Allow APC drivers to use assault rifles

Many factions don’t have proper SMGs in BR5, let APC Drivers use assault rifles, it won’t break the balance, it’s not a squad, it’s just one person.

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+1, it would make UC more viable at BR5 instead of using mediocre Thompson 50 x2

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Why 2x?

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They can’t use Hyde or T20. Only Thompson 50 x2 or Tommy 50 + one M2A1 Carbine

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Also the Germans, they don’t have the BR5 SMG and the Kiraly isn’t very good. (Although I personally have 4 conders, but not many people have them)

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universal
i give them 2 MG, i love MG!

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But medics can use hyde.

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Yep, medics can use ARs for quite some time already.

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I hate medics as they have bad stats and can’t carry large ammo pouches. 120 rounds is not enough for me. Especially without engy to build ammo boxes. If they could carry 2nd weapon it wouldn’t be so bad even with suboptimal stats.

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May I propose something different? Hear me out:

Lets take the “Volkssturm Rifle” weapon class from the VG 1-5, rename it into “Carbine” and then apply it to the carbine weaponry of the game.

Here are (probably a incomplete and debatable) list if weapons this should apply to:

  • M1 Carbine,
  • M1A1 Carbine,
  • M2 Carbine,
  • M2A1 Carbine,
  • VG 1-5,
  • G 43 (8mm Kurz)

Reasoning:

Historicly, the US Carbines were designed (amongst other troops) with drives in mind, be they tankers, truck drivers or APC drivers. These troops should have a small, light weight weapon for self defence, but something larger and more combat-effective than a pistol (remember, the M1 Carbine was designed during a time when a SMG, as in the Thompson, was not as lightweight or easy to carry as they would have liked, hence why just waiting for the Greese gun was not an option).

Therefor, I have always found it weird that tankers and APC drivers were never able to take or use carbines, which is a historical failiure on the part of the game, as these weapons were specificly designed for them!

As for Assault rifles, there’s a good case to be made that they (or at least APC drivers) should have access to them. I’d be fine with that, though I think it would be more interesting if they weren’t, and stayed a Assaulter exclusive, and have the new Carbine-class of weaponry be the “Everymans gun”.

As for the German equipment (VG 1-5 and the G 43 Kurz), I think they should be classified as carbines simply to let Germany have access to similar weapon classes, and I’d be alright with other factions receiving similar treatment with some weapons that are also intermediate-to-smaller weapons without pistol-grips. That’s another thing, I think the difference between Carbines and Assault Rifles should be in if they’ve got pistol-grips or not, but that is also just my own feelings on the matter.

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These “Carbines” Would of course then be equipable on every class in the game, just as the current “Volkssturm Rifle” class is.

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You should make seperate suggestion about it.

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Good idea, I’ll do so in not too long. But first, lunch!

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They should have given these event APCs assautlter slot, not Medic.

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it is necessary to allow the driver of his APC to get back into his APC after a rotation without an APC
And so that everyone who is part of the squad also sits down and can interact with the APC.
Because it’s just as much as possible
Another dead one

And give +2 slots total as 4 troopers are not enough it always should be 6 minimum

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Soviet premium apc is vastly superior

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Isn’t better to just always spawn new one?

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Premium APCs are completely P2W, they should give two more specializations to TT APCs, also TT APCs should be moved to BR1.
Not sure about events, they have many advantages, universal cariar is too small and that German APC has 75mm cannon. But they should replace medics with assaulters, also I think the 5th person could be fair.

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every time you go 100 on maps where there is a lot of junk?
Go on your way.
I’m personally in favor of showing up, and in the event of a change in the offensive point, I’ll overtake him at a lower cost than riding 100-200 meters every time.

This will be great.
They can also increase the limit to 4.