Ammunition

Ammunition is the basic necessity for firing any firearm in Cross of Iron. If you have no ammunition, you cannot fire a weapon which requires ammunition to fire. There are many kinds of ammunition in Cross of Iron. Ammunition can be acquired through ammunition boxes that carry the type of ammunition required, or by searching dead bodies for ammunition

Ammunition is also an important factor when considering gun purchasing. All forces in Cross of Iron standardize their calibers for rifles and pistols, as well as some other more specialized ammunition. For this reason, only certain kinds of ammunition are cached in certain force's ammunition boxes. Therefore, it is important to pick a weapon which has the correct ammunition for the force that the player is fighting for. Most weapons can luckily be rechambered for most other cartridges; however, if a player chooses to, they can pay to provide their own ammunition and thus use a non-standard caliber. Alternatively, using a weapon that is chambered in a caliber common to the opposing force can allow enemy ammunition to be captured and used. This is inadvisable in defensive postures, but can be useful when the player is on the offensive.

Resupply
In battle, it is quite necessary to husband your ammunition. Running out of ammunition can be a death sentence, and thus, it is the individual soldiers - to an extent - responsibility to make sure he does not use up too much ammunition. Additionally, section leaders are encouraged to make sure that their charges are not shooting too much and using up all their ammunition.

When ammunition does run low, however, resupply is usually accomplished through transport vehicles bringing up ammunition. This should only be done during lulls in the battle, however, since these vehicles are very vulnerable. Besides that, it is possible to resupply ammunition behind the lines at Ammunition Supply Points, which are designated by local commanders. These points are where supply vehicles bring up loads of ammunition and drop it off, and thus they are quite useful for fully resupplying with ammunition. If your unit is running low on ammunition, it is wise to withdraw to a resupply point in order to continue the fight. However, these spots are also vulnerable to attack because they are quite explosive, as can be expected.