Because of the gun.
I mean, I don’t mind the americans getting good firepower.
Devs and Americans players always complained about fire power and to get through, therefore a Sherman 76 its actually a good candidate as it can still be penned from pumas, Pz ivs and occasionally, Pz iiis.
Not like a jumbo for sure.
Similar≠ equal.
The sherman 76 solve all the problems the M4A1 had while keeping the “bonuses” of being sherman.
And what the Pz 4H solve from the Pz 4j?
Nothing but turret rotation speed.
My main problem with the 76mm M4A1 is that it’s ugly…
The M4A2 is already equal to the Pz 4H. (Even if the gun is worse preforming (Which it isn’t the 75mm is better than the 76mm overall)…
Every weapon should be viable, but their damage per second is way too different. A machine gun can wipe off a whole squad in a split second while a bolt action can only take one or two-shot. Those late-game guns are just better than the early ones in most circumstances.
I’ll repost;
(pre-nerf) FG42 at 100 kill capacity
M2 at 45 kill capacity
(post-nerf) FG42 at 40 kill capacity
M1 Carbine at 37 kill capacity
Garand at 32 kill capacity
Gewehr at 30 kill capacity
Lee-Enfield at 30 kill capacity
All other bolt actions sitting around a 25 kill capacity with stock ammo?
Now, if you wanted to double the overall ammo count of the bolt actions and semi-autos, and give the M2 carbine an extra magazine as well, I’m all for the FG42 getting another spare magazine. But on it’s own, the FG42 as is has well above average killing potential for a trooper weapon.
M2 carbine still has a 30/60 capacity
To quote Keofox;
And until / if the M2 carbine gets buffs in other fields, I think 30/60 is a good spot for it.
I dont see this
as remotely true. You only counted bullets and dmg. A gun is much more.
Even if I would take your list 60 kill capacity is completely fine with me for the FG42. Best gun in the war.
Aye and the M2 is a shit gun that you can only hipfire on full auto to get some effectiveness out of it. I think 30/60 is perfect.
A gun is much more, yes, an the FG42 handles better than the Gewehr (and, effectively every other rifle troopers can carry) in every stat while also having more ammo than it as is.
As for the list, that is in hard kill potential, i.e. maximum possible kills from stock carried ammo. In reality, there’s a lot more factors in play, but as is, the FG42 is overpowered enough without needing to also carry double the ammo of basically every other one-hit-kill-potential rifle in the game.
I mean look at the M2, highest kill capacity of all guns in the game. There is clearly something wrong with your list because the M2 is not the strongest gun.
No, it’s not the strongest gun, but it is the highest in hard kill potential, e.g. (Gun damage per round / base health) [ Do not exceed 1 kill per shot] x (rounds in a magazone) x (how many magazines you carry.)
And the FG42 is the second highest on that list now, instead of the absolute highest by leaps and bounds.
Thats why I am saying your list is flawed. There are way more factors to take into account. Just saying bullet does X dmg x number of bullets = kills >> weapon to strong.
It does not work like that.
Shut up dude get out of this forum you are only a toxic influence and have nothing to add to anything.
Except that is what matters most when you’re balancing ammo counts.
If we were balancing in terms of weapon performance, the FG 42 shouldn’t get any additional magazines at all, compared to semi-autos, and especially bolt actions, considering how much better it performs than those weapons.
But since overall performance isn’t the criteria for ammo counts, it’s then likely best to equate it through maximum killing potential rather than probable killing potential.
But they balance the game to probably killing potential. How effective they are in the game.
With 2 mags the fgs full auto function falls off dramaticly and it becomes more semi auto.
Which is good, considering in semi-auto the FG42 out-performs both the Garand and Gewehr as-is, and in Full Auto the FG42 out-performs the M2 carbine.
So if anything, two mags is too much for the FG42 still.
Panzerfaust would remedy that.
I’d rather see it limited to assaulters/gunners.
Same with the Soviet Moscow selective fire rifle - except it only gets 30 rounds in 2 mags.
Cry me a river.
I am not crying at all, let alone a river. Why be like that?