So it’s called Lewis Assault Rifle, but it’s available only for machinegunners…
Where is the logic? Give an access to it for assaulters (at least), as well…
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That’s the name of the weapon but in RL it was an LMG, So everything is as it should be
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They could rename it Lewis Automatic Rifle
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no, It was a WWI gun, at the time, The idea of an assault rifle/automatic rifle was basically just a automatic rifle-caliber gun. used for assaulting trenches
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It’s like a BAR. Not an MG, just an automatic rifle.
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yeah, isn’t the Chauchat technically and Automatic rifle?
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Yup. Most MG’s at the time were heavy and were stationary guns.
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Didnt stop the Fed from being a Assaulter gun though.
Or the AVT despite being considered as SAW too.
And iirc, the T20 was considered to be a replacement for the BAR.
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I thought it was meant to replace the Garand. In a sense it did as the M14 in the 50’s
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As early as mid-1942, the stage was set for Ordnance’s “do-it-all” weapon, which officers of the Department hoped could replace the Army’s mix of M1 rifles, M1 carbines, M1918 automatic rifles, and, possibly, even the M1928 and brand-new M1 Thompson submachine guns.
Apparently, both and more, my bad.
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I link you a couple of videos, but the US Army’s attitude towards assault rifles was…crazy to say the least after WWII.
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Yeah, we should get a br2 assault rifle like germany.
AR or battle rifle, or MG, or SFR
well, all these terms dont mean anything for the game - what matters is what role those guns play.
gameplay wise:
rifles are single shot guns
Assault rifles are SMGs with extra range
MGs are sustained fire guns
→ however, the concept of sustained fire guns depends on what BR its sitting in - 20 round mags dont seem like alot of rounds in BR5, but in BR2 this is a different story… unless its accurate enough to play like a “big” assault rifle, its a MG in low BR.
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It looks no different than Mkb35
It was actually usually referred to as the Lewis Assault Phase Rifle, no idea why they dropped the Phase for the game though.
It’s also not an assault rifle by any means.
Reason:
Because the Federov was a differnt type of weapon - not quite intended or suitable for the same role as the BAR/Chauchat/Lewis at all.
The Russians did run it with a “crew” of 2 apparently - Wiki says the #2 would reload the magazines - but being much lighter and handier it was still eseentially an individual weapon and not the quasi-LMG that he BAR and Chauchat became.
This is only a problem because of the idiotic classification/weapon availability system - IRL a soldier carried whatever their unit loadout required them to carry - and if the guy carrying the squad automatic got hit then, and his #2 got hit then another soldier would pick it up - they didn’t stand there because it was a LMG and they were a rifleman!
The Fedorov, doctrinally, was effectively used as a machine gun. The only reason the Fedorov is an “assault rifle” an used by assaulters is the ancient myth that the Fedorov was the first assault rifle, even though it’s very easily debunked. That and, balance-wise, it had to contend with the MKb 42(H) ingame and there really wasn’t any other gun they could’ve used unless they added a drum Suomi or something.
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That is incorrect, the corret name is “Lewis assault phase rifle” but the devs just shorted it to assault rifle.
And even then the term “assault rifle” or similar was not yet established in 1921 so even a name like that could not define an intended docrinal use as the term assault rifle did not mean anything yet and anyone could call anything an “assault rifle”.
So if some redneck gunsmith thinks that an elephant gun would be great assaulting a trench then he in fact has created an “assault rifle” during that era.
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Because the full name is Lewis Assault Phase Rifle
It’s the same classification as the BAR and Chauchat, basically walking fire while assaulting enemy trenches and over no man’s land
Because screeching idiots are convinced that 6.5x50 Arisaka is an intermediate cartridge…
And that’s because it’s an auto version of a semi-rifle.