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GER

Officer - MP40/Kar98
Rifleman - G43/Kar98
Assault (Limited) MP40/MP44
Sniper (L) - Kar98 Scoped
Marksman (L) - G43 Scoped
Support(L) - FG42/MP44
MG (L) - MG34/MG42
Grenadier(L) - Kar98 w/ Grenade launcher
Engineer(L) - Kar98
Medic(L) - Walther P38

US
Officer - Thompson/Garand
Rifleman - Garand/Carbine
Assault (Limited) - Thompson/Grease Gun
Sniper (L) - Springfield Scoped
Marksman (L) - Dunno :/
Support(L) - BAR
MG (L) - .30Cal
Grenadier(L) - Springfield/Garand w/Grenade launcher
Engineer(L) - Carbine
Medic(L) - Colt 1911

Don't think marksman existed back then, so best to leave them out.

There is no US counterpart, except Garand with scope but those were probably also uncommon and probably used on the pacific... For balancing reasons better to leave them out, but i just wrote down all the weapons i could think of and where would i put them.

"Though most G/K43's are equipped with a telescopic sight mounting rail, the vast majority of the rifles were issued in their standard infantry form without a scope."

Instead of Marksman we will have a "Recon" kit, normal rifleman kit but with binoculars in it.

Marksmen existed, at least if you define marksman as a soldier directly attached or part of an infantry squad who is armed with a telescopic sighted rifle to engage high priority targets in support of his squad. I would just have one sniper class though and let it act as a marksman, it's more useful than lying on some hill in the middle of nowhere taking potshots anyway. The Americans for example had 1 Springfield sniper rifle per platoon which was to be issued to whoever was the best shot. The scoped M1C Garand was used in limited numbers starting in 1945.
Germany mass produced "acog" style scopes for the K98k, to be used in a marksman role (1,5x ZF41), however, snipers tended to shun them because of the low magnification. Still they were the most produced scoped weapon of WW2 IIRC. Certain German organisations also specified that there were up to 1 scoped automatic rifle per squad, however that was rarely achieved due to supply shortages and such.
If you would ask me this would be my list:

Normandy 1944

GER (ill equipped)

Officer - MP40/Kar98
Rifleman - Kar98
Assault (Limited) - MP40
Sniper (L) - Kar98 Scoped
MG (L) - MG34/MG26(t)
Grenadier(L) - Kar98 w/ Grenade launcher
Engineer(L) - Kar98
Medic(L) - Walther P38

GER (well equipped)

Officer - MP40/G43
Rifleman - Kar98
Assault (Limited) - MP40
Sniper (L) - Kar98 Scoped
MG (L) - MG34/MG42
Grenadier(L) - Kar98 w/ Grenade launcher
Engineer(L) - Kar98
Medic(L) - Walther P38

GER (Paratroop)

Officer - MP40/G43
Rifleman - Kar98
Assault (Limited) - MP40/StG44
Sniper (L) - Kar98 Scoped
MG (L) - MG42/FG42
Grenadier(L) - Kar98 w/ Grenade launcher
Engineer(L) - Kar98
Medic(L) - Walther P38

US (Infantry)
Officer - Thompson/Carbine
Rifleman - Garand
Assault (Limited) - Thompson/Grease Gun
Sniper (L) - Springfield Scoped
MG (L) - BAR
Grenadier(L) - Garand w/Grenade launcher
Engineer(L) - Carbine
Medic(L) - Colt 1911

US (Paratroop)
Officer - Thompson/Carbine M1A1
Rifleman - Garand
Assault (Limited) - Thompson/Grease Gun
Sniper (L) - where not issued
MG (L) - M1919 MMG
Grenadier(L) - Garand w/Grenade launcher/Springfield (for 82nd Airborne)
Engineer(L) - Carbine M1A1
Medic(L) - Colt 1911

US (Ranger)
Officer - Thompson/Carbine
Rifleman - Garand/Springfield
Assault (Limited) - Thompson/Grease Gun
Sniper (L) - Springfield Scoped
MG (L) - BAR
Grenadier(L) - Garand w/Grenade launcher
Engineer(L) - Carbine
Medic(L) - Colt 1911

Will take that list into consideration if we happen one day have all those weapons.

Nice comprehensive list TS.

For crewman though i would put MP40/Grease Gun for driver& gunner, alternative crewman would be commander and would have binocs and only 1911/P38 and cannot operate drivers or gunners seat.

Arnoldio wrote:Nice comprehensive list TS.

For crewman though i would put MP40/Grease Gun for driver& gunner, alternative crewman would be commander and would have binocs and only 1911/P38 and cannot operate drivers or gunners seat.

That list is far from comprehensive.

This isnt FH2 so i tried to keep it simple but you extended it threefold, so that is rather comprehensive in regard to mod size as it is. (Only one map, only Rangers/Para vs Ill/Good equipped Wehrmacht.) Yes you could go in details like proper tanks models for different era, SS, US Parachute Infantry, US Glider Infantry, Fallschrimjaeger and their respective assets provided...

US paratroops didn't have more M1 Carbine? Only officers?

Pvt.LHeureux wrote:US paratroops didn't have more M1 Carbine? Only officers?

They had the M1A1 Carbine with the folding stock, but their main weapon still remained the M1 Garand. Carbines were given to squad leaders and other people who weren't in a direct combat role but might need a personal defense weapon. A bit like the skorpion for PRs militia.