Tropico 4 the most recent title in the series (2011)
Tropico is a construction and city building game series where the player assumes the role of the leader of a tropical banana republic. Tropico 1 (2001), Tropico 3 (2009), and Tropico 4 (2011) have a modern setting which gives the player the control of small Caribbean island during the Cold War and beyond. The series is also well known for its soundtrack, humor, and the cast especially El Presidente.
The following weapons are featured in the Tropico series:
Generals and El Presidente carry M1911A1 pistols in Tropico 3 & 4. Despite being American made handgun they will still be available even if Tropico is allied with the USSR unless there are meant to be Spanish Star Model Bs.
Policemen carry Smith & Wesson M&P pistols with a two tone finish in Tropico 3 & 4. Customs officers were introduced in Tropico 4 and carry the same pistol. The Smith & Wesson M&P is anachronistic because it was introduced in 2005 and Tropico takes place from 1950 - 2000 meaning it would not be around until decades after the game is set. Note that the pistol skin is mirrored and is missing the ejection port because of that.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingOne of the palace guards carries an AK during the intro of Tropico 1.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA soldier walks near the palace. Although hard to see because of the low resolution. Looks much better while moving.CGI model of the male rebel, that was used to create the game sprites.CGI model of the female rebel, that was used to create the game sprites.Error creating thumbnail: File missingEl Presidente keeps a personal AK in his office.
Tropico 3 & 4
Error creating thumbnail: File missingRebels charge during a battle in Tropico 4. Note that the male and female models actually have two different AKs: the females have taped their magazines together jungle style.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe statues have M16A2 rifles and AK type rifles. The right statue uses the soldier and the rebel models from the game.
Colt Model 733
The icon for the martial law edict shows Tropican Military personal carrying Colt Model 733s.
Soldiers in Tropico 3 & 4 carry M16A2 rifles. These rifles are anachronistic because the M16A2 was introduced in the 1980s and Tropico starts in 1950 meaning the M16 rifle series would not be around until a few decades later . Despite being American made your military will still equip them even if Tropico is Communist unless they are suppose to be Tropican made clones.
The Junta DLC adds military-themed decorations. These include armored fighting vehicles, which appear to be BTR-60s with a standard KPVT Heavy Machine Gun. The BTR-60s will be available even if Tropico is a capitalist country. Getting a "Heavy Machinery" upgrade for the Weapons Factory will have a BTR-60 with a KPVT parked outside.
The icon for the military modernization edict features a South Korean K2 Black Panther tank which presumably mounts a coaxial M60 machine gun.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingM60 machine gun - 7.62x51mm NATOThe K2 Black Panther icon. This is a photoshop of an image of a real tank with the hatch-mounted M2 Browning (called K6 in Korean service) removed but the coaxial M60 machine gun presumably still present.
M67 hand grenade
The rebels carry M67 hand grenade. The grenades are labeled with a big "Frag".
