A collection of Partisan/Guerrilla weapons

Lupara (Allies)

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A common style of Sicilian sawed-off shotgun used by mafiosos and resistance forces alike. Various Cartridges. Dual shot. Break-action.

Variara SMG (Allies)

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SMG produced in underground workshops by Italian partisan forces. It shares parts from the STEN, FNAB-13, MP40, and Beretta M38. 9×19mm Parabellum. 20 or 40 round Magazine. 550 round/min.

Walther Automatic Shotgun (Germany)

A civilian toggle-action shotgun produced by Walther in the interwar period. It saw service in German police service, and may have been issued in limited quantities to volkssturm units aswell. Semi-automatic. 12 gauge. 4-5 round internal tubular magazine.

KP m/44 (Germany)

Essentially a Finnish copy of the PPS-43 rechambered in 9mm Parabellum. Fired from 36 round box mags or 71 round drums. 650 rounds/min.

TM-44 (USSR)

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A soviet partisan weapon built off a mix of MP-38, PPS, various household appliance parts. 7.62×25mm Tokarev. 500 round/min.

Blyskawica SMG (USSR or Allies)

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Another weapon produced in underground workshops; this one from Poland. Although baring somewhat of a resemblance to the STEN the only part in common were the magazine and barrel. 9x19mm Parabellum. 32 round magazine. 600 round/min.

Murata Shotgun (Japan)

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A bunch of old Marata single-shot rifles were sold off and converted to shotguns after they were replaced in IJA service. Some saw service in Okinawa and would undoubtedly have been used in the Defense of Japan. 12 gauge. 1 round. Bolt-action.

Liao Type 13 (Japan)

A rifle sharing qualities with both the Mauser Type 4 and Arisaka rifles. Produced by the Mukden arsenal in Manchukuo, and used by the Manchukuo Imperial Army, Fengtian clique, and Inner Mongolian Army. Chambered in various calibers, including 7.92×57mm Mauser and 6.5×50mmSR Arisaka. 5 round internal magazine. bolt-action.

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Nice list! This is not really a Guerilla weapon. But I would like to see this in-game owing to how bizzare it looks.


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Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/WWII/comments/bba7uw/ive_found_some_of_the_most_obscure_bizarre/

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some clans of mafia joined allied others fight for the other,it was a bloody mess but could be for both factions a good adquisition

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I don’t think the Mafia would make sense for the Axis, as the attitude between the Fascists and Mafia was always fairly hostile. Mussolini wanted to get rid of them.

That said, both the Italian Mafia and American Mafia were known to work with the allies in WW2, performing duties like sabotage or reconnaissance in Europe, and even counter-intelligence or serving as armed guards at American ports back home.

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