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The largest weapon in modern militrary arsenals. Use missiles, rockets and deck guns as defense weapons and can carry hundreds of combat ready planes and bombers as well as thousands of combat ready Marines. They are known as "Cities at Sea".
An airplane is a heavier-than-air craft whose lift is generated by airflow over the wings creating a strong pressure difference. In video games, airplanes are used for travel and as a type of weaponry.
An emplacement gun used to shoot down enemy aircraft.
The APC lends protection from small-arms fire to infantry units in transit. An element of 20th and 21st century warfare, it is often depicted in futuristic settings.
The B-2 Spirit is an American developed Bomber with Stealth capabilities.
Garments worn by Military or Para-Military organizations for combat related situations. These garments range from the Marines heavy duty Camouflaged battle dress they use in the Middle East to the SWAT uniforms our police departments use such as the DEA or U.S. Marshalls.
Battleships are large, heavily armed and armored naval warships, designed both give and take large amounts of damage.
A mode of transportation in the sky often associated with steampunk.
A watercraft designed to travel on top of bodies of water. A favored tool of pirates and criminals.
This term can refer to both a visible shot onscreen in a shooter, or a round that has been fired from or currently loaded into a weapon.
Coins have long been used in video games as both a form of currency and as a means of accruing points.
A garment primarily worn by women, dating back to the 16th century. Originally an undergarment, in modern times it is sometimes worn as a garment in itself.
Cruisers are larger ships that carry many weapons, typically either high caliber guns or missiles. They are versatile and come in many varieties, such as light cruisers or heavy cruisers.
Destroyers are quick and agile warships that are effective at hunting other ships down, most famously submarines. They are extremely versatile and can be used for a variety of combat roles.
A dropship usually refers to a ship that ferries troops, heavy armor, and supplies from carriers in orbit to a planet's surface. Sometimes it refers to any futuristic in-atmosphere transport that is not a helicopter or airplane.
A popular weapon that is used in many shooters. The flamethrower is considered one of the most unique ways to defeat a foe.
Used to burn people in Postal, and also used as explosives.
Considered one of the most frequent and controversial implements of destruction in video games and real life, guns are devices that fire projectiles with explosive force.
Helicopters are flying vehicles, typically with a single large main rotor to maintain lift with a tail rotor to counter rotation induced by this main rotor. They are useful in air to ground combat as well as for quickly inserting and recovering infantry close to the front line.
Whether it's worn for protection or style, helmets appear in various game genres.
The LCVP (short for Landing Craft, Vehicle Personnel) was a landing boat used by the Allies in WWII for amphibious assaults.
An explosive ordinance propelled by a rocket engine designed to blow an object to smithereens. A missile is often guided, in some way, to its target. For example; by laser, remote control, or computer/GPS.
This weapon can launch guided rockets, they can use heat seeking, laser guiding, or even remote control
Two-wheeled motor vehicle
An explosive ordinance propelled by a chemical reaction that causes a controlled explosion resulting in thrust. Rockets are usually "dumb" weapons, meaning that they are not guided. Rockets are the most powerful projectile in many games.
A weapon that launches rockets.
A garment worn around the waist which is usually tube or cone shaped and hangs down over the legs. It is traditionally only worn by women.
Underwater Vessel that first appeared in the late 1800's.
A tank is generally a heavily armoured and armed, tracked vehicle designed to be at the front of a combined forces attack.
A fortified freestanding structure, used mainly to scout surrounding areas.
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