The new “improved” weapon economy system is due very soon. As such I recommend all you gentlemen to use up all your weapons bronze orders to stock up as many firearms as possible before the new more costly mechanic is implemented (especially for new players)
Why? Because from what we’ve all seen from the new “economy” system for troops, and the fact no better way to obtain silver was ever given, that it will get much harder for the unfortunate souls that didn’t stock their silvers like chipmunks (like me) or simply just started to play.
Save yourself some headaches: stock weaponry while you can.
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Agree. I’ve been slipping this idea into comments quite often.
But I’d be shocked if this forum isn’t flooded with complaining when the random weapon delivery ends.
Edit: I just realized that I have the MP 43/1 unlocked for Normandy Axis and haven’t yet taken my own advice!
It’s time to spend, gentleman.
but i stacked up 90 bronze orders and i’m not yet at the PPSH box and other shiny toys 
let alone upgrading tanks which requires actual silvers 
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It’s not supposed to be the reverse, keep your bronze and use your silver?
When they will release the weapons order update it will be the same as the troup order and there will be no more random weapon loot for 1 bronze order. That mean you will need to upgrade your weapons and vehicles with bronze orders and the silver will be useful only for buy what weapon you don’t have, not for upgrade.
Most of player (except the new players) need to upgrade their weapons and vehicles, not to buy new one so the silver will be less useful than now.
By the way since they added the update of the troup order they stealth nerfed the gain of bronze weapon order so its a bit even worse than before.
I’m a stone throw away from unlocking MG42, I hope I’ll manage.
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Just did this to get as many MKB 42s as possible for Moscow. I’ll be grinding and spending more tonight. So far I’ve netted 8 which would cost a crazy 24 silvers otherwise
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I’m pretty sure if this new weapon economy system will be the same as the trooper one, then this game is doomed. I don’t think new or F2P players can take more of this bullshit. Grinding the campaign in itself is quite ridicolus without Preimum account. Like the only progress in this game that you can achive is getting better squads and weapons by unlocking campaing levels, well currently they can’t fill their squads, and in the future they can’t even get enough guns, brilliant. I hope they also introduce some way to get serius amount of silver order, otherwise things might go bad for this game.
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This is a VERY important point!
I stoped upgrades on vehicles as soon as I saw what the troop economy became, thinking the weapon system would be similar.
Now, vehicles are upgraded using silver WEAPONS tokens. Getting a vehicle to 6 stars might cost between 70 to 90 silver, depending on luck… They have to switch that to bronze.
Also, some weapons already cost 3 silver a piece…
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Yes most late game rifles like the ZH29 and FG42s are 3 and the late game AT rifles and SMGs are also 3. There will be a massive gap between people who have gathered weapons now vs later just like getting soldiers
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Aaah, sadness. I’ve only just started Normandy. I do have a lot of silver in bank, but still…
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Yes but they will go FAST especially if you use them before they release the full campaigns. If you get the M3 grease gun for example just to not use a bolt action anymore you wont have any by the time you reach the Thompson. Thats the worst part is weapons are essentially phased out later on but the alternative is to be stuck with a stock rifle
I have 500 unused weapons stored, Commander, and another 550 free bronze orders
Thankfully I’ve made all my gameplay experience in Moscow, and for the fun of it decided to play Normandy like a new ftp player would: I’m not upgrading anything (almost… bough some engies, I admit…)
Germans come with the k98, a weapon I have mastered in Moscow, it’s already perfect. I’m not a fan of the stock Springfield, but it does the job 
We will see alot of people who have machine gunners but no machine guns. All of the specialty classes will either have to spend the silvers or use a bolt action
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Maybe they want to raise online ?xD So that everyone runs to receive and spend orders.
Give me a fifth of your orders xD
Who play in Escape From Tarkov.
I just got all the MP43s, FG42s and MG42s I need in Normandy while I have some extra stocks of PPSh on Soviet campaigns along with a few AVT-40s in Berlin.
Atleast all my main Soviet squads have TT Pistols already.
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Soon pistols and axes will not be,with the exception of standart.