OOBs way out of whack?

[thatguy96]

Deputy said:
I've been investigating some of the number setting for the weapons in WinSPWW2 and came out with some really odd stuff.

For instance...the HE Kill numbers for the German MP38/40 9MM submachinegune is 5. The HE Kill numbers for the 98K rifle are 1. According to the help manual... "HE Kill - the value of the round at killing soft targets. Bigger is better!."
Oops!!!! Here's an instance where bigger ISN'T better. By this type of thinking, pistol ammo is more deadly than rifle ammo. Sorry....that just ain't so. This isn't measuring multiple hits by the submachinegun, it's only measuring the size (diameter) of the projectile vs it's damage to humans. More and more I think the OOBs are going to need some major reworking to get them correct.

Dep

Except that slot one infantry weapons are not designed in the singular or based on one single shot. You'll notice that the MP38/40 has dramatically less range than the 98K. SMG ratings are based on the fact that it has a substantially higher ROF than a bolt-action infantry rifle. The 98K has the exact same stats as the Springfield 1903 (Weapon #236 in OOB12), while the M1 Garand (Weapon #112) has HEK 2 because of its higher ROF.

This is not about pistol and rifle bullets alone. Your interpretation of HEK value is not entirely correct either. It is, perhaps, the most important value for determining kills, and it is the value that determines how well a weapon kills soft targets, but it is not generally based on warhead size, especially with regards to infantry weapons (you can see this throughout the OOBs if you look).