Those gamers who own Rising Storm will get a nice surprise today the next time they load up the game. Tripwire Interactive has released the Armored Assault Free Content Pack to all owners of the game.

This pack includes a new weapon, two new tanks, new custom maps, and more.

New Weapon
• German MG 42 light machine gun added as veteran unlock for the Axis MG class (belt version as default in classic)

2 New Tanks
• Russian T-70 light tank - small, fast 2-man tank with a 45mm cannon, but lightly armored

• German Panzer III - smaller version of the Panzer IV, equipped with a 50mm cannon

New Official Custom Maps
• Kobura - Japanese attacking US defensive positions through jungle, streams and ruins
• TulaOutskirts - re-make of a classic map from the original Red Orchestra - a tough assault for the Germans through forest against prepared Russian positions

General
• Added a Greylist to allow mods to show up on the ranked server browser page but set servers into Custom mode
• Official Community Map Mods - Alpha and Beta versions of community-made maps, curated by Tripwire, for ease of access for players
o Alpha Map Pack (http://store.steampowered.com/app/324830)
o Beta Map Pack (http://store.steampowered.com/app/324850)

If you don't yet own the game, you can get Rising Storm for 75% off ($4.99 for regular edition, $7.49 for Digital Deluxe, $14.99 for a 4-pack) as part of Steam's Midweek Madness Sale that runs from now until September 26 at 10AM (PT).