M2HB .50 Cal Machine Gun

Jump back to quoted post10 Feb 2015, 16:53 PMNapalm

Build multiple .50 cals.

Jump back to quoted post10 Feb 2015, 16:23 PMAlexzandvar

It's also the best machine gun in the game if you crew it with a powerful model unit like Shocks/Obers.

Jump back to quoted post10 Feb 2015, 17:54 PMImagelessbean

You want me to crew it with shocks/obers as American?

Why would you crew a weapon with Obers ever? Their DPS is all tied up in the MG34.

Also shocks on support weapons is also useless since their DPS is all at ranges <10 m. All you get is really high reinforcement costs and slightly more armor, which is partly negated by a received accuracy bonus the opposing side gets for free.

Blobs should be suppressed by a single MG if the blob walks right into it. It should not take multiple MG's to suppress an a-move blob. Without this feature punishment for blobbing is not very strong, as it is now, and requires huge amounts of micro and gimmicks (demo packs) to punish blobbers.

When you ask for multiple MG's to stop a blob you are asking me to put all my eggs in one basket, since the MG fields must overlap considerably to gain the advantage of both being present. As such the other player is quite capable now of a simple flank with minimal skill or talent required.

Jump back to quoted post10 Feb 2015, 18:02 PMAlexzandvar

I said it was the best MG in the game due to the stats it gets from Shocks/Obers such as armor, accuracy, ect. Didn't really have much to say other than that, and I agree MG's should punish blobs.

Jump back to quoted post10 Feb 2015, 19:14 PMelchino7

This is just a stupid idea, unless we are playing a year and half patch ago. You don't want to recrew support weapons with elite units, due to reinforcement cost.

Jump back to quoted post10 Feb 2015, 19:17 PMAlexzandvar

A .50 cal with a Pathfinder crew is insanely good due the accuracy modifier Path's get. Should you spam Pathfinders and .50 cal's? Of course not, but it's worth stating it's a okay idea.

Jump back to quoted post10 Feb 2015, 19:30 PMelchino7

Theres a difference between crewing with pathfinders because you want to use the increased sight and doing so with Obers/Shocks (this is what you said).

Jump back to quoted post10 Feb 2015, 19:45 PMLemonJuice

All infantry have the same model hp.

Jump back to quoted post10 Feb 2015, 19:48 PMAlexzandvar

Do Ober's have a received accuracy modifier or something? Because I notice they are quite durable.

Jump back to quoted post10 Feb 2015, 12:24 PMdrChengele

My question is : why SHOULDN'T this MG have, say, 10 penetration?

This is the only MG in game locked behind teching. It was purposefully taken to be the heavy, .50cal monster (as opposed to .30cal which was in CoH1 and therefore a clear choice), which costs more than other MGs. It also has a reinforce cost closer to that of Sturmpio than of a Rifleman.

Meanwhile OKW get Kubel with no teching, no reinforce costs, and at arguably less price.

There is no reason why it should not shred light vehicles like MG42 with AP ability on. At least then I would be able to say "yeah okay, it's a bit lacking in direct infantry confrontation but its multipurpose role really makes up for the increased price".

It's in LT tier, after all.

Jump back to quoted post10 Feb 2015, 19:48 PMAlexzandvar

Do Ober's have a received accuracy modifier or something? Because I notice they are quite durable.