# Best main weapons per class. **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [November 20, 2016, 2:00am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/best-main-weapons-per-class/102708 "2016-11-20T02:00:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![USAF77](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/dfb087/32.png) [@USAF77](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/USAF77)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 2:00am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/best-main-weapons-per-class/102708/1 "2016-11-20T02:00:00Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![sawyermblack](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@sawyermblack](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/sawyermblack)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 2:12am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/best-main-weapons-per-class/102708/2 "2016-11-20T02:12:00Z")
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! ---
**Author:** ![Chubzdoomer](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/chubzdoomer/32/101517_2.png) [@Chubzdoomer](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Chubzdoomer)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 2:24am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/best-main-weapons-per-class/102708/3 "2016-11-20T02:24:00Z")
Best Medic rifle: Selbstlader 1916 Honorable mentions: Cel-Rigotti, Sweeper (both good for CQB since they have full-auto) ---
**Author:** ![TickTak77](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/ticktak77/32/103838_2.png) [@TickTak77](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/TickTak77)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 2:30am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/best-main-weapons-per-class/102708/4 "2016-11-20T02:30:00Z")
**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. ---
**Author:** ![Khaotik707](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/dec6dc/32.png) [@Khaotik707](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Khaotik707)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 2:43am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/best-main-weapons-per-class/102708/5 "2016-11-20T02:43:00Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![M0istGamer](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/m0istgamer/32/102701_2.png) [@M0istGamer](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/M0istGamer)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 3:06am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/best-main-weapons-per-class/102708/6 "2016-11-20T03:06:00Z")
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 ) ---
**Author:** ![GreyHound5011](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/greyhound5011/32/102122_2.png) [@GreyHound5011](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/GreyHound5011)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 3:12am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/best-main-weapons-per-class/102708/7 "2016-11-20T03:12:00Z")
> [@M0istGamer](#): > > 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 ) 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 ---
**Author:** ![ProLegion\_exor](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/prolegion_exor/32/101880_2.png) [@ProLegion\_exor](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/ProLegion_exor)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 3:19am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/best-main-weapons-per-class/102708/8 "2016-11-20T03:19:00Z")
CQB: Autoloader 8 .25 Extended. Medium/all-around: Selbstlader 1916 Optical. ---
**Author:** ![MrOnlineToughGuy](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/mronlinetoughguy/32/102883_2.png) [@MrOnlineToughGuy](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/MrOnlineToughGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 5:02am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/best-main-weapons-per-class/102708/9 "2016-11-20T05:02:00Z")
> [@M0istGamer](#): > > 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 ) Dude, what? The BAR has pretty decent range if you can aim lol ---
**Author:** ![ChineseToTheBone1](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/45deac/32.png) [@ChineseToTheBone1](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/ChineseToTheBone1)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 5:25am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/best-main-weapons-per-class/102708/10 "2016-11-20T05:25:00Z")
> [@TickTak77](#): > > Best side arm = Frommer Stop. Why this handgun in particular? ---
**Author:** ![woll3](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/woll3/32/104081_2.png) [@woll3](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/woll3)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 8:33am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/best-main-weapons-per-class/102708/11 "2016-11-20T08:33:00Z")
**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 ---
**Author:** ![esconyc0101](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@esconyc0101](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/esconyc0101)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 8:49am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/best-main-weapons-per-class/102708/12 "2016-11-20T08:49:00Z")
Mt favorite is the “I wish a MFer would”, baby mama variant ---
**Author:** ![Thunderbolt19996](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@Thunderbolt19996](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Thunderbolt19996)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 10:36am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/best-main-weapons-per-class/102708/13 "2016-11-20T10:36:00Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![disposalist](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@disposalist](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/disposalist)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 11:22am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/best-main-weapons-per-class/102708/14 "2016-11-20T11:22:00Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Hawxxeye](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/hawxxeye/32/101036_2.png) [@Hawxxeye](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Hawxxeye)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 12:00pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/best-main-weapons-per-class/102708/15 "2016-11-20T12:00:00Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![lerki0](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/lerki0/32/102630_2.png) [@lerki0](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/lerki0)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 12:15pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/best-main-weapons-per-class/102708/16 "2016-11-20T12:15:00Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Sindari](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/sindari/32/103477_2.png) [@Sindari](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Sindari)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 12:30pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/best-main-weapons-per-class/102708/17 "2016-11-20T12:30:00Z")
Assault: Hellreigl Medic: Mondragon Storm Support: BAR Storm Scout: Gewehr M.95 Carbine All great for a highly mobile flag capping gameplay style. ---
**Author:** ![IGuerilla\_Phil](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/ea666f/32.png) [@IGuerilla\_Phil](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/IGuerilla_Phil)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 12:37pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/best-main-weapons-per-class/102708/18 "2016-11-20T12:37:00Z")
## [Link to section: Assault](#assault-1) **Assault** ## [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-medic-2)-Best shotgun: M 10-A Hunter -Best SMG: Automatico Trench / Hellriegel . **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-support-3)-Best rifle with quick reload: Selbstlader M1916 -Best all around rifle: Selbstlader M1916 . **Support** ## [Link to section: -Best LMG: Bar / MG15 . Scout](#best-lmg-bar-mg15-scout-4)-Best LMG: Bar / MG15 . **Scout** -Best short range sniper: SMLE MK3 / Martini-Henry -Best mid range sniper: SMLE MK3 / Martini-Henry -Best long range sniper: Gewehr 98, M1903 ---
**Author:** ![N\_FURY\_21](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/ea5d25/32.png) [@N\_FURY\_21](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/N_FURY_21)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 2:28pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/best-main-weapons-per-class/102708/19 "2016-11-20T14:28:00Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![Phat\_Helmet](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/phat_helmet/32/103118_2.png) [@Phat\_Helmet](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Phat_Helmet)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 2:43pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/best-main-weapons-per-class/102708/20 "2016-11-20T14:43:00Z")
> [@M0istGamer](#): > > 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 ) > [@ITY53](#): > > > [@M0istGamer](#): > > > > 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 ) > > 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 Agreed. Got to level 10 and got the Huot but I’m missing the MG15’s huge magazine. I think I’ll switch back.