WORLD AT WAR FIELD GUIDE

World at War Guns & Weapons

33 illustrated base weapons, including multiplayer guns, special equipment and the original Zombies wonder weapons.

Weapon scope

Base weapon models are listed once. Multiplayer guns may also appear in campaign or Zombies. Attachments, Pack-a-Punch names, grenades and fixed turrets are not separate entries.

Bolt-action rifles

Springfield menu icon from the original Call of Duty: World at War (2008).

Original World at War weapon menu icon. Picture source

Multiplayer

Springfield

An American bolt-action rifle. Its optional scope turns careful, deliberate shots into a long-range role.

Fire type: Bolt-action
Availability: Multiplayer loadout

Call of Duty Guide: Springfield · Original game image

Arisaka menu icon from the original Call of Duty: World at War (2008).

Original World at War weapon menu icon. Picture source

Multiplayer

Arisaka

A Japanese bolt-action rifle with a five-round magazine and an optional bayonet or sniper scope.

Fire type: Bolt-action
Availability: Multiplayer loadout

Call of Duty Guide: Arisaka · Original game image

Mosin-Nagant menu icon from the original Call of Duty: World at War (2008).

Original World at War weapon menu icon. Picture source

Multiplayer

Mosin-Nagant

The Soviet bolt-action rifle. It appears in the campaign and offers a scoped option in multiplayer.

Fire type: Bolt-action
Availability: Multiplayer loadout

Call of Duty Guide: Mosin-Nagant · Original game image

Kar98k menu icon from the original Call of Duty: World at War (2008).

Original World at War weapon menu icon. Picture source

Multiplayer

Kar98k

A German bolt-action rifle for deliberate shots, with bayonet and sniper scope attachment choices.

Fire type: Bolt-action
Availability: Multiplayer loadout

Call of Duty Guide: Kar98k · Original game image

PTRS-41 menu icon from the original Call of Duty: World at War (2008).

Original World at War weapon menu icon. Picture source

Multiplayer

PTRS-41

A heavy, scoped anti-tank rifle. The game places it in the bolt-action class even though it fires semi-automatically.

Fire type: Semi-automatic
Availability: Multiplayer loadout

Call of Duty Guide: PTRS-41 · Original game image

Rifles

SVT-40 menu icon from the original Call of Duty: World at War (2008).

Original World at War weapon menu icon. Picture source

Multiplayer

SVT-40

A Soviet semi-automatic rifle that rewards controlled trigger timing when watching a lane.

Fire type: Semi-automatic
Availability: Multiplayer loadout

Call of Duty Guide: SVT-40 · Original game image

Gewehr 43 menu icon from the original Call of Duty: World at War (2008).

Original World at War weapon menu icon. Picture source

Multiplayer

Gewehr 43

A German semi-automatic rifle with a detachable magazine and a rifle-grenade attachment option.

Fire type: Semi-automatic
Availability: Multiplayer loadout

Call of Duty Guide: Gewehr 43 · Original game image

M1 Garand menu icon from the original Call of Duty: World at War (2008).

Original World at War weapon menu icon. Picture source

Multiplayer

M1 Garand

The American semi-automatic service rifle, recognizable by its eight-round clip and distinctive empty-clip sound.

Fire type: Semi-automatic
Availability: Multiplayer loadout

Call of Duty Guide: M1 Garand · Original game image

STG-44 menu icon from the original Call of Duty: World at War (2008).

Original World at War weapon menu icon. Picture source

Multiplayer

STG-44

A fully automatic German rifle that bridges the gap between deliberate rifle fire and close-range automatic weapons.

Fire type: Fully automatic
Availability: Multiplayer loadout

Call of Duty Guide: STG-44 · Original game image

M1A1 Carbine menu icon from the original Call of Duty: World at War (2008).

Original World at War weapon menu icon. Picture source

Multiplayer

M1A1 Carbine

A light American semi-automatic rifle, named M1A1 Carbine in this game, with an optional larger box magazine.

Fire type: Semi-automatic
Availability: Multiplayer loadout

Call of Duty Guide: M1A1 Carbine · Original game image

Submachine guns

Thompson menu icon from the original Call of Duty: World at War (2008).

Original World at War weapon menu icon. Picture source

Multiplayer

Thompson

The American automatic submachine gun, with a compact role suited to fighting around buildings and corners.

Fire type: Fully automatic
Availability: Multiplayer loadout

Call of Duty Guide: Thompson · Original game image

MP40 menu icon from the original Call of Duty: World at War (2008).

Original World at War weapon menu icon. Picture source

Multiplayer

MP40

A German submachine gun with a measured automatic rhythm and an optional extended magazine.

Fire type: Fully automatic
Availability: Multiplayer loadout

Call of Duty Guide: MP40 · Original game image

Type 100 menu icon from the original Call of Duty: World at War (2008).

Original World at War weapon menu icon. Picture source

Multiplayer

Type 100

A Japanese submachine gun with a side-mounted magazine, available alongside the other close-range automatic weapons.

Fire type: Fully automatic
Availability: Multiplayer loadout

Call of Duty Guide: Type 100 · Original game image

PPSh-41 menu icon from the original Call of Duty: World at War (2008).

Original World at War weapon menu icon. Picture source

Multiplayer

PPSh-41

A Soviet submachine gun distinguished by rapid automatic fire and the option to fit a round drum magazine.

Fire type: Fully automatic
Availability: Multiplayer loadout

Call of Duty Guide: PPSh-41 · Original game image

Machine guns

Type 99 menu icon from the original Call of Duty: World at War (2008).

Original World at War weapon menu icon. Picture source

Multiplayer

Type 99

A Japanese machine gun with a top-mounted magazine. It belongs to the normal multiplayer machine-gun lineup.

Fire type: Fully automatic
Availability: Multiplayer loadout

Call of Duty Guide: Type 99 · Original game image

BAR menu icon from the original Call of Duty: World at War (2008).

Original World at War weapon menu icon. Picture source

Multiplayer

BAR

The Browning Automatic Rifle trades a small magazine for a deliberate automatic-fire role.

Fire type: Fully automatic
Availability: Multiplayer loadout

Call of Duty Guide: BAR · Original game image

DP-28 menu icon from the original Call of Duty: World at War (2008).

Original World at War weapon menu icon. Picture source

Multiplayer

DP-28

A Soviet machine gun easily recognized by its round pan magazine above the receiver.

Fire type: Fully automatic
Availability: Multiplayer loadout

Call of Duty Guide: DP-28 · Original game image

MG42 menu icon from the original Call of Duty: World at War (2008).

Original World at War weapon menu icon. Picture source

Multiplayer

MG42

A German belt-fed machine gun that pours out rapid fire and takes time to reload.

Fire type: Fully automatic
Availability: Multiplayer loadout

Call of Duty Guide: MG42 · Original game image

FG42 menu icon from the original Call of Duty: World at War (2008).

Original World at War weapon menu icon. Picture source

Multiplayer

FG42

A German automatic weapon with a side-mounted magazine and an optional telescopic sight.

Fire type: Fully automatic
Availability: Multiplayer loadout

Call of Duty Guide: FG42 · Original game image

Browning M1919 menu icon from the original Call of Duty: World at War (2008).

Original World at War weapon menu icon. Picture source

Multiplayer

Browning M1919

An American belt-fed machine gun for sustained fire, with a bipod attachment option.

Fire type: Fully automatic
Availability: Multiplayer loadout

Call of Duty Guide: Browning M1919 · Original game image

Shotguns

Trench Gun menu icon from the original Call of Duty: World at War (2008).

Original World at War weapon menu icon. Picture source

Multiplayer

Trench Gun

A pump-action shotgun for close engagements. Shells are loaded individually rather than through a detachable magazine.

Fire type: Pump-action
Availability: Multiplayer loadout

Call of Duty Guide: Trench Gun · Original game image

Double-Barreled Shotgun image from the original Call of Duty: World at War (2008).

Original World at War game image. Picture source

Multiplayer

Double-Barreled Shotgun

A break-action shotgun with two shots before a reload. The sawed-off version is an attachment choice.

Fire type: Break-action
Availability: Multiplayer loadout

Call of Duty Guide: Double-Barreled Shotgun · Original game image

Pistols

Colt M1911 menu icon from the original Call of Duty: World at War (2008).

Original World at War weapon menu icon. Picture source

Multiplayer

Colt M1911

The American semi-automatic sidearm. Zombies survivors also begin their original maps with this pistol.

Fire type: Semi-automatic
Availability: Multiplayer loadout

Call of Duty Guide: Colt M1911 · Original game image

Nambu menu icon from the original Call of Duty: World at War (2008).

Original World at War weapon menu icon. Picture source

Multiplayer

Nambu

A Japanese semi-automatic pistol, carried as a secondary weapon in the original multiplayer lineup.

Fire type: Semi-automatic
Availability: Multiplayer loadout

Call of Duty Guide: Nambu · Original game image

Walther P38 menu icon from the original Call of Duty: World at War (2008).

Original World at War weapon menu icon. Picture source

Multiplayer

Walther P38

A German semi-automatic pistol used as a secondary weapon and encountered during the European campaign.

Fire type: Semi-automatic
Availability: Multiplayer loadout

Call of Duty Guide: Walther P38 · Original game image

Tokarev TT-33 menu icon from the original Call of Duty: World at War (2008).

Original World at War weapon menu icon. Picture source

Multiplayer

Tokarev TT-33

The Soviet semi-automatic sidearm. It is a selectable multiplayer pistol as well as a campaign weapon.

Fire type: Semi-automatic
Availability: Multiplayer loadout

Call of Duty Guide: Tokarev TT-33 · Original game image

.357 Magnum menu icon from the original Call of Duty: World at War (2008).

Original World at War weapon menu icon. Picture source

Multiplayer

.357 Magnum

A six-shot revolver offering a different sidearm rhythm from the four semi-automatic pistols.

Fire type: Revolver
Availability: Multiplayer loadout

Call of Duty Guide: .357 Magnum · Original game image

Special weapons

M2 Flamethrower image from the original Call of Duty: World at War (2008).

Original World at War game image. Picture source

Campaign / Multiplayer / Zombies

M2 Flamethrower

A short-range flame weapon. Multiplayer equips it through the Flamethrower perk; the campaign and Zombies also feature it.

Fire type: Flamethrower
Availability: Campaign pickups; multiplayer perk; Zombies Mystery Box

Call of Duty Guide: M2 Flamethrower · Original game image

M9A1 Bazooka image from the original Call of Duty: World at War (2008).

Original World at War game image. Picture source

Campaign / Multiplayer

M9A1 Bazooka

A shoulder-fired rocket launcher. The multiplayer M9A1 Bazooka x2 perk supplies it with two rockets.

Fire type: Single-shot rocket
Availability: Campaign; multiplayer perk

Call of Duty Guide: M9A1 Bazooka · Original game image

Panzerschreck image from the original Call of Duty: World at War (2008).

Original World at War game image. Picture source

Campaign / Zombies

Panzerschreck

A shielded German rocket launcher found in the Soviet campaign and the Zombies Mystery Box. It is absent from multiplayer.

Fire type: Single-shot rocket
Availability: Soviet campaign; Zombies Mystery Box

Call of Duty Guide: Panzerschreck · Original game image

Wonder weapons

Ray Gun image from the original Call of Duty: World at War (2008).

Original World at War game image. Picture source

Zombies / Campaign secret

Ray Gun

The original Zombies energy pistol, available from the Mystery Box. A hidden Little Resistance campaign event also provides it.

Fire type: Energy pistol
Availability: All four original Zombies maps; Little Resistance secret

Call of Duty Guide: Ray Gun · Original game image

Wunderwaffe DG-2 image from the original Call of Duty: World at War (2008).

Original World at War game image. Picture source

Zombies

Wunderwaffe DG-2

An electrical wonder weapon whose discharge jumps between nearby enemies. It arrives with Shi No Numa and returns in Der Riese.

Fire type: Electrical discharge
Availability: Shi No Numa and Der Riese Mystery Box

Call of Duty Guide: Wunderwaffe DG-2 · Original game image

Melee

Bowie Knife image from the original Call of Duty: World at War (2008).

Original World at War game image. Picture source

Zombies

Bowie Knife

A stronger melee weapon bought from the wall in Der Riese. It appears with Map Pack 3.

Fire type: Melee
Availability: Der Riese wall purchase

Call of Duty Guide: Bowie Knife · Original game image

Edition notes

Original 2008 World at War and its three map packs on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Wii has a smaller multiplayer map set and no Zombies or DLC. The separate DS game and PS2 Final Fronts are outside this guide.

References

Covered edition: Original 2008 World at War and its three map packs on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Wii has a smaller multiplayer map set and no Zombies or DLC. The separate DS game and PS2 Final Fronts are outside this wiki.