It depends.
Truly significant suppression would be annoying as hell and the only counter would be just send HE or rocket right on machinegunner.
Any infantry guy wouldn’t have proper counter play. Maybe outside snipers.
And weaker form of suppression would basically meant nothing.
I really doubt we need more campers which are outside objective. That’s why I would prefer current state of MGs. It’s better to not fear any weapon rather than creating annoying camping thing which cannot be properly counterplayed by regular infantryman.
The thing is, you can do a shtt against it. Your only option is to take cover and at best mark the place where the MG guy is.
And I don’t think that’s good for game like enlisted. And I think MGs would needed to be heavily restricted and limited if such feature would be implemented.
I do fear RD-44 because it can wipe my squad with its 100 rounds before I could fire back.
These ambush situations are fairly common on the urban maps too.
Yeah they did run out of MGs to add for Soviets, red army never had a good variety of MGs in the first place and since DF refuses to add lend-leased guns its even harder to implement more without touching unrealistic prototypes.
MG’s can be scary. But people either try to use them like it’s Conders or think they can just build a 131 in the middle of the open and not die for it. They fully deserve what they get
At the time, they could’ve added the Maxim Tokarev, but they instead added RPD with a foregrip. There is no excuse for giving a foregrip to an MG that is already chambered in an intermediate cartridge.
Give MGs bolt action grade precision when bipod mounted, but lower the speed at which you can turn the gun when you mount up. This makes MGs while mounted really good at holding down a specific line of attack. And the counterplay is what it’s been for any well armored tank: just flank it bro
I don’t fear MGs. Most ppl use them as heavy assault rifles and they are a similar threat. I don’t think I ever saw a proper MG position, not for certain.
What I fear are HMGs. But they are easiy flanked.
When there’s a lot of terrain to cover, I often go prone, lay my lmg on bipods, move a bit then bipods stop working, and fire very accurately at high range, mowing entire squads.
Yeah, if you manage to go prone they can be really fun (and deadly). Sadly often there is this green MF who interupts your shooting, it’s called grass.
Some i like to use myself, others i like my bots to have. (Johnson lmg and mg13, mg30 wreck)
Personally I tend to use them more as a battle rifle…tap fire (yes even mg42). As most people fire full auto on the move while standing…i dont usually fear them
Bots wreck with mgs. Especially when you put them in the back of your APC. So fun
Sometimes, my bots fare better than I do if equipped with full auto weaponry.
I look at my bots with disdain, try to aim at enemies from afar, then dolt bot “Braaaap” an enemy 100m away with concentrated m2 carbine fire, just to get back at me…
Same with mg42 or any other lmgs. Bots don’t fear recoil it seems. Real GI Joes I tell you!
But. Weaponry with very fast rof and high recoil is overlooked by players. Short taps. A player using quick successive short taps with a mg45… ah, that’s a terrifying sight. It’s so potent, many ppl think those players cheat and whine about them in forums!!!