I feel this is quite pertinent when in EFT DMR rifles are fairly indistinguishable from assault rifles, or at least in their roles employed. LMGs so often in games fail to realise their full potential, often merely fulfilling the role of an overgrown assault rifle, rather than an entirely different category in their own right. He may also have an ammo bearer who will carry any number of boxes, this is due to the extreme weight of carrying 200 rounds of 7.62 ammunition. I believe the US heavily employ the M249 in their CQC doctrine.Ī GPMG gunner would generally carry his weapon and one box loaded (LMGs can have as little capacity as 45 rounds, so a bearer is not necessarily required). That said, LMGs are very capable of direct fire, despite usually being deployed with a bipod, they can also be used to clear rooms and similar tasks, although with some drawbacks. An LMGs role, while fully capable of direct fire, is generally indirect, its job is to keep heads down and deliver indiscriminate fire upon locations, making the maneuverability of enemies and opportunity for offense extremely limited. These definitions have a lot of cross-contamination, exceptions and exemptions, but this is the general gist.Īn LMGs purpose is to assist a section (4-12 men), whereas a HMGs role tends to be at the Platoon (12-50 men) or Company (2 Platoons) level.

A GPMG is a variant of an LMG that fires full-powered rifle rounds (7.62 and others).

MMGs tend not to exist today and left their legacy around the second world war. My reasoning for writing this post is due to the sorry implementation so many games have for LMGs and similar weapons, I feel that BSG will absolutely do LMGs well, but I still think these suggestions may come in useful.Įdit: I am aware Killa has an LMG, this post isnt suggesting adding LMGs, its discussing how they will work when they are added, please stop telling me they’re planned lolįirst off, what is an LMG and what purpose does it serve?Īn LMG in modern military terms is a Light Machine Gun, it is NOT an MMG or HMG, An LMG is designed to be carried and operated by one man (sorta) firing rifle calibre rounds, whereas an MMG also fires a rifle calibre round, it is a crew serve weapon.

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