Land of War: The Beginning
Offical Boxart
Release Date:
June 10, 2021
Developer:
MS Games
Publisher:
MS Games sp. z o.o.
Platforms:
Microsoft Windows
Genre:
First-Person Shooter
Land of War: The Beginning
The following weapons appear in the video game Land of War: The Beginning :
Handguns Luger P08 The Luger P08 is, naturally, the standard sidearm of Wehrmacht forces. It is referred to as the "P08 Parabellum".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kowalski holds a Luger P08. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming down the tiny front sight. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Reloading a Luger P08, which consists of flicking out the (invisible) magazine, loading a new one, and then releasing the toggle lock. Vis wz. 35 Radom The Vis wz. 35 Radom is the standard sidearm of the Polish forces, known as the "ps Vis wz. 35".
A Vis wz. 35 with a chrome finish is a DLC weapon and is modeled after the Vis P-35p, the German designation for wz. 35s produced at the Radom factory for use by the Wehrmacht after the occupation of Poland. It is referred to as the "VIS P-35p", however, the full designation of the German-produced wz. 35 was 9 mm Pistole 645(p) . It is functionally identical to the common variant. Due to the circumstances of this particular pistol's production, it can be considered somewhat anachronistic.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vis wz. 35 Radom - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing In a trench network, Kowalski comes across a wz. 35. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Having been hounded by German bombers in recent times, he aims at the sky. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Reloading a Vis wz. 35 Radom in an animation mostly recycled from the Luger, save for Kowalski thumbing the slide release when empty. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kowalski arrives to show-off his fancy P-35p pistol to his comrades. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Unbeknownst to his fellow soldiers, Kowalski flags one of his buddies with the chrome P-35p. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Reloading - not too much to say here as it reuses the basic wz. 35's animation. wz. 30 Nagant The wz. 30 Nagant, a Polish-produced variant of the Nagant Revolver , is available as a DLC weapon under the name "wz. NG 30 Nagant".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing wz. 30 Nagant - 7.62x38R Nagant. Compared to the Russian Nagant, the Polish-produced Nagants are slightly lighter and have a shorter barrel. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kowalski finds himself with a rather antiquated sidearm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming a Wz. 30 Nagant with its typically tiny late 19th century pistol sights. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "This reload time is exhilarating!" Shotguns Becker Model 1899 The Becker Model 1899 is the game's sole shotgun. Being a somewhat obscure hunting shotgun not designed for combat, its presence during the invasion of Poland is dubious.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Becker Model 1899 - 16 gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kowalski overlooks the Baltic coast with a Becker Model 1899 in hand. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming the Becker Model 1899 at the empty amphibious assault site. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Reloading. The ejector rod is correctly used to eject the last shell and then new shells are loaded into the chambers one by one. Submachine Guns Haenel MP28/II The Haenel MP28/II appears as the "Maschinenpistole 28" and is encountered in German hands.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Haenel MP28/II - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing After clearing Germans from a trench, Kowalski liberates an MP28/II for himself, using the oft ill-advised technique of holding it by the magazine well. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kowalski interrogates another MP28/II as to the whereabouts of his friends. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Reloading. M1928 Thompson The M1928 Thompson appears under its contemporary Polish designation of "pm Thompson wz. 28".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1928 Thompson with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kowalski brings some American firepower to the front. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kowalski aims, determined to be the first man to give the Nazis their first taste of .45 ACP. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Reloading. The drum magazine is correctly slid into place and then the charging handle given a tug. MP40 While called a "Maschinenpistole 38" in-game, this weapon is actually an anachronistic MP40 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maschinenpistole 40 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kowalski with a time-traveling "Maschinenpistole 38". Note the non-fluted upper part of the receiver and Margolit lower receiver typical for many MP40s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming the MP40 at some suspicious dirt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Reloading the MP40. For some reason, every submachine gun produces a large amount of smoke from the barrel- not the muzzle, but rather the entire barrel. This effect is best seen here. PPD-29 The PPD-29 was added in a post-release update as the "Degtyaryov PPD-30".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing PPD-29 - 7.63x25mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kowalski finds himself with an obscure Soviet prototype. Best not to dwell on where he got it. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming the PPD-29 at the frontlines. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Reloading the PPD-29 by removing the pan magazine, placing a new one, and pulling the charging handle. Appropriate for an SMG that resembles a miniature Degtyaryov DP-27 . wz. 39 Mors The Wz. 39 Mors appears as the "pm Mors wz. 39". It is depicted as much more common in the field than it ever was in real life- only 39 wz. 39s were produced by the start of World War II.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wz. 39 Mors - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Holding a Wz. 39 Mors at the site of a battered farmstead. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming the Wz. 39 Mors after getting in some field testing on German defenders. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Reloading, Like the other SMGs, the Mors produces a large cloud of black smoke after sustained fire, accompanied by a rather worrying sizzling sound. Rifles Karabiner 98k The Karabiner 98k is, of course, the standard issue rifle of German forces. Referred to as the "Karabiner 98 kurz".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Holding a captured Karabiner 98k. The in-game model seems rather compact or squashed. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming the Karabiner 98k. The flag safety seems to have been placed a bit too far forward and the striker incorrectly does not move when fired. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Reloading the Karabiner 98k. Karabiner 98k with scope
Karabiner 98k with a scope is used by Wehrmacht snipers. It strangely gets a completely new designation of "Mauser Kar98 Sniper".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k with Zeiss ZF42 scope - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kowalski requisitions a scoped Kar98k. The scope and mount do not appear to be based on any used by the Kar98k during the actual war. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming through the scope reveals a classic three-post reticle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Reloading the scoped Karabiner 98k. No stripper clips this time. wz. 29 Mauser The wz. 29 Mauser is the standard issue rifle of Polish infantry, marking Land of War as one of this rifle's rare video game appearances. It appears as "kbk Mauser wz.29".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wz. 29 Mauser - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kowalski muses on the irony of him and his countrymen fighting Germans with the Kar98k's Polish cousin. Like the Kar98k, this rifle also seems a bit too short. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming the wz. 29 Mauser. Unlike the Kar98k, this Mauser variant lacks a hooded front sight. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Like the Kar98k, however, it is loaded either round-by-round or with a stripper clip. wz. 38M The wz. 38M appears as the "kbsp Maroszka wz. 38M" and is the only self-loading rifle in-game. Like the wz. 39 Mors, the wz. 38M appears much more prominently in-game than it ever did in real life.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wz. 38M - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing While holding a wz. 38M, Kowalski surveys a burning farm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming the wz. 38M reveals sights that are small, but clear and readable. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Reloading. Kowalski loads the rifle with two 8mm Mauser stripper clips (note the second clip in his off hand) before he (very subtly) puts the bolt into battery by pulling the trigger. wz. 35 Ur The wz. 35 Ur appears as "Kb ppanc Ur wz. 35" and is used in its intended role as a stationary anti-tank rifle. Unlike some other depictions of the wz. 35 Ur in video games, it cannot be picked up and used while on the move and is more sensibly used only when the bipod is deployed.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wz. 35 Ur - 7.92x107mm DS Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wz. 35 Ur in game. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wz. 35 Ur in game. Machine Guns Ckm wz. 08 Maxim The Maxim MG08 appears as a stationary weapon under its Polish designation of "ckm Maxim wz. 08". It has unlimited ammo, but is governed by a usual video game "overheating" mechanic.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim MG08 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Coming across an MG08. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kowalski mans the MG08 to defend this particular dirt road. Ckm wz. 25 Hotchkiss The Ckm wz. 25 Hotchkiss, a Polish-produced Hotchkiss M1914 in 7.92x57mm Mauser, is another stationary weapon and is incorrectly referred to as "ckm Hotchkiss wz. 14". Unlike the other stationary machine guns, it does not have unlimited ammo and the 30-round belt must be replaced. It is also mounted on some vehicles.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ckm wz. 30 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Ckm wz. 30 with a belt that would realistically be good for less than five seconds of sustained fire. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Using the Ckm wz. 30 . Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Polish 7 TP twin-turreted tank with two mounted Ckm wz. 30 machine guns. MG 15 German Junkers Ju 87 dive bombers have rear-mounted MG 15s .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maschinengewehr 15 with 75-round double drum - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG34 The MG34 with Patronentrommel 34 magazine appears as "Maschinengewehr 34".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MG34 with 75 round saddle drum magazine Patronentrommel 34 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kowalski borrows an MG34 from the Germans. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming reveals the drum magazine clutters quite a bit of your view. It's an "accuracy through volume" kind of gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Reloading. The charging handle is pulled, the magazine swapped, and a new one put in its place. Rkm wz. 28 Browning The Rkm wz. 28 Browning , a Polish license-produced Browning Automatic Rifle , appears as "rkm Browning wz. 28".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rkm wz. 28 Browning - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing In an absurdly-spacious Warsaw sewer, Kowalski holds a Rkm wz. 28 Browning. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming through the flipped up rear sight. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Reloading through a simple swap of the magazines. Launchers Sturmpistole The Sturmpistole appears under its real name. It is anachronistic to the game's 1939 setting.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sturmpistole - 26.65mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Holding a Sturmpistole. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming the Sturmpistole. The ladder sight is not used to rangefind and Kowalski simply lines up shots through the middle slot. Explosives Dynamite Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dynamite is given to complete objectives. Model 24 Stielhandgranate German soldiers are seen using Model 24 Stielhandgranates .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Model 24 Stielhandgranate Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Model 24 grenade stuck to a German soldier. While presumably meant to be tucked into his belt, it's not quite clear what the grenade is actually affixed to. wz. 33 Granat Obronny The wz. 33 Granat Obronny is the game's usable grenade, known as "Defensive Grenade wz. 33".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing wz. 33 Granat Obronny Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kowalski prepares to play hot potato with a wz. 33 grenade. Mounted 2 cm KwK 30 German Panzer II light tanks, Kfz. 222 scout cars, and Sd.Kfz. 234/1 armored cars are equipped with KwK 30 autocannons.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kampfwagenkanone 30 mounted on an Sd.Kfz. 222 - 20x138mmB Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing 7.5 cm le.IG 18 Two 7.5 cm le.IG 18 support guns are found during the single-player campaign.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 7.5 cm le.IG 18 - 75x89 mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Infanteriegeschütz 18 is seen behind sandbags. 76.2 mm divisional gun M1902 The 76.2 mm divisional gun model 1902 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Putilov Field Gun - 76.2mm (3 in) Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing 8 cm Granatwerfer 34 What appears to be a 8 cm Granatwerfer 34 Mortar is seen during the mission in Warsaw
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Granatwerfer (GrW) 34 - 81.4 mm (3.20 in) Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing 8.8 cm Flak 37 The 8.8 cm Flak 37 appears throughout the campaign. It cannot be used, but is often the target of sabotage objectives.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 8.8 cm FlaK 37 - 88x571mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing 8.8 cm FlaK 37 in game. 15 cm sIG 33 A German Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf. B "Bison" self-propelled gun is seen with a mounted 15 cm sIG 33 .
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Armata 37 mm Hotchkiss wz. 85 - 37x94 mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Armata 37 mm Hotchkiss wz. 85 in game. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Armata 37 mm Hotchkiss wz. 85 in game. Armata 152.4 mm Bofors wz. 30 Two Armata 152.4 mm Bofors wz. 30 are stationed on the Hel Peninsula.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Armata przeciwlotnicza 40 mm Bofors wz. 36 - 40x311mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Coming across a Armata przeciwlotnicza 40 mm Bofors wz. 36. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kowalski scans the skies through the gun sight. Armatka 37 mm Bofors wz. 36 Polish-produced Armatka 37 mm Bofors wz. 36 is used to destroy German armor in some missions. Polish tanks also use the tank gun variant. It is referred to as "Armata ppnac Bofors wz.".
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