Servants of War: Time of Despair

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Servants of War: Second World War is a WWII game available for PC and Mac OSX. It has multiple game modes with a campaign with different theatres of war available. You can also choose your faction.

Allied Powers

 * Second Polish Republic/Polish resistance (Poland/Polish resistance) (Poland) (Eastern Front) (1939-1945)


 * United Kingdom (UK) (Mediterranean, South-East Asian and Western Fronts) (1940-1945)


 * French Third Republic/Free France/French resistance (France/Free France) (Mediterranean and Western Fronts) (1940-1945)


 * Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (Eastern Front) (1939-1945)


 * United States of America (USA) (Mediterranean, Pacific and Western Fronts) (1941-1945)


 * Republic of China (China) (Pacific and South-East Asian Fronts) (1939-1945)


 * Dominion of Canada (Canada) (Mediterranean, Pacific, South-East Asian and Western Fronts) (1941-1945)


 * Kingdom of the Netherlands/Dutch government-in-exile (The Netherlands) (South-East Asian and Western Fronts) (1940-1944)


 * Commonwealth of Australia (Australia) (Mediterranean and Pacific Fronts) (1940-1945)


 * Kingdom of Greece/Greek government-in-exile (Greece) (Mediterranean Front) (1940-1944)

Axis Powers

 * The Third Reich (Germany) (Eastern, Mediterranean and Western Fronts) (1939-1945)


 * Kingdom of Italy (Italy) (Eastern and Mediterranean Fronts) (1940-1943)


 * Empire of Japan (Japan) (Pacific and South-East Asian Fronts) (1939-1945)


 * Republic of Finland (Finland) (Eastern Front) (1939-1944)


 * French State (France, German puppet state) (Mediterranean and Western Fronts) (1942-1944)


 * Kingdom of Hungary (Hungary) (Eastern Front) (1941-1944)


 * Tsardom of Bulgaria (Bulgaria) (Eastern Front) (1941-1944)


 * Kingdom of Romania (Romania) (Eastern Front) (1940-1944)


 * First Slovak Republic (Slovakia) (Eastern Front) (1939-1945)


 * Kingdom of Thailand (Thailand) (South-East Asian Front) (1941-1945)

Poland (POL)

 * September campaign (1939) (vs GER, RUS & SVK)
 * Battle of Westerplatte
 * Battle of the Bzura
 * Battle of Warsaw
 * Battle of Lwów
 * Battle of Wytyczno
 * Resistance skirmishes (1940-1944) (vs GER)
 * Skirmish: Armoury
 * Skirmish: Barracks
 * Skirmish: Forest outpost
 * Skirmish: Supply train
 * Skirmish: Occupied town
 * Skirmish: Stronghold
 * Vistula-Oder offensive (1945) (vs GER)
 * Kraków
 * Warsaw
 * Poznań
 * Advance into Germany (1945) (vs GER)
 * Battle of Berlin

British Empire (GBR)

 * Fall of France (1940) (vs GER)
 * Battle of Sedan
 * Battle of Arras
 * Siege of Calais
 * Battle of Dunkirk
 * Frontier Wire skirmishes (1940) (vs ITA)
 * Siege of Giarabub
 * Fort Capuzzo
 * Tobruk-Bardia road
 * Nezuet Ghirba

Germany (GER)

 * September campaign (1939) (vs POL)
 * Battle of Westerplatte
 * Battle of the Bzura
 * Battle of Warsaw
 * Battle of Lwów
 * Fall of France (1940) (vs NLD, BEL, FRA, & GBR)

Rifles and carbines
Karabinek wz.29

The Karabinek wz.29 was Poland's standard issue rifle during the Second World War. It was based on the German Gewehr 98.

Impact: 80-100 (head and body), 40-50 (limbs) Accuracy: 80% Range: Medium to long Operation: Bolt-action Fire rate: Slow Ammunition: 5-round magazine, 7.92x57mm Mauser Attachments: Bayonet, scope

Users: Poland

Karabiner 98k

The Karabiner 98k, popularly known as the Kar98k or the K98k, was the standard service rifle of the German army during the Second World War. It is an updated version of the earlier Gewehr 98 used during the First World War.


 * Impact: 80-100 (head and body), 40-50 (limbs)
 * Accuracy: 80%
 * Range: Medium to long
 * Operation: Bolt-action
 * Fire rate: Slow
 * Ammunition: 5-round magazine, 7.92x57mm Mauser
 * Attachments: Bayonet, scope

Users: Germany, Italy (scoped examples), Poland (captured examples), The Netherlands (captured examples)

Vz.24 rifle

The Vz.24 was Czechoslovakia's standard service rifle before it was invaded by Germany. It was used by the First Slovak Republic (a Germany puppet state) and Romania in significant quantities during the Second World War.


 * Impact: 80-100 (head and body), 40-50 (limbs)
 * Accuracy: 80%
 * Range: Medium to long
 * Operation: Bolt-action
 * Fire rate: Slow
 * Ammunition: 5-round magazine, 7.92x57mm Mauser
 * Attachments: Bayonet, scope

Users: Slovakia, Romania

Mosin-Nagant M91/30

The Mosin-Nagant M91/30 was the most prolific variant of the Mosin-Nagant series of rifles. It was based on the Mosin-Nagant 'Dragoon' rifle meant for mounted infantry.


 * Impact: 80-100 (head and body), 40-50 (limbs)
 * Accuracy: 80%
 * Range: Medium to long
 * Operation: Bolt-action
 * Fire rate: Slow
 * Ammunition: 5-round magazine, 7.62x54mmR
 * Attachments: Bayonet, scope

Users: USSR, Poland

SVT-38/SVT-40

The SVT-38 was a Soviet semi-automatic rifle used by the Red Army. It was later redesigned as the SVT-40, with a magazine less likelier to drop out accidentally.


 * Impact: 80-100 (head and body), 40-50 (limbs)
 * Accuracy: 70%
 * Range: Medium, Medium to long (with scope)
 * Operation: Semi-automatic
 * Fire rate: Medium
 * Ammunition: 10-round magazine, 7.62x54mmR
 * Attachments: Bayonet, scope

Users: USSR, Poland, Finland (captured examples), Germany (captured examples), Italy (captured examples), Hungary (captured examples), Bulgaria (captured examples), Romania (captured examples), Slovakia (captured examples)

Mosin-Nagant M38 carbine

The Mosin-Nagant M38 carbine is a shortened variant of the standard issue M91/30. It was primarily used by engineers and officers.


 * Impact: 80-100 (head and body), 40-50 (limbs)
 * Accuracy: 75%
 * Range: Short to medium
 * Operation: Bolt-action
 * Fire rate: Slow
 * Ammunition: 5-round magazine, 7.62x54mmR
 * Attachments: None

Users: USSR, Poland, Finland (captured examples), Germany (captured examples), Italy (captured examples), Hungary (captured examples), Bulgaria (captured examples), Romania (captured examples), Slovakia (captured examples)

Mosin-Nagant M/91

The Mosin-Nagant M/91 was the standard service rifle of the Finnish army after their independence in 1918. It was later supplanted by the M/28-30 and the M/39 'Ukko-Pekka'.


 * Impact: 80-100 (head and body), 40-50 (limbs)
 * Accuracy: 80%
 * Range: Medium to long
 * Operation: Bolt-action
 * Fire rate: Slow
 * Ammunition: 5-round magazine, 7.62x54mmR
 * Attachments: Bayonet, scope

Users: Finland

Mosin-Nagant M/28-30

The Mosin-Nagant M/91 was an improvement of the earlier M/28. An M/28-30, serial #60974, was used by Finnish sniper Simo Häyä during the Winter War, in which he killed 505 Red Army personnel, setting a record for most confirmed kills during major war.


 * Impact: 80-100 (head and body), 40-50 (limbs)
 * Accuracy: 80%
 * Range: Medium to long
 * Operation: Bolt-action
 * Fire rate: Slow
 * Ammunition: 5-round magazine, 7.62x54mmR
 * Attachments: Bayonet, scope

Users: Finland

Hanyang Type 88

The Hanyang Type 88 was a common rifle used by the Chinese National Army during the Second World War. As the war progressed, it was supplanted by the Chiang Kai-shek rifle, or Type 24. The Hanyang rifle was based on the German Gewehr 88.


 * Impact: 80-100 (head and body), 40-50 (limbs)
 * Accuracy: 80%
 * Range: Medium to long
 * Operation: Bolt-action
 * Fire rate: Slow
 * Ammunition: 5-round magazine, 7.92x57mm Mauser
 * Attachments: Bayonet, scope

Users: China

Zhongzheng Type 24

The Type 24 'Zhongzheng', or the Chiang Kai-shek rifle was the standard service rifle of the Chinese National Army during the Second World War. It was based on the German Mauser M1924.


 * Impact: 80-100 (head and body), 40-50 (limbs)
 * Accuracy: 80%
 * Range: Medium to long
 * Operation: Bolt-action
 * Fire rate: Slow
 * Ammunition: 5-round magazine, 7.92x57mm Mauser
 * Attachments: Bayonet, scope

Users: China

Type 38 rifle

The Type 38 rifle was the main service rifle of the Imperial Japanese Army in the early stages of the Second World War. It was supplanted later on by the Type 99.


 * Impact: 75-100 (head and body), 38-50 (limbs)
 * Accuracy: 80%
 * Range: Medium to long
 * Operation: Bolt-action
 * Fire rate: Slow
 * Ammunition: 5-round magazine, 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka
 * Attachments: Bayonet, scope

Users: Japan

Type 99 rifle

The Type 99 rifle was a Japanese rifle developed to replace the Type 38. It used a stronger cartridge with better penetration and stopping power. It supplanted the Type 38 as the Second World War progressed.


 * Impact: 80-100 (head and body), 40-50 (limbs)
 * Accuracy: 80%
 * Range: Medium to long
 * Operation: Bolt-action
 * Fire rate: Slow
 * Ammunition: 5-round magazine, 7.7x58mm Arisaka
 * Attachments: Bayonet, scope

Users: Japan

Type 44 carbine

The Type 44 carbine was adopted by Japan in 1912, shortly before the First World War. It proved out to have a service life of 33 years, into 1945 when Japan surrendered.


 * Impact: 75-100 (head and body), 38-50 (limbs)
 * Accuracy: 75%
 * Range: Close to medium
 * Operation: Bolt-action
 * Fire rate: Slow
 * Ammunition: 5-round magazine, 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka
 * Attachments: Bayonet

Users: Japan, China (captured examples), Australia (captured examples), British Empire (captured examples), USA (captured examples), The Netherlands (captured examples), Canada (captured examples)

Lee-Enfield No. III/Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk I

The Lee-Enfield No. III served Great Britain during the First World War as its standard service rifle. During the inter-war period, the need for a better rifle arose, prompting the creation of the No.4 variant in 1941.


 * Impact: 75-100 (head and body), 38-50 (limbs)
 * Accuracy: 80%
 * Range: Medium to long
 * Operation: Bolt-action
 * Fire rate: Slow
 * Ammunition: 10-round magazine, .303 British
 * Attachments: Bayonet, scope

Users: British Empire, Canada, Australia, Germany (captured examples), Italy (captured examples), Japan (captured examples)

Lebel Modèle 1886

The Lebel Modèle 1886 was adopted by France as its standard service rifle in 1886. Shortly before the Second World War, the MAS-36 was developed to replace the ageing Lebel. However, production was halted, causing the Lebel to remain as France's standard rifle.


 * Impact: 75-100 (head and body), 38-50 (limbs)
 * Accuracy: 80%
 * Range: Medium to long
 * Operation: Bolt-action
 * Fire rate: Slow
 * Ammunition: 8-round magazine, 8mm Lebel
 * Attachments: Bayonet, scope

Users: France, Vichy France

MAS-36 rifle

The MAS-36 was scheduled to be France's new service rifle to replace the Lebel Mle 1886, but due to the war, production was halted. It continued to be used until 1978, having a service life of 42 years.


 * Impact: 80-100 (head and body), 40-50 (limbs)
 * Accuracy: 80%
 * Range: Medium to long
 * Operation: Bolt-action
 * Fire rate: Slow
 * Ammunition: 5-round magazine, 7.5x54mm French
 * Attachments: Bayonet, scope

Users: France, Vichy France

Berthier Modèle 1916 carbine

A French weapon used in the First World War, it was used in place of its full-length version deemed too long for combat. Originally meant for mounted infantry, it saw use by the French Army and resistance and the Greek Hellenic Army in the Second World War.


 * Impact: 80-100 (head and body), 40-50 (limbs)
 * Accuracy: 80%
 * Range: Medium to long
 * Operation: Bolt-action
 * Fire rate: Slow
 * Ammunition: 5-round magazine, 7.5x54mm French
 * Attachments: None

Users: France, Vichy France, Greece

Carcano M91/38 short rifle

The Carcano was Italy's standard service rifle during both World Wars. In the years preceding the Second World War, it was redesigned to fire a more powerful cartridge. However, the cartridge was in small numbers when the war broke out, meaning that most infantry had the outdated cartridge of yesteryear, making it less efficient. A Carcano was also used to assassinate US President John F. Kennedy in 1963 by Lee Harvey Oswald.


 * Impact: 80-100 (head and body), 40-50 (limbs) (1940), 75-100 (head and body), 38-50 (limbs) (1941-1943)
 * Accuracy: 80%
 * Range: Medium to long
 * Operation: Bolt-action
 * Fire rate: Slow
 * Ammunition: 6-round magazine, 7.35x51mm Carcano (1940), 6.5x52mm Carcano (1941-1943)
 * Attachments: Bayonet

Users: Italy

Carcano M91/38 carbine

The M91/38 carbine was a shorter version of the Carcano.


 * Impact: 80-100 (head and body), 40-50 (limbs) (1940), 75-100 (head and body), 38-50 (limbs) (1941-1943)
 * Accuracy: 75%
 * Range: Medium to long
 * Operation: Bolt-action
 * Fire rate: Slow
 * Ammunition: 6-round magazine, 7.35x51mm Carcano (1940), 6.5x52mm Carcano (1941-1943)
 * Attachments: Bayonet

Users: Italy, British Empire (captured examples), Australia (captured examples), USA (captured examples), Canada (captured examples)

M.95 rifle

The M.95 rifle, also known as the Dutch Mannlicher, was the standard service rifle of the Netherlands from 1895-1945. It was based on the Mannlicher 1893 used by Romania.


 * Impact: 75-100 (head and body), 38-50 (limbs)
 * Accuracy: 80%
 * Range: Medium to long
 * Operation: Bolt-action
 * Fire rate: Slow
 * Ammunition: 5-round magazine, 6.5x53mmR
 * Attachments: Bayonet

Users: The Netherlands

Mannlicher-Schönauer

The Mannlicher-Schönauer, developed in Austria-Hungary, was adopted by the Greek Hellenic Army in 1903, being the only country to officially adopt it as their standard service rifle. It replaced the single-shot Gras Modèle 1874 rifle used previously.

8Attachments: Bayonet, scope
 * Impact: 80-100 (head and body), 40-50 (limbs)
 * Accuracy: 80%
 * Range: Medium to long
 * Operation: Bolt-action
 * Fire rate: Slow
 * Ammunition: 5-round magazine, 6.5x54mm Mannlicher-Schönauer

Users: Greece

Gras Modèle 1874

The Gras rifle, of French origin, was a single shot rifle of the late 19th century adopted by the Greek Hellenic Army in 1877 and became a favourite of guerrilla fighters from the Ottoman occupation to the Greek resistance in the Second World War.


 * Impact: 90-120 (head and body), 50-60 (limbs)
 * Accuracy: 80%
 * Range: Medium to long
 * Operation: Single-shot
 * Fire rate: Slow
 * Ammunition: 1-round magazine, 11x59mmR
 * Attachments: Bayonet

Users: Greece