Type 97 LMG should have detachable scope

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The Type 97 MG has no option to detach the scope, and I don’t understand why. The scope itself is an addon that doesn’t affect the iron sights, meaning in reality you can remove it no drama. I feel it would be a great addition to the Japanese Empire, as it would trade ammo count for accuracy, something the Type 11 lacks.

I feel it’s lame to be locked into just using the scope, since any sniper (that I’m aware of) can have its scope removed. Yes, you can shoot it through the iron sights as it is, but who actually uses the first zoom level at all?

Literally, it’s completely modelled and functioning. All that needs to be changed is a model without a scope, and just a different view through the iron sights. To me that’s pretty simple.

Type 97 Scope images

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Note the bolts holding the scope on, which would be removable in real life.

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Sniper for comparison

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aiming down the sights of a sniper rifle

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Because it’s technically hard to do something like that. Thus not really worth it.

It’s not really complicated to go through old topics where this issue was already discussed.

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From what I understand, it’s literally just removing the scope from the model, which already would be in a separate file to the rest of the gun. And then just creating a new zoomed in view model without the scope. If they could do it for every other sniper, they shouldn’t have an issue with the Type 97 LMG.

Don’t have to be so sour about it.

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I wish they give this MG and other scoped MG variants for Japanese Snipers to use, boosting faction uniqueness and popularity.

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