New soldier type suggestion: Ammo bearer

[SpedTable]

This is a new soldier type I suggest implementing into the game.

Although you have an engineer to build ammo boxes, engineers are not always available, whether they are dead, or unavailable to unlock in squad upgrades. Also, I think it would be more logical to have an “ammunition bearer” instead of an extra rifleman in the machine gun squads.

To make people continue using engineers for ammo boxes and rallies, I also suggest making the ammo bearer give less ammo than ammo boxes.

There are two ways to implement this:
1. The ammo bearer is capable of placing a deployable. This deployable work similarly to the med box: Same deploy time, same hit points, et cetera.

 2. The ammo bearer only benefits your squad, and you can press a button for the ammo bearer to automatically supply your squad mates given that he is still alive - similar to the radioman.

I think the first way is a more better way but I decided to include a second way because why not?

As for the squad, lets say a squad size of 5 or 6: about the same as the medic squads.

As for where the squad will be in the research tree, I suggest moving a random bolt action rifle from the top row to the same row as the machine gunner, since there are no weapons before the machine guns in the research tree. This “ammo bearer” will be available for unlock at BR1.

[robihr]

you know that you currently have unlimited ammo resupply from any soldier in your squad when you run low on ammo?

[SpedTable]

Yes I know, but it doesn’t work all the time. It only works if you have no ammo, and the cooldown is unbearable. I also think it would be interesting to have a new gadget

[robihr]

@SpedTable

and the cooldown is unbearable.

i wouldnt call 10 seconds unbearable…

[Ron_McKracker]

Yes, designated ammunition men (Ammo Bearer class) would be helpful.

[Myrm1don]

@Adamnpee Was just talking about something like this the other day.

@Myrm1don

I think its worth exploring, even if it just increases the mags you get from 1 to 2 when asking for ressuply from your AI

Or help yourself to a full reload off a soldier, becomes a glorified walking ammo box (less capacity)

It would have to have a downside though, takes backpack slot, no mine slot and perhaps lower movement speed (weight)

[Count_Smarald]

I would honestly just rather see the Rider class repurposed and start having both Bikes w/ sidecars as well as cars/jeeps that are effectively ammo stashes … Could even work to resupply friendly tanks and such, and could get BP for resupplying friends.

[Kaeryl_269]

it would be cool, in theory

[PartyHatDogger]

it would be cool to have a quick ammo deploy-able that people could go get just like the medic, but id also like to have some sort of ammo backpack. so that i could run up to teammates with missing ammo and replenish it for them, i love playing medics, having a very similar counter part for them for the other most precious resource would be awesome.
would love to see it

[khtk395]

@SpedTable

Although you have an engineer to build ammo boxes, engineers are not always available, whether they are dead, or unavailable to unlock in squad upgrades.

This can also be the case for ammunition bearer.

@SpedTable

1. The ammo bearer is capable of placing a deployable. This deployable work similarly to the med box: Same deploy time, same hit points, et cetera.

Engineer can build ammo crate.

@SpedTable

2. The ammo bearer only benefits your squad, and you can press a button for the ammo bearer to automatically supply your squad mates given that he is still alive - similar to the radioman.

You can already let AI soldier to give you ammo.

In my opinion this squad is basically useless since it don’t have ability that can really be considered unique.

[Kriegerfaust007]

no its bad enough when someone has a German MG mowing down entire squads, i don’t need them doing that all game