I just wish I could buy all the WWII weapons, because then I could collect first hand data and put all the debates like this to rest permanently.
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Well we can wait for more information to show and more research to be made but if the gun is authentic what more evidence do you need ?
not true, the gun itself is confirmed original, its just not marked with a SN.
There are no markings except for one in the base of the grip “1” which was not a serial number marking (obviously) so maybe it marks the type (there were the 1 for Italians and type 2 for German soldiers though the difference is small).
Why no serial numbers is another good question and may explain why production began with “5000” since based on the time period and production power of Brescia between 1943 and 44, only producing 1000 guns is too low especially considering how many were later used in Algeria´s war of independence.
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Yeah but this could be because many of them where exported to Algeria and the markings where removed.
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Well, personally I would rather raise it’s ROF to 600 and leave it at BR2, or leave it as is and drop it to level one. Leaving it as is and dropping it to level one doesn’t alter the gun for those who like the uniqueness of the slow rate of fire, and even designating BR1still means those who currently use it at level two can still use it at level two and it will be the same. I don’t think it is level two material in it’s current form, and other then the low damage for the low ROF would make a decent level one SMG. To me, it’s comparable to the M3 Grease gun, just with less damage as the Grease gun I believe is 8.2 vs the FNAB 6.8.
Actually to be honest, I’d rather drop the current FNAB to level one, and add a second level three FNAB 1943/2 to level three with base ROF of 750 and 825 maxed. I would use the current FNAB at level one.
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Why not.
I maybe a little bit overreacted.
It’s just pissing me of when people are trying to use the same unreliable source which was here posted numerous times to push the change that was denied several times.
Especially if it involves a weapon that I like in its current state. And there is no similar weapon in the game so far.
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I just want a slight ROF increase, 430 or 450 rpm, with a damage increase to 6.0. that should make a good SMG.
To completely kill off its uniqueness.
No thanks.
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How does 30 or 50 rpm kill uniqueness? The gun already fires 440 rpm fully upgraded, so I was just making that the base rpm. It would still be well below the 500 mark.
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Well yes we are not in a hurry Germany have enough Equipment im having a good Italian SMG at BR III but I really need some Italian vehicles 
And soon Assaulter Italian squad finally <3
I preffer the explenation that the German markins as done post-war so they could be smuggled/exported into Algeria, rather than two seperate models actually existing.
I trust this explenation more, because if they had been purpose made into guns for Germany, why then are there several spots (including the original serial number) left empty? Much more probable that the original Italian was deliberatly removed and then bad German mimiced, otherwise they’d have fully replaced all markings (some are just left off), and if they’re German specific weapons manufactured under German oversight one would have thought they’d get the German right…
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I’m looking at the example provided by Forgotten Weapons, I should specify… which is marked MP 43 in German.
They didn’t even bother replacing the safety lever markings, it’s just blank… one would have thought that was important information to a soldier…
According to other sources the maximum ROF was 550. If we uses that as standard ROF, then the FNAB would have a ROF of 630 as fully upgraded weapon (same as Beretta M38/42).
That basically means, FNAB 43 can receive the ROF buff without being put on BR 3
Or and I would also accept your suggestion: buff standard ROF to 725 and fully upgraded we would have a ROF of 833,75 when fully upgraded.
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They could add 50 rpm to it’s value to not be identical as M38/42 and match PPS-42 and still be within real firerate values as it could go even faster but didn’t need to.
I would rather for Germany to get Husqvarana smg at BR3.
As you can see it could carry smaller mags (BR3) as well as drum (BR5)
FNAB-43 should be the best German smg at BR2 as it was way more expensive to manufacture and advanced than all other smgs. Just give FNAB 600 rpm to match PPS-42 and not be identical to M38/42 and that’s all it needs.
Buff MP40/MP38/MP18/M38/42/M1 dispersion and lower visual recoil.
400 rpm claim is very old and baseless, as I have said before anyone who had fired the FNAB-43 would not give it such low fire rate.
However its a very rare weapon so only a few people had access to it thus most authors quote each other.
I don’t know who claimed the 400 rpm first but its clearly not the case.
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I would prefer the original stats instead of some fancy compromise “between”. Adding + 50 ROF would result in a ROF of 510 when fully upgraded. Would I use FNAB 43 instead of Beretta M38/42 and MP40? Nah, not really.
Wishful thinking, no evidence for that.
Might as well add Beretta 38 with 30 round mag instead or increase MP34’s fire rate to 600.
I said add +50 ROF to it’s real life 550 rpm value (still could be shooting faster so it’s not a total imagination) to image that i provided first and you love to repost. So 600rpm at base and 670 upgraded exactly like well beloved PPS-42.
“… However, some tests have indicated a higher cyclic rate of fire, potentially reaching 837 rounds per minute when using modern ammunition…” → modern ammo not WW2 ammo
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