Pls do not pretend to know what the majority of people think of the SVT.
Regardless what you think the SVT in game is semi auto (carbine according to Relic) yet it was changed by the MOD team in their first patch not to follow the carbine profile of other weapons like:
G43 PF/Grenadier
M1 riflemen
RE carbine
USF crew carbine
elite m1 carbine paras/ranger
for no apparent reason and with disastrous result I might add making Penal completely broken (SVT/Flamer/ourah) for 6 month.
I don't see anyone say the SVT-40 is broken except for you. The SVT still functions like a semi-automatic rifle in-game, in fact the only thing actually broken is that the fire sound only seems to play 50% of the time (which i have put in bug reports but it wasn't fixed last i checked). The "no apparent reason" was actually because nobody really used Penals and T1 had no AT at the time. If I'm reading these notes right their SVT stats used to be worse than a Grenadier Kar 98k.
That comes in contrast with what you posted a couple of post before:
K98 is bolt action and SVT is linear up to range 6 where it become flat.
Fact remains that other carbines weapon have curve in their DPS profile while SVT does not.
It does not contradict what I said. The SVT has a DPS curve, it's just a shallow curve similar to the Grenadier's Kar 98k, rather than a steep one like most other Semi-Autos.
As I already have pointed SVT is the exception so if there is a need for change it should follow the rest of weapons and not the other round.
Unless one want to complete redesign carbine profile and change all the carbine weapons. Even then the result will simply to reduce the effect of relative positioning is small arm fire something that should be avoided.
The SVT is consistent with the profile, it just has a shallower damage curve. The "Carbine" profile is actually one of the most consistent in the game
including the SVT.
Let's take a look at the "Assault Rifle" profile which includes the Sturmpioneer StG, Panzergrenadier StG, M1918 BAR, and FG-42. The Sturmpioneer StG has a near of 3 and follows a slope down to 28; the Panzergreandier StG has a near of 5 and a steady slope until it's max range, the M1918 BAR has a near of 5 where it hits a cliff and then a steep curve until 13 and continues downward at a shallow angle; the FG-42 is flat until 8 and then hits a steady downward slope ending with the highest DPS at far range of any non-LMG.
The standard Bolt-Action profile also has a wide variety of rifles from the steep curve of the Mosin-Nagant to the shallow curve of the Lee-Enfield.
On the move, the G43 is good. For cover to cover fights, they are a downgrade to equal in most scenarios
If this is the case then it does support the idea of restoring the anti-cover bonuses to the G43, and it won't actually be too strong for Panzergrenadiers if they're currently lacking in that department. Although changing the profile to SVT
and reinstating the cover bonus is likely too strong, only one solution should be tried for now.
I am fine with G43 PGrens being a side grade, but a side grade should change the role. I don't think the G43 upgrade really does that. G43s PGrens are still the squad that charges into the enemy position. They're still your best bet as OST to cut into retreating units. The sprint ability that is part of the upgrade partially contradicts the weapon that is the main reason to upgrade. G43s are good on the move but not THAT much better that they would offer you a really different option when assaulting because this advantage fades once you don't move (which will also happen during an assault). They are worse on static defense but also not THAT much worse that it would change the way I use PGrens. The upgrade does not really offer a hugely different play style.
That makes it boring. G43s transform Grenadiers from static defenders into a mobile offensive squad. Pgrens get changed from a mobile offensive squad in a slightly different mobile offensive squad.
People have suggested in the past that they should get a Jaeger Light Infantry Recon G43 DMR which would change their role a bit, but I'm not sure how good that would be paired with 3 Assault Rifles. It might be too strong because it can snipe models that were chipped away by the assault rifles, or it might be too weak because the assault rifles don't deal enough damage at long range and eliminate models faster than the marksman's rifle at close range.
It may be a bad idea to have the Jeager Light Infantry upgrade grant 2 different types of G43's to 2 different units, which would exacerbate the confusion surrounding the different G43's and their roles.