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Machine gunners are equipped for suppressing and killing enemy infantry at range.
Saxon Machine Gunners or MG Infantry are specialized infantry units fielded by the Saxony Empire. Wielding machine guns, they are capable of suppressing enemy infantry and dealing damage up to light-armored enemies by showering them with bullets.
The machine gunners of all factions are functionally identical.
General Description[]
Heavy machine guns proved to be dreadfully powerful anti-infantry weapons, mowing down troops in hundreds, but their weight made it hard to keep up with the rapid advance of infantry. These specialists carry much smaller but no-less-lethal machine guns to lay down lots of fire as nearby infantry move up. The machine gunners wear the same uniform as their Stormtrooper counterparts, with the addition of ammunition belts draped over their chest and carrying a canister of even more ammo.
Machine Gunners are slower and more expensive than standard infantry and must take a moment to set up before firing. However, once set up, particularly behind cover, they can lay down devastating barrages of fire on advancing infantry. This will suppress them, forcing them to move at a crawl and pinning them in place. This makes them powerful defensive units.
They suffer heavily against enemy armor, however, and are slow to adapt to a changing battlefield if caught in the open.
In the latest version, MG infantries can no longer be trained from Rusviet or Saxon barracks. Only Polanians can train MG teams, but players can still equip any infantry by salvaging equipment from a killed MG infantry or loot from a weapon crate.
Pros[]
- Deadly against infantry with decent range
- Strong when garrisoned or behind cover
Cons[]
- Slower than standard infantry
- More expensive
- Cannot be trained by Saxony
- Take a moment to set up
Weapons[]
Machine gunners carry an automatic weapon on a bipod that, once set up, sprays loads of lead downrange in long bursts. Due to recoil and weight, however, it must be fired from support either lying prone, behind cover, or within a building.
Quotes[]
Idle:
- "A thicker barrel would not overheat so quickly."
- "We are das wolves, and the enemy: sheep!"
- "What are we standing around for? Let's fight!"
Selected:
- "Give us an objective!"
- "Machine gunners!"
- "Our weapons are ready!"
- "We are waiting for orders!"
Selected multiple time (Annoyed):
- "What is this supposed to accomplish?"
- "There must be a better use of our time."
- "We are not in the mood for childish games!"
Moving:
- "Let's go, Kameraden!"
- "Location acknowledged!"
- "With haste!"
- "We are on the prowl."
- "Moving to new objective!"
Use cover:
- "Let's stay in cover."
- "We'll over-watch from cover."
- "Taking a covered position."
Attacking:
- "Open fire!"
- "Shower them with lead!"
- "Fire!"
- "Shoot them all!"
- "Engage!"
Melee Attack:
- "CHARGE!"
- "NO MERCY!"
- "KILL THEM!"
Ordered to Halt
- "There a problem?"
Retreating:
- "Fall back and regroup!"
- "We're brave, not stupid!"
Returning to base after retreating:
- "MGs holding right here."
- "We can't stop here."
Ordered to collect items:
- "We will do it."
- "Orders acknowledged."
Ordered to pick up standard weapon:
- "Take the MPs!"
- "Ah, this is more portable."
Trivia[]
- Saxony machine gunners seem to use the Madsen light machine gun, a Danish machine gun that was conceived as early as 1880's, began service in 1902, and the first LMG to be mass-produced. It was sold in 12 different calibers in over 34 countries, including the German Empire (and thus would very likely see service in the Saxony Empire of this timeline).
- Despite being invented in 1902, Madsens are still being used by the Brazilian military police as recently as May 2020.
- The Saxony MG infantry carry belts of ammunition, which is interesting as the Madsen fires from a top-mounted box magazine.
- Like all Saxony voice clips mentioning machine guns, they pronounce MG with a hard "g": "em-gee" instead of "em-jee."
- Saxony's choice to not actively train machine gunners likely stems from their main troops instead being armed with automatic weapons, necessitating less of a need for specialized units.
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