A sten would be pretty good. If I was using Brit troops, not I44...
I was thinking about a MP40, but there are some qualities to it that might seriously handicap the player while their "weak" on the island.
I orignally started him with a garand....
Gaaa, why the hell am I worrying about this?
I've got gear selection to take care of that. ;D
I'll offer some "smart" choices. And 1 mine or bomb or something. The player will be able to obtain lots of those throughout the mission.