[Rifle aiming] is a bit too fast maybe. In close quarters it always looks like CoD-ish "Quick scope".
Mayhaps, it is because people do not aim down the sights, and shoot from the hip. While I echo
Ts4EVER’s remark about not being able to stop people from gluing Scotch™ tape to their screen, it is actually possible to be fairly successful in close combat with the rifle without aiming — you just learn to have a feel where the middle of the screen is (in real life you do not have cross-hairs as well, though it is more of a motor memory thing to shoot from the hip).
That said, if you are to encounter SMG soldier that’s worth their salt, your only hope is to be lucky in that your hip shooting skill lands you a lethal hit when you startle the attacker, because if you miss, you be dead.
You need at least 3 shots and the rifleman needs one (if it is not the K98. Lately, I always need 2 hits to kill someone with it).
This just shows the lack of skill. I don’t mean to be condescending (well, maybe a little), but the K98 is as much a one-shot kill, as it is any other bolt action rifle as any in the game, save for Carcano (which can do one shot kills as well, but at lower rate than other rifles).
Same thing with SMGs — if you learn to use them properly, they can be quite deadly. I am, admittedly, not very good with them (in fact, it is the only main weapon in game that I have negative KDR with, although it’s been improving lately as I had been training more with it, and it is close to be breaking even).
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As for general SMG discussion, I think a lot of it comes to personal preference. For instance, many people here expressed the feeling that MP40 is an inferior SMG. From my experience, however, MP40 is very nice SMG in game. Personally, I am a lot more effective with it, than with, say, Thompson (although, I had been getting better with latter — practise is a keyword). Also, I had noticed the general effectiveness of MP40 over Allied SMGs in a numerous campaigns/tournaments I had participated in. People with skill can aim into upper torso and head, and dispatch you with haste before you can even say “MP”.
A lot of people dislike Sten, but I like it in controlled short bursts — it can be very nice. It is not good for me to challenge other SMGs directly head on, but if I can flank an enemy, and surprise them, it is as deadly as anything. Again, what
Christi was saying about putting oneself in advantageous situation.
I agree with the sentiment that Beretta is the best SMG in game, but it is still subjective. I like the feel of it, and iron sights, as other had mentioned (much like I prefer Carcano over other bolt action rifles — it maybe less lethal, but it feels great). It is quite good in ambush, and decent at short-medium range in single shot.
Grease gun for me is the worst, but I had not played it with it enough, and it may come down to skill and practise again. It may have steeper learning curve than, say, MP40, but I am sure it can be good in the right hands.
STG44 is a good all around weapon. It has a bit of a recoil in close quarters, but in controlled bursts down the sights it is still good. And in single shot at medium-long range it is almost as good as a rifle even if less lethal.