Weapons that can't be slung

[Avenger]

Many WWII weapons didn't have carrying slings, so you had to carry them in your hands and drop them if you needed your hands for something else. I think this would be a cool thing to add because it would fix some of the loadout imbalances seen right now.

Some weapons I know that didn't come with slings:
MG-34
MG-42
Panzerfaust
Panzerschrek
Degtyrev machinegun
PTRD

There might be more, but some of the gun-nuts on here could probably give more detailed information.

Thoughts?

 

[Sichartshofen]

MG42, MG34 and Panzerschreck all had slings.

 

[Kipper]

I believe the Panzerfaust had some sort of sling as well. Or maybe it was just a string...

 

[Pycckuu]

All of the weapons except for PTRD (and maybe the faust) had slings in real life, they just arent modeled ingame. PTRD had a carry handle that it would be carried by, isntead of being slung across the chest like it is done now.

 

[LukeFF]

I believe the Panzerfaust had some sort of sling as well. Or maybe it was just a string...

The Panzerfaust had no sling, string, strap, whatever you want to call it.

 

[Avenger]

MG42, MG34 and Panzerschreck all had slings.

Got pics?

 

[Sichartshofen]

I have lots.

MG34

MG42

 

[Zbojnik]

Pwned.

 

[Avenger]

Thanks Zbojnik, but I didn't ask.

 

[Plaid13]

no panzerfaust in those pictures. those are panzershreks or something like that. basicly german version of the bazooka i think. Dont think they were even close to as effective as the panzerfaust was. I wouldnt mind seeing them added to the game though. Maybe replace the panzerfausts on some maps. Would be nifty if they didnt blow up tanks but only disabled them.

 

[Zbojnik]

Thanks Zbojnik, but I didn't ask.

What was this? "Got pics?". Seems to me your asking right there.

 

[Avenger]

I asked Sichartshofen, not you.

"Pwned" isn't a response to my request, anyway. It's not even a word. It's the preferred response of bratty 12-year-olds who can't think of anything original to say. Now go bug someone else.

 

[Sichartshofen]

no panzerfaust in those pictures. those are panzershreks or something like that. basicly german version of the bazooka i think. Dont think they were even close to as effective as the panzerfaust was. I wouldnt mind seeing them added to the game though. Maybe replace the panzerfausts on some maps. Would be nifty if they didnt blow up tanks but only disabled them.

I've got dozens of pictures of Germans with Panzerfausts. I posted those above to show the Panzerschreck, MG34 and MG42 had shoulder slings. The Panzerschreck was better then the Panzerfaust in terms of range and penetration.

 

[Moz]

I asked Sichartshofen, not you.

"Pwned" isn't a response to my request, anyway. It's not even a word. It's the preferred response of bratty 12-year-olds who can't think of anything original to say. Now go bug someone else.

You can even see a sling on his MG34 in Sichartshofen sig.

and in your epic failure in looking up; you were infact not just pwned, but pwnt.

 

[Sclass12]

*bunch of ownage*

This post is 100% ownage by volume. Do not read if under the age of 21 or are pregnant or nursing as this may cause unhealthy birth defects.

 

[Eater1]

Yeesh guys, back off. Someone tries having a normal discussion and people start jeering like it's the damn horse races.

 

[King Ragnar]

no panzerfaust in those pictures. those are panzershreks or something like that. basicly german version of the bazooka i think. Dont think they were even close to as effective as the panzerfaust was. I wouldnt mind seeing them added to the game though. Maybe replace the panzerfausts on some maps. Would be nifty if they didnt blow up tanks but only disabled them.

I may be wrong, but the panzershrect ( sp? ) was alot more powerful than the faust?

 

[RedGuardist]

I may be wrong, but the panzershrect ( sp? ) was alot more powerful than the faust?

No. You are not wrong in any way. Panzerschrek was much more powerfull than faust, because its range was more or less 100 metres, even 150 metres. As most common Panzerfaust, Panzerfaust 60

 

[LemoN]

Panzerschreck and Panzerfaust penetrated more than 200 mm
they both had nearly the same amount of penetration althoguht i think the Panzerschreck was a bit more effective
because of its grearter range

 

[[TW]DrGuppy]

In real life you would drop the weapon on the ground or rest it against something when you needed your hands for something else. I think this would be too hard to impliment into the game because picking up weapons is not the same as in real life. I would however like to see increased weapon switching times for larger/heavier weapons because going from MG42 to a grenade in around one second seems a little bit off to me.