[narwan]

FG 42's in the first slot do NOT represent just a single weapon firing just as a Lee Enfield in the first slot does not represent a single weapon.
Wouldn't you agree it would be a bit silly to have the fixed stats represent a variable, ie the number of riflemen left in a squad?

Which is the whole point of the current stats and stat differences btw. This is, for infantry, a SQUAD based game. Not an individuals riflemans game. That means the game has to incorporate the SOP, doctrines, tactics, etc within a squad in it's mechanics. As Pdoktar already pointed out, troops armed with the FG 42 are basically riflemen in the squad, not surrogate SAW gunners. The game is a lot more than just a collection of weapon statistics.


Narwan