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Wehrmacht

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Anti-infantry / Heavy weapon

MG 42 Team

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Heavy weapon team very effective against infantry. Must be set-up to attack.

Stats

hmg_mg42_ger_sp_gela
team_weapons
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Sight Range
35
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Speed
3.6
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Max Range
45
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Target Size
1.33
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Armor
1
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Capture Multiplier
1
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Decapture Multiplier
1

Abilities

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Rapid Displacement

Weapon team deploys and packs up faster.
Passive
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Offensive / Timed

White Phosphorus Rounds

Orders the crew to load white phosphorous rounds.
+425% weapon penetration. +25% accuracy and +25% damage against units in garrisons, or light and heavy cover.
Costs
munition
30
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Gains First Strike bonuses when attacking from camouflage.

Defensive Training

Squad gains Camouflage while stationary, in cover, and not in combat.
Passive
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Cover Training

Unit has improved survivability in Open and Light cover.
Passive
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Support

Reload

Orders the heavy machine gun crew to reload.
Reduces chance to reload at the start of combat.

Stats

Costs
time_seconds
25
manpower
240
popcap
4
Reinforce
cost
25
time
5
Hitpoints
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80
80
80
80
320
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180
180
Upkeep per minute
manpower
4
Veterancy
vet 1 star
vet 1 empty star
vet 1 empty star
XP: 600
Unlocks veteran ability. Unit is harder to hit and increases suppression.
vet 2 star
vet 2 star
vet 2 empty star
XP: 1800
Increases suppression, weapon burst length, and unit is harder to hit.
vet 3 star
vet 3 star
vet 3 star
XP: 3600
Increases accuracy, suppression, health, and weapon traverse speed.

Loadout

1
mg42_hmg_ger_sp_gela
mg42 hmg ger sp gela
hmg - small arms
Moving Accuracy Multiplier
0.5
Moving Cooldown Multiplier
1
Near
Mid
Far
Accuracy
0.61
0.44
0.2135
Rounds per minute (RPM)
816
675
577
Range of Fire
10
25
45
Penetration
1.3
1.2
1.1
Scatter Area
37
229
341
Min.
Max.
Damage
4
4
AoE Radius
-
0
3
mp40_crew_ger
mp40 crew ger
smg - small arms
Moving Accuracy Multiplier
0.85
Moving Cooldown Multiplier
1
Near
Mid
Far
Accuracy
0.42
0.25
0.1
Rounds per minute (RPM)
225
62
26
Range of Fire
7
15
35
Penetration
1
0.9
0.85
Scatter Area
22
103
246
Min.
Max.
Damage
2
2
AoE Radius
-
0
  • The effective accuracy is impacted by several factors like target size or armor of the receiving unit as well as accuracy or penetration of the attacking one.