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The subject of this article appeared in Call of Duty. The subject of this article appeared in Call of Duty: United Offensive. The subject of this article appeared in Call of Duty: Finest Hour. The subject of this article appeared in Call of Duty 2. The subject of this article appeared in Call of Duty 3. The subject of this article appeared in Call of Duty: Roads to Victory. The subject of this article appeared in Call of Duty: World at War. The subject of this article appears in Call of Duty: WWII The subject of this article appears in Call of Duty: WWII Nazi Zombies The subject of this article appears in Call of Duty: Vanguard The subject of this article appears in Call of Duty: Warzone


The Bren, commonly known as the Bren gun, is a British light machine gun featured in Call of Duty, Call of Duty: United Offensive, Call of Duty: Finest Hour, Call of Duty 2, Call of Duty 3, Call of Duty: Roads to Victory, Call of Duty: WWII and Call of Duty: Vanguard.

Call of Duty and United Offensive[]

"The Bren is an excellent machine gun in the role of squad support. Its large size limits mobility, but allows it to deliver accurate automatic rounds when fired while prone."
— Manual description.

Campaign[]

The Bren gun is the British support weapon of choice. It does high damage, killing in just three shots or less, and has a 30-round box magazine. Its has moderate recoil, but tap-firing can negate this. Its ammunition can become quite scarce. It is very versatile, combining the rapid fire of the Sten with the range of a Lee-Enfield, making it useful in both close quarters and mid ranges. However, its major drawbacks are its relatively long reload time and its weight, slowing down the player's movement considerably. The Bren gun is available to the player during the missions Pegasus Bridge, Pegasus Bridge-Day and Eder Dam Getaway. The Bren gun is Sgt. Waters' main weapon during the level V-2 Rocket Site.

The Bren only appears within the second Sicily mission of Call of Duty: United Offensive, used by Pvt. Higgs. However, it can be picked up by the player after his death.

Multiplayer[]

The Bren gun is issued to the British faction in multiplayer. It does more damage than its German and American counterparts, killing in one shot to the head or chest, and with almost nonexistent recoil, but with a slightly lower rate of fire, longer reload time, and a fairly large blind-spot where the magazine protrudes upwards. It is fairly good in close quarters, only matched by submachine gun users, and can easily take on everything beyond close range except at extreme distances where a sniper rifle is more suitable.

Gallery[]

Call of Duty: Finest Hour[]

"The Bren is an excellent machine gun in the role of squad support. Its large size limits mobility, but allows it to deliver accurate automatic rounds when fired with its bi-pod deployed."
— Manual description


The Bren gun appears in Call of Duty: Finest Hour in the British Campaign, specifically in "Mission: Matmata", "Depot Saboteurs" and "Raiding the Fortress". The Bren is a fairly decent weapon and boasts high accuracy and damage. However it has a slower rate of fire and a small magazine, compared to other machine guns. Like all machine guns in Call of Duty: Finest Hour it has a deployable Bipod which is usable while prone, improving the player's accuracy but inhibiting movement.

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Call of Duty 2[]

Campaign[]

The Bren gun is the British support weapon of choice. It can deal one-shot kills and fires fairly rapidly, although its ammo can become scarce, with the exception of the final British mission The Brigade Box. In addition, its recoil is high and its reload is lengthy. It is given to the player as a starting weapon during "Holding the Line" and used by Price himself in said mission, making this the only time in the game in which he does not use the Lee-Enfield.

Multiplayer[]

The Bren gun is issued to the British team. It will kill with one shot to the head, but otherwise needs three bullets to kill. Its magazine can create a large blind-spot to the right side of the player's vision, and its reload is fairly long. It cannot top submachine gun users or long-range snipers, but anything in between is free game.

Gallery[]


Call of Duty 3[]

"Caliber .303 light machine gun. Based on the Czech ZB vz.26 light machine gun. Employs a top-feeding 30 round curved magazine. 450 rounds per minute with a range of 300 yards."
— Bonus materials description


Campaign[]

In Call of Duty 3, the Bren extremely powerful and precise, with clear iron sights and low recoil. It can kill enemies in one shot, so it is advised that the player conserves ammunition. Aiming down the sights takes little time, making it very effective in both close-quarters. The reload time is relatively short, but not as short as the Thompson or MP40 reload times. Ammunition is somewhat scarce.

Multiplayer[]

The Bren is not available in multiplayer.

Call of Duty: Roads to Victory[]

"The Bren LMG was a widely used British light machinegun."
— In-game description

The Bren appears in Call of Duty: Roads to Victory. It replaces the Sten on Survival.

Call of Duty: World at War[]

Throwing Knife menu icon MW3
The subject matter of this article was cut from the final version of a Call of Duty game. Since some information cannot be independently verified, the content on this page may be subject to change.

The Bren gun was originally supposed to appear in Call of Duty: World at War, however, it was scrapped along with the British campaign. Only a Create-A-Class image, pickup icon, animations and uncompiled weapon files remain in the Mod Tools. In the campaign, the weapon was to appear with bipod and without it. It was most likely replaced by the Type 99, as both share remarkable resemblance except the Type 99's charging handle is located on left side while the Bren's charging handle is located on the right side.

Call of Duty: WWII[]

"Full-auto LMG that delivers high damage at a slow fire rate."
— In-game description


The Bren returns in Call of Duty: WWII, unlocked at level 14. The Bren has very similar statistics to the Gorgon from Black Ops III, with a similarly low rate of fire, low recoil, and high damage, scoring two-shot-kills at all ranges, except when firing through cover. It shares many of the Gorgon's strengths and weaknesses.

An accurate player can use this weapon effectively at medium to long range, and even at close range if one has the advantage of surprise. However, in a ubiquitous one-on-one gunfight, the Bren's poor handling puts it at a disadvantage, as its slow ADS time is liable to get the player killed should they be taken by surprise. As well, its hipfire accuracy is terrible, and its reload time is lethargic at best. On the plus side, the weapon does boast relatively clean and accurate iron sights, which can be used effectively at even the longest ranges, even with the obstructed view due to the magazine.

The Bren features the usual set of attachments for light machine guns, maxing its weapon level at level 9. The Quickdraw attachment helps greatly with reducing the time to ADS upon a target. The Extended Mag also serves a use, increasing the magazine size to a whopping 100-round capacity and subsequently more reserve ammunition, as well as also decreasing the amount of the sight picture the magazine covers whilst ADS. The Bren also benefits from the use of a bipod whilst equipped with the Armored division, which drastically mitigates the recoil felt as well as decreases the reload time of the Bren and the ADS time whilst deployed.

The Bren also features in the Armored division preset class, equipped with a Full Metal Jacket and Extended Mag.

In the November 9th, 2017 update, the Bren was buffed to have increased damage per shot.[1]

Nazi Zombies[]

The Bren is available from the Mystery Box in all maps for 1,000 Jolts and from the Light Machine gun Waffenboxes in The Tortured Path for 4,250 Jolts. When upgraded either by the Ubersprengen or via the Freefire perk "MK. II" it becomes the Ronnie gaining an increased magazine, increased maximum reserve ammo of 500, increased damage and reloading creates a forcefield around the player, dealing high damage to any nearby zombies. The time of the forcefield is the same, regardless if Schnellblitz is equipped.

Attachments[]

Attachment Unlock level
Quickdraw menu icon WWII
Quickdraw
Weapon Level 2 Zombies level 4
Grip menu icon WWII
Grip
Weapon Level 3 Zombies level 36
Reflex Sight menu icon WWII
Reflex Sight
Weapon Level 4 Zombies level 11
Steady Aim menu icon WWII
Steady Aim
Weapon Level 5 Zombies level 36
FMJ menu icon WWII
Full Metal Jacket
Weapon Level 6 Zombies level 18
4x Optic menu icon WWII
4x Optic
Weapon Level 7 Zombies level 22
Extended Mag menu icon WWII
Extended Mags
Weapon Level 8 Zombies level 32
Rapid Fire menu icon WWII
Rapid Fire
Weapon Level 9 Zombies level 25

Variants[]

For the visuals of the variants, see Bren/Variants.
Name Rarity Perk Operation Notes
King and Country Epic Soldier Exp Bonus Items WWII 10% Bonus Soldier XP
King and Country II Heroic Soldier Exp Bonus Items WWII 15% Bonus Soldier XP
Crown Epic Soldier Exp Bonus Items WWII 10% Bonus Soldier XP
Zombies Mode Perk Icon WWII Precision
Crown II Heroic Soldier Exp Bonus Items WWII 15% Bonus Soldier XP
Royalty Epic Soldier Exp Bonus Items WWII 10% Bonus Soldier XP
Royalty II Heroic Soldier Exp Bonus Items WWII 15% Bonus Soldier XP
Combatant Epic Soldier Exp Bonus Items WWII 10% Bonus Soldier XP
Combatant II Heroic Soldier Exp Bonus Items WWII 15% Bonus Soldier XP

Gallery[]

For attachment images, see Bren/Attachments.
For variant images, see Bren/Variants.

Call of Duty: Vanguard[]

"Full-auto LMG with accurate initial fire. Recoil becomes difficult to control with sustained fire."
— In-game description

The Bren returns in Call of Duty: Vanguard.

Overview[]

Campaign[]

The Bren appears as Arthur Kingsley's primary weapon in "The Fourth Reich".

Zombies[]

The Bren can be brought into any map via Create-A-Class, at Loadout rarity and can be found at any rarity via the Mystery Box for 950 Essence. When upgraded via the Pack-a-Punch Machine, it becomes the Lockenload.

Attachments[]

Muzzle[]

Barrel[]

  • OAK & Shield 590mm Model 2B
  • Queen's 705mm Royal
  • Queen's 615mm Crown
  • Queen's 775m Scepter

Optic[]

  • Nydar Model 47
  • G16 2.5x
  • MK 3 Sunfilter
  • Type 99 10.0X Telescopic
  • Slate Reflector
  • M19 4.0X Flip
  • 1913 Variable 4-8X
  • Monocular Reflector
  • M38 Mod. 2 7.0X Telescopic
  • MK 3 Mod. 2 Sunfilter
  • M38/Slate 2.5x Custom
  • ZC2 1.35x Lens
  • MK.3 Reflector
  • Type 97 5X Telescopic
  • MK 18 Sunfilter
  • MK.12 Night Vision
  • ZF4 3.5x Rifle Scope
  • SVT-40 PU Scope 3-6X
  • Saturn 1.35x Lens
  • MK. 8 Reflector
  • Hockenson IS2B
  • Hockenson IS3B

Stock[]

  • Queen's Model 11 BH
  • Hockenson SP2B
  • Removed Stock
  • OAK & Shield Padded
  • OAK & Shield 12B

Underbarrel[]

  • Carver Foregrip
  • M1930 Strife Angled
  • SMLE Pistol Grip
  • Heavy Foregrip
  • GF-59 Flashlight
  • Bipod
  • Mark VI Skeletal
  • M1941 Hand Stop

Magazine[]

  • 6.5 Sakura 30 Round Mags
  • .50 BMG 20 Round Mags
  • .303 British 100 Round Drums
  • .50 BMG 50 Round Mags

Ammo Type[]

Rear Grip[]

Proficiency[]

Kit[]

Blueprints[]

Blueprint Image Rarity How to Obtain
Altered Suppression Altered Suppression Card Vanguard Legendary Prairie Fire Bundle
Awakened Alpha Awakened Alpha Card Vanguard Legendary Tracer Pack: Godzilla Reactive Mastercraft - Limited Time Bundle
Austrian Leather Austrian Leather Card Vanguard Legendary Battle Pass Season Two Tier 65
Beach Reaper Beach Reaper Card Vanguard Legendary Call of Duty World Series of Warzone Bundle (Prime Gaming in-game loot)
Blood Spiller Blood Spiller Card Vanguard Legendary Out of the Wreckage Bundle
Dark Umber Dark Umber Card Vanguard Legendary Battle Pass Season Five Tier 0
Full Metal Vengeance Full Metal Vengeance Card Vanguard Legendary Gunroom Bundle
Gulal Powder Gulal Powder Card Vanguard Epic Splash of Color Bundle
Linebacker Linebacker Card Vanguard Legendary Line of Scrimmage Bundle
Rusted Glow Rusted Glow Card Vanguard Rare Battle Pass Season Three Tier 38
Rusty Harpoon Rusty Harpoon Card Vanguard Epic Kraken Killer Bundle
Salted Egg Yolk Salted Egg Yolk Card Vanguard Legendary Moon Festival Holiday Bundle
Subculture Subculture Card Vanguard Legendary Tracer Pack: Psycho Punk Bundle
Weathered Star Weathered Star Card Vanguard Ultra Deterrence Mastercraft Bundle

Trivia[]

Call of Duty: WWII[]

Bren World Model WWII
  • The world model of the Bren has its bipod unfolded, whilst the HUD icon has the bipod completely absent.
  • "BREN MḴ I." can be seen engraved on the right side of the gun.
  • "A S R" can be seen engraved on the left side of the gun.
  • Name of upgraded version of Bren, Ronnie, is a reference to Veronica Foster, popularly known as "Ronnie, the Bren Gun Girl".

References[]

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