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What is the point of the MG42?

17 Apr 2015, 23:57 PM
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The usefulness of this unit is horrendously low. USA can shoot a smoke grenade every engagement and soviets can oorah every engagement to force a retreat. What else are they going to spend their munis on? Is it better to not use it at all? Every unit has a grenade now adays, so even a yolo flank get decrew it. It's definitely not worth the risk of it getting decrewed and stolen. Not to mention grenadiers are just glass cannons and can't even support a flanked mg42 without two of them around.
18 Apr 2015, 01:02 AM
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The usefulness of this unit is horrendously low. USA can shoot a smoke grenade every engagement and soviets can oorah every engagement to force a retreat. What else are they going to spend their munis on? Is it better to not use it at all? Every unit has a grenade now adays, so even a yolo flank get decrew it. It's definitely not worth the risk of it getting decrewed and stolen. Not to mention grenadiers are just glass cannons and can't even support a flanked mg42 without two of them around.


If in the enemy stealing your MG42 makes it a risk, your premise begs the question.

18 Apr 2015, 01:51 AM
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The usefulness of this unit is horrendously low. USA can shoot a smoke grenade every engagement and soviets can oorah every engagement to force a retreat. What else are they going to spend their munis on? Is it better to not use it at all? Every unit has a grenade now adays, so even a yolo flank get decrew it. It's definitely not worth the risk of it getting decrewed and stolen. Not to mention grenadiers are just glass cannons and can't even support a flanked mg42 without two of them around.



You simply need to learn to use it as best as you can....or just gren spam...

when theres smoke,or you sense a smoke nade is about to be thrown,pack it up and move it back,preferably towards your other MG42,and and never leave it alone.

This sounds wierd but dont put it behind cover either if you can avoid it. the crew will bunch up and be a tasty nade target
18 Apr 2015, 02:05 AM
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Just make sure you first field 2 grens for each MG on the field. Just like you wouldnt have mortars operating on their own.

I agree USA has all the tools to deal with them.. however they can be a thorn in USAs side. So just dont get too many right away, and heavily support them and micro them also.
18 Apr 2015, 02:20 AM
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You simply need to learn to use it as best as you can....or just gren spam...

when theres smoke,or you sense a smoke nade is about to be thrown,pack it up and move it back,preferably towards your other MG42,and and never leave it alone.

This sounds wierd but dont put it behind cover either if you can avoid it. the crew will bunch up and be a tasty nade target


exactly, like most other things in this game they require some micro and attention to use properly
18 Apr 2015, 08:08 AM
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