grenades Medical Bag
Engineer	Throwing Knives Colt M1911A1 Browning Auto-5 TNT Explosive Packs Anti-Tank Mines Wrench	Combat Knife Colt M1911A1 Lee Enfield No.4 Mk.I TNT Explosive Packs Anti-Tank Mines Wrench

Axis

Class	Germany
Scout	Throwing Knives Walther P38 Gewehr 43 ZF Mod.24 Stielhandgranate Binoculars
Assault	Throwing Knives Walther P38 Fallschirmjägergewehr 42 Mod.24 Stielhandgranate
Anti-Tank	Throwing Knives Walther P38 RPzB.54 "Panzerschreck" Mod.24 Stielhandgranate
Medic	Throwing Knives Walther P38 Maschinenpistole 40 Mod.24 Stielhandgranate Medical Bag
Engineer	Throwing Knives Walther P38 Mauser Karabiner 98k Gewehrgranatgerät (Rifle Grenade Equipment) Anti-Tank Mines Wrench

Inaccuracies

Numerous inaccuracies are present in the weapons and their use when compared with their real life counterparts, this is due to either, work schedule not allowing more to be produced, balance reasons, or general historical incompetence. They are as follows:

• The Lee Enfield No.4 Mk.I and Lee Enfield No.4 Mk.I(T) feature five round magazines, in real life they have ten round magazines
• The Type 96 Light Machine Gun in game feaures twenty round magazines, in real life they utilise thirty round magazines
• The Johnson M1941 Light Machine Gun in game features thirty round magazines, in real life they utilise twenty round magazines
• The M1A1 Thompson should not feature on many of the maps, due to the fact that the M1A1 model of Thompson submachine gun, was issued from 1944 onwards
• The Sturmgewehr 44 should not feature on many of the maps, due to the fact that it wasn't issued in any great number until mid 1944
• Great Britain and Canada, should not be using the Colt M1911A1 in the great capacity that they do in game, the dominant sidearms of the British and Canadian armed forces during the war were the likes of the; Enfield No.2, Webley Mk.VI .455, and the Webley Mk.IV .38 revolvers. The Colt M1911A1 was used in specialist roles, such as Para's, and Commandos, as their sidearms
• Great Britain, should not be using the M1918A2 BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle) as their squad light machine gun/automatic rifle. The few M1918 BAR's issued to the British via sale and lend lease were issued to the LDV, the main squad light machine gun of the British armed forces during the war was the Bren Light Machine Gun
• Great Britain and Canada, should not be using the Mk.2 Fragmentation Hand Grenade, the main fragmentation hand grenade of the British and Canadian armed forces during the war was the No.36 Mills bomb
• Great Britain and Canada, should not be using the Rocket Launcher M1 "Bazooka", the main anti-tank weapons of the British and Canadian armed forces during the war was the Rifle, Anti-Tank, .55 in, Boys anti-tank rifle, and later the PIAT (Projector, Infantry, Anti Tank)
• America should not be using the Lee Enfield No.IV Mk.I, the main infantry rifle of the American armed forces during the war was the M1 Garand *(This was rectified for the America Vs. Japan; Pacific theatre maps, but not the European theatre maps)
• America should not be using the Lee Enfield No.IV Mk.I(T), the main sniper rifle of the American armed forces dueing the war was the Springfield M1903 rifle, in various models
• The Soviet Union, should not be using the Colt M1911A1, the main sidearms of the Soviet armed forces during the was the Nagant M1895 revolver, and the Tula Tokarev 30/33
• The Soviet Union should not be using the Lee Enfield No.4 Mk.I and Lee Enfield No.4 Mk.I(T), the main infantry and snipers rifles of the Soviet armed forces during the war was the Mosin Nagant M1891/30 rifle
• The Soviet Union should not be using the Maschinenpistole 18 , the main submachine guns of the Soviet armed forces during the war, were the likes of, the: PPD-34/38, PPD-40 and the PPSh-41
• The Soviet Union should not be using the Rocket Launcher M1, they only received relative small numbers of Bazookas from lend-lease, the main anti-tank weapons of the Soviet armed forces during the war war the PTRD-41, and PTRS-41 anti-tank rifles.