All work in this guide has been done byrandalus [1306671]. It is his guide. From now on, it will be updated by me.

Official permission to post the guide has also been obtained fromrandalus [1306671].

There is a lot of editing work in here with the new system. I'm trying to do it as fast as possible but please bear with me till then.

Post the 2.0 Attacking Update, this guide will be remodified by me and the new armour and stuff will be included in the guide so that even then, it is rendered as effective as it is atm.

Intro

Hi, in this guide you will find the following:

This topic basically addresses newer members that want to have a clue on what weapon to use or want to get the weapon merits.

Therefore I didn't consider the new 2.5bill-special-weapons that are auctioned by ched or the Gold Plated Ak-47 or the Pink Mac-10. All of these weapons are definitely more powerful than the ones listed here but most of torn's citizens won't have enough money to buy them. Same with the Handbag that makes as much damage as the Yasukuni Sword while it is as accurate as a macana (but costs 16b).

Please note that this can only be a guideline. The perfect weapon for you depends on your stats (compared to your opponents of course), your way of playing the game and your personal preference.

Upgrading this topic to a complete guide for everyone who wants to know which weapon is the best for their purpose has been done after I consulted Simone (who made the Weapon Class Guide) and she gave her OK for this.

Thanks to Finbo(1502832) for the graphics!

Pestilent Primaries

The Best in Primary Weapons






Enfield SA-80 Jackhammer Armalite M-15A4 Rifle

You can use the Jackhammer when defending and switch to Enfield/Armalite when attacking. Since you don't use clips when defending one of the Jackhammers biggest downsides is eliminated.

Snazzy Secondaries

The best in secondary weapons.






BT MP9 Qsz-92

Melee:

The best in Melee Weapons

Lower Price Class:







Nunchakas Macana Diamond Bladed Knife Kodachi sword Yasukuni Sword

Macana has a higher accuracy than the two swords. So if your speed is lower than your opponent's dex: use the Macana (or the Nunchakas if you prefer these).

Kodachi Swords have a higher damage if you have completed Japanese blade education course, but are less accurate. If you didn't complete that course, don't use it.

Yasukuni Swords have highest damage and are still fairly accurate. Use this if you have a lot of speed (and a weak opponent) and you can't afford the Naval Cutlass Sword.

After the new air route to the Caymans has been established, many started to replace their Macanas by Diamond Bladed Knifes. They are said to have a higher hidden crit-hit-rate.

Upper Price Class:








Dual Axes Dual Hammers Dual Samurai Swords Dual Scimitars Naval Cutlass Sword

The dual wield weapons are the most powerful. They are a bit less accurate than Nunchakas, Macana and DBK, though. So you may want to keep one of these in case you need a very accurate weapon.

The Naval Cutlass Sword Makes as much damage as the Yasukuni Sword and almost as much as the duals while it is as accurate as the duals. This is your weapon of choice if you have some cash at hand (but not enough for dual wield weapons) and don't need an extremely accurate weapon.

Armour:

There are two preferred armours:






Liquid Body Armor Flexible Body Armor



Flexible Body Armor is said to give more accuracy, but is twice as expensive. Both have same stats, though.

Heavy Artillery

Best Weapon:





Minigun


The Other Weapons:

Anti Tank

Egg Propelled Launcher

Fireworks

Flame Thrower

Neutrilux 2000

RPG Launcher

Snow Cannon

Machine Guns

The One and Only:





M249 PARA LMG

The M249 Para LMG is the one and only machine gun in this game.

Rifles

Best Weapons:






Armalite M-15A4 Rifle Enfield SA-80 AK47

The Enfield is almost as effective as the Armalite, but cheaper.

The AK47 is also good for its price.

The Other Rifles:

Gold Plated AK-47

Heckler & Koch SL8

M4A1 Colt Carbine

M16 A2 Rifle

Sig 550

Sks Carbine

Steyr AUG

Swiss Army SG 550

Tavor TAR-21

Vektor cr 21

XM8 Rifle

Sub machine guns

Best Weapon:






BT MP9

The Other SMGs:

9mm Uzi

AK74u

Bushmaster Carbon 15 Type 21s

MP 40

MP5-Navy

MP5k

P90

Pink Mac-10

Skorpian

Thompson

Shotguns

Best Shotgun:







Jackhammer

The Other Shotguns:

Benelli M1 Tactical 12 Gauge

Benelli M4 Super

Ithaca 37

Mag 7

Sawed-Off Shotgun

Pistols

Best Pistol:







Qsz-92

The Other Pistols:

Beretta 92FS

Blunderbuss

Cobra Derringer

Desert Eagle

Dual 96G Berettas

Fiveseven

Flare Gun

Glock 18

Lorcin380

Luger

M-9

Magnum

Raven MP25

Ruger 22/45

Springfield 1911-A1

S&W M29

S&W Revolver

Taurus

USP

Temporary weapons

Best weapon:







HEGand Brick

Temporary weapons work in many different ways and thus can actually not be compared properly. These maybe are the best weapons for getting finishing hits. But when you only want to distract the opponent, you should take for example a smoke grenade. Epinephrine, Melatonin Serotonin are boosters that are very useful, too, when you have unlocked them.

the other weapons:

Book

Claymore Mine

Epinephrine

Flash Grenade

Grenade

Melatonin

Ninja Stars

Pepper Spray

Serotonin

Smoke Grenade

Snowball

Stick Grenade

Tear Gas

Throwing Knife

Trout

Piercing weapons

Best weapon:







Macana Diamond Bladed Knife


The Other Weapons:

Blood Spattered Sickle

Blowgun

Crossbow

Dagger

Diamon Icicle

Fine Chisel

Harpoon

Ice Pick

Kitchen Knife

Ninja Claws

Pair of high Heels

Pen Knife

Sai

Spear

Swiss Army Knife

Twin Tiger hooks

Slashing weapons

Best weapons:*

Kodachi Sword Naval Cutlass Sword

*Apart from the Duals. Read the notes on the best melee weapon to equip for more information.

The Other Weapons:

Chain Whip

Claymore Sword

Dual Samurai Swords

Dual Scimitars

Guandao

Kama

Katana

Leather Bull Whip

Pair of Ice Skates

Rusty sword

Samurai Sword

Scimitar

Yasukuni Sword

Clubbed weapons


Best weapon:*

http://www.torn.com/images/items/395.jpg

. . . http://www.torn.com/iteminfo.php?XID=395]Nunchakas . . .

*beside the duals. Read the notes on the best melee weapon to equip for more information.

the other weapons:

http://www.torn.com/iteminfo.php?XID=8]Axe

http://www.torn.com/iteminfo.php?XID=2]Baseball bat

http://www.torn.com/iteminfo.php?XID=245] Bo Staff

http://www.torn.com/iteminfo.php?XID=438]Cricket Bat

http://www.torn.com/iteminfo.php?XID=3]Crow bar

http://www.torn.com/iteminfo.php?XID=600]Devils Pitchfork

http://www.torn.com/iteminfo.php?XID=289]Dual Axes

http://www.torn.com/iteminfo.php?XID=290]Dual Hammers

http://www.torn.com/iteminfo.php?XID=560]Fruitcake

http://www.torn.com/iteminfo.php?XID=43]Frying Pan

http://www.torn.com/iteminfo.php?XID=599]Golden Broomstick

http://www.torn.com/iteminfo.php?XID=1]Hammer

http://www.torn.com/iteminfo.php?XID=387]Handbag

http://www.torn.com/iteminfo.php?XID=360]Ivory Walking Cane

http://www.torn.com/iteminfo.php?XID=4]Knuckle Dusters

http://www.torn.com/iteminfo.php?XID=401]Lead Pipe

http://www.torn.com/iteminfo.php?XID=397]Mace

http://www.torn.com/iteminfo.php?XID=632]Petrified Humerus

http://www.torn.com/iteminfo.php?XID=440]Pillow

http://www.torn.com/iteminfo.php?XID=393]Slingshot

http://www.torn.com/iteminfo.php?XID=235]Wooden Nunchucks

http://www.torn.com/iteminfo.php?XID=251]Wushu Double Axes

Machinery

http://www.torn.com/images/items/175.jpg or http://www.torn.com/images/items/10.jpg

. . . . . http://www.torn.com/iteminfo.php?XID=175]taser . . . . . . . . . . . http://www.torn.com/iteminfo.php?XID=10]Chainsaw . . .

Use the Taser if you want high accuracy

and the Chainsaw if you have enough speed and want to do a lot of damage.

Unknown

Wand of Destruction

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...Dual (melee) Weapons: All dual weapons have the same stats. Which one you use is just personal preference ==> http://www.torn.com/forums.php?forumID=2&ID=13594689]discussion

...Japanese blade education course: The 10% bonus only counts for weapons that are available in Japan, not for all those that are meant to come originally from there. Yasukuni Sowrd users for example do not benefit from this special.

...Enfield vs. Armalite: According to bogie you are marginally more likely to hit with the Enfield because of the larger ammo capacity. The Armalite on the other hand makes slightly more damage and has a better crit hit rate. http://www.torn.com/forums.php?forumID=3&ID=13716094

...Weapon Equipment: If you don't want to attack much and only need weapons to defend yourself, it may be useful to equip only one weapon - usually a melee weapon or a Crossbow or Jackhammer. This way you make sure that the auto defence only uses your strongest/best weapon.

...how to fire the most rounds (e.g. for Spray and Pray or Two Halves Make a Hole awards): definitely use Minigun :)

If anyone wants to add or comment anything: feel free to do so.