Ok so i was look at the Coh 2 stat site to try and compare the HMG (MG 42, MG 34 .50 Cal, Kuble, and Maxism). i cant make heads or tails of the stats so i am looking for someone who can to answer a few questions.
1. Why dose the .50 cal cost more? do some stats justify this?
2. What makes it to were mg42 and kubles have no problem suppressing units in green cover at any range while maxism, mg 34, and .50 cals cant most of the times?
3. what makes the MG 42 so much better at suppressing units on mass and in a larger area then all other HMGs?
4 what stats govern suppress? do damage, accuracy, or rate of fire pay a factor?
Any help would be great.
1. Unfortunately no, the 50 Cal is overpriced for its performance. The largest problem is the small and squishy crew facing down long-range units. The gun itself performs well.
2. Probably squad sizes. More men is usually favourable, but it also means sometimes they can't all fit in cover. If one man is out of cover, everyone gets suppressed.
3. High Suppression combined with high AOE Suppression and Incremental Accuracy makes the MG 42 formidable for both individual squads and blobs.
4. Suppression is a base number and the number of shots fired, accuracy does not play a role.