Mg 81

[chuckfourth]

Hi Don
Ive had a bit of a dig around and this site gives a range for the tripod mounted MMG MG3 of 24 hexes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rheinmetall_MG3
Interestingly this range is for the gun on tripod and -without- the telescope.

So it appears in your game that you are only modeling the MG34 and MG42 in the MMG role where -no- telescope is fitted. However With the telescope it is a HMG, in fact with the telescope it is clearly the best HMG of the war.
Now I dont think that anyone is disputing that this telescopic HMG has a range of somewhere between 44 and 60 hexes.

So the question now becomes why is -the- key weapon in the German infantries OOB (Tripod mounted Telescope 34/42) -not- in the game.

The argument that it is an indirect fire weapon and so cant be modelled properly is a nonsense. It has a telescope, the target is in line of sight, it works the same way as a anti tank gun for example. A telescopic sight an elevation wheel and a traverse wheel.

So can we please let the German battalions have there HMG! after all nearly every picture you see of the gun mounted on a tripod has it with the telescope.

Note
The MG3 is close enough to the MG42 to be one.
This site
http://74.125.153.132/search?q=cache...&ct=clnk&gl=au
Gives the MG3 an effective range 2200 on the tripod with telescope, this is with the nato 7.62mm round, the more powerful boat tailed 7.92 of the war would have a somewhat greater range.
The Vickers can fire out to 3000 yds in indirect fire mode but this does as far as I can gather appear to be some sort indirect artillery style sighting.
Ill get to your second request shortly RecruitMonty
Best Regards Chuck.