For other similarly named weapons, see M1918 (Disambiguation)
The Beretta Model 1918 (Italian: Moschetto Automatico Beretta Mod.1918) was an automatic carbine introduced towards the end of World War I. Adapted from the Villar Perosa twin-barreled machine gun, the weapon featured an overhead inserted magazine and a folding bayonet. It was adopted by the Italian Army in 1918 but only produced in small quantities.
| First shot multiplier | Decrease per second |
|---|---|
| 2.333 (Factory) 2.8 (Trench/Storm) | 16 (Factory) 8 (Trench/Storm) |
"Inspired by an aircraft mounted gun, the M1918 was the first submachine gun to be used by the Italian military"
The Automatico M1918 is a weapon featured in Battlefield 1 for the Assault kit. The Automatico M1918 has an extremely high fire rate of 900 RPM. With such a high fire rate, aiming down sights is only a nominal ability with very little actual use in long-range engagements due to the high recoil. Therefore, the weapon is most effective at extremely close quarters; within this distance, however, the Automatico M1918 is nearly unrivaled thanks to its very high rate of fire. The very quick reload time (on par with a pistol) allows one to reload between every kill, assuming they do not empty the magazine before reloading.
Another similarly functioning weapon available to the Assault kit is the Annihilator. The differences between the two are negligible, with the Automatico firing marginally faster, reloading quicker, and having five more rounds in the magazine. To compensate, the Annihilator deals more damage and has a better damage drop-off than the Automatico.
The Automatico M1918 Factory is the standard weapon of Italian assaults in Avanti Savoia! In addition, Luca Vincenzo Cocchiola starts with a Trench variant as his secondary weapon during the O La Vittoria.
The weapon is also used by 369th Infantry Regiment submachine gunners during Storm of Steel.
The Trench variant can be picked up from crates in Through Mud and Blood.
Three variants of the weapon are available: Factory, Trench and Storm.
Unique to the Automatico M1918 is the Peep Sight customization option instead of the standard iron sights.
The Automatico M1918 Factory variant has no attachments.
"This SMG pattern offers improved accuracy when hip firing, making it well suited for clearing out trenches."
The Automatico M1918 Trench variant is equipped with an angled grip and has greatly increased hip-fire accuracy compared to the standard version.
The Automatico M1918 Storm variant, like its Trench variant, is also equipped with a foregrip and has marginally increased accuracy and control over the Factory variant.
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