LMGs are really strong in CoD Warzone right now – use the new laser setup for the MG42 now

Light machine guns (LMGs) have rocked Call of Duty: Warzone since the integration of CoD: Vanguard. MeinMMO therefore introduces you to a new, very precise setup of the MG42 and shows why assault rifles are currently lagging behind.

This is the situation:

  • Call of Duty: Warzone got a new map and almost 40 new weapons from CoD: Vanguard in early December 2021
  • The weapon meta has shifted accordingly – Vanguard weapons are on the trigger in most weapon classes
  • It even goes so far that LMGs are now better than assault rifles as range weapons

CoD Warzone: MG42 setup hits hard but precisely

How does the setup look like? Let’s start the setup of the MG42, which relies on the standard magazine. This gives you 125 painful bullets at the ready and a rate of fire that can be controlled very well together with the other attachments.

In general, you should use attachments for the setup that further reduce the recoil. The MG42 becomes a pleasantly playable laser because the recoil is almost only upwards.

  • Finish: F8 stabilization
  • Barrel: VDD 890mm 32M air protection
  • Visor: G16 2.5x
  • Shank: VDD 64M
  • Underflow: M1930 Strife angled
  • Magazin: –
  • Ammunition Type: Extended
  • Handle: polymer handle
  • Skill: Firm grip
  • Kit: Fully loaded
  • Muzzle: F8 Stabilizer
  • Barrel: VDD 890mm 32M air protection
  • Optic: G16 2.5x
  • Stock: VDD 64M
  • Underbarrel: M1930 Strife Angled
  • Magazine: –
  • Ammunition: Lengthened
  • Rear Grip: Polymer Grip
  • Perk: Tight Grip
  • Perk 2: Fully Loaded

What makes it so good Although you use some attachments that increase the time in sight, the MG42’s setup remains surprisingly lively with sighting. This allows quick reactions when sighting an opponent.

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In addition, the attachment combination has very good control. Even in long continuous fire, the LMG can be kept very steady with a little practice and allows precise gameplay.

Together with the large magazine, you suppress opponents for a long time or have the chance to take out an entire team within reach without having to drop.

What can it not do so well? Although the time in sight is quite good – the MG42 remains an LMG. Be prepared for a long reload and slow movement speed when using the weapon.

Pro

  • Good control
  • Big magazine
  • Ordinary damage
Against

  • Slow movement speed
  • Long reloading

Assault rifles cannot keep up

Why should one rather rely on LMGs now? At the start of the Vanguard era, assault rifles are no longer the yellow of the egg when it comes to range applications.

The good control, the comfortable aiming time and the high damage of the LMGs mean that the all-round assault rifles lose value.

With the weapons from Cold War and CoD MW, these combinations did not exist. High control was a thing of the LMGs before, too, but the guns aimed at ketchup speed.

Maybe that’s a new direction Warzone is taking. Assault rifles have always been a big part of the meta and LMGs are often more niche products for connoisseurs and enthusiasts. Now they have mainstream ambitions and could shape the range meta of the Vanguard era – along with aggressive sniper rifles.

Who should stick with assault rifles? Assault rifles continue to work at range, but often lose the damage comparison with the LMGs. STG44, BAR, robots – all weaken when it comes to damage and also have less range than the LMGs.

The NZ-41 can still keep up, but also loses damage at short distances compared to the LMGs.

However, if you would like to have a weapon with you that can do something at all distances and at the same time has a decent movement speed and reload speed, then stick with the assault rifles. Assault rifles are also better as sniper support.

At the moment it looks like the balance of power of the weapons in Warzone is shifting. Assault rifles are generally a bit weaker now because they are so versatile. The LMGs have a specialization in reach.

  • The setup in the article is recommended by the Warzone YouTuber “P4wnyhof”. If you want to see the gameplay for the MG42, we will include his English video here. The MG gameplay starts at 5:16 minutes:

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It remains to be seen in which direction the weapon meta of Call of Duty: Warzone will develop. It makes sense to specialize the LMGs more on range compared to the assault rifles, which keep up at almost all distances.

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