Degtyarev Machine Gun

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I played a few scenarios as Russians and experienced all the weaknesses of it's infantry in comparison to Germans. Especially MG Platoons. It is well known that MG42 was the best MG in the world in it's time. But Russian MG platoons represented in the game are equipped only with Maxims which range is approx 1 km. In comparison to 1 1/2km of MG 42 combined with their firepower difference 10/5/2/1 to 16/12/10/8/6/4, isn't it too much? Besides Degtyarev DP/DPM machine gun (adopted as an standard LMG of Red Army in 1927 and modernised in 1943-44 to became DPM) is not represented in the game at all, though it was very common during WW2. With less firepower then MG42 (and I believe more then Maxim :chin:) it's range is also 1 1/2km .

I am just preparing for 1945 scenario and my Guards (!) MG platoon is equipped with Maxim. A little a... funny? Wouldn' it be nice to equip at least Guards MG platoons with Degtyarev mg? I think that would shift the balance slightly closer to realism, wouldn't it?