Amerikaner said:
Later, when I complained about the 42, he admitted that I had hit him in the leg. This is just one example of many ridiculous and frustrating situations with the German MGs. You just stare in disbelief as the rounds seem to go anywhere but at your target, while the sights stay on him all the time.LemoN said:
Trying to use "burst fire" was your first mistake. Just hold the fire button down while adjusting for recoil until the target is dead. Even if it takes you a few seconds to hit him (and it really shouldn't if you're any good; 30 meters is an incredibly short range), he won't be able to get an accurate shot on you with all of those bullets flying around him (the game blurs your screen when bullets whiz by you making it very difficult to aim and lowering your overall awareness). Also, the MG42 gets more accurate as it warms up. Bursting it will just cause you to miss repeatedly; you need to hold it down so you can adjust for consistent recoil. The only time you want to burst is when you are trying to conserve ammo while suppressing an enemy behind cover. If you can actually see your target, then you ought to be holding down the fire button.Blankku said:Once I was just in a perfect position with the 42 and saw a Soviet coming at me at about 30 meters max, I put a perfect short burst right at him at this ridiculously short range, no effect, another burst, oh he must be dead by now....oh oops he's shooting at me! OK, Looooooong burst, another long burst right on him-oops, I'm dead.
If you try and use it like a rifle, a machine gun is going to seem useless. There's a reason that the developers decided to let every single member of the team rearm the machine gunner; you're supposed to be very liberal with your ammunition usage. Find a secure spot behind your riflemen and open up in the general direction of the enemy. If you see an enemy pop his head up, fire at his position. If he puts his head down, keep firing in bursts of variable length (use an inconsistent pattern to keep your enemy guessing). Keep firing until he is either dumb enough to put his head back up or your teammates get smart enough to maneuver toward him and either toss a grenade or flank him out. A machine gun has an area target range that exceeds the point target range of a rifle. You aren't trying to snipe people with a machine gun; your goal is to suppress the enemy. In this game, you'd be surprised how many kills that will ultimately get you.Blankku said:
Yeah, when the DP overheats, you're just screwed. The thermal gloves that the German machine gunners use allow them to change their barrel, which lets them fire constantly, suppressing the enemy more effectively than the DP. The Russian machine gunners need to be more careful; if their barrel overheats they are left with only their sidearm.Blankku said:By comparison, the DP is very accurate, low-recoiling and doesn't even need a barrel change.
Not true, it has changed in Ostfront and it's a lot easier to control. But you suck with any weapon other than the K98 anyway!Amerikaner said:
Nimsky said:Not true, it has changed in Ostfront and it's a lot easier to control. But you suck with any weapon other than the K98 anyway!
, this denied the Russians the complete West Part of the Warehouse.
