MG42 LMG vs MG34 LMG

[Hayro]

While MG42 HMG is definetly better than its MG34 counterpart, i feel like MG34 LMG is superior than MG42 LMG since the cooldown is much shorter.

What do you think about this?

[Aarotron]

Mg 34: cheaper, same suppression and arc, worse accuarcy and damage

[ShodaN]

The LMG 34 is definitily the better LMG of the two. But it's not the cooldown that makes it better (both have the same). The LMG 34 just has better accuracy and damage per bullet, leading to a higher dps.

For completion it can also be fired on the move, but that isn't the way you'd want to use it most of the time anyways.

[CatMeowMeow]

LMG34 was seriously OP.
8 Damage per shot and free. Plus Obersoldaten pinpoint accuracy
Good that they nerfed it to Slightly better than M1919A6.

[A Table]

Originally posted by (GWG)Lucky:

MG42: better suppression = always better

Originally posted by Aarotron:

Mg 34: cheaper, same suppression and arc, worse accuarcy and damage

LMG.

[Skullfumble]

MG34 comes on super late, overpriced, not vetted sucks, unit. So Mg34 have to be somewhat good.

[Battlekruse]

MG42>MG34

[saymyname]

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[Nvidiati]

Originally posted by Hayro:

While MG42 HMG is definetly better than its MG34 counterpart, i feel like MG34 LMG is superior than MG42 LMG since the cooldown is much shorter.

What do you think about this?

First the title is about light machine guns, then you first speak about the heavy machine guns...
Oh well for me the heavy mg42 is better than the heavy mg34, because it supresses much faster. Which I want in a heavy support weapon.

The light machine gun variants is a tricky one, because the ostheer grenadiers and the OKW obersoldaten are two different units. Obersoldaten are better in killing than grenadiers, but they perform with the mg34. So if they got a mg42 it may make them better in killing, but more stationary.

But should they give the obersoldaten the mg42 upgrade either I would miss the mg34 mobility. Or I would like their increased killing power, so it's hard to say without testing.

[Sleepy Joe]

MG 42 team is better than MG 34 team; but since the "LMG" 34 is weilded by Obersoldaten it is superior to the "LMG" 42 even if captured by conscripts.

I put LMG is quotations because the crew-served and squad versions are acutally the same weapon in real life (the Germans never had a heavy machine gun). The game just gives them different stats.

[Texture]

mg42 is more expensive

[germ]

It's a LIGHT machine gun we're talking about here.

Not HEAVY and deployable.

[Perro Salvaje]

lmg34 looks more sexy and pro

[STALKER ★★★]

If you're gonna get MG34s, get always 2 since they're cheap and CAN suppress things.

[saymyname]

Originally posted by CatMeowMeow:

LMG34 was seriously OP.
8 Damage per shot and free. Plus Obersoldaten pinpoint accuracy
Good that they nerfed it to Slightly better than M1919A6.

Fun fact: lmg was factored into obers cost like ppsh for shocks.
It wasn't an additional nerf, they made it an upgrade because softened the fuel penalties to lack of caches.