Ostheer Update 3: Infanterie Gruppen Post

[Gerrit 'Lord Rommel' G.]

Sorry. We had no pics at the moment.
We hope to present u pics later.

[Rikard Blixt]

it said that the granade abilety ís only avaible until the feldwebel uppgrade, does this mean wha I think it means? that you have to make a  choise of getting better midrange firepower or tossing granades?

Typo in the text, should be that grenades are available AFTER the upgrade :>

[Ts4EVER]

The only evidence you need:

http://forgottenhope.warumdarum.de/template/showscreenshot.php?imagename=Sturmgewehr%2044%20%28ZF%29/big.jpg&type=weaponfh2 [nofollow]

 

Nice one, but this weapon was more or less included as an easter egg kit (same as the German shotgun) and many mappers don't even use it because of it being historically inaccurate-#.

[Ghost]

about stg 44/43 with scope:
i did some research and still can't say if it was used or not. there are some sources that say it was and others that say it wasn't.

but i think it's a cool idea and something new making the ostheer sniper unique (though i was hoping for the scoped k98 to be part of the ostheer, maybe as a reward unit or upgrade for elite infantry).

[SublimeSnugz]

Personally i don't like the Scoped STG44 either, not that im a sucker for historical accuracy but this just feels wrong to me. And does the Ostheer really need a sniper unit?

Apart from that looks interesting can't wait to see the flak38.

[Gerrit 'Lord Rommel' G.]

Well. Thats the point
The StG-44 "sniper" isnt a real sniper.
He hadnt the range of all the other CoH snipers so he would lose all 1-vs-1 situations with enemy snipers on high range.
This "sniper" is more an "anti infantry specialist"; When u dont watch your soliers he will wipe out your soldiers in a short time.
So out of my view a new kind of unit and hopefully a cool unit on the battlefield (it is one of my most favourite units during the first Ostheer alpha games with Dragon ^^).

[WartyX]

The Ostheer Marksman is a highly unique and fun unit in the current alpha-build, because he puts a different spin on the familiar sniper unit. He needs an automatic weapon due to his quick-firing medium-range abilities, so we felt that the StG44 was the best choice, whether it was common or not.

I think we have the K98 sniper rifle reserved for another unit

[SublimeSnugz]

The Ostheer Marksman is a highly unique and fun unit in the current alpha-build, because he puts a different spin on the familiar sniper unit. He needs an automatic weapon due to his quick-firing medium-range abilities, so we felt that the StG44 was the best choice, whether it was common or not.

Sure but arent there enough different spins out there for the Sniper unit allready? To me a sniper in medium range = dead sniper.
But since you guys are telling me it works very well in the alpha im gonna trust you blindly and wait n see for myself.

[vadlama]

I think the "semi-sniper" is a really good idea, but the MG42 ... I dont know, the wehrmacht already have them. What will be the difference between the 2 of them? Only the MP40/K98k, or something else?
Post Merge: December 26, 2010, 01:04:14 AM

I think the "semi-sniper" is a really good idea, but the MG42 ... I dont know, the wehrmacht already have them. What will be the difference between the 2 of them? Only the MP40/K98k, or something else?

SRY ... FAIL, Ostheer have MG34 teams ...

[Rikard Blixt]

I think the "semi-sniper" is a really good idea, but the MG42 ... I dont know, the wehrmacht already have them. What will be the difference between the 2 of them? Only the MP40/K98k, or something else?

Ostheer will have a MG34 rather then a MG42 that Wehrmacht has. Details on what differs is to early to tell, since it will change based on balance.

[Aouch]

Wow, thanks for this update! 

I like the idea of the mid-range sniper unit, however I don't like the scoped StG44. Actually, I don't like the StG44 at all, Feldwebel wielding a MP40 would be way cooler and (probably) more authentic. 

I suppose the MG34 being more like the US-MG: Accurate and deadly, but not as much suppression as the MG42. So it won't be just a "skin" for Wehr-MG-team.

[Raider217]

Everyone keeps on tagging this StG44 unit as a sniper when it obviously isnt medium ranged sniped whatever its not just think of it as like... a solo knights cross holder BUT with the damage of a sniper.

[Versedhorison]

and lower ROF

[IJoe]

And, which is even more important, he's not immune to one-hit sniper kill. 

[Blackbishop]

Everyone keeps on tagging this StG44 unit as a sniper when it obviously isnt medium ranged sniped whatever its not just think of it as like... a solo knights cross holder BUT with the damage of a sniper.

He is not that tough .