Rename the FG42 and FG42 II to FG42 E and FG42 G

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Primary reason is that I hate saying “FG42 two” when talking about the FG42 II, plus it is more descriptive to refer to the two rifles by the E model and the G model

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Then say “FG42 early/late”. ppl will get it.

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plus one on this, and for the love of God almighty DF need to align the G model iron sight and fold all of them FG family bipods

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Many gun mounts in the game are in a fixed state, as if they have been welded, which is very inappropriate.

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5

Say FG 42 “dos” then. Lol

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Aren’t the letter designations applied by collectors? I prefer to avoid anachronistic names.

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Nothing I’m reading about seems to suggest that the names were applied after they were made

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Post-war literature typically identifies three versions, however the Germans did not give them separate designations; the Modell I , and Modell II were never officially referenced and period documents simply refer to the weapon as the 'Fallschirmjägergewehr 42’ or “FG 42”, and the reference was always made to the latest production model.

Seems like the most accurate way to refer to them would simply be an (Early) and (Late) tag.

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We don’t have any real consistency with names.

Any major renaming rework would require a review of every single named weapon for consistency.

Should it be named according to official documents, or should it be named differently as that it would be sufficient to distinguish it between equipment and machines of similar make?

If we follow the naming guidelines of the nation that developed and/or fielded the weapon, which would prevail in case of conflict?

If something meaningful is being done, it should be done right.
If one just disposes of just a single piece of trash in an abandoned alleyway, no one is going to notice, or care.

I’m sure the devs would really rather that the entire job of cataloging naming discrepancies be done for them because I don’t think neither the devs themselves, nor the playerbase would trust them to do it correctly or consistently.

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It makes sense to give the FG 42 E a historically accurate rate of fire.