Exactly what it says on the tin.
A better version of an emplacement shouldn’t be locked to an already meta squad, than a specialized squad that has less soldiers.
Otherwise, there’s no point running engineers.
If they must insist on keeping heavy MGs with gunner squads, at least make the regular engineer MG nest non-exclusive to engineer IIs and decrease their build time.
I do not agree, it seems way more fitting if specialized squads get specialized guns. Engineers should be able to build something effective for every situation.
That means engineers would have something effective for every situation
and specialized squads should have specialized buildings
Yup, that sounds perfect. Makes you choose between strengths rather than once class dominated everywhere which is pretty boring.
And machine gunners aren’t meta, thats the most deluded thing I’ve heard in months, mgs haven’t been meta since berlin came out and nerfed them all into random dice rolls of accuracy
how are gunner squads meta? Why would I ever want to use the high dispersion, slow moving MG when I can just use a 6 man engineer squad that can build rally points and use AVT/FG42 II/M2 Carbine?
Its fine how it is. Engineers have tools for every situation, gunners get big brrrrt gun.
i would rather just a weapons team
flak, AT and light field arty can be wheeled around by a team
for a HMG one dude places the bipod and another places the weapon then you have a few others about
absolutely agree, also making medium mgs movable without dismounting the building would make them less useless @1942786
I don’t see how an infantry mg squad or a volkssturm squad with panzerfaust would be able to go around in first line with a m2 browning or a pak 40
Engineer squad is also with less men than other squads and mostly with rifles, I would see more fitting for example the gunner squad good with a movable tripod MMG (not really a building), that way engineer get big but fixed guns (as it makes more sense since it should be a support static squad) and other fighting squad get more flexible and movable weapons, more suited for front line
I will say that I love the idea they had of giving a squad like MG squad the ability to build a specialized structure like this. HOWEVER, it is a little bit backwards, giving them the HMG rather than the standard MG.
I think the best solution is to give the HMG only to the engineer squad, and the standard MG nest as an option to both the engineer squad AND the MG squad.
Its a great idea for OTHER types of heavier equipment/ structures perhaps, but not MGs.