StG44 in 1942?

[mandead]

Understood - I didn't know that thread existed. Thanks.

 

[LemoN]

I know after Crete they stopped doing air drops

Google Battle of Leros.

 

[Oldih]

I know after Crete they stopped doing large\divisional scale air drops

Fixed.

 

[Welshie]

Fixed.

And lets not forget the Gran Sasso raid (technically not a para drop but impressive none the less)

[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Sasso_raid[/URL]

 

[Ts4EVER]

So is it possible to find out if any of them were armed with FG42s?

Where is this info from, one of your books or a website?

The FG42 would make a superb unlock weapon - rare as hell it may be, but if it existed during the period and was used by German troops during the campaign (no matter how few) then it's surely possible to include it.

they weren't issued FG42s, as these were first used in 1943.

 

[sturmfuhrer]

Are you sure about the FG42? I thought the suffix of '42' was the date of which it officially went into service?

Sturm

 

[RedGuardist]

No FG42

 

[LemoN]

Are you sure about the FG42? I thought the suffix of '42' was the date of which it officially went into service?

Sturm

No.
The FG42 entered production in mid 43, they never produced a lot.

 

[Fuzzy McDoodle]

... which I find more than a tad silly. Oh well I guess it's an excuse to add a new cool gun, even if it makes basically no historical sense what so ever.

Why doesn't it make sense?

From what I understand, thousands of the Mkb were put into field testing around '43...

 

[LemoN]

From what I understand, thousands of the Mkb were put into field testing around '43...

Indeed.

 

[Hans Ludwig]

Why doesn't it make sense?

From what I understand, thousands of the Mkb were put into field testing around '43...

But we aren't in 43', yet; we are in Stalingrad in 1942.

 

[Xendance]

But we aren't in 43', yet; we are in Stalingrad in 1942.

Wikipedia says that the battle ended on 2nd of February 1943

 

[LemoN]

Wikipedia says that the battle ended on 2nd of February 1943

Indeed.
Now tell me if you would dozens of top secret prototype weapons and thousands of rounds of ammunition for those weapons into a pocket that has been given up and been told to defend to the last man.

 

[Hans Ludwig]

Wikipedia says that the battle ended on 2nd of February 1943

"from July 1942 to February 1943"
SOURCE

That's what I get for not reading the overview from the RO2 website.

 

[Hans_klempner]

Hmm, I just got a rough idea at work today.
So far my search does not yield any indication that the MG-42 will be in game.

What if the devs would scrap the MkB 42 idea and replace it so that Heroes will unlock the MG-42?

Maybe replace the Russian unclock with a DS-39.


This theory collapses of course, if the MG 42 is in game

 

[Sichartshofen]

This theory collapses of course, if the MG 42 is in game

We don't know if it's in game. But we do know they were used in Stalingrad. So, it's a possibility we will see it.

 

[mandead]

What are the differences between an MKb 42 and an MP43/44?

 

[RedGuardist]

What are the differences between an MKb 42 and an MP43/44?

One for example is that former fires from open bolt, latter from closed bolt.

 

[C_Gibby]

Actually... there was a story of an incident at Pitomnik, where a plane crashed on landing - its cargo being Iron Crosses and condoms Can't be bothered to try and hunt that one down, though!

I don't remember when this was supposed to be, but this may have been in the korean war when the americans started rolling in. (Don't tear me apart, history buffs!)

Didn't the americans once drop a planeload of extra-large condoms on towns to try and inspire "fear" in their enemies?

 

[WiFiDi]

yes, it's only a game lets put in bunnyhopping and why not give them an stg44.

that kind of argument is stupid.

actually your argument isn't much better infact its really stupid.

bunny hoping is a game changing mechanic, a new gun is just another thing to shoot people with.