[Pzt_Kanov]

OK, here's the trick to scavenging, once a well kept secret but I guess it doesn't matter now, and we all should get to know the intricacies of this fine game.

A soldier will scavenge when:

1.- He's near a dead body
2.- Said dead body had a weapon on his hands when he died, and this weapon had ammo.
3.- He is low on ammo on his primary/crewed weapon.
4.- And doesn't have another weapon left, including PzFausts, explosive charges, molotovs etc.
5.- His secondary weapon is on its last magazine or less if its a multiple shot per magazine weapon (other firearm).
6.- They pick up ammo of the same type of weapon they are carrying, provided that they are low on ammo but have more than a magazine left, otherwise if they are on their last magazine, they will pick another weapon

That's why soldiers that are out of ammo but left over dead bodies sometimes don't pick up anything, it's because they have other weapon there, the culprits are mostly close range AT weapons that never get to be used.

They do Pick up ammo, try with similar teams, say a recon team, deplete the ammo of one of them (not necessary to expend all of it) and send the other to die around there, the healthy team will pick up ammo if the criteria above is met. Write the number of rounds if you want.

Crewed weapons are kind of a wildcard, they can be passed around within a team not mattering any of the above (cc3 to cctld). For them to be picked up from the dead it can happen but it is very rare, I think personal weapons have priority.

Don't know if there's a limit to scavenging, some say they are limited to 3 scavenged guns (scavenge one waste its ammo, scavenge other etc).

Would be cool to scavenge Panzerfausts and other useful AT weapons, as it is now it is almost impossible because they are mostly single shot weapons and is very hard that a coincidence of killing a soldier while he is carrying a panzerfaust BUT with out him firing it is accomplished.

[squadleader_id]

[Pzt_Kanov]

[Dauphin]

A sniper with no more bullets change his weapon to use diiferent ammo

[Pzt_Kanov]

Yeah, well, there aren't many scoped rifles available to scavenge in close combat battlefields, it is normal that they scavenge other weapons. But you're right it would be easier to test scavenging with snipers.

[Pzt_Kanov]

Proof of ammo scavenging:

Set up a little custom battle in CC3, 60% ammo for both sides. Got one sniper to scavenge ammo from other dead sniper.

[Pzt_Kanov]

Cont.

[schrecken]

nice

[squadleader_id]

Very nice demonstration, Pzt_Kanov! I'm sold!
So if soldiers do scavenge ammo...the original devs should have implemented ammo sharing between squad members  

[CSO_Talorgan]

When I think on the number of times I've called a halt because I thought I was low on ammo ....

[papa_whisky]

If I am not mistaken crewed weapons can normally only be picked up by a similar crew who are out of ammo. Ammo sharing would be good to implement. Infantry men in sections often carry ammo for the automatic weapon, or mortar rounds for the light mortar etc. Section commanders are tasked to ensure that those low on ammo are topped up by others.

[mooxe]

[papa_whisky]

I think I have picked up rounds from a dead mortar crew by a mortar crew, but that may be my fuzzy memory and over active imagination speaking.

[CSO_Talorgan]

[QM]

Murphy was colocated with a command group.  Command group got wiped out, old Murph was outa rounds so scrounged a Sten.  Very demeaning for a sniper let me tell you!!

Btw.  He won the day for the team.

[schrecken]

hmmm.. sten set on single shot... 180metres... right between the eyes.

Did he keep the sten for the next battle?

[QM]

No.  Looks like he picked up his own gat after the regroup.

[mooxe]

I was playing TRSM with Pzt_Serk the other day. One of my shermans was knocked out, and the veh crew fled to the building adjacent to the wreck. They are not able to recieve orders in TRSM. While fighting in the chateau my regular infantry were all killed, and Serk made his way towards my tank crew. They stood fast for awhile inflicting casualties in hand to hand and very close quater combat. The last two survivors scavenged a thompson, and an MG42! Sadly, they died soon after. They were not in a good spot to use the MG42 effective but ciyld have inflicted kills if Serk came in the right direction.

[CSO_Talorgan]

[Slon]

In late CCs scavenging depends on intelligence and experience, I think. Look at gunner Deniz! It's Panzershreck from KIA AT team.