G41 Mauser variant
The Mauser variant of the Gewehr 41 was mechanically far removed from the Walther design. It had a distinctive receiver with a non-reciprocating bolt-type cocking handle on the right. Machining was typical of Mauser early war standards, and by most accounts both versions were noticeably muzzle heavy. Being the more intricate and complicated of the two designs, this rifle was very costly and time consuming to produce, and the design was abandoned in 1942 in favor of the Walther platform. Very few G41(M) rifles were produced, and losses through capture and damage on the eastern front were high. G41(M) rifles are very uncommon today and matching numbered specimens in premium condition will bring astronomical prices from collectors. Less than 7,000 examples of this rifle are believed to have been produced, however the true figure may be in the excess of 12,000. All specimens were produced at the main Mauser facility in Oberndorf an Neckar, and bear the BYF code, and WaA135 inspection proofs.
Field repaired M3 Grease Gun
Experimental G43 chambered in 7.92x33 Kurz
M1 Thompson with taped magazines
Weapon will be already maxed out so no need to make reload faster, just have different animations for a new experience.
Walther Mkb.42
Haenel’s Mkb or the STG should remain free
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M41 Johnson rifle; was a late competitor to the M1 Garand and clip-fed into a cylindrical magazine.
Never officially adopted but somehow saw use nonetheless by a MoH recipient.
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This honestly has no business being in the game outside of a premium squad. From what I understand it was really only used in small numbers by the 1st special service force and some Marines.
That said I think it would be a great contender for a premium, being comparative but very unique.
Making this a regular/free weapon would be like making the Eintoss Flammenwerfer the standard flamethrower.
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Early production FG42
Late production can be an event reward. Notice the difference in grip angle, furniture and different muzzle device. (for those of you not deeply familiar with the FG42, it’s a fascinating piece of engineering and I definitely recommending watching some videos/reading about it)
Gebirgsjager Eispickle
The G33/40 is already in the game which is a staple rifle for Gebirgsjager so why not add their ice axes as melee weapons?
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They saw use cause they were kind of “liberated” from shipments that would’ve went to the Dutch East Indies
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If the Johnson should be a premium weapon then honestly the PPD-34/38 should be, seeing as only around 5,000 were made.
just looked…you are correct, the PPD was not produced that much at all. More common than the Johnson but still pretty rare.
Did the Russians have a staple early war SMG or was that simply a capability gap.
I don’t think so, I remember hearing the Soviets thought SMGs were a passing fad until the winter war when the Finns made good use of the Suomi SMG, so the PPD was a pretty close copy of the Suomi.
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This sounds right. Funny they were slow to adopt then went full soviet and equipped entire companies with them while everyone else were pretty much issuing them to team leaders etc.
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The USSR had a number of pre-war SMG’s, and even after the winter war they looked to the PPD - relatively complex and expensive to manufacture, so in limited numbers
the mass-produced PPSh with the “Finnish inspired” drum magazine was a response to loss of weapons in Barbarossa - not the Winter War.
They wouldn’t have produced so many SMG’s but for Barbarossa and the impact on “regular” weapon design - they were lining up to make the SVT-40 the standard infantry rifle right up until June 1941 - not mass produced SMG’s - and the replacement for lost SVT’s was still mostly the good ol’ Mosin.
They equipped entire companies because they were easy to mass produce and easy to train people on - you didn’t have to teach much in the way of marksmanship!
And of course they famously had specialized units of tank-borne infantry equipped solely with them - trained to ride on tanks and dismount at short range where the PPSh would be very effective - casualties in such units were enormous!! (see Tank desant - Wikipedia)
the same simplicity of use and minimal training required is why other massed infantry armies continued to use them - notably the Chinese in Korea
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Lovely information. DO you know the model names of some of those guns? I’d like to look them up if possible.
Happy to say I have several relatives that actually fought in infantry units in the Korean war and killed quite a few of said ppsh wielding commies.
It’s definitely not a totally stupid idea, there’s more than a bit of doctrine written about volume of fire use in infantry warfare.
PS: Just found out you can dual wield sturm pistoles but it doesn’t double your grenade count. DEVS PLS FIX 
want to be revolver ocelot with sturmpistoles.
Yeah - various versions of the PPD from 1934 onwards - the 34, 34/38 and 40
see PPD-40 - Wikipedia
According to wiki the M50 Reising SMG was shipped to hte USSR under lend lease, as well as the Tommy gun - List of Soviet Union military equipment of World War II - Wikipedia
M50 Reising - Wikipedia
either of these would be good weapons for some sort of premium squad I reckon
M-50:
The most common SMG by the Battle of Moscow was the PPD-40 from my understanding, with the first batches of PPSh-41s coming in at close second. Most of the PPD-34s and PPD-34/38s never made it out of the Winter War
