antawar Posted October 7, 2002 Share Posted October 7, 2002 I don't know if it impacts the squad's firepower in the game engine but the german volksgrenadier heavy submachinegun squad in 45 has two Light MG-42 machinegun with only 40 of firepower combined at 40 meters instead of a 100 FP like it should normally be. The rest of the ranges are okay since the two have 78 FP at 100 meters. I have a screen shot to show you: | | | | You can see that the total firepower rating for the squad is also bugged. Regards, Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaylord Focker Posted October 7, 2002 Share Posted October 7, 2002 I have'nt used that unit yet so i never noticed, good catch! *bump* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PondScum Posted October 7, 2002 Share Posted October 7, 2002 Isn't this the standard case of "the LMG requires one guy to load in order to get full firepower, and at short range it makes more sense for him to pick up his SMG and use that instead, thereby depriving the LMG of some firepower"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mud Posted October 7, 2002 Share Posted October 7, 2002 Hm. Perhaps it reflects the lack of a loader/assistant? 1 MP40 at 40m = 36fp If 1 MG42 at 40m normally = 50fp w/ loader, and it drops to 20fp w/o, then it's slightly better for the loader to stop assisting (-30fp/MG42) and fire his MP40 instead (+36fp/MP40). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conscript Bagger Posted October 7, 2002 Share Posted October 7, 2002 Check the bottom of this page: http://www.battlefront.com/cgi-bin/bbs/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=024614 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnersman Posted October 7, 2002 Share Posted October 7, 2002 I think it was the same in CMBO, for whatever reason. The LMG42 had a similar firepower rating with SMG squads. It was high at longer ranges and the closest range was relatively low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Manuel Posted October 7, 2002 Share Posted October 7, 2002 Yup, at close ranges the LMG Assistant uses his SMG instead of Assisting, so that lowers the FP of the LMG, since there's no one to help reload, changes barrels, spot, etc. I think it raises the squads FP @ 40m, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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