Call of Duty 3

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Call Of Duty 3 (2006)

Call of Duty 3 is a first-person shooter that takes place during World War II. The game was released only for the consoles (Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Playstation 3 and Wii).

The singleplayer campaign is about the Battle of the Falaise Pocket, where the player can fight as an American, a British, a Canadian and a Polish soldier.

The following weapons are used in the video game Call of Duty 3:

Pistols

M1911A1

The M1911A1 is the standard sidearm of the Allied Forces. It is only available in multiplayer.

M1911A1 - .45ACP

The Colt M1911A1 in Multiplayer.

Aiming the M1911A1.

A frame of the M1911's reloading animation.

Fist-pumping the American flag. The melee animation of both pistols consists a left jab.

Walther P38

The Walther P38 is the standard sidearm of the German Forces, available only in Multiplayer.

Walther P38 - 9x19mm Para

Walther P38 in Multiplayer.

Iron sight view. Bizarrely, the hammer decocks itself when aiming.

Dropping out a used magazine.

Inserting a new one.

Rifles

M1 Garand

The main rifle of American forces is the M1 Garand. Used in almost all of the American levels. There is a modeling error in first person where it is all wood with the exception of the trigger group on the bottom of the stock when there should be the bottom of the internal magazine.

M1 Garand - .30-06

M1 Garand in idle outside of St. Lô.

ADS view.

An in-action shot of the M1 firing off a round. Note the inconsistency between the ammo counter and the two shots rendered inside the magazine.

Followed by an obligatory ping noise....

Loading in a new en-bloc clip.

Driving the bolt handle forward.

M1903A4 Springfield

The sniper rifle of the Americans is the M1903A4 Springfield. Available in The Forest and Chambois levels. Used by a soldier to snipe a German radio op in the cutscene to 'Crossroads'.

M1903A4 Springfield - .30-06

M1903A4 Springfield in The Forest.

Scope view, which is a generic reticule used on all scoped weapons in game.

Cycling the action.

Reloading the Springfield.

Stock attack.

Karabiner 98k

The Kar98k is the service rifle of Axis forces. The scoped version is only available in 'The Island' level. Note that in multiplayer levels, the safety is always depicted in the "ON" position, which obviously should render the weapon unable to fire. There is a modeling error where in third person the front sight appears to be hooded, but when its picked up there is no hood over the front sight in first person.

Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Karabiner 98 Kurz in hand.

Iron sights of the K98K.

Cycling the bolt action, note the character's left thumb clipping the rear sight.

"Et tu, bolt handle?"

Reloading via a stripper clip.

Stock attack.

The Karabiner 98k appears also with a scope.

Kar 98k with Zeiss ZF42 scope - 7.92x57mm Mauser

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Gewehr 43

The Gewehr 43 is a German semi-automatic rifle. Only seen in the 2 forest levels.

Gewehr 43 - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Gewehr 43 in the Forêt d'Ecouves

Aiming the G43; the sights are not really aligned particularly well.

The reload animation has the bolt locked back first...

...followed by swapping magazines...

...and closing it with potato-hands.

Meleeing with the G43.

Lee-Enfield No. 4 MK. I

The Lee-Enfield No. 4 MK. I is the Service rifle of British, Canadian and Polish forces. Used as a sniper in 'Laison River' level.

Lee-Enfield No. 4 MK. I - .303

The Lee-Enfield No. 4 MK. I outside of German-occupied coal plant.

Aiming the MK. I.

Cycling the bolt.

Ejecting the last .303 case at the start of a reload.

Loading in a stripper clip of ammo. Similar to the shotgun, a reload from empty can be interrupted with only 5 rounds inserted instead of 10.

Rifle butt animation.

Lee-Enfield No. 4 MK. I with a sniper scope.

Reloading the scoped Lee-Enfield with .303 inches of air.

Support Weapons

M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle

The Browning Automatic Rifle is used by American support gunners. Used in The Island and Chambois levels.

Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) - .30-06

The M1918A2 BAR on The Island.

BAR iron sights.

Pulling back the charging handle.

The BAR has a rather unique animation where the character's hand fidgets around trying to release the magazine, somewhat realistically depicting combat related stress.

The magazine is always empty, but at least the follower has some nice detail.

Meleeing shows the right side is completely solid, however.

Sturmgewehr 44

The Sturmgewehr 44 appears in the game as the MP44. Used by German support gunners, mostly seen in the last missions of the game.

Sturmgewehr 44 - 7.92x33mm

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Sturmgewehr 44 as seen in game.

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Fallschirmjägergewehr 42

The FG 42 is seen on German soldiers in the second mission and scoped versions can be found in a few levels.

FG42 - 7.92x57mm Mauser

‎FG 42 7.92x57mm Mauser early version with ZF4 scope (top) and late-war version with ZFG42 scope (bottom)

Inspecting a destroyed M3 Stuart Rhino with the FG42 in hand.

FG42 with the Zeiss ZF4 scope.

ADS of the FG42.

Grabbing the box magazine.

Followed by a rapid yank of the charging handle.

Melee animation of the FG42.

Bren LMG

The Bren gun is used by the British, Canadian and Polish forces.

Bren Mk2 - .303

Private Cole of the 4th Canadian Division wields the Bren gun in the Falaise Road mission.

Aiming the Bren.

Opening the bolt of the Bren.

Changing .303 magazines. For some reason, the character's dominant hand holds the Bren by its stock while reloading.

Wonky hand positions with the stock attack, as usual.

Submachine Gun

Thompson M1A1

The Thompson Submachine Gun is used in almost all of American levels. Uses an incorrect 20 round magazine. (20's were issued to paratroopers)

M1A1 Thompson

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M1A1 Thompson as seen in game.

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MP40

The MP40 is the submachine gun of German forces.

MP40 - 9mm Parabellum

Private Nichols with a newly acquired Maschinepistole 40, letting everyone else know that he has poor ammo conservation skills with his Uncle Sam issued weapons.

Aiming the MP40.

Reloading the MP40, unlike other entries in the series, the bolt is locked back in the "safe" position at the beginning of a reload.

Releasing the bolt.

Nichols rather loosely hangs on to the rear of the MP40 while dishing out some good ol' fashioned liberation with the wire stock.

Sten Mk II

The Sten Mk II is the main SMG for the British and Canadian armies. When idle, it is held from the assembly in front of the trigger guard, but when aiming down the sights it is held from the handguard. Either way, this is the first Call of Duty game where the Sten is held correctly instead of being held from the magazine.

Sten Mk II - 9x19mm

SAS Sergeant Doyle holds his Sten on a poor fellow that clearly didn't know his arse from his elbow.

View down the peep hole sight. Note how his supporting hand has moved further up.

Doyle throttles the magazine for fresh ammunition...

...and then proceeds to push the bolt forward. It appears that the Sten was incorrectly treated as a closed bolt SMG by the animators.

In a pinch, the stock makes for a great melee weapon, too.

Shotguns

Winchester Model 1897 "Trench Gun"

The Winchester Model 1897 "Trench Gun" is used by the British and American forces. Interestingly, in an empty reload the player loads 5 shells, pumps the action and then inserts a sixth extra shell, while during mid-reloads he just load the shells required appropriately. This is the only game in the entire Call of Duty titles to feature such a correct process; in all others the pump-action shotguns are always cocked after reloading, regardless of whether the magazine is empty or not. The weapon is incorrectly modeled with the ejection port mirrored to the left side.

Winchester Model 1897 - 12 gauge

Sergeant Doyle with his newly acquired Trench Gun.

Aiming the Winchester M1897.

Pumping the shotgun.

Inserting new shells into the tube magazine.

Chambering a shell from the full magazine, which is done in a rather dramatic fashion.

The melee animation shows off a loaded shell holder slipped over the stock.

Machine Guns

MG42

The MG42 is not a weapon that you can carry around the game. Mounted machine gun of the German Forces

MG42 - 7.92 x 57mm Mauser (8mm Mauser)

Waffen SS soldiers fire the MG42.

Browning M1919A4

The Browning M1919 is used by support gunners of the Allied Forces in Multiplayer Mode. Also seen in the last two levels and is seen mounted on Sherman tanks.

Browning M1919 on M2 tripod - .30-06

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M1919A6 Browning as seen in game.

MG34

The MG34 is used by support Gunners of the Axis Forces in Multiplayer mode. It is also Mounted on Tiger and Panzer tanks. It can be used in 'The Mace' level.

MG34 - 7.92 x 57mm Mauser (8mm Mauser)

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MG34 as seen in game.

Vickers K

The Vickers K is seen mounted on SAS jeeps.

Vickers K Machine Gun - .303 British

An SAS jeep with Vickers K machine guns.

Browning M2HB

The Browning M2HB is used once in the game. It is mounted on top of a tank.

Browning M2HB - .50 BMG

Rocket Launchers

Panzerschreck

The anti-tank weapon of the German forces is the Panzerschreck. No blast shield added. Can be used by Canadian player (Falaise Road level) and Polish player (The Mace)

Panzerschreck - 88mm

M9A1 Bazooka

The M9A1 Bazooka is the anti-tank weapon of the American Forces. Used to destroy armored cars and tanks in the "Chambois" level.

M9 Bazooka - 2.36"

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Grenades

Gewehrgranatengerät rifle grenade launcher

Gewehrgranatengerät, mounted on Karabiner 98k rifle.

M7 rifle grenade launcher

M7 rifle grenade launcher

Mk 2 hand grenade

The Mk 2 hand grenade is the standard hand grenade of the Allies in the game.

Mk2 Handgrenade

Left in the box.

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

The Model 24 Stielhandgranate is the standard hand grenade of the Axis forces.

Model 24

Model 39 Eihandgranate

A Waffen SS soldier has a Model 39 Eihandgranate. It cannot be used.

Model 39 Eihandgranate

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N° 74 ST "Sticky Bomb"

The "Sticky Bomb" in multyplayer is a british N° 74 ST stick grenade.

No 74 ST Grenade (aka "Sticky Bomb")

M18 Smoke Grenade

The M18 Smoke Grenade can be used for concealment.

M18 smoke grenade

Right in the box.

Others

Hitler Youth Knife

In the mission "Crossroads" a Waffen SS soldier ambush you with a knife.

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"Blut und Ehre" "Blood and Honor"

Granatwerfer 34 Mortar

You can use a Granatwerfer 34 Mortar in the mission "The Forest"

8-cm Granatwerfer 34 (GrW 34)

15 cm Nebelwerfer 41

Two 15 cm Nebelwerfer 41 can be seen in the mission "Mayenne Bridge".

15 cm Nebelwerfer 41 multiple rocket launcher

FlaK 37

Several FlaK 37 88mm antiaircraft guns are seen during the campaign. The 37 was the more dedicated antiaircraft variant of the infamous 88mm FlaK guns, equipped with an additional gun-laying system with pointer dials.

Note the pointer dials of a FlaK 37 cradle, along with the earlier FlaK 18-style one-piece barrel often used with the 37.

8.8 cm Pak 43/41

At the end of the last mission (Chambois) you can use a 8.8 cm Pak 43/41 to take out german tanks.

8.8 cm Pak 43/41 anti-tank gun on split-trail mount - 88x822mm R