BMGs, CMGs,AAMGs,TMGs,whateverMGs

[Griefbringer]

Hey, I come from Helsinki, I know how the visibility is like here.

I am not really sure what the late 30's tank doctrine was, but I presumed that the attempt would have been on using them on somewhat open areas (eg. places with lots of fields) rather than in the middle of the forest - though in the 1941 offensive they were not sent into the relative open areas in Karelian Isthmus, but to the less open areas north of lake Ladoga.

Presumably the SMG was removable, so when the crew would dismount/bail out, they would have a handy weapon for close-range defense. Then again, the Red Army tankers were expected to bring the DT MG when bailing out of a tank, that would have provided them with a more firepower to keep enemy heads down when making a retreat.

Representing stuff like that in SPMBT or SPWWII would not really work, with only one possible crew set-up. And besides, it would lead game players to possible use their bailed out crews in an unnecessary aggressive fashion, rather than getting them back to the safety of the depot.

Griefbringer