Paratroopers generally used the same weapons as regular infantry but there was effort among all factions to produce special equipment specifically for their paratroopers.
Paratroopers were an exciting addition to this game not too long ago. Almost all Paratrooper squads have been Premium or Event squads with unique weapons. Most of these squads actually have weapons that were specifically used by or designed for paratroopers. I think it would be perfect if future Paratrooper squads have weapons that were specifically designed for paratroopers as their unique primary weapons. We have paratroopers as a playable class, there are many weapons that were specifically made for paratroopers; its only fitting. It would be a crime to not give Paratrooper squads paratrooper weapons
Note that I’m not saying that all future Premium/event Paratrooper squads should only have paratrooper specific weapons or that we can’t have special squads with non-paratrooper weapons; just that these would be extremely fitting Paratrooper squads with fitting weapons.
Obligatory I definitely think all factions should have free Research Tree Paratroopers that we can customize however we want. But that doesn’t mean that we can’t have more premium/ event paratroopers with unique weapons
Note that there probably are more weapons out there that were designed and intended for paratroopers. I certainly can’t find and list them all. (Those should be given to paratroopers as well )
US and UK
M1A3 Carbine, the intended replacement of the M1A1 carbine with an underfolding stock
T26 Garand, another experiental Garand carbine designed for paratroopers and was originally intended to be mass produced for the final invasion of Japan but the war ended, after the war they received the nickname of “tanker garands”
Sten Mk V, ultimate evolution of the crude STEN first used by paras in Operation Overlord
Patchett Machine Carbine, designed to replace the Sten, eventually would develop into the post war Sterling, prototype models first used by paratroopers during Operation Market Garden
Lee-Enfield No. V Mk 1, carbine developed in Britain for use in jungle warfare but was used by paratroopers in Europe, it got its famous “jungle carbine” nickname AFTER WW2 for its service in post war Asia
USSR
Gorov LMG Paratrooper, paratrooper variant of experimental lmg, the original Gorov was added as gold order not too long ago
Germany
Kar98k Fallschirmjager, experimental take-down variant designed for paratroopers similar to Japanese TERA rifles
Gewehr 33/40 Folding Stock, experimental folding stock variant of the Czech rifle for paratroopers
FG 42 10 Round Magazine, 10 round magazines were also an option for all models of FG 42
FG 42 Kurz, experimental model using the 8x33mm Kurz round used by Stgs
Japan
Type 99 LMG Paratrooper, para variant with a detachable stock and folding grip
Type 1 TERA Rifle, experimental paratrooper carbine of the Type 38 rifle
Type 2 TERA Rifle, the standard issue para rifle based on the Type 99 rifle
A long time ago a Premium American and Japanese Medic squad was added that had paratrooper smgs, the M55 Reising and the Type 100 Para. As I said I think it would be perfect if Paratrooper squads had fitting weapons, so I think these two weapons should be reimplemented as brand new Paratrooper squads. I mean cmon Medic squads, paratrooper guns, CMON! They could be Event content or even as a free gift