This is a poll to see what community thinks of engineer MG’s and what is the best solution for them in the future. Have fun!
What German MG would you like to see in Moscow campaign?
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MG-34 on sandbags
MG-34 on lafette tripod
Other
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What russian MG would you like to see in Moscow campaign?
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DP-27 on sandbags
DSHK on sandbags
Shielded DSHK on wheels
Shielded M1910 Maxim on wheels
Other
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What US machine gun would you like to see in Normandy campaign? (Note: I’ve put an M1917 Browning too because it saw very limited service in ww1 and a lot of service in ww2 as standard heavy machine gun for US)
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BAR on sandbags
M1917 on sandbags
M1919 on sandbags
M1919 on tripod
M1917 on tripod
Other
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What German MG would you like to see in Normandy campaign?
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MG-42 on sandbags
MG-42 on lafette tripod
MG-34 on sandbags
MG-34 on lafette tripod
Other
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Vote and give your own Ideas too
I will close this poll and make a conclusion topic later today
As is goes for MGs I think that they definetly should be mounted on Laffete/tripod, but should have some sandbags in front of them. Just make them not attached to sandbags by some magic.
Not so sure if I’m a fan of the concept of the soviets getting a shielded MG, while the Germans don’t?
I guess it depends on whether the shield will count as armour or be cosmetic?
I can’t believe 34,5% people (on average) voted on sandbags
I still want Lafette as item for german MG squad as middleground between MG nest and bipoded MG. My other thoughts are here: Lafette mount read it before disagreeing
To give US BAR on sandbags you have to be a US masochist or german main XD
M1919 is good pick, as M1917 is a bit outdated. If you want more water cooled MGs than wait for GB.
in my opinion M1910 is the only option for russians as DSHK was too rare to be standard HMG
You mean this one? It’s not a meme cart, it’s relict of WW1. If british could fight with their vickers I don’t see a reason why russians shouldn’t do the same with their maxims.
that’s not true
The shielded version with a huge shutter on top of it is a ww2 variant, not ww1
M1910 was produced until 1960
I don’t believe it too
I agree, I just put BAR there because BAR was the only MG for US in beta test
Again, that is not true
People tend to underestimate the power of water cooled MG’s in ww2
Imo M1917 could be engineer mount and M1919 infantry equipable weapon
Water jacket can sometimes eat bullets and save the gunner.
M1917 was the standard US heavy MG throughout both world wars
It was even captured by the Germans
That’s true
DSHK could be used for Berlin campaign but not for Moscow
In my opinion water cooled MGs were outdated in WW2. When they were set they were monsters, but in maneuver warfare, like WW2, you don’t have much speed while you carry this milled steel water container and it takes time to place it every time you see an enemy. Not ideal for being fast fire support.
But overall they would work perfectly fine even in modern warfare.
That’s partially true
They were still quite effective in ww2, only Germans who had better MG technology in ww2 compared to allies didn’t use water cooled MG’s as standard HMG
M1910 Maxim was praised by the soviet soldiers and it is called a weapon of victory
We don’t need M1917 for the US but Maxim for the USSR is a must-have and that’s why such a lot of people want it
That’s not a good comparison
Germans didn’t even have HMG’s, Americans had M1917 and M2(only mounted on vehicles), British had Vickers water cooled throughout the whole war
Russians did use SGMT air cooled HMG in 1943-45 but didn’t like using it and kept praising the Maxim
That’s why we need it in Enlisted, it’s too iconic to be ignored and I know majority will agree with me
What would be cool would be the ability to place the Maxim on its stand and then be able to shuffle the height up and down to match the window.
I think the Maxim (and wheeled carriage ) also had the ability to be mounted on tripods too?
