Ammunition Loadouts in SPWW2

[seabolt]

You've hit on one my personal 'problems' with the game; automatic and semi-automatic rifles. (See original post.)

I not only agree, but have been making the same argument for MGs. If the MG 42 merits 67% more stopping power than a Bren (IIRC), it's because it has 43% of the endurance of a Bren. You can't have the one without the other, in reality. As things are now, uniform ammo loadouts are an immense benefit to the Germans, who are the last TO/E to need a free handout.

To be fair, assault rifles should have a less than linear reduction in loadout because of the smaller cartridge. Even still, an AK-47 user will burn through his ammunition much more quickly than a Mauser 98k wielder.

This is one thing that (for instance) Combat Mission gets right that shouldn't be impossible to replicate in this game.

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