A weapon is a tool used to threaten, suppress, injure and kill. In Combat Mission, weapons of many sorts are modeled.
Personal Weapons[]
Personal weapons are weapons designed to be used by a single infantryman. In CMBN, personal weapons include:
- pistols
- carbines
- rifles
- submachineguns
- light machineguns
- panzerfausts
For details, see the articles on American Personal Weapons and German Personal Weapons.
Heavy Weapons[]
Heavy weapons are weapons requiring deployment and usually at least two men to operate. In CMBN, heavy weapons include:
- medium and heavy machineguns
- bazookas and panzershrecks
- light mortars (mortars of 82 mm or less)
For details, see the articles on American Heavy Weapons and German Heavy Weapons.
Guns[]
Guns are large caliber weapons capable of direct fire.
- anti-tank guns
- infantry guns
- artillery (see below)
- vehicle-based (see below)
For details on non-vehicle, crew-served guns, see the articles on American Guns and German Guns.
Artillery[]
Artillery are guns used for indirect support fire. Artillery in Combat Mission is usually off-board.
- heavy mortars (mortars of 107 mm or more)
- howitzers/guns
- rockets
- naval guns
For details, see the articles on American Artillery and German Artillery.
Vehicles[]
Armed vehicles usually carry a main gun, and one or more medium or heavy machineguns.
- tanks
- tank destroyers
- self-propelled guns
- armored cars
- halftracks
- wheeled vehicles
- unarmored vehicles
For details, see the articles on American Vehicles and German Vehicles.
Airplanes[]
Air support is modeled in Combat Mission. Airplanes used in the ground-support role carry bombs, rockets, light cannons, and/or machineguns. For details, see the articles on American Air and German Vehicles.