M79 and Grenadier class

[Matanuska]

Grenade launchers played a significant role in Vietnam for US infantry. Looking around online it seems that it wasn't uncommon to see two grenadiers per squad. Grenadiers would carry HE rounds, smoke rounds, parachute flares, and even buckshot rounds for close quarters, and if possible I'd like to see all of these rounds shown in game (dark night maps with flares anyone?).

In order to prevent this class from being overpowered, there are some limitations you can put on it. First of all is only letting grenadiers carry a 1911 sidearm, which was standard in Vietnam. Second would be giving the grenade a relatively long arming distance. The M406 HE round had a 30m arming distance, and Wikipedia claims (unsourced, of course) that the grenade impacting someone within those 30 meters isn't enough to kill them. You could also lower the amount of rounds they carry if these factors aren't enough to stop the class from being overpowered.

Thoughts?

 

[nejcooo]

Who knows maybe they already have them and they just haven't shown them yet.

Sounds OP though. I guess the one could carry plenty of ammo with it and it's pretty straight foward weapon unlike RS's mortars

 

[FishsticksII]

M79 needs different selectable ammo types not just the HE

 

[KittyKitsune]

Please no experimental weapons. Different ammo would be cool though, and it can apply to other weapons too like the RPG-7

 

[Thom430]

From what I understand, the "Vest, Carrying Ammunition, 40mm" contained 20 pockets for standard HE rounds, and then bigger pockets for larger rounds. 15 HE and 5 buckshot rounds seems like a fairly balanced setup.