Best main weapons per class.

Battlefield 1 General Discussion
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I seem to be having a bit of trouble as I rank up. The weapon I have points for to buy all seem to be less capable then the ones I already own. And I have 4 to 6 I still have to get. So as far as rifles, LMGs, and SMGs go what are the best ones for each class and why? Thanks.

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I’ll add to OP’s request by putting some guidelines so you veteran players can fill us in. I have a rough idea of the answers here, but I’m nothing like you guys who know this game in and out:

Assault
Best shotgun:
Best SMG:
Best sidearm:

Medic
Best rifle with quick reload:
Best all around rifle:
Best sidearm:

Support
Best LMG:
Best sidearm:

Scout
Best short range sniper:
Best mid range sniper:
Best long range sniper:
Best sidearm:

I know this is a pretty big worksheet here, but it would be great for a lot of us more casual players to benefit from the experience of the professionals. It would be especially handy to have this around to inform the kits that I preset when I finish my service star marathon.

Thanks a lot!

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Best Medic rifle: Selbstlader 1916
Honorable mentions: Cel-Rigotti, Sweeper (both good for CQB since they have full-auto)

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Assault
Best gun = Hellreigel; huge magazine size, very manageable recoil, decent range.
Best alternative = Automatico Trench variant; no need to aim, hip fire accuracy is tremendous. Great fire rate lets you shred up close.

Medic
Best gun = Selbstlader 1916; good magazine size, 3-shot kill at any range, very forgiving weapon.
Best alternative = Mondragon Optical variant; 3-shot kill, with easier to manage recoil than the 1916.

Support
Best gun = BAR; minimal recoil, good hip fire and rate of fire.

Scout
Best gun = SMLE Marksman; good magazine size, shortest sweet spot makes it an ideal medium range sniper, good bullet velocity so you don’t have to compensate much for bullet drop.
Best alternative = Russian 1895 Marksman = Fastest fire rate in class.

Best side arm = Frommer Stop.

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Assault
Best shotgun: Model 10-A Hunter
Best SMG: Automatico Trench
Best sidearm: Howdah Pistol

Scout
Best short range sniper: Rank 10: Martini Henry - PreRank 10: SMLE Infantry (not as high damage, but similar sweet spot and way faster firing rate)
Best mid range sniper: SMLE MKIII Marksman
Best long range sniper: Russian 1895 Sniper
Best sidearm: Frommer Stop

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Support: mg15. I tried the bar, not great for anything beyond cqb. The Benet mercie is better for accuracy but the mg15 has a 200 round drum mag. With bipod deployed I’ve killed entire squads with automatic fire from 3 objective points away. (Mg15 suppressive )

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The Mg15 is definitely the king of lmgs since you usually have the most ammo on the field no matter which variant you use. It has pretty good aim when bursting it. The only drawback is that if your straight spread it you overheat around the halfway through your ammo but that only takes 3 seconds to fix. Now I prefer the storm variant and it is pretty accurate and a great all round weapon

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CQB: Autoloader 8 .25 Extended.
Medium/all-around: Selbstlader 1916 Optical.

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Dude, what? The BAR has pretty decent range if you can aim lol

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Why this handgun in particular?

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Assault
Best shotgun: 10A Hunter, no questions, just ridiculous, use it and you deserve to get flamed
Best SMG: M1918 Automatico Trench, due to the high rof it can kill pretty decent even at mid range
Best sidearm: Gasser, long reload time, but also the longest 2 BTK Range

Medic
Best rifle with quick reload: .25 Extended or 1907 Factory for a little more mid range power
Best all around rifle: .25 extended due to the highest rate of fire, while having a box magazine
Best sidearm: Auto Revolver, good counter to the Automatico for extreme CQ

Support
Best LMG: BAR, any Variant, decent in CQ(outdamages MP18), very good at mid range
Best sidearm: Modello 1915, high fire rate, fast reload

Scout
Best short range sniper: Martini/Russian Trench
Best mid range sniper: Martini
Best long range sniper: Gewehr 98
Best sidearm: MARS, high damage, acceptable firerate

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Mt favorite is the “I wish a MFer would”, baby mama variant

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Assault:the mp18 trench will open you the way to the hellreigel.Medic:Mondragon if you are precise and like medium to Long range combat,autoloading extended or sweeper for close combat.Support:mg15 low weight,less recoil and now it has bipod like the suppressive.Honorable mention m1909 telescopic, it’s an anti sniper lmg.Scout the Springfield for long range and the gewher 95 for aggressive sniping

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Lots of people ask this. There isn’t an answer. I think DICE have done a real good job with the weapons and variants so that there’s something that’s good for each situation.

Each class has a general intended role and range, but within that each weapon is ‘good’ depending upon what you need.

When choosing consider: Magazine size, reload speed, fire rate, ideal effective range. The variant of a weapon then gives further choice over sights, ranges, recoil, etc.

There are also some weird variants that let you step outside your class a little, like the Experimental M1903 lets the sniper have some close-quarters fun.

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Assault
Best shotgun: Model 10
Best SMG: Hellriegel with MP18 trench as a close second
Best sidearm: no clue

Support
Best LMG: BAR or MG15
Best sidearm: no clue

Scout
Best short range sniper: Martini Henry
Best mid range sniper: SMLE or the Russian one
Best long range sniper: The german one Gewrgr something
Best sidearm: Mars automatic

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For the most part there are no best weapons. There are weapons that are suited to different playstyles and better at different ranges but no best weapons and rightly so.

Which is why you will see a lot of variety in the choices people have made here.

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Assault: Hellreigl
Medic: Mondragon Storm
Support: BAR Storm
Scout: Gewehr M.95 Carbine

All great for a highly mobile flag capping gameplay style.

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Link to section: AssaultAssault

Link to section: -Best shotgun: M 10-A Hunter -Best SMG: Automatico Trench / Hellriegel . Medic-Best shotgun: M 10-A Hunter
-Best SMG: Automatico Trench / Hellriegel
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Medic

Link to section: -Best rifle with quick reload: Selbstlader M1916 -Best all around rifle: Selbstlader M1916 . Support-Best rifle with quick reload: Selbstlader M1916
-Best all around rifle: Selbstlader M1916
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Support

Link to section: -Best LMG: Bar / MG15 . Scout-Best LMG: Bar / MG15
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Scout

-Best short range sniper: SMLE MK3 / Martini-Henry
-Best mid range sniper: SMLE MK3 / Martini-Henry
-Best long range sniper: Gewehr 98, M1903

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Assault - Mp18. Its reliable enough to get kills. I prefer optical

Medic - mondragon storm. Barely any recoil. And 1907 sl sweeper.

Support - Lewis gun suppressive or the bar. I barely play the class but they are pretty good

Scout - if you ptfo, gewehr m.95 carbine. If you lie down on a rock, russian 1895 sniper

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Agreed. Got to level 10 and got the Huot but I’m missing the MG15’s huge magazine.

I think I’ll switch back.