The 50.cal nerf is completely stupid

[TomToma]

I feel like it wasn't needed if i am correct they do use 200 round ammo boxes, not 100 round ammo boxes. That or at least be just and make the same to the Dshk. With the overheat mechanic.

We also still have the 2S38 in game, that can continuously fire its 57mm cannon without overheating.

[dan]

Pintle mount M2 Brownings never used 200 round boxes.

It takes a fairly long time firing to overheat an M2HB in-game so the pintle mounted M2s run out of ammo before overheating but it was ridiculous for the VADS Jr. (T77E1) to be able to fire its +1000 round belts all in one go without overheating.

[TomToma]

Originally posted by dan:

Pintle mount M2 Brownings never used 200 round boxes.

It takes a fairly long time firing to overheat an M2HB in-game so the pintle mounted M2s run out of ammo before overheating but it was ridiculous for the VADS Jr. (T77E1) to be able to fire its +1000 round belts all in one go without overheating.

Okay sorry i thought that they did use 200 round boxes and yeah it is, but again i have a problem of them adding overheating to the M2's and not to other machineguns and russian autocannons.

[dan]

Originally posted by TomToma:

Originally posted by dan:

Pintle mount M2 Brownings never used 200 round boxes.

It takes a fairly long time firing to overheat an M2HB in-game so the pintle mounted M2s run out of ammo before overheating but it was ridiculous for the VADS Jr. (T77E1) to be able to fire its +1000 round belts all in one go without overheating.

Okay sorry i thought that they did use 200 round boxes and yeah it is, but again i have a problem of them adding overheating to the M2's and not to other machineguns and russian autocannons.

The DShK, KORD, NSV, and Chinese derivatives all only have 50 rounds in a box so they can't really overheat just like the pintle mounted M2HB.
Same with pintle mounted 14.5 KPVs with the 40 round box however the KPVTs on the BTR-152s do indeed overheat because they have larger belts so they can keep firing long enough to reach the threshold to begin overheating. The Sd.Kfz 251 SPAA overheats too.

Every HMG in-game can overheat but whether or not it can reach that threshold is up to its fire rate and ammo capacity. This change is just bringing M2s inline with every other HMG.

[Lucky_Star_Fan]

The overheat nerf is much worse, the ammo box change is fine.