[dropcap2]S[/dropcap2]oviet troops are marching! And beside (and behind) the tanks we have recently shown, infantry advances. These soldiers carry a selection of weapons, including SMGs, light machineguns & semi-automatic rifles. A crucial part of flanking is being able to keep your moves quiet, hence equipping a knife or shovel is a good way to kill some enemies without anyone knowing.
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RPG-43
[dropcap2]T[/dropcap2]he RPG-43 Anti-Tank Grenade is THE weapon to take care of any tanks bothering you. The special thing about these weapons is that they explode on impact. To avoid the weapon being too powerful against infantry, it only kills an infantry on a direct hit.
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NR-40
[dropcap2]T[/dropcap2]he ultimate stealth weapon. The NR-40 knife, treat with care or you might cut yourself! Used in the right way it can slice your enemy wide open without making any noise.
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Vulcan Shovel
[dropcap2]T[/dropcap2]he shoveling begins. Meet the soviet shovel Vulcan. Upon unlocking this stealth killer you may equip it to join the shovel competitions.
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Unlock?
So how do I get my hands on one of weapons? The NR-40 Knife becomes available at Close Combat 5th Grade. You can gain experience in this ribbon by equipping the Vulcan Shovel which is available right away.
The RPG-43 Anti-Tank Grenade unlocks at Tank Destruction ribbon level 6.
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Timoshen-WHO?
[dropcap2]W[/dropcap2]e will post more information about the other Soviet weapons, and all the other awesome new stuff on the way, in the coming days, so as you have probably guessed by now, we are introducing the Soviet Union as a playable faction in the upcoming update named ‘Timoshenko‘ and we will reveal all the exciting details for this new faction, here on the blog, on our Facebook page (so be sure to give us a like), and in our Friday devstreams on Twitch.tv