Profile of CadianGuardsman

If it was a World War Two commander it would be Patton, keep attacking, never dig in and only retreat to build up for a better attack. Especially once the armoured phase begins.

If it was any General from history it would be Ulysses S. Grant - that war of attrition. Riflemen may be expensive but Strumpioners are more and I can call in my vet rifles

Put 50. cal in T0, rebalance it and Riflemen

Then that would just encourage the USF meta to become defensive like the OST and Soviets I like how the USF MG is since it actually makes the USF aggressive unlike Wher/Sov who usually get MG's and Mortars to lock down the map.

In response to the OP. Is it possible? Yes. Should they? No. The USF are build around advancing something that a tripod mounted MG doesn't support.

What all faction machine guns need -

1.Gunner in back formation like n cruzz's kappatch so not killed first and then in chain whole squad.

2.Suppressed squads grenade throwing range -66%.

3.25% extra recieved accuracy penalty removed(all except for 6 man maximspam)


If these universal changes are enacted mg42 alone would need a minor tweak only - something like 10% suppression or 20% traverse to make use of that arc.Compensate the buff with reducing vet 2 bonus for mg42.Slightly Better early,same later.

No thanks, I'd rather not have a return to CoH 1 style camp offs with MG's being the standard unit. The reason the MG 42 doesn't suppress as well can easily be attributed to a variety of things like the Russians tenacity or how US Soldiers were told "it's bark is worse than it's bite". Gameplay wise I feel it's perfect and other MG's should be brought in line with it.

It punishes poor micro, like all MG's should. IF you're quick enough you should be rewarded with a substantial advantage. MG's are a support weapon, they shouldn't be good in and of themselves (this works both ways allied MG's should be brought inline with it).

The USF is perhaps one of the best for an Aggressive play, campers need not apply. They need to seize the early game Initiative hard and keep pushing never stopping to "sure up the flanks" and dig in.

The bend and not break mentality means that you should never have your units in a blob, they are used in mutual support of each other popping smoke and fragging targets.

The USF relies on Grenades and smoke to minimise early casualties and keep the offensive going till you are on your foes doorstep. They are not viable late game unless the Axis are bad, end it fast, hit em hard.

That's why they're built the way they are, if the Riflemen were any better or worse they'd be game breaking. Also going over 3 Rifles is stupid and you should probably stick with OKW.

The Ideal Rifleman build is 3 > Lieutenant/Captain with MG's and support teams to cover your bases. Using excess MP to build Fuel so you BEAT the Axis to tanks gaining the advantage, push infantry up and use the tank in Infantry support behind the Infantry as American Tanks were intended to do.

Sorry for the long post but I absolutely love the USF as a faction, they're the most predictable yet versatile force in the game (and are built around their doctrines.)