A Red/Blue prone medium machine gunner

[Weta43]

Neither side has a prone 'static' medium machine gunner to place for covering / defensive fire. 

At the moment you have to place something like an APC or a technical, but they're 2m tall and easy to find/have a big hit-box.

Something small and close to the ground with a small hitbox - & maybe a sandbag for protection - would be very useful

Like: 

[draconus]

Doesn't current M240 infantry lay down for shooting?

[upyr1]

2 hours ago, draconus said:

Doesn't current M240 infantry lay down for shooting?

I'd have to test it would be nice to issue orders like "start prone" anyway we still need a PKM gunner

[Weta43]

Perhaps (I was trying to place Soviet troops when I wrote this), but:

• You can’t place it as a prone figure in the green state (you can’t make a ‘nest’)
• It’s got the most eye-wateringly ugly Lock-On era model and texture. 
• There’s no Red-For equivalent. 
   

FATI…

The “dispersal off” switch isn’t working, but it is possible to set the dispersal time to zero, which has the same effect. 

[sirrah]

On 5/3/2025 at 12:18 AM, Weta43 said:

Neither side has a prone 'static' medium machine gunner to place for covering / defensive fire. 

At the moment you have to place something like an APC or a technical, but they're 2m tall and easy to find/have a big hit-box.

Something small and close to the ground with a small hitbox - & maybe a sandbag for protection - would be very useful

Like: 

I'm sure ED will include this in their infantry overhaul (and not limited to machine gunners).

 

Just in case you missed it:

ED has been working on improved infantry units for quite some time now and teased them in several videos, like here:

[draconus]

On 5/5/2025 at 9:58 PM, Weta43 said:

You can’t place it as a prone figure in the green state (you can’t make a ‘nest’)

Why do you want green state?

Here's a mission. Soldier walks a few steps and lays down in the shadow with M249. When the enemy drives nearby, he attacks. Isn't it what you want?

 

M249 test.miz