Stationary MG42 shot too slow at the moment, which is pathetic and unrealistic for this weapon, and makes it incapable of suppressing enemy infantries. Please buff it to 1200-1500r/min.
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Increasing to bigger value will unbalance mg42, so they will nerf something. Overheat or accuracy
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Hand one also shoots only about 900 rpm
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Absolutely not. It is perfectly fine where it is. I understand itâs not fully realistic at 900 RPM, but if you cant aim with a minimal recoil machine gun with infinite ammo then you have got a major problem on your hands: BE BAD SYNDROME.
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Nobody even mentioned recoil.
Ading ammo / reload to stationary MGs has been requested basically for ever.
Not really, I donât want it to be OP (at least not always). I just want to have 1200-1500rpm, even if it has the damage of the pistol round.
Why donât they just replace it with the MG-34? The model would make the ROF accurate, and it looks cool as shit.
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MG-42 is honestly more aesthetically pleasing imo
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A higher ROF, coupled with ammunition limits and reloads would be great! This would force gunners to not only worry about over-heating, but also manage ammunition quantity and reloads. It would give allies precious windows of opportunity to move, and/or force the Germans to learn how to use âtalking gunsâ effectively.
Yes agreed, I donât think it would make any difference, they are already instakill, so increasing fire rate would just be realisticâŚ
Itâs fully acceptable and realistic at itâs current rate of fire of 900rpm. The Germans realized throughout the war that the MG 42 fired too quickly and so they lowered it to around 900rpm for many of them iirc.
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I donât remember anything like this.
I know that replicas and historical ones, are nowadays modified to prevent out of battery explosion, that causes lower rof.
Actually I have read somewhere that it was modified for AA use to 2200rof but now I canât find that info anywhere.
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From what I have read, there were light, medium, and heavy bolts for the MG 42, which allowed it to fire at 1500, 1200, and 900rpm, respectively.
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The hand ones are instant kill, the ones mounted SEEM like instant kill since it kills in 2-3 bullets but the second they click the button they dropped 10 rounds.
After quich search, it seems to be a post war thing.
(Itâs interesting that weight of those bolts is mentioned almost everywhere but how they change rof is skipped entirely.)
The weight itself is what would change the rate of fire. A heavy bolt would cycle more slowly than a light bolt when impacted with the same amount of energy.
I know. I mean that I have found precise numbers on weight (like â600gâ) but only general statements on rof (like âlower rate of fireâ). And I donât have enough data to try to calculate rof change based on bolt mass change.
Itâs fine to have a preference. But the MG-34 would make more sense for stationary MGâs rate of fire. It honestly shouldnât be any higher than that.
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i can already absolutely bully entire teams with a single machine gun emplacement at 900rpm, definitely does not need an RPM buff. Switch the 42 for the 34