Weapons have an XP system that allows players to unlock attachments to change how the weapon performs in matches. The Create a Class system will feel familiar to players who have played Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, with players having access to an armory and shop for weapon blueprints or the gunsmith to customize equipment. While any weapon can be equipped with any character skin, players can earn bonus weapon XP if they equip an operator's favorite weapon. Light Machine Guns (or LMGs) feature large clips and high damage output even at long range with decent fire rates but they go the way of the shotgun when it comes time to reload speed. That said, shotguns often suffer from low fire rates and slow reload times. They pack a punch for close quarters combat, but they do not hold a candle to the high damage of a shotgun in a small room. Submachine guns - more commonly referred to as SMGs - feature high fire rates but lower damage overall and far less range.

Assault rifles are full and semi-automatic weaponry with decent damage at mid and long ranges however because these are modeled after World War II firearms the damage is considerably lower than what players may have gotten used to in Modern Warfare and Cold War, both of which featured more modern weaponry. Choosing a primary weapon often depends on play style choices, but there is a little something for everyone in Vanguard.

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