Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Shadow of the Tomb Raider Release Date: 18 September 2018 Developer: Crystal Dynamics Publisher: Square Enix Series: Tomb Raider Platforms: Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One Genre: Action-adventure

Shadow of the Tomb Raider is the third game in the second Tomb Raider reboot series. Developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Square Enix, it was released in September 2018 for the PlayStation 4, XBOX One and Microsoft Windows via Steam. The guns in this game have been deliberately redesigned to avoid copyright issues, and thus appear different to their real-life counterparts.

DLC weapons are marked with *

The following weapons appear in the video game Shadow of the Tomb Raider:

Handguns

All player-obtainable handguns in the game can be upgraded to have an attachable pistol sight and flare.

CZ-75

A Pistol based on the CZ-75 is called the "C&T S55" in game.

CZ-75B - 9x19mm

Standard with no modifications

Camp close up - fully upgraded

Desert Eagle Mark XIX

The Desert Eagle is imaginatively renamed the "River Hawk" and is the most powerful self-loading pistol in the game. Unlike a real Desert Eagle, the trigger guard is shaped differently, and there is no safety catch on the slide.

Magnum Research (MRI) Desert Eagle Mark XIX, current production model with Picatinny railed barrel and different safety catch - .50 AE

Camp close up

Lara with the gun at camp

H&K USP Match*

A staple of the Tomb Raider series since Angelina Jolie stepped into Lara's boots back in 2001, this Heckler & Koch USP-based pistol is available as a non-upgradeable weapon called the "K&H KAP." The model is part of the Croft Edition Extras DLC.

H&K USP Match - 9x19mm

"Croft Edition Extras" DLC, with the "K&H KAP" and "Sedgwick 707" models.

Lara with the K&H KAP.

Luger P08*

A Luger P08 with integrated suppressor is known as the "Silent Sting" in game. The name is likely an allusion to the 1962 environmental science book "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson.

Luger P08 - 9x19mm

The Luger in the camp's upgrade menu. Note how the flare launcher is mounted onto both the barrel and the trigger guard; seeing as the Luger is short-recoil operated, this would likely prevent the weapon from cycling correctly.

M1911

An M1911 variant is called the "AB .45" in-game (short for Altar Boy).

Para Ordnance LDA 7.45, similar in appearance to the game model

Camp close up

Close up of the gun in Lara's hands

The gun for some reason has a Beretta-style slide mounted safety

Smith & Wesson Model 19

The "J&D Model 27" is based on a Smith & Wesson Model 19. The number 27 may refer to the Smith & Wesson Model 27, but it has the longer cylinder and smaller frame gap of the Model 19. In fact, the game model's cylinder appears to have no frame gap at all.

Smith & Wesson Model 19 used in the film In the Line of Fire - .357 magnum

J&D Model 27 - As the player aquires it without any modifications, note the missing front sight

J&D Model 27 - Camp close up

View of the hollow-point .357 magnum rounds. Also, the lighter part at the back of the compensator inside is actually a conical shape blocking off the barrel, hence why they try to block the player from seeing it with weird rotation angles. It's no wonder many gamers complained that SotTR had worse graphics than its predecessor.

Shotguns

Player shotguns can be upgraded to have attachable spreader chokes.

12-Gauge Double Barrelled Shotgun*

Appearing as part of the Croft Edition Extras DLC, a 12-Gauge Double Barrelled Shotgun appears as the "Sedgwick 707". Its name seems to hint that it is based on one of the Savage double-barrelled shotguns.

Savage/Stevens 311A Shotgun - 12 gauge

Sedgwick 707 - Camp close up

Benelli M3 Super 90*

The Force of Chaos Gear DLC features the "Whispering Scourge" suppressed shotgun, which is based on the Benelli M3 Super 90 with an external suppressor (it can strangely be fitted with the spreader choke at the same time). It appears to have been fitted with the foregrip from the M3's successor, the M4 Super 90, as well as a stock-mounted shell holder. It is only operated in pump-action mode. The developers decided to copy the animation from the Mossberg pump-action shotgun below. As a result, Lara holds the shotgun like it has a rifle grip, rather than using the pistol grip.

Benelli M3 Super 90 with fixed stock and ghost ring sights - 12 gauge

"Whispering Scourge" DLC picture.

Lara with the shotgun at the base camp, looking down at the strange rubberised plastic thing sticking out of the rifle stock that's getting in the way of her hand. Also, note how a spreader choke is fitted, which would be rendered pointless by the suppressor.

Lara with the shotgun in hand. Why on earth is it so difficult for game developers to animate a pump-action shotgun with a pistol grip properly?

Daewoo USAS-12

The "WHWS-16" fully-automatic shotgun is based primarily off the Daewoo USAS-12, but it also borrows design elements from the SIG SG 551-A1.

Daewoo USAS-12 CQ with 20-round drum magazine - 12-gauge

SIG SG 551-A1 - 5.56x45mm NATO. Note features such as the front sight, folding stock, and top rail

WHWS-16 - Camp close up

Franchi SPAS-12

The Franchi SPAS-12 is called the "TAEV 16." It functions in semi-automatic mode, offering a balance between fire rate and shot power.

Franchi SPAS-12 - 2.75" 12-gauge

TAEV 16 - Camp close up

Mossberg 500AT

The Mossberg 500AT forms the basis for the "Bishop 600" pump-action shotgun. A golden version of this gun is available as a Square Enix social reward.

Mossberg 500AT - 12-gauge

Bishop 600 - camp close up

Submachine Guns

H&K MP5A3

An SMG based on the Heckler & Koch MP5A3 is called the "WASP 11," with the sliding stock removed along with its adjustment lever (there is no sling hook as would be found on the SD1-style receiver cap). The magazine is also straight and comes down vertically. This model is placed in the "rifle" slot and thus uses the in-game rifle ammo, despite being a 9mm submachine gun.

MP5A3 F-Stock - 9x19mm

WASP 11 - Camp close up

MAC-10

An SMG based on the Ingram MAC-10 is known as the "NEP-14" in game. This is classified as a "handgun," so at least this model uses appropriate ammo. For game balance, it features a smaller magazine than the usual MAC 10, with a 20-round capacity.

Ingram MAC-10 - 9x19mm

NEP-14 - Camp close up

Assault/Battle Rifles

AAC Honey Badger*

A non-upgradeable DLC weapon, the AAC Honey Badger-type rifle is known as the "Umbrage 3-80." It has an integrated suppressor and is also the only rifle to feature an actual mass produced grenade launcher rather than an improvised version. For some reason, the game model does not have a magazine.

AAC Honey Badger - .300 AAC blackout. It is also available in black with a longer RIS foregrip, like the "Umbrage 3-80."

DLC store picture for the "Umbrage 3-80." Note the magazine, which is missing from the game model.

Umbrage 3-80 that Lara has forgotten to load with a magazine, the silly lass.

FN FNC

A rifle resembling the Indonesian variant of the FN FNC, but also with a front hand grip and sight similar to an IMI Galil, appears as the "Vicar Mark II." As well as being in-keeping with the religiously themed names of Trinity's arsenal, its name also may be an allusion to the Vickers Mk1 machine gun.

Pindad SS1 - Indonesian variant of the FN FNC - 5.56x45mm NATO

Vicar Mark II - Camp close up

Lara trying to listen for malfunctions

FN FAL

Another highly imaginative rename, the FN FAL is known as the "GF RAL." Like the L1A1 SLR variant previously used by the British army, it only fires in semi-auto mode.

L1A1 SLR - 7.62x51mm NATO

GF RAL - Camp close up

FN SCAR-L

FN SCAR-L CQC rifles with EOTech-style red dot sights and ACR stocks are used by Trinity soldiers. Despite the red-dot sights however, the front iron sights are still in their upright position for some reason. In stark contrast to guns that Lara can get hold of, this model is highly accurate to the original. This supports the idea that gun model inaccuracies were deliberate to avoid copyright issues.

FN SCAR-16S with ACR stock - 5.56x45mm NATO

Trinity operatives with SCAR-L rifles in the game menu.

Closeup of the SCARL in-game

Heckler & Koch G36KV

The Heckler & Koch G36KV rifle is used by Lara during the prologue part in Mexico. The rifle seems to be outfitted with custom gas block and some sort of RIS custom handguard. Besides that, it is modeled rather closely to the original weapon.

Heckler & Koch G36KV - 5.56x45mm NATO

Lara Croft with G36KV assault rifle

Custom AK rifles

Fictional AK-style rifle are used by Trinity mercenaries during the prologue part in Mexico. The rifle's design does not follow any specific real-world model, instead combining some of the overall shape of the AK-103 rifle, combined with AK-12/AK-15 style gas block, front sight post, and muzzle brake.

AK-103 - 7.62x39mm

AK-12 - 5.45x39mm

Trinity organization's mercenary with an AK-type rifle

Machine Guns

FN M249

This FN M249-based machine gun is known as the "PN-TF-267" (PN-TF being an abbreviation of Pontiff). This is placed in the machine gun/assault rifle slot. Note the plastic stock, as on the later revisions of M249.

M249 with folding carry handle, heat shield, improved handguard, plastic stock, and 200-round drum - 5.56x45mm. This is the M249 issued following the Product Improvement Program.

"PN-TF-267" - Camp close up. Evidently, the SotTR developers are big fans of FN Herstal rifles and machine guns...

Other

Orion Flare Gun

All weapons that the game classifies as sidearms can be equipped with an underbarrel flare launcher, seemingly a stripped-down Orion Flare Gun.

Orion Flare Gun - 12 gauge

The Luger fitted with a stripped-down Orion. The only real remaining identifying feature is the barrel; even the hammer has been removed, which raises some questions about how this device is actually supposed to work.

RM Equipment M203PI*

As mentioned above, "Umbrage 3-80" rifle comes with an actual mass-produced grenade launcher, based on the RM Equipment M203PI, but with a differently-shaped grip.

RM Equipment M203PI - 40x46mm

"Umbrage 3-80" DLC picture. Note the interbar-style mounting of the launcher.