Bartokomus Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Was this a limitation or an oversight? Lots of units are equipped in both MG and RT with 7.92K weapons and yet still none for resupply... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akd Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Opel Blitz (Rifle) in Supply Platoons and Motorized PG platoons and Opel Blitz (SMG) in Supply Platoons carry 500 rds. 7.92 Kurz. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartokomus Posted April 5, 2014 Author Share Posted April 5, 2014 well that's good to know, thanks for that. I wonder if scenario designers new that, as none of my units with that ammo have supply. thank you 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skwabie Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 The HTs in armored infantry formations still miss the 7.92Ks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASL Veteran Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 well that's good to know, thanks for that. I wonder if scenario designers new that, as none of my units with that ammo have supply. thank you Generally speaking, the random individual MP44s that occasionally show up in squads will not have a resupply. In my personal opinion it would be best if those randomly appearing MP44s didn't randomly appear and that the MP 44 only showed up in formations that we know had them like the Panzer Brigades. The supply platoons are a new item added to the game. Unless there is some other reason for a designer to add a supply platoon I think it would be a little ridiculous to add one just so that one or two MP44s that randomly appear could get a few more magazines to load into their weapons. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartokomus Posted April 5, 2014 Author Share Posted April 5, 2014 I agree it would be ridiculous; i happen to think it's equally silly to tell Cpl. Heinz he better be careful because EVERYONE else but him gets more ammo. And bump up that silliness factor a BUNCH when the MP 44 is part of an assault team where we all know ammo literally evaporates. Don't be a soup Nazi! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASL Veteran Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 I agree it would be ridiculous; i happen to think it's equally silly to tell Cpl. Heinz he better be careful because EVERYONE else but him gets more ammo. And bump up that silliness factor a BUNCH when the MP 44 is part of an assault team where we all know ammo literally evaporates. Don't be a soup Nazi! In fairness, there were serious ammunition issues with the MP44. There were plenty of stocks of standard rifle and MG ammunition since they had been producing it for thirty or forty years. The kurz round was new and there was never enough ammunition to go around. German soldiers were known to bury or hide their MP44s and grab a different weapon rather than run around with a weapon that only had a magazine or two. So having an MP44 with no reloads is probably more accurate from a historical perspective. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartokomus Posted April 5, 2014 Author Share Posted April 5, 2014 In fairness, there were serious ammunition issues with the MP44. There were plenty of stocks of standard rifle and MG ammunition since they had been producing it for thirty or forty years. The kurz round was new and there was never enough ammunition to go around. German soldiers were known to bury or hide their MP44s and grab a different weapon rather than run around with a weapon that only had a magazine or two. So having an MP44 with no reloads is probably more accurate from a historical perspective. well fair enough, i can't argue with that. but since we can't ditch weapons like that, something else has to give i think. A MilSim dedicated to fidelity in combat has to make accommodations with practicality and i think the one they've made with 7.92K needs reworking. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skwabie Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 In fairness, there were serious ammunition issues with the MP44. There were plenty of stocks of standard rifle and MG ammunition since they had been producing it for thirty or forty years. The kurz round was new and there was never enough ammunition to go around. German soldiers were known to bury or hide their MP44s and grab a different weapon rather than run around with a weapon that only had a magazine or two. So having an MP44 with no reloads is probably more accurate from a historical perspective. Come to think of it it's like this. If you are playing against the German squads you don't need to care about it. The AI doesn't use area targeting and the MP44s won't run outta ammo. Hence the AI's fighting power doesn't really decrease. OTOH, if you're playing with the German squads it becomes an inconvenience cause suddenly after 8 clips of mags you've got a few dead meats in your platoon. To make matters worse, better pray that the MP44 guys don't die. Otherwise their empty rifle's gonna be picked up by someone else and they in turn ends up useless. If I have a way to tell the pTruppens to "bury or hide their MP44s" while buddy aiding I would. It's one reason I somehow preferred FI to BN cause the best they had there was ... G43s. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
womble Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 And then there are SturmGrendadier platoons that only have MP44s. And no resupply. So they can't lay down any suppressive fire to speak of, and will run out of ammo if they have a couple of hot turns. What happened to the selectable options for what resupply was, erm, supplied? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akd Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 And then there are SturmGrendadier platoons that only have MP44s. And no resupply. So they can't lay down any suppressive fire to speak of, and will run out of ammo if they have a couple of hot turns. What happened to the selectable options for what resupply was, erm, supplied? There are no Sturmgrenadier platoons in CMRT. The ones in CMBN Market Garden come with quite a bit of 7.92K in their organic HTs, IIRC. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
womble Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 There are no Sturmgrenadier platoons in CMRT. The ones in CMBN Market Garden come with quite a bit of 7.92K in their organic HTs, IIRC. Aha. Good news! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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