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[| hide ]*1 Ranks
 * 1.1 Rank 1: Private
 * 1.2 Rank 2: Private First Class
 * 1.3 Rank 3: Bombardier
 * 1.4 Rank 4: Lance Corporal
 * 1.5 Rank 5: Corporal
 * 1.6 Rank 6: Specialist
 * 1.7 Rank 7: Sergeant
 * 1.8 Rank 8: Staff Sergeant
 * 1.9 Rank 9: Sergeant First Class
 * 1.10 Rank 10: Gunnery Sergeant
 * 1.11 Rank 11: Master Sergeant
 * 1.12 Rank 12: Sergeant Major
 * 1.13 Rank 13: Squad Leader
 * 1.14 Rank 14: Warrant Officer
 * 1.15 Rank 15: Chief Warrant Officer
 * 1.16 Rank 16: Company Leader
 * 1.17 Rank 17: Ensign
 * 1.18 Rank 18: Chief Ensign
 * 1.19 Rank 19: Platoon Commander
 * 1.20 Rank 20: 2nd Lieutenant
 * 1.21 Rank 21: 1st Lieutenant
 * 1.22 Rank 22: Captain
 * 1.23 Rank 23: Major
 * 1.24 Rank 24: Squadron Leader
 * 1.25 Rank 25: Battalion Commander
 * 1.26 Rank 26: Lieutenant Colonel
 * 1.27 Rank 27: Colonel
 * 1.28 Rank 28: Brigadier
 * 1.29 Rank 29: Brigadier General
 * 1.30 Rank 30: Marshall
 * 1.31 Rank 31: Chief Marshall
 * 1.32 Rank 32: Major General
 * 1.33 Rank 33: Lieutenant General
 * 1.34 Rank 34: Corporate General
 * 1.35 Rank 35: General
 * 1.36 Rank 36: 2 Star General
 * 1.37 Rank 37: 3 Star General
 * 1.38 Rank 38: 4 Star General
 * 1.39 Rank 39: 5 Star General
 * 1.40 Rank 40: Commander
 * 2 Elite Ranks
 * 2.1 Rank 41: Elite I
 * 2.2 Rank 42: Elite II
 * 2.3 Rank 43: Elite III
 * 2.4 Rank 44: Elite IV
 * 2.5 Rank 45: Elite V
 * 2.6 Rank 46: Elite VI
 * 2.7 Rank 47: Elite VII
 * 2.8 Rank 48: Elite VIII
 * 2.9 Rank 49: Elite IX
 * 2.10 Rank 50: Elite X
 * 3 Comments
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Ranks
There are 50 ranks in the game, all with different emblems and unlocks. Some unlock you weapons which you can then buy, others unlock you Skills to make your game that little bit easier, and as you progress through the ranks, you will start to get more rounds-per-match, and the unlocks will get gradually better until you are the highest rank.

Rank 1: Private Edit
Unlock: Glock 17

In Game Rank Description: Next level gets you something cheap and cheerful, the Skorpion will relieve your weary trigger finger with it's high fire-rate antics.

{C}Rank 2: Private First Class Edit

Unlock: Skorpion

In Game Rank Description: Next level unlocks the "radar scanner" skill. This gives you a minimap that shows you the location of zombies, allies, and those elusive power up crates.

{C}Rank 3: BombardierEdit

Unlock: Radar Scanner, Butcher Zombie starts to appear

In Game Rank Description: Next level unlocks the MP5, a stalwart of special forces around the world. Damage isn't massive but what it lacks in sheer power it makes up for in fire rate and mobility.

Rank 4: Lance Corporal Edit

Unlock: MP5

In Game Rank Description: Next level unlocks the everymans weapon of choice for zombie apocalypse home defense, the Stoeger double barreled shotgun. There's not much more fun than blowing to bits with the old one-two punch.

{C}Rank 5: Corporal Edit

Unlock: Stoeger, Shadow Zombie starts to appear, 5 rounds per SP game

In Game Rank Description: Next level you'll gain the ability to purchase the Glock 20, AA-12 and Browning (premium purchase).

Rank 6: SpecialistEdit

Unlock: G20, AA-12, M2 Browning (premiums)

In Game Rank Description: Next level you'll unlock the Raging Bull Magnum revolver. The old 9mm Glock is all well and good, but unleash your inner bull, you know you want to.

{C}Rank 7: SergeantEdit

Unlock: Raging Bull, Mamushka Zombie starts to appear

In game Rank Description: Next level gets you access to the most popular assault rifle in the world, and for good reason. The ol' AK47 offers tremendous fully automatic bang for buck.

Rank 8: Staff Sergeant Edit

Unlock: AK-47

In Game Rank Description: Next level gains you access to the Ruger P97. A bigger pistol means more unlimited ammo shooting for those quiet moments.

Rank 9: Sergeant First ClassEdit

Unlock: Ruger P97, 6 rounds per SP game

In Game Rank Description: Next level unlocks the "Laser Sights" skill. This will help your aim and more bullets on target means more soft corpses to walk over.

Rank 10: Gunnery SergeantEdit

Unlock:Laser Sights

In Game Rank Description: Next level gets you access to some wild west action. Pop those zombies with the winchester lever action shotty. Isn't it nice to have a shotgun that holds more that two rounds?

{C}Rank 11: Master SergeantEdit

Unlock: Winchester 9410

In Game Rank Description: Next level unlocks the "Faster Reload SMG's" skill. Now emptying those clips with your submachine guns is even more fun knowing it'll take a jiffy to reload once you're empty.

{C}Rank 12: Sergeant MajorEdit

Unlock: Fast Reload SMGs

In Game Rank Description: Next level gets you access to the stalwart burst rifle, the M16. The M16 Assault rifle will put 3 rounds on a dime at 3 inches. What? How big is your monitor then?

{C}Rank 13: Squad LeaderEdit

Unlock: M16A4

In Game Rank Description: Next level gets you access to the Vector. Based on the Kriss super V-system designed to minimize and therefore spread, the Vector gives you all the joy of the Skorpion without the misery of half your bullets spraying randomly all over the place.

{C}Rank 14: Warrant OfficerEdit

Unlock: Vector

In Game Rank Description: Next level gets you access to the Desert Eagle. The ultimate .50 cal pistol. The .50 Action Express round delivers 325 grains of lead coming to your favorite zombie, er, express.

{C}Rank 15: Chief Warrant Officer Edit

Unlock: Desert Eagle, 7 rounds per SP game

In Game Rank Description: Next level unlocks the "Faster Reload Pistols" Skill. Faster reloads makes Jack a happy lad. 

{C}Rank 16: Company Leader Edit

Unlock: Fast Reload Pistols

In Game Rank Description: Next level unlocks the FAL. Semi-automatic goodness isn't for everyone but if the FAL kicks like a mule, imagine what it would do to the zombies...

{C}Rank 17: EnsignEdit

Unlock: FN FAL

In Game Rank Description: Next level unlocks the "Faster Reload Shotguns" skill. Less time to load up your shotties has got to be good for you.

{C}Rank 18: Chief EnsignEdit

Unlock: Fast Reload Shotguns

In Game Rank Description: Next level unlocks the SPAS-12. High power and slightly better range. These brutes are banned from private import, but since your're SAS they made an exception. 

Original In Game Rank Description: Next level unlocks the SPAS-12. There's a reason the pump action almost universally wiped out the lever action shotguns. They're faster.

{C}Rank 19: Platoon CommanderEdit

Unlock: SPAS-12

In Game Rank Description: Next level you'll gain the ability to purchase the M41-A Grendel, the Flamethrower, and the JKH .887 CAW (premium purchase).

{C}Rank 20: 2nd LieutenantEdit

Unlock: M41-A Grendel, JKH 0.887 CAW, Flamethrower (premiums)

In Game Rank Description: Next level unlocks the "Faster Reload Assault Rifles" skill. More bullets down range= more killin' power.

{C}Rank 21: 1st LieutenantEdit

Unlock: Fast Reload Assault Rifles

In Game Rank Description: Next level unlocks access to the Bren. Zombie death in the form of 25lbs of bone shaking steel.

{C}Rank 22: CaptainEdit

Unlock: BREN, 8 rounds per SP game

In Game Rank Description: Next level gives you access to the SCAR. A more modern take on the AK47. More power, less kick.

{C}Rank 23: MajorEdit

Unlock: SCAR-H

In Game Rank Description: Next level gets you access to the "Fitness" skill. Being super-fit has it's advantages. Moving faster when fighting zombies is important. ​

{C}Rank 24: Squadron LeaderEdit

Unlock: Fitness

In Game Rank Description: Next level gets you access to the MP7. Rifle rounds from a submachine gun? Think fire rate + and armor penetrating goodness.

{C}Rank 25: Battalion CommanderEdit

Unlock: MP7

In Game Rank Description: Next level gets you access to the Barrett REC7. Reliability Enhanced Awesome. Wait, that's REA. The REC7 is another take on the M4 carbine, the result being more reliable, more powerful, and ultimately more useful.

{C}Rank 26: Lieutenant Colonel Edit

Unlock: REC7

In Game Rank Description: Next level gets you access to the "recovery" skill. Reduce your down time by 25% with this regenerative concoction. Less time down is more time making merry and earning XP.

{C}Rank 27: ColonelEdit

Unlock: Recovery

In Game Rank Description: Next level gets you access to the RPD. Slightly less clunky than the Bren, the RPD holds plenty of ammo in it's drum magazine and each one of those should be able to blow sizeable bits off most zombies.

{C}Rank 28: BrigadierEdit

Unlock: RPD

In Game Rank Description: Next level gets you access to the AUG PARA. More commonly know in it's light machine gun format, the sub machine gun version is smaller, lighter but still packs a hefty wallop.

{C}Rank 29: Brigadier GeneralEdit

Unlock: AUG PARA

In Game Rank Description: Next level gets you access to the "Faster Reload LMGs" skill. Beefy Damage plus high fire rate and now faster reloads? Bring it on oh you hideous festering flesh.

{C}Rank 30: MarshallEdit

Unlock: Faster Reload LMGs, 9 rounds per SP game

In Game Rank Description: Next level gets you access to the M1014. Bang. Bang-Bang. Bang-Bang-Bang. Any way you cut it, semi-automatic shotgun has to be the best way to bring the close encounter of shotguns into the 21st century.

{C}Rank 31: Chief MarshallEdit

Unlock: M1014

In Game Rank Description: Next level gets you access to the SAW. Still the backbone support weapon for most infantry squads and for good reason. More, bigger bullets on target in less time with less fuss.

{C}Rank 32: Major GeneralEdit

Unlock: SAW

In Game Rank Description: Next level unlocks the Nitro Express .600. This is the most retardedly powerful handgun in the world. The bullet itself is three times heavier than that of the Desert Eagle, and leaves the gun at nearly twice the speed. Better brace that arm boy, this thing is almost as likely to rip you to pieces as the zombies you're pointing it at.

{C}Rank 33: Lieutenant GeneralEdit

Unlock: .600 Nitro Express

In Game Rank Description: Next level gets you access to Armor Piercing rounds. What's better than killing a zombie? killing two or more with one shot. Nuff said.

{C}Rank 34: Corporate General Edit

Unlock: AP Rounds

In Game Rank Description: Next level you'll be able to get your hands on the latest high tech assault rifle from Beretta. Power plus good mobility for the win.

{C}Rank 35: GeneralEdit

Unlock: ARX160, 10 rounds per SP game

In Game Rank Description: Next level unlockes the MG4, state of the art light machine gun. This will skeletonize a cow in less time than a pack of underfed piranhas.

{C}Rank 36: 2 Star GeneralEdit

Unlock: MG4

In Game Rank Description: Next level unlocks the "On Target" skill. This reduces the spread on all your weapons, killing more and saving money to boot.

{C}Rank 37: 3 Star General Edit

Unlock: On Target

In Game Rank Description: Next level unlocks the M240. Big grunty light machine gun for total zombie domination.

{C}Rank 38: 4 Star GeneralEdit

Unlock: M240

In Game Rank Description: Next level you'll unlock the "High-Cap Mags" skill. Somehow you'll find a way to cram even more bullets into these already well-fed guns. Twice as much ammo in each gun to be precise.

{C}Rank 39: 5 Star General Edit

Unlock: Hi-Cap Magazines

In Game Rank Description: Once you are promoted, you'll have earned the right to buy an MGL-140 6 shot semi-automatic grenade launcher. Yes sir. I think you'll enjoy it. Yeah. Oh yeah.

{C}Rank 40: CommanderEdit

Unlock: MGL-140, 11 rounds per SP game

In Game Rank Description:  After a short spool-up you'll be astonished at how quickly this beast shreds the Zombies. "Is that a Minigun in your pocket? Or..."

 Original In Game Rank Description: Congratulations, Commander. You are the ultimate.

Elite RanksEdit
Elite ranks are ranks 41-50. Elite ranks dont use normal XP to level up, instead it uses the XP that you earn in Nightmare Mode.

{C}Rank 41: Elite IEdit

Unlock: M134

In Game Rank Description: Notice how Nightmare mode is quite hard? Double your health with the Highlander skill for better chances at surviving.

{C}Rank 42: Elite IIEdit

Unlock: Highlander

In Game Rank Description:  Updated, semi-auto version of the Marklin Hunting Rifle. 16mm of unstoppable brutality. Like shooting bricks!

{C}Rank 43: Elite IIIEdit

Unlock: MK II

In Game Rank Description: For homie decoration the MAC 10 is second only to spraypaint. This choice bit of kit is special particularly because we're calling it a pistol. As in free ammo baby.

{C}Rank 44: Elite IVEdit

Unlock: MAC-10

In Game Rank Description: Zombie Combat Systems Seizure. 1800 RPM recoil less SMG. An almost pocket-sized baby brother of a Minigun.

{C}Rank 45: Elite VEdit

Unlock: ZCS Seizure

In Game Rank Description: Finally, no more bumbling about with Flamethrower bottles, CAW energy packs or grenades. Reload those specials at pace.

{C}Rank 46: Elite VIEdit

Unlock: Faster Reload Specials

In Game Rank Description: Unlock access to the truly, and I mean truly savage SCIMTR. Semi-auto shotgun firing mini winged blades loaded up with gaseous explosion inducing biotoxin. Excellent. {C}===Rank 47: Elite VIIEdit=== Unlock: SCIMTR

In Game Rank Description: Ever seen someone do a sub-10 second 100 metre sprint while carrying a 50 cal MG? Neither have I but this will bring you a couple steps closer.

{C}Rank 48: Elite VIIIEdit

Unlock: Speed Boost

In Game Rank Description: Unlock access to the Zombie Combat Systems Wipeout. This causes massive pain on impact, followed by even more massive pain as your insides catch on fire and burn at more than 2500 degrees.

{C}Rank 49: Elite IXEdit

Unlock: Wipeout

In Game Rank Description:  Ever wanted to stand out? I know that wearing black camo in a night setting mightn't be the obvious choice but not many people will make it this far so enjoy your new all-black SAS.

{C}Rank 50: Elite XEdit

Unlock: Black Death

In Game Rank Description: Max Rank&nbsp