How this weapon list is verified
A weapon is not added because it appeared in a prediction video, historical loadout list, or beta screenshot. The release role and equipment screen must confirm the current name and faction. Each entry should then record the role, equipment slot, available firing mode shown by the game, and the build in which it was checked.
This process is slower than copying a large launch-day table, but it prevents predicted, renamed, or removed weapons from becoming permanent search results. Third-party lists are used only to find omissions. They are not treated as the authority for the database.
Official historical reference work
Team17 and Expression Games announced a collaboration with the Royal Armouries to support authentic weapon presentation. The official description connects that work with visual, animation, and audio reference. It is valid evidence for the development approach, not a source for hidden damage statistics.
The collaboration does not prove that every weapon held by the museum appears in the game. Add individual equipment only when an official video or current loadout confirms it. Historical specifications should also be separated from in-game behaviour unless the game exposes matching values.
M16A1 and M203 material
The official Inside the Armoury feature covers the M16A1 and M203 and provides confirmed background for those weapons in the game’s presentation. It can support an individual page explaining their official context and visible role in combined infantry firepower. It should not be stretched into unverified recoil, damage, zeroing, or unlock values.
The M203 is not evidence for the removed how to use rifle launcher keyword. The collected research could not verify the N4 rifle launcher procedure, and one launcher cannot be substituted for another merely because the search intent sounds similar. Each launcher needs its own current controls and sighting evidence.
Organize by faction and role
The current Steam release page identifies the North Vietnamese Army and US Armed Forces as the two sides. It also lists command, infantry, recon, armour, helicopter, and mortar units, with roles inside them. The weapon database should follow this structure because availability is connected to loadouts rather than a universal inventory.
For every weapon, show faction first, then unit, role, and slot. If multiple loadouts use it, list each verified path instead of saying “all infantry.” This makes the page answer the player’s real question: where the item can actually be selected.
Fire modes, variants, and names
Record a fire mode only when the current equipment screen or release gameplay proves it. Do not infer select-fire behaviour from the real weapon’s history. Game balance can model a historical platform differently, and a similarly named variant may use a separate loadout.
Preserve the exact in-game name and punctuation. Variant, optic, launcher, and cosmetic differences should not be merged unless the interface treats them as one entry. Conversely, do not create duplicate pages for a formatting or singular-versus-plural difference.
Equipment beyond primary firearms
Official materials describe historically accurate weapons, helicopters, patrol boats, tunnels, mortars, and combined-arms roles. A complete equipment reference may eventually include sidearms, launchers, explosives, anti-vehicle tools, flame weapons, and role equipment. The current supplied research does not contain a verified complete release roster for those categories.
Therefore this first page is a navigation and methodology hub, not a fabricated “all weapons” table. Individual categories will appear as the release menus are captured. Every page will state the build and omit a damage number unless a current game source exposes it.
Fields required for every future entry
| Field | Publishing rule |
|---|---|
| Name | Exact current in-game name |
| Faction | Confirmed US or NVA loadout |
| Unit and role | Current selectable path |
| Slot | Primary, secondary, or equipment slot shown in game |
| Fire mode | Only if visible or demonstrated in the release build |
| Unlock | Only if the game shows a requirement |
| Build checked | Required for every entry |
| Source image | Official asset or original capture |
This structure gives the database a dependable update path. It also exposes gaps instead of hiding them behind confident but unsupported tables.
What this page does not claim
It does not provide a complete damage model, recoil ranking, “best gun,” or launch roster assembled from predictions. It does not equate a Royal Armouries historical detail with a game statistic. It does not reuse another guide site’s weapon images or text.
The verified answer will grow as current loadouts are captured. Until then, the official M16A1/M203 material and the release faction-role structure form the reliable base, and unconfirmed names remain unpublished.