Mare Nostrum

Mare Nostrum is a game mod for Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 which focuses on the Mediterranean campaign during World War II. Building on the realistic and tactical gameplay that made the main game so popular, Mare Nostrum lets players fight the battles in a new environment. These include Australian, British, German, Italian, and Polish troops with a wide range of authentic weapons and 10 accurately recreated vehicles. With 8 different combat environments, the game varies from hectic street battles in cities to open fighting in the desert.
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=Axis Weapons=
==Sidearms==
===Beretta M1934===
The standard sidearm for the Italian "Capocarro", "Caposquadra", "Carrista", and "Mitragliere" classes is the Beretta M1934. It has a correct seven-round magazine and the fastest rate of fire of all three Axis sidearms.
===Luger P08===
The Luger P08 is one of two selectable sidearms for the German classes in the game and is available for the "Fallschirmjäger Oberfeldwebel", "Gruppenführer", "MG-Schütze", "Panzerbesatzungsmitglied", and "Panzerkommandant". The Luger is the same model as in Red Orchestra and also has the same animations.
===Walther P38===
The second pistol of the German faction is the Walther P38 which is used by the "Gruppenführer", "MG-Schütze", and "Panzerbesatzungsmitglied". In addition to this, the basic "Fallschirmjäger" class is only armed with a P38. Compared to the Luger, the Walther has a little more precision in the game and is also taken from the base game.
==Submachine Guns==
===Beretta Model 38A===
The Beretta Model 38A appears as the "MAB38A SMG" and is used by the Italian "Capocarro", "Caposquadra", and "Guastatore" classes. It comes with a 40-round magazine and, unlike its German counterpart, it can switch between semi-automatic and full-automatic; there is no animation for switching fire modes, as the Model 38A uses a dual-trigger setup for fire selection (i.e. pull one trigger for semi-auto and the other for full-auto) instead of a conventional selector switch.
===MP 40===
The MP 40 is the main submachine gun for the Germans. It is issued to the "Gruppenführer", "Panzerkommandant", "Panzerbesatzungsmitglied", "Pionier", and "Stoßtrupp".
==Rifles==
===Carcano Model 1891===
The Carcano M1891 is the main armament of the Italian "Bersagliere" and "Fuciliere" class. The Carcano in the game has a correct magazine capacity of 6 rounds and can be fixed with the Sciabola-baionetta Mod. 91 bayonet. Due to the en-bloc clip, it can only be reloaded when shot empty.
It was also planned to add the Carcano M91/38 Cavalry Carbine and M91/38 Short Rifle into the game but they did not make it into the final version. The latter should have been mounted with a Salmoiraghi prismatic optic.
===Karabiner 98k===
The Karabiner 98k is the main rifle of the German faction and was also completely reused from the base game. The Karabiner in-game has a five-round magazine which cannot be reloaded with loose rounds and can be affixed with a Seitengewehr 84/98 III.
The sniper variant with a 4x Zeiss ZF42 scope from Ostfront 41-45 was also to be included in the modification, but was canceled by the developers.
==Machine Guns==
===Breda Modello 30===
The Breda Modello 30 is the standard machine gun for the Italian Royal Army in the game. Appearing as the "Breda 30 Machine Gun", it is only playable for the "Mitragliere" class. While firing the empty casings are seen coming out of the gun right under the magazine, which is incorrect; the ejecting port is on the left side. The in-game description points out that the machine gun was known as a poor weapon due to the weakness of the magazine, the slow rate of fire, and the risk of jamming the 6.5x52 mm Carcano cartridge. However, none of this is noticeable in the game, it scores points with the controllable recoil. Despite its lightness, it cannot be used as a melee weapon or reloaded while standing.
===MG 34===
The MG 34 is the standard machine gun for the German Machine Gun class. It appears in the game with a 50-round Gurttrommel 34 belt drum magazine which the player character carries three ones in reserve and is exclusively available for the "MG-Schütze". The in-game MG 34 can be fired from the hip but to reload it, the machine gun must be deployed and it cannot be used as a melee weapon. 
==Launchers==
===Panzerfaust===
The Panzerfaust appears only on the map "Ancona Approach" for the German "Fallschirmjäger Panzerabwehrsoldat" which can carry three of them.
==Grenades==
===Model 24 Stielhandgranate===
The Model 24 Stielhandgranate is the standard grenade for the German forces. 
thumb|none|350px|Stielhandgranate Modell 24
====Geballte Ladung====
The Geballte Ladung ("Bundled Charge") is used by the German "Fallschirmjäger Pionier", "Stoßtrupp", and the Italian "Guastatore" classes.
===Nebelhandgranate 39===
On some maps, the German "Gruppenführer" and the Italian "Caposquadra" classes are equipped with the Nebelhandgranate 39. It is also issued to the British Section Leader on the map "Citta Della Sabbia". An No. 27 or No. 79 Smoke Grenade would be more accurate for the British faction.
The Nebelhandgranate in the game has the smooth stick of an early variant with the late 39B-style inscription on the warhead.
===SRCM Mod. 35===
The SRCM Mod. 35 is the standard grenade for the Italians.
===SRCM Mod. 35 FI===
The FI smoke variant of the SRCM Mod. 35, the SRCM Mod. 35 FI, is used by the Italian "Caposquadra" officer class.
==Mounted Weapons==
===2 cm KwK 30===
Panzer II light tanks are equipped with 2 cm KwK 30 autocannons.
===5 cm Pak 38===
Various 5 cm Pak 38 anti-tank guns can be used by German and Italian factions. It can fire high explosive and PB (Panzerbrecher) shells. The in-game model has a stepped barrel which is incorrect for the PaK 38 which has a smooth barrel. Only the German modified 7.5 cm PaK 97/38 has a stepped one.
===7.5 cm Leichtgeschütz 40===
Several 7.5 cm Leichtgeschütz 40 recoilless guns can be seen and used on the map "Crete" which can fire AP, HE, and high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) shells.
===7.5 cm PaK 40===
On the map "Ancona Approach" there is a 7.5 cm PaK 40 which can be controlled. Like its predecessor, the PaK 38, it can be switched between HE and PB shells.
===8 cm kurzer Granatwerfer 42===
The same unusable 8 cm kurzer Granatwerfer 42 mortars from the base game can also be seen on some multiplayer maps.
===8.8 cm FlaK 37===
Four unusable 8.8 cm FlaK 37 anti-aircraft guns are seen on the map "Bardia" and another two on the map "Fallen Empire". Despite this, two usable FlaK 37s are stationed on the maps "Ancona Approach" and "Sidi Barrani" which can fire armor-piercing shells with ballistic caps (APCBC) and HE rounds. It is incorrectly referred to as the "FlaK 36"; the in-game model has a FlaK 18-style barrel and pointer dials which are features of the FlaK 37.
===Breda Modello 38===
The Breda Modello 38 is seen mounted on Italian Carro Armato M13/40 and M14/41 tanks as their secondary armament.
===Cannone da 47/32 M35===
The standard anti-tank gun for the Italians is the Cannone da 47/32 M35 and is referred to as "47/32 Elefantino" in-game. The Cannone is the only gun in the game that can fire the Itlian EP (Effetto Pronto) shell, which is a high-explosive squash head variant, but also armor-piercing and high-explosive rounds. The gun is also the main armament of the Carro Armato M13/40 and M14/41 tanks.
===MG 34===
German Sd.Kfz. 251 Ausf. D armored personnel carriers have top-mounted MG 34 machine guns with fifteen available 50-round Gurttrommel 34 belt drum magazines for reloading. It is worth mentioning, that the Ausführung D variant was introduced in 1943 and was therefore only used very sporadically in Africa. The vehicle model was also taken from Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45.
===MG 34 Panzerlauf===
The MG 34 Panzerlauf is mounted on Panzer II, Panzer III Ausf. G/L, Panzer IV Ausf. F1/2, and Tiger I tanks.
===MG 131===
A wreck of a Messerschmitt Bf 109 G fighter with two nose-mounted MG 131s is seen outside the map "Sened"; one of two night maps of the game. The wreck was reused from the base game where it can be seen more frequently on several maps.
thumb|none|450px|MG 131 - 13x64mmB
=Commonwealth Weapons=
==Sidearms==
===Browning Hi-Power===
The Browning Hi-Power is the standard sidearm for the British Commonwealth troops. It is available for the Section Leader, Support Gunner, Tank Commander, and Tank Crewmember. In addition to the British classes, the Hi-Power is also available for the Polish "Dowódca czołgu", "Dowódca jednostki", "Elkipa czolgi", and "Operator LKM" classes. The Hi-Power in the game holds 13 rounds in its magazine which is the correct capacity of the 9x19mm Hi-Power. This means that the Browning has five more cartridges in the magazine than its Axis counterparts. To compensate for this, the Browning has only three reloadable magazines.
Another sidearm for the Commonwealth forces, the Enfield No. 2 Mk I*, was supposed to be introduced, but even this was not realized for the full release of the modification. It is also worth mentioning that the world model of the Hi-Power was taken from the Tokarev TT-33 of the base game and the textures were applied to it.
==Submachine Guns==
===M1928A1 Thompson===
The British Section Leader, Submachine Gunner, and Tank Commander classes have the M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine as their primary weapon in the game. A Thompson is also an optional choice for the Sapper and the Polish "Dowódca czołgu", "Dowódca jednostki", "Pionier", and "Szturmowiec" are also armed with them. The in-game Thompson has five replacement magazines and can be switched between full and semi-automatic.
==Rifles==
===Boys Mk. III===
The Boys Mk. III appears as the Commonwealth portable anti-tank weapon that can only be operated when deployed. It has two changeable magazines and cannot be used in close combat as a melee weapon. In contrast to the German Panzerfaust which is only available on one map, it can be chosen with the "AT Rifleman" class on the maps "Arid", "Gazala Line", "Sidi Barrani", and "Tobruk Central Combined Arms".
===Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III*===
The Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* is the standard rifle for the British Rifleman. The Sapper and Section Leader also have access to the Lee-Enfield. It is also available for the Polish "Dowódca czołgu", "Dowódca jednostki", "Pionier", and "Strzelec" classes. The in-game Lee Enfield has a ten-round magazine which is only reloaded with five-round stripper clips. When the rifle is empty, the player character only inserts one stripper clip; another one can be inserted by pressing the reload button again. The Pattern 1907 sword bayonet can be mounted on the SMLE and nine stripper clips are carried for the reserve.
Like the scoped Karabiner 98k, the Commonwealth forces in the game would have the Enfield Pattern 14 with a Birmingham Small Arms Company M1918 Telescopic Sight to choose from, but it was not added either.
==Machine Guns==
===Bren Mk. II===
The Bren Mk. II can only be used by the British Support Gunner and Polish "Operator LKM" classes. It can be fired from the hip and is able to reload while standing, but it cannot be used in close-quarter combat as a melee weapon.
==Grenades==
===Mills Bomb===
All Commonwealth classes are equipped with the Mills Bomb. Its killfeed emblem is a Soviet F-1 hand grenade from the base game.
===Nobel 808===
The Sapper can be equipped with a Nobel 808 charge as an alternative to the Mills Bombs.
==Mounted Weapons==
===37 mm AT Gun M3===
The 37 mm AT Gun M3 is the main armament of the M3 Stuart light tank.
===40mm Bofors===
Some Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft guns in a wheeled trailer mounting are seen on the maps "Akrotiri Peninsula" and "Crete".
===Bren Mk. II===
The Bren gun is also mounted on Chevrolet WD 30 CWT 1-1/2 tons trucks and Universal Carriers. The mounted variant has fifteen additional magazines for reloading.
===Browning M1919A4===
The Browning M1919A4 is seen mounted in M3 Stuart Tanks. This tank, however, was mostly equipped with the M1919A5 variant due to its smaller size. In addition, the Browning M1919A4 is also incorrectly mounted on Matilda and Valentine tanks which were armed with the Besa machine gun.
===Vickers .50===
Vickers .50 machine gun are mounted on British Vickers Mk VIB Light Tanks.
thumb|none|400px|Vickers .50 machine gun - 12.7x81mm
===Vickers Mk. I===
An unusable Vickers machine gun is seen on the maps "Tobruk" and "Water". Usable Vickers are mounted on Chevrolet WD 30 CWT 1-1/2 tons trucks.
===Ordnance QF 2-pounder===
Some Ordnance QF 2-pounder guns can be used by the British forces on the maps "Arid", "Gazala Line", and "Road to Tunis" and are therefore the only stational anti-tank guns for the Commonwealth. Another one is placed on the map "Crete" at the German spawn point. The in-game QF 2-pounder can only fire AT shells. It is also the main armament of the Valentine Mk. II light tanks.
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