Rumours about Steel Wave Hidden Changes Tested - Rainbow Six Siege

A couple of rumours have been floating around since the release of Operation Steel Wave for Rainbow Six: Siege. Firstly there seem to be changes to the animations and aim punch effect when you get hit by an explosive and supposedly the recoil of the secondary SMGs has been changed. Are these claims true? Have there been significant changes that weren’t announced in the patch notes? I have run some in-depth tests to validate (or debunk) these theories. Let’s explore the results together! 00:00 - Intro 00:31