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Jump back to quoted post19 Aug 2016, 13:50 PMSvanh

Let's look at some stats!

Durability:

Squad	Models	Target Size	Vet 2 Bonus	Vet 3 Bonus
Riflemen	5	0.97	0.77x RA, 0.8x Cooldown	0.8x RA, 1.3x Accuracy
Grenadiers	4	0.91	1.4x Accuracy	0.77x RA, 0.8x Cooldown
Panzergrenadiers	4	0.8	0.71x RA, 0.75x Cooldown	1.4x Accuracy
Infantry Sections	4-5	0.8	0.76x RA	1.2x Accuracy, 0.8x Cooldown, 2 SLEs

DPS:

Weapon	Range 5	Range 10	Range 15	Range 20	Range 25	Range 30	Range 35
M1 Garand	5.84	4.33	3.40	2.80	2.34	1.97	1.67
BAR	13.97	10.45	7.99	6.97	6.03	5.17	4.37
Gren Kar98K	5.07	4.37	3.82	3.37	3.00	2.59	2.26
Gren LMG42	6.97	7.56	8.10	8.57	8.99	9.26	9.20
Panzergren MP44	15.35	12.81	10.10	7.69	5.46	3.38	1.44
Lee-Enfield	4.59	4.26	3.97	3.71	3.48	3.17	2.89
Bren	4.92	5.52	6.11	6.68	7.25	7.71	7.92
Scoped Lee-Enfield	5.71	5.19	4.74	4.33	3.97	3.57	3.22

First and most obvious: the BAR and Bren are not superweapons. The BAR is roughly equivalent to a Panzergrenadier MP44 with slightly better long-range and slightly worse short-range capabilities. The Bren is strictly worse than the Grenadier LMG42, especially when you consider that the DPS stats for UKF weapons include the cover bonus.

We can see that vet-3, single-BAR Riflemen are easily killed by Panzergrenadiers at short ranges while having the advantage in a long-range fight. With two BARs, Riflemen are still worse than Panzergrenadiers at short range but have somewhat closed the gap and have a greater advantage at long range.

The Infantry Section-Grenadier contest goes much as one would expect. IS with a single Bren have roughly equal long-range DPS to Grenadiers when in cover and will win due to their superior durability. The Grenadier squad will still lose at short-range but will fare slightly better. Fully upgraded Infantry Sections are an Obersoldaten-level anti-infantry threat although Obersoldaten scale further with veterancy (2 Brens = ~LMG34, 2 SLEs + LE with vet = ~3 Ober KAR98Ks).

Hope this helps.

Jump back to quoted post19 Aug 2016, 07:18 AMKatitof

Why?
This horse is so dead and beaten up there is just a crater in the place it was.

Nothing will change, because that isn't how the game is balanced.
EOT and /thread really.