The suggestion is simple, make the SVT-38 reload stripper clips, like all other semi auto rifles in BR III.
First, it would make the SVT-38 more different to the SVT-40
Second, it would greatly help faction balancing (Type 4, Gewehr 41, Johnson 1941)
Nothing more to add.
SVT38 is without question the best BR3 semi auto in the game - and since clip reloads are realistic for this gun AND spare magazines were kinda rare in WW2 it would make BR3 in general a “clip reload” BR - which would also lower the power jump from BR2 bolt action rifles.
What should be done next however is to increase damage of both G41 and SVT38 to 15.3 - to bring them in line with other semi autos, to guarantee one hit downs.
Because it’s literally BR4 semi, only with artificially lowered dmg to 14.4 to fit usual 15< dmg standard of tech tree BR3 semis.
But I think Johnson is now kinda overlooked as well. As it kept its BR4 dmg even after being lowered to BR3.
There’s now literally no reason why to use Garand over Johnson.
So I believe Johnson’s dmg should be reduced to 14.4 or 14.9 to fit BR3 dmg standard.
No, that’s obvious powercreep. The opposite should be the case. Especially for tech tree weapons.
I think what should happen instead is SVT reload slightly slowed to about 2.8 - 3.0 seconds (same as Garand) and Type 4 / Gewehr 41 can be increased to 3.5 - 3.8 seconds, much like the Johnson. No other changes are needed.
I feel stripper clip reloading the SVT would break immersion on a gun that historically had a detachable magazine. Plus, the Garand would still reload in one go.
I reiterate:
All that needs to happen is the SVT reload be slowed down and the Gewehr 41 / Type 4 reload sped up
Wasn’t it actually like this in the very early versions of the game? I remember seeing some footage of it being actually loaded via stripper clips
Then put it on the BR4 and replace it with some other semi with a stripper clip reload.
SVT 38 is the only BR3 tech tree semi that has a detachable magazine instead of a stripper clips. That undermines the feel of this BR. (I am not talking about carbines with lower dmg)
If you want a semi with a detachable magazines, the BR4 is for you.
(Or some event stuff, but tech tree weapons simply shouldn’t undermine the overall feel of whole BR, especially if we are talking about most wide spread type of weapon that’s used by engineers and basically any specialist)
It is not just about performance.
Yes and also increase its damage to 15.3 alongside Gewehr 41 and Japanese Type 4 rifle, so all BR3 semis do the same damage!
Type 4 rifle fires 7.7mm which are much more powerful than standard Arisaka and the damage nerf is nonsense on it.
Also thank you very much for making this suggestion!
Huge respect.
They should also change the sounds for the SVT, it sounds so weak lol
It’s got a magazine, use it.
Deal with the imbalance of the event.
WHy should everything be the same and has same stats and behave the same. boring idea as hell.
All guns shoukld vary and be unique in some way.
go play Fortnite instead
This doesn’t matter in the context of WW2 - every Lee Enfield had a detachable magazine, but the rifle only came with one mag.
Producing reliable magazines on mass was not an easy task for WW2, and ultimately even G43 and SVT40 riflemen most often used to reload with stripper clips.
no
What are kind of nonsense are you pushing? There are far more BR3 semis outside of tech tree. And majority of them do have less than 15 dmg. Why? Because that’s standard for BR3 semis.
Garand was exception because of its limited capacity. And Johnson should have never been lowered to BR3 with its current dmg.
Stop pushing for totally unnecessary powercreep all the time.
Well, what would you know, I already have a suggestion takling the original topic and the damage descrepency of automatic rifles in game!
Shitty shitty sights, that’s the reason
Rifles like SKT-40, Turner SMLE, G41(M), Type hei (10)… Yeah I know of them.
Most have damage unique to that weapon such as Type hei rifles all have 13.9 damage (because of weak Arisaka round), Turner SMLE with 16.8 ect…
Its only SKT-40, G41 variants, WZ-38M, Walther A115 and SVD-38 that have standard 14.4 damage.
So this 14.4 damage only really applies to Soviet and German semis.
A weird balancing thing from the time of campaigns.
But if you think that lowering the damage of all tech tree BR3 rifles to 14.4 is the solution than, make a suggestion of it, I will support it since that works for me as well.
I just want the stats of these rifles to be consistent.
Yes slow down the road if the svt38 to the same as the grand then add two bullets to the magazine of the garand or remove two bullets from the svt38 even though us will never fight ussr I want Germany to stop trying to powrcreep the US by dropping the g43 to br3
Increasing their dmg to 15.3 would mean there would be little difference between them and BR4 ones. (Except those also have a slightly better rof)
People would be start pushing to lower those BR4 weapons to BR3 as well and replace them with something else.
This is exactly how you can completely kill the current BR specific atmosphere. There would no longer be BR based all around stripper clip semis. Because they’d be mixed in with the mag feed ones (I am speaking of tech tree, not some event/premium exceptions), which would be similar enough to be on the same BR but still obviously better.
This is exactly why similar power creep is so toxic.
I already did and you haven’t gave it upvote. 
On the topic of damage discrepancies, M1 Carbine should have base damage raised to 8.0 or 9.6 upgraded, since that’s what the VG 1-5 does (also an intermediate cartridge).
Also, the M1 Carbine is the only semi auto to lack a ROF upgrade (I’m pretty sure the VG 1-5 has one too), so it should get a 15% speed increase (or is it 10% for semi autos?)
