The MG-81 was a German Luftwaffe machine gun intended for aircraft use. You may know it best as the tail-gun on the Stuka. In addition, a series of “slow firing” MG-81 machine guns were produced for infantry and vehicular use.
Nation: Germany Suggested BR: V Cartridge: 7.92×57mm Mauser Fire Rate: 1200 rpm Feed System: 100 round belt Muzzle velocity: 785 m/s Weight: 6.5 kg Weapon Type: Either Tech Tree or Gold Order
MG-08/15
A relic from WW1, the word “light” is doing a lot of work for this gun in. Like its Russian counterpart, this hefty weapon system is itself a derivative of the Maxim Machine Gun, and saw service well into WW2 officially being retired from service in 1945.
Nation: Germany Suggested BR: V Cartridge: 7.92×57mm Mauser Fire Rate: 600 rpm Feed System: 100 round cloth belt Muzzle velocity: 878 m/s Weight: 18 kg Weapon Type: Tech Tree
An American attempt to copy the MG-42 chambered in the .30-06 Springfield round. The project began in early 1943 and was plagued by reliability issues throughout development. It would finally be cancelled a year later in 1944, although lessons learned would later aide the development of the M60.
Nation: America Suggested BR: IV Cartridge: .30-06 Springfield Fire Rate: 610 rpm Feed System: 50 round belt Muzzle velocity: 820 m/s Weight: 11.1 kg Weapon Type: Gold Order or Event Weapon
Not to be confused with the Type 92 HMG, the Type 92 LMG was essentially a Japanese copy of the Lewis Gun intended for aircraft use. It proved poorly suited in this role and would later be issued as a handheld anti-air LMG to ground and seaborn troops, a role it also failed to excel at.
Nation: Japan Suggested BR: V Cartridge: IJN 7.7x56R Type 87 Fire Rate: 600 rpm Feed System: 97 round pan magazine Muzzle velocity: 743 m/s Weight: 8.5 kg Weapon Type: Tech Tree
A Japanese naval machine gun also pushed into service with the naval infantry. (Pictured here being used by Indonesian student soldiers).
Nation: Japan Suggested BR: V Cartridge: 7.7×58mm Arisaka Fire Rate: 700 rpm Feed System: 100 round belt Muzzle velocity: 820 m/s Weight: 12.7 kg Weapon Type: Tech Tree
I want the T-44. It was a post war American prototype, but considering it was them slapping an MG-42 feed cover on an FG-42 I wouldn’t be opposed to Germany getting it.
Out of all of these the MG-08/15 or MG-08/17 are the guns I want to the most. This isn’t to say other tech tree can’t be added too (For example, I also want to the MG-81. That would be cool too) but the MG-08 is the most obvious addition in terms of comparable weaponry.
I could also see the MG-39/41 with a bunker belt as an event reward . The MG-39 had issues jamming with larger belts, but one of the upgrades in the MG-39/41 was the strengthening the feed system to accompany longer “bunker belts”. Yeah, these belts wouldn’t really be used by infantry, but I think it’s okay for an event reward. It’d basically be the German equivalent to the Stinger.
It may be something you want but it’d be seriously insulting to the axis playerbase.
How long have they waited for a decent 100+ rounds lmg? Ww2 most iconic weapon is the mg42. Everyone know about that thing, even those who don’t know about ww2, or guns in general.
So, at the very top of the TT, adding the worst possible “lmg”, an old ww1 one at that, that would make soldiers slugs because of how heavy it is, while ALL other factions got late models…
It would be a slap in the face after all this time.
It doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be added. Just not as the long awaited TT one. Mg08 is worthy of event, gold order or premium squad.
