Infantry Discussion Thread 6: True Korea Edition

[Fordorsia]

Why have a sword when you can have a Kukri
(Image)
accept no substitutes

Because they make for pretty shit swords, all things considered.

Unless it time travels to the European Bronze Age.

[Nirvash Type TheEND]

Pounds count.

Not when you live in the back of an IFV, like every NS army.

[Nirvash Type TheEND]

Because they make for pretty shit swords, all things considered.

Unless it time travels to the European Bronze Age.

That's like saying the Chass pot is a shit gun unless it travels back in time to the age of the musk-

no wait it's still shit.

Whoops, show shot. Got my nicknames mixed up.

[The Great Nation of Dan]

Because they make for pretty shit swords, all things considered.

Unless it time travels to the European Bronze Age.

Especially considering it's not a sword. It's a short dagger or longish knife used together with a bow, spear, sword, buckler, etc. It's use was for bush work, farming, self defense, decoration, gifts, and cooking. It's like a dagger or a machete. Good enough tool having lived in the Philippine islands for roughly half a year. People walked around with machetes and khukuri's daily as a tool.

It's mainly a good item for logistical needs rather than combat. Just leave it in the jeep or leave it with the cavalry.

[Mick Swagger]

You've clearly never had to carry gear around in the bush for extended periods of time. Back when I was backpacking regularly, you could always tell the difference between the new guys and the veterans, because one group cut weight everywhere they possibly could, and the other was like "eh, this extra gadget/food item/thingy that I don't really need only weighs like a pound, it'll be fine. And this one. Oh, and this one too!"

And that's civvies fucking around innawoods where it's safe and you don't need to run. Soldiers will and should shed weight whenever they possibly can.

Perhaps being part of a civilized army which doesn't need its soldiers to carry around stupid amounts of gear by having these things called "armored personnel carriers", "Infantry fighting vehicles", "infantry mobility vehicles", "mine resistant ambush protected vehicles" and "cargo trucks" where they can leave stuff would alleviate this issue?

Although in all seriousness, carrying a few more mags seems pretty pointless, it'd be much more beneficial to carry more ammunition belts for the sections MG operator (whatever hes called in your force) or RPGs for the section grenadier

I highly encourage you to go online, buy a shitty airsoft plate carrier, find a small packpack, and fill them all with rocks. Don't even go on a long march. Just try walking around with it. Then try sprinting. Then try sprinting, dropping into cover, crawling around on the ground, and vaulting over fences and shit. If that doesn't teach you the value of weight, even without having to go on a long trek (which happens, vehicles break, can't traverse certain terrain, aren't overly stealthy and tend to be giant targets), I don't know what will.

I'm using mags because they're a good measuring stick. Obv it's situation dependent, and MG ammo, grenades, etc. will often be more useful than an extra mag or a couple stripper clips, but they'll also be vastly more useful than a big knife. There's only one reason to carry a kukri/machete/bigdumbknife ever, and that's if you're operating in deep jungle. Outside of an environment where you need to chop through vines and brush just to get from point A to point B, it's just dead weight.

[Padnak]

Why have a sword when you can have a Kukri
(Image)
accept no substitutes

Because they make for pretty shit swords, all things considered.

as do bayonets

[Fordorsia]

Unless it time travels to the European Bronze Age.

That's like saying the Chass pot is a shit gun unless it travels back in time to the age of the musk-

no wait it's still shit.

Yeah forward swept swords were real pieces of shit. Never got anything done.

[Nirvash Type TheEND]

That's like saying the Chass pot is a shit gun unless it travels back in time to the age of the musk-

no wait it's still shit.

Yeah forward swept swords were real pieces of shit. Never got anything done.

Kukri are a cubit long brah.

[Padnak]

I highly encourage you to go online, buy a shitty airsoft plate carrier, find a small packpack, and fill them all with rocks. Don't even go on a long march. Just try walking around with it. Then try sprinting. Then try sprinting, dropping into cover, crawling around on the ground, and vaulting over fences and shit. If that doesn't teach you the value of weight, even without having to go on a long trek (which happens, vehicles break, can't traverse certain terrain, aren't overly stealthy and tend to be giant targets), I don't know what will.

I'm using mags because they're a good measuring stick. Obv it's situation dependent, and MG ammo, grenades, etc. will often be more useful than an extra mag or a couple stripper clips, but they'll also be vastly more useful than a big knife. There's only one reason to carry a kukri/machete/bigdumbknife ever, and that's if you're operating in deep jungle. Outside of an environment where you need to chop through vines and brush just to get from point A to point B, it's just dead weight.

Being incredibly scrawny and having to carry fairly heavy loads long distances as part of my (seasonal) employment, I fully appreciate weight and the differences even minor increases and decreases can have

although

There's only one reason to carry a kukri/machete/bigdumbknife ever, and that's if you're operating in deep jungle. Outside of an environment where you need to chop through vines and brush just to get from point A to point B, it's just dead weight.

Padnak
=
southeast asian jungle islands

[Vancon]

I highly encourage you to go online, buy a shitty airsoft plate carrier, find a small packpack, and fill them all with rocks. Don't even go on a long march. Just try walking around with it. Then try sprinting. Then try sprinting, dropping into cover, crawling around on the ground, and vaulting over fences and shit. If that doesn't teach you the value of weight, even without having to go on a long trek (which happens, vehicles break, can't traverse certain terrain, aren't overly stealthy and tend to be giant targets), I don't know what will.

I'm using mags because they're a good measuring stick. Obv it's situation dependent, and MG ammo, grenades, etc. will often be more useful than an extra mag or a couple stripper clips, but they'll also be vastly more useful than a big knife. There's only one reason to carry a kukri/machete/bigdumbknife ever, and that's if you're operating in deep jungle. Outside of an environment where you need to chop through vines and brush just to get from point A to point B, it's just dead weight.

Being incredibly scrawny and having to carry fairly heavy loads long distances as part of my (seasonal) employment, I fully appreciate weight and the differences even minor increases and decreases can have

although

There's only one reason to carry a kukri/machete/bigdumbknife ever, and that's if you're operating in deep jungle. Outside of an environment where you need to chop through vines and brush just to get from point A to point B, it's just dead weight.

Padnak
=
southeast asian jungle islands

I believe he was talking to joe everyman, not only you and your jungles.

[Mick Swagger]

Being incredibly scrawny and having to carry fairly heavy loads long distances as part of my (seasonal) employment, I fully appreciate weight and the differences even minor increases and decreases can have

although



Padnak
=
southeast asian jungle islands

I believe he was talking to joe everyman, not only you and your jungles.

This. If you're arctic, you issue winter coats. If you've got mad vegetation, some type of clearing blade is probably necessary. If you're not those environs, you don't issue that gear.

[Padnak]

I believe he was talking to joe everyman, not only you and your jungles.

If you can't fight in a jungle, why bother fighting at all?

[Vancon]

I believe he was talking to joe everyman, not only you and your jungles.

If you can't fight in a jungle, why bother fighting at all?

Pacifism is clearly the best option.

[Husseinarti]

So I was able to consume a French and a British day ration and was able to take some decent notes on both of them.

Compared to the few dozen MREs have unfortunately consumed, both had their advantages and disadvantages.

I'll post a review sooner or later. I really got lazy with pictures so its going to be text based.

[Sobotka]

At a brief glance, I'd recommend losing the pistol, and taking more rifle ammunition, a few extra grenades wouldn't hurt either.

Hmm okay. And I have like, 5 rifle magazines. I surely think 5 would be enough right? (150 bullets.)

There's a medic in a fireteam.

[Yukonastan]

At a brief glance, I'd recommend losing the pistol, and taking more rifle ammunition, a few extra grenades wouldn't hurt either.

Hmm okay. And I have like, 5 rifle magazines. I surely think 5 would be enough right? (150 bullets.)

Not even close. You want as much ammo as you can take. Cram as much of it into as many places as possible.

[Puzikas]

>carrying more ammo is bad
>carrying a sword instead is better


I could say so much but I will let the absence of words speak for me

[Sobotka]

I realized I quoted myself and I ment to quote some other man dude.

Hmm okay. And I have like, 5 rifle magazines. I surely think 5 would be enough right? (150 bullets.)

Not even close. You want as much ammo as you can take. Cram as much of it into as many places as possible.

Alright, thanks.

[Orvius]

I've been fooling around in MSpaint and GIMP and have started to become decently proficient in applying camouflage patterns to lineart.

A friend of mine requested that I do a gear config chart for his nation's infantry, and I'm pretty pleased with what I've got so far (WIP!). He also requested that it be in Rhodesian Brushstroke, which was a bit difficult for find a high-quality pattern image for, but I think the end result payed off.

Working on his infantry has also given me more confidence to draw more of my own gear and apply it to the templates, as he has very spefiec gear requests for his line-art. The FLYYE Armor Chassis with shoulder-pads and crotch-pad, Bijan knee-pads and elbow pads, battle-belt, helmet and goggles, helmet visor, and throat-mic are all made to order, so to speak. It's been tiring to look up and duplicate all these specific pieces of gear, but it's definitely becoming a learning course in the process.

[Gawdzendia]

I've learned the best way to survive IDT is to lurk forever.

I've been fooling around in MSpaint and GIMP and have started to become decently proficient in applying camouflage patterns to lineart.

A friend of mine requested that I do a gear config chart for his nation's infantry, and I'm pretty pleased with what I've got so far (WIP!). He also requested that it be in Rhodesian Brushstroke, which was a bit difficult for find a high-quality pattern image for, but I think the end result payed off.

Working on his infantry has also given me more confidence to draw more of my own gear and apply it to the templates, as he has very spefiec gear requests for his line-art. The FLYYE Armor Chassis with shoulder-pads and crotch-pad, Bijan knee-pads and elbow pads, battle-belt, helmet and goggles, helmet visor, and throat-mic are all made to order, so to speak. It's been tiring to look up and duplicate all these specific pieces of gear, but it's definitely becoming a learning course in the process.

Delicious camo is delicious.

[Orvius]

I've learned the best way to survive IDT is to lurk forever.

Now, that's what I call I battle plan.

[Nirvash Type TheEND]

>carrying more ammo is bad
>carrying a sword instead is better


I could say so much but I will let the absence of words speak for me

and then my glorious nippon steel cuts your bullets in half


where is your god now?


killed


by my katana


checkmate athiests

[Nirvash Type TheEND]

I've learned the best way to survive IDT is to lurk forever.

In this post, there are 47 lurkers.

[Gawdzendia]

>carrying more ammo is bad
>carrying a sword instead is better


I could say so much but I will let the absence of words speak for me

and then my glorious nippon steel cuts your bullets in half


where is your god now?


killed


by my katana


checkmate athiests

>god
>killed
>checkmate atheists?

You've finally lost it, eh?

I've learned the best way to survive IDT is to lurk forever.

In this post, there are 47 lurkers.

Man, I love that scene.

[Nirvash Type TheEND]

>god
>killed
>checkmate atheists?

You've finally lost it, eh?

god is kill
I have body
body is proofs

One might even say it's... a Body of Evidence.<sup>*


*</sup>I went long for that one someone had better get it.