MP41R
The MP41R or MP41(r) may look familiar, an awful lot like a PPSH-41 actually. That's because it is, just modified by the Germans after capture. After the Germans captured vast quantities of PPSH-41 SMGs during and after Operation Barbarossa, they rechambered some of these for 9mm Parabellum to cut down on the variety of ammo they needed to supply their soldiers with. This conversion was done pretty substantial numbers, at least 10,000 but possibly more. A side effect of the rechambering was a small slow down from the insanely fast fire rate of the PPSH-41.
It showed up in the Eastern and Western front primarily, but was sometimes found in Yugoslavia and Italy. After the war they would even be found in the stocks of the North Korean forces in the Korean War. It also uses 32 round MP40 magazines like the MP3008. In-game this also applies and you can replenish ammo from MP3008s or MP40s. They're available now when you're playing as the Axis forces on the Western Front. Not quite the PPSH-41 (which will of course arrive with the Soviets), but it should hold you over until that arrives. Lower damage is made up for a with a high fire rate, great for spraying down multiple enemies at close range when you're storming an objective.
ZK-383
The ZK-383 is a Czech SMG that was originally conceived to be an LMG. It was modified until the final product was a sturdy SMG delivering great range, manageable recoil, and a pretty powerful punch. The ZK-383 has a 30 round magazine and can be found when playing as the Axis or Allies for maps set in Yugoslavia or Italy. You can also find a ZK-383 in Nuremberg as a pick up weapon. The weapon was used by the Waffen SS that continued production in occupied Czechoslovakia for their own use. It was also used by Bulgaria, and captured Bulgarian examples would be used by the Yugoslav partisans. The weapon was well liked by both sides and would see usage in Yugoslavia and throughout Europe for the duration of the war.
Bug Fixes
Bug fixes are mentioned in the patch notes below, concerning the new menus and errors with settings sometimes not saving or being set to the incorrect default values.
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Patch Notes:
-Added MP41R to the game and to weapon select screens for Western Front Germans/Axis
-Added ZK383 to the weapon select screen for Balkan and Italian Theater Axis forces as well as Yugoslav Partisan faction
-ZK383 was previously available hidden in Vallo Alpino, is still there and is also in Nuremberg now as pick up weapon
-Fixed issue where some users audio settings would default to the lowest volume
-Fixed issues with visual and other settings not saving properly
-Fixed pause menu options not loading correctly
