(H)MG34

Jump back to quoted post8 Apr 2020, 18:06 PMelchino7

MG34
Currently does the least amount of suppression and is not an effective crowd control unit. We’ve decided to increase the suppression so it can fulfill its role as a crowd control unit.
Damage reduced from 4 to 2
Suppression increase by 15%

This change was applied barely before Brits got released and that is the moment when it went into avg territory. Good suppression wise, too much to be desired dmg wise.

Anything before that it was REALLY good.

Jump back to quoted post8 Apr 2020, 15:59 PMSkysTheLimit

Yeah that's not true. The mg34 is plenty good at suppressing. It's certainly much better than the Maxim

It's damage is bad but thats not important for an MG... It's only job is to suppress, 34 does that completely fine

Jump back to quoted post8 Apr 2020, 19:10 PMHannibal

It has a similar (or even the same?) firing cone to the MG42

Jump back to quoted post8 Apr 2020, 19:18 PMSander93

Both have -60/60 firing cone.

Jump back to quoted post9 Apr 2020, 00:00 AMdistrofio

I voted that HMG34 needs no buff. Can you address the issue with it OP? If its a need for better suppression, i can only suggest you pairing it up with a Flak HT

Added: As part of the OKW design, they have great offensive power, often the best (Wstukas and KT) compared the rest standard tools. A reasonable drawback is to have less crowd control or make it harder to achieve, hence the need for 2 HMGs to tackle harder to control infantries.

Jump back to quoted post9 Apr 2020, 14:46 PMAerohank

I've been playing 1v1 OKW a fair bit recently and I can't say that I think the HMG34 needs a buff. It has a big arch and suppresses very well. It doesn't have the same Oomph as the MG42, but with OKW I don't find myself lacking in Oomph anyway with Double Obers being fairly easy to acquire, its the crowd control that I am looking for.

Jump back to quoted post9 Apr 2020, 12:00 PMSp33dSnake

IRL the MG34 had a slower rate of fire compared to the MG42.

Jump back to quoted post10 Apr 2020, 18:38 PMdistrofio

1800 rpm MG34!!!
Where can i see that in action?
Pleeeeeeeeeeaaasee?

Jump back to quoted post10 Apr 2020, 18:38 PMdistrofio

1800 rpm MG34!!!
Where can i see that in action?
Pleeeeeeeeeeaaasee?

Jump back to quoted post10 Apr 2020, 21:45 PMSir Edgelord

+1
Would also be nice if MG42 was also able to do the same, I would even pay to see that on both, no kidding.

Jump back to quoted post11 Apr 2020, 15:08 PMDomine

Well, I wouldn't have any idea where to acquire one. If you live in the US, you probably have the best chance at that.




The MG 42 follows the same principle, but was not factory delivered in the same way. There were 1200 and 1500rpm versions of the MG 42 delivered to units. Theoretically, you could also exchange the spring and increase/decrease the firing rate just as you could on the MG 34.

There was also the MG213, which was a 20mm aircraft cannon with a cadence of 1000 rounds per minute. It also existed as 30mm.

Germans were nuts.