(First, let me apologize if someone has suggested this before. I checked thread titles over the past six months, and I didn't see it, but it might have been suggested in an older thread.)
A few mod maps lately have had Axis troops armed with Allied weapons. Pariser Platz, for example, had Volksturm infantry armed with Russian rifles, while another newer map has German anti-tank troops armed with Russian AT rifles.
In light of this development, I'm surprised that nobody seems to have suggested adding the MP-41(r)--captured PPSh-41 SMG's converted to fire 9mm from 32-round MP-40 stick magazines.
It seems to me that this would be a very easy weapon to model--just a PPSh-41 with magazine adaptor and stick magazine, firing 9mm rounds. And, when available, it would give Axis assault troopers and Squad Leaders a real, substantial choice when it comes to SMGs.
I may be mistaken, but the differences between the MP-40 and the MP-41 seem to be merely cosmetic. I haven't noticed a difference in rate of fire or accuracy.
The MP-41(r), by contrast, would have a higher rate of fire than either of the German designs. Its Axis users could enjoy some of that quick-firing goodness, without having to pick up an enemy SMG--but with the disadvantage of having to change magazines more often than their Allied counterparts with their high-capacity drums.
And surely, the MP-41(r) was at least as widely available as the MP-41, which seems to have seen very limited service.
A few mod maps lately have had Axis troops armed with Allied weapons. Pariser Platz, for example, had Volksturm infantry armed with Russian rifles, while another newer map has German anti-tank troops armed with Russian AT rifles.
In light of this development, I'm surprised that nobody seems to have suggested adding the MP-41(r)--captured PPSh-41 SMG's converted to fire 9mm from 32-round MP-40 stick magazines.
It seems to me that this would be a very easy weapon to model--just a PPSh-41 with magazine adaptor and stick magazine, firing 9mm rounds. And, when available, it would give Axis assault troopers and Squad Leaders a real, substantial choice when it comes to SMGs.
I may be mistaken, but the differences between the MP-40 and the MP-41 seem to be merely cosmetic. I haven't noticed a difference in rate of fire or accuracy.
The MP-41(r), by contrast, would have a higher rate of fire than either of the German designs. Its Axis users could enjoy some of that quick-firing goodness, without having to pick up an enemy SMG--but with the disadvantage of having to change magazines more often than their Allied counterparts with their high-capacity drums.
And surely, the MP-41(r) was at least as widely available as the MP-41, which seems to have seen very limited service.