World of Warships: Legends
Official Box Art
Release Date:
August 12, 2019
Developer:
Lesta Studio
Publisher:
Wargaming
Platforms:
Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox One
World of Warships: Legends is the console version of the 2015 free-to-play MMO game World of Warships . The game features numerous iconic warships of the early to mid-20th century from the navies of France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Russia, and the United States.
The following weapons appear in the video game World of Warships: Legends :
Aicraft Machine Guns
Despite being a game focusing on naval warfare, each nation has access to different aircraft for multiple tasks. Following the February 2021 update, aircraft carriers are also available with more carrier aircraft for the American and Japanese navies.
Breda-SAFAT
Italian IMAM Ro.43 catapult-launched reconnaissance biplanes are armed with Breda-SAFAT machine guns .
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tier V Light cruiser Raimondo Montecuccoli .
Browning M2
American Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bombers have rear-mounted Browning M2 Aircraft machine guns.
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Lewis Gun
U.S. Navy Curtiss SBC Helldiver dive bombers are equipped with flexible rearward-firing Lewis Guns .
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MG15
After the June 2021 update, which added German aircraft carriers, rear-mounted MG15s can be seen on Fieseler Fi 167 torpedo biplanes.
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Shpitalny-Komaritski ShKAS
Soviet Beriev Be-4 reconnaissance flying boats are armed with Shpitalny-Komaritski ShKAS machine guns.
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Type 92
Japanese planes are fitted with Type 92 machine guns in the tailgunner positions.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Several Mitsubishi B2M torpedo bombers on the flight deck of the IJN carrier Hōshō .
Naval Machine Guns
Browning M2HB
Some U.S. Navy ships are armed with Browning M2HB heavy machine guns.
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Watercooled
The American aircraft carrier USS Ranger (CV-4) has several mounted Browning M2HB Watercooled machine guns.
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Degtyaryov-Shpagin DShK
DShK heavy machine guns are mounted on Soviet ships.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tier V destroyer Podvoisky .
Hotchkiss M1929
Some French Navy ships are equipped with 13.2mm Hotchkiss M1929 heavy machine guns.
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Maxim 1895
Tier II to III ships are equipped with Maxim 1895 guns that are the first anti-aircraft weapon.
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Maxim 1905
Unlike the Maxim 1895, early Russian ships have their own Maxim 1905 guns.
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Type 93
Heavy Type 93 machine guns are seen mounted on some Japanese ships.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The stern of the mighty IJN Yamato has two mounted Type 93.
Vickers .50
Various British Navy ships have Vickers .50 machine guns .
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Naval Guns
1.1"/75 caliber gun
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tier V cruiser Dallas .
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4.5 cm 21-KM naval gun
Soviet ships from 1934 are equipped with 45 mm 21-KM naval guns which are copies of German 3.7 cm (1.5 in) guns designed by Rheinmetall.
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15 cm TbtsK C/36 naval gun
Many German ships have 15 cm TbtsK C/36 naval guns.
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16-inch/45-caliber Mark 6 gun
16-inch/45-caliber Mark 6 guns are mounted on some American ships like the USS Alabama (BB-60).
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16-inch/50-caliber Mark 7 gun
The Iowa class battleships are equipped with 16-inch/50-caliber Mark 7 guns.
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20 mm Breda Modello 35
Breda Modello 35s can be seen mounted on Italian ships.
Breda Modello 35 - 20mm
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2 cm FlaK 30
German ships of the 1920s and 30s are equipped with 2cm FlaK 30 aa guns.
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2 cm Flakvierling 38
Advanced German ships are fitted with the more advanced Flakvierling 38 .
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The rear 28 cm/54.5 (11 inch) SK C/34 tower of the Tier VII battleship Gneisenau with the mounted Flakvierling.
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20 mm Oerlikon
Many Oerlikon 20mm Cannons are seen on American and other nations' ships.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closer view of the British Tier VIII destroyer Lightning .
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Thai Tier VII destroyer Hsienyang (ex USS Rodman (DD-456)).
3.7 cm FlaK M42
Some German ships like the H-class battleship proposals Großer Kurfürst have mounted FlaK M42 aa-guns.
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37 mm M1939 (61-K)
37 mm M1939 (61-K) are mounted on ships of the Soviet and Thai Navy.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet Tier IX destroyer Tashkent .
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet Tier IV cruiser Krasny Krym .
40 mm Bofors
American and British warships are equipped with Bofors 40mm AA guns.
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Maxim-Nordenfelt QF 1-pounder "Pom-Pom" gun
Some of the Thai Navy ships added in November 2021 have Maxim-Nordenfelt QF 1-pounder "Pom-Pom" guns .
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Type 89 12.7 cm/40 naval gun
The Type 89 naval gun is the standard naval gun often seen on Japanese ships.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Tier VII battleship Nagato in-game, one Type 89 are seen on each tower.
Type 94 46 cm/45 naval gun
The Japanese battleship Yamato is equipped with Type 94 46 cm/45 naval guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fitting out of the Yamato in 1941, showing the Type 94 (front) and 155-mm gun turrets.
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Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun
Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Guns on twin and triple mount are seen on Japanese battleships.
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Artwork
Smith & Wesson Model 500
A Smith & Wesson Model 500 revolver is seen on store artwork of Commander Vincent Mordoff.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing This character is a clear reference to John Wick , but apparently prefers a revolver over the Heckler & Koch P30L .
Sawed-Off Shotgun
The 2021 Halloween event "A Light in the Dark" introduces the female commander Clara Teslau which skill tree includes the "Boomsticks" ability with two crossed Sawed Off Shotguns .
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The naming of this ability is a reference to the 1992 movie Army of Darkness .
Remington 870
Blue Furiora's artwork depicts her holding a sawn-off Remington 870 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Remington 870 "Witness Protection" - 12 gauge. This is the actual screen gun used by Denzel Washington in The Book of Eli .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The artwork in question. Note how Furiora's 870 has some sort of aftermarket barrel/mag tube clamp, complete with a hooded rifle-style front sight. It also presumably has the action open, given that the forend isn't visible.