MP 35/I isn't as bad as people make out

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Disclaimer

I was in a downtier against BR II Soviets, where the enemies I encountered (luckily) weren’t cosplaying as TMNT. Even simply removing body armour effect would buff the Germans immensely. Mind you, the MP35/I I was using had no upgrades.

Yes, I know I’m going to cop a lot of flak for this. But I honestly don’t think it’s a terrible SMG. Sure, it fires a lot slower than the PPSH or even Thompsons, but it hits fairly hard and has easy to control recoil (once you get the hang of the recoil curve). I found it to be accurate out to mid-range, which was always my favourite attribute in German SMGs (most other nation’s SMGs can, but worser).

Still, it was an upgrade over my MP40 I’d been using. I’m also going to cop a lot of flak for this as well, but I feel the ZK-383 is kind of mid. The sights are cramped, it has an odd feeling 30 round mag (after getting used to 32 round mags the entire tech tree up until this point). And whenever I use it, it just feels powerless compared to other SMGs I’ve used.

Honestly, all that needs to be done is a softened recoil (both felt and visual), and there’s a pretty solid SMG to compliment the Beretta M38 and ZK-383. And, of course, the removal of body armour effects. It’s a broken mechanic that isn’t present on any other nation (and frankly, shouldn’t). If I wanted to wear armour and fight battles, I would probably buy Chivalry.

Plus, there’s a (probably not so) secret trick that I learnt that makes the MP35/I more effective in battle.

Secret Trick?

If you reload the magazine part way through, you won’t have to rotate the bolt which saves an immense amount of time. I can’t tell you how many times it’s saved me. I’m sure the rest of you are aware of this, but I only just realised it.

I’ll probably just end up making a “Reduce Recoil (Visual and Felt) of MP35/I” suggestion. What does everyone else think of the weapon? I personally can’t wait until the MKb 42(H) is downtiered.

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I don’t mind the MP35, however I like the level two short barreled version better. To be honest, I don’t think it performs any better then the level three MP35/1, however, it is much better suited at level two then level three, so without any work, IMOP the MP35/1 would be a decent smg at level two, but it really shouldn’t be level three. Some reduction of recoil would help, even with the level two smg. I do use all three of the MP35 level two smg’s I have, but I do not use any level three MP35’s.

If the MP35/1 is left as is, I would consider moving it down to level two, and move the FNAB 43 and the MP38 to level one. IMOP the FNAB is too slow for level two, and I doubt the MP38 gets a sniff at level two. Even the MP 40 is becoming an endangered species at level two.

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It has sweet damage per shot. Add a lil more but I like this gun for personal nostalgia back when it was “the” gun in Moscow campaign years ago

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MP38 at BR I and MP40 at BR II seems good, although buff the MP40’s damage just a scooch.
Nothing at BR III actually interests me. And with the Kiraly the only option at BR IV it would be nice to have the MKb 42(H) dropped a BR. Just for options sake.

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Yeah, I can’t wait until this happens. There is no reason the Mkb 42(H) belongs in BR V. Luckily the Devs are considering dropping it down. Let’s just see if it actually happens.