A solid headshot multiplayer and its immediate availability to any player makes it an excellent choice for early in your 2042 career and long after. It’s the slowest firing SMG, but it packs a punch to make up for it. If you’re looking for an off-meta SMG, the PDX-45 is an easy recommendation. The K30 is also more difficult to handle past close-to-medium range, where the PP-29 is usable far past that. The only contender for its throne is the K30, but since that weapon defaults to only 20 rounds per magazine, the PP-29 is automatically better. The PP-29 kills in about half the time of the PDX-45. Most of all, its damage output exceeds the other two SMGs by several factors.
It has negligible recoil, a relatively small amount of bloom, and range far exceeding what SMGs should be capable of. The PP-29 is essentially an assault rifle with a 54-round magazine and a faster rate of fire. If you’re on foot, there are only two guns in all of 2042 worth your time: the PP-29 (unlocked at level 18) and the SVK (unlocked at level 14). All helicopters come equipped with missiles, and the heavy ones have a good twelve or so per volley. Pull a strafing run across high-value areas, and don’t hesitate to take on land vehicles either. Pick one of the most contested zones on the map, like C and D on Orbital, and stay just high enough that regular rockets have trouble hitting you. If you want unlimited power, though, I suggest getting your butt into a Nightbird or Apache helicopter and strafing a single point the entire match. That same maneuverability also lets them get away from dangerous engagements and drive circles around the lumbering tanks. Even with the basic machine gun, it can mow down footsoldiers and lightly-armor vehicles with little effort. A smaller, faster vehicle like a truck or hovercraft can harass multiple sectors with its speed. A heavy tank can also single-handedly cut certain maps in half, holding down an important sightline with its main and secondary guns. It also two-shots almost any other vehicle, forcing the lighter, faster ones to disengage before becoming a larger nuisance. It also demands the attention of at least one whole squad. Played correctly, a single tank can hold down an entire sector on its own. Your choice depends on whether you want to trade sheer firepower for maneuverability.Īn M1 Abrams tank is undoubtedly a bigger target, but it has the killing power to match its size. Every car, truck, tank, helicopter, and hovercraft will melt infantry - and other vehicles - with ease. It doesn’t matter if you’re on land or in the air. Any vehicle, provided you are mildly proficient at driving it. The most powerful weapon on the battlefield is a vehicle.
However, technically the best tool in your arsenal isn’t a gun at all. Both are effective in almost any engagement and are significantly overtuned as of writing. If you want to use the most powerful weapons in 2042, you have two choices: the PP-29 and the SVK. Be aware this guide doesn’t cover Portal, as most guns are usable there. This guide will detail the two best weapons in Battlefield 2042, what you can use as a backup or for fun, and what you can avoid.