Main Military Weapon of your Country: Pattern VIII (Read OP)

[Crookfur]

PAI-13 (personiskas aizsardzibas ierocis; "Personal Weapon for Defense")
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Blowback operated, downward ejecting, 30 round box magazine, collapsing stock, 6.8x33mm Moderate


Just for the record, the name is still up in the air. It officially has three different names: PAI-13, Project Stargate, and M537.

whats up with the aliens mouth within a mouth/ovipositor muzzle device thingy?

[Benomia]

PAI-13 (personiskas aizsardzibas ierocis; "Personal Weapon for Defense")
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Blowback operated, downward ejecting, 30 round box magazine, collapsing stock, 6.8x33mm Moderate


Just for the record, the name is still up in the air. It officially has three different names: PAI-13, Project Stargate, and M537.

whats up with the aliens mouth within a mouth/ovipositor muzzle device thingy?

What?

[Nua Corda]

whats up with the aliens mouth within a mouth/ovipositor muzzle device thingy?

What?

He's implying that your flash hider is both ridiculous and impractical. It's not hard.

[Fordorsia]

whats up with the aliens mouth within a mouth/ovipositor muzzle device thingy?

What?

Muzzle looks like a Xenomorph

[WAAAUGH]

There is no main military weapon for the great nation of WAAAUGH we go by a simple mantra of if it kills it will pay all the bills.

[Nua Corda]

There is no main military weapon for the great nation of WAAAUGH we go by a simple mantra of if it kills it will pay all the bills.

What's with this sudden influx of WH40K in the MilTech threads?

[Purpelia]

There is no main military weapon for the great nation of WAAAUGH we go by a simple mantra of if it kills it will pay all the bills.

What's with this sudden influx of WH40K in the MilTech threads?

It's fun?

[Immoren]

There is no main military weapon for the great nation of WAAAUGH we go by a simple mantra of if it kills it will pay all the bills.

What's with this sudden influx of WH40K in the MilTech threads?

It's that time of year.

[Fordorsia]

What's with this sudden influx of WH40K in the MilTech threads?

It's fun?

Not when the nation is a day old. I feel in my bones this guy may annoy me.

[Benomia]

What?

Muzzle looks like a Xenomorph

Compensator + flash cone = flash suppressor.

[Fordorsia]

Muzzle looks like a Xenomorph

Compensator + flash cone = flash suppressor.

Are you serious? The muzzle is the point at which the barrel ends. Looking at that cone, the caliber must be around 1mm.

[Immoren]

Muzzle looks like a Xenomorph

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Compensator + flash cone = flash suppressor.

Doesn't work like that.

[Registug]

Muzzle looks like a Xenomorph

Compensator + flash cone = flash suppressor.

Get rid of the cone and it'll look a lot better.

[Nua Corda]

What's with this sudden influx of WH40K in the MilTech threads?

It's fun?

I suppose, I'm just a little surprised that the frequency has skyrocketed in recent days.

Compensator + flash cone = flash suppressor.

Doesn't work like that.

This.

Compensator + flash cone = flash suppressor.

Are you serious? The muzzle is the point at which the barrel ends. Looking at that cone, the caliber must be around 1mm.

Also this.

[Benomia]

Compensator + flash cone = flash suppressor.

Are you serious? The muzzle is the point at which the barrel ends. Looking at that cone, the caliber must be around 1mm.

I didn't notice that.
When I get around to it, I'll find a new system.

[Samozaryadnyastan]

Knowing that RPK doesn't quite do the job (when it comes to sustained fire), yet wanting to preserve ammunition commonality, I'm contemplating 5.45mm PKM. Y/N?

Shameless bump.

If you try and scale down the PK action so that you have a pair like the FN MAG and FN Minimi, that could work.
Though note that the Russian Army is putting 7.62mm PKs at the squad level to replace its RPKs for this exact reason.
Screw ammo commonality!

[Immoren]

Shameless bump.

If you try and scale down the PK action so that you have a pair like the FN MAG and FN Minimi, that could work.
Though note that the Russian Army is putting 7.62mm PKs at the squad level to replace its RPKs for this exact reason.
Screw ammo commonality!

I've seen some opine that ammo commonality matters more to large mass armies (who are possibly conscripts to boot), but it wouldn't matter as much to smaller( and possibly more professional ) forces.
Also he said something about advances in logistics has reduced problems with commonality to a degree.

[Samozaryadnyastan]

To be fair, it's not like ammo is getting mixed up. One guy per squad is getting belts of 7.62x54mmR, and squaddies are carrying spare belts for him, and 1-3 guys in the platoon are getting 7.62x54mmR magazine-fed rifles.

[Coltarin]

Aqi sounds like an australian guy in a show I saw about life in the Aussie outback. Guy was a pilot of Gyrocopters.
Baji sounds like Jorge from Halo: Reach. No clue why.
Nua sounds like Tom Hanks
Spree sounds like the head of Security at the place I work
Beno sounds like one of the interns on my floor who I make get me coffee every morning
Trans sounds like Bruce Willis
Arch sounds like Barry from Archer
Anyone else want to know?

Who do I sound like?

[Elan Valleys]

In Vietnam the US managed to supply .38, .45, 5.56, 7.62, .30-06, and 40mm grenades.

Two calibres should be fine.

[Fordorsia]

Aqi sounds like an australian guy in a show I saw about life in the Aussie outback. Guy was a pilot of Gyrocopters.
Baji sounds like Jorge from Halo: Reach. No clue why.
Nua sounds like Tom Hanks
Spree sounds like the head of Security at the place I work
Beno sounds like one of the interns on my floor who I make get me coffee every morning
Trans sounds like Bruce Willis
Arch sounds like Barry from Archer
Anyone else want to know?

I suppose me.

Also, Aqi sounds like the Gyrocaptain from Mad Max 2?

[Deutsche Demokratischer Volksstaat]

If you try and scale down the PK action so that you have a pair like the FN MAG and FN Minimi, that could work.
Though note that the Russian Army is putting 7.62mm PKs at the squad level to replace its RPKs for this exact reason.
Screw ammo commonality!

I've seen some opine that ammo commonality matters more to large mass armies (who are possibly conscripts to boot), but it wouldn't matter as much to smaller( and possibly more professional ) forces.
Also he said something about advances in logistics has reduced problems with commonality to a degree.

Hmm...I'm not too unlike Russia in terms of military structure; professional core backed by largish conscript horde. Guess I may hand out PKP-equivalent at squad level for regular units, while conscript units continue to use PKM, if only because due to issues of sheer scale I cannot afford to rapidly transition from PKM to PKP force-wide.

Also, forgive me for being questions aplenty today, but should designated marksman be issued match or normal ammunition? I'd be inclined to think using 7.62mm match may make logistics a bitch (possible risk of mix up with machine gun 7.62mm too).

[Gaelskraan]

Could people give me some feedback on these please, they're my first Weapon designs.

1. GaelArms GA-81 Standard Battle Rifle (fitted with M203 Underslung grenade launcher & 4x32 ACOG sight)
2. GaelArms GA-81 Standard Battle Rifle (fitted with KM2000 Bayonet, Torch & 4x32 ACOG sight)
3. GaelArms GA-82 Sharpshooter Battle Rifle (fitted with AN/PEQ-16 laser designator/rangefinder & 6x48 ACOG sight)
4. GaelArms GA-101 Sniper Rifle (fitted with bipod and TR22-2 Accupoint sight)

I wanted to retain commonality across the weapons, hence same munitions and parts so that costs remain lower. If you have any tips or comments please share them with me.

[Fordorsia]

Could people give me some feedback on these please, they're my first Weapon designs.

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1. GaelArms GA-81 Standard Battle Rifle (fitted with M203 Underslung grenade launcher & 4x32 ACOG sight)
2. GaelArms GA-81 Standard Battle Rifle (fitted with KM2000 Bayonet, Torch & 4x32 ACOG sight)
3. GaelArms GA-82 Sharpshooter Battle Rifle (fitted with AN/PEQ-16 laser designator/rangefinder & 6x48 ACOG sight)
4. GaelArms GA-101 Sniper Rifle (fitted with bipod and TR22-2 Accupoint sight)

I wanted to retain commonality across the weapons, hence same munitions and parts so that costs remain lower. If you have any tips or comments please share them with me.

Well I see no immediate problem with them, apart from the stock on the sniper rifle being quite long.

[Samozaryadnyastan]

I've seen some opine that ammo commonality matters more to large mass armies (who are possibly conscripts to boot), but it wouldn't matter as much to smaller( and possibly more professional ) forces.
Also he said something about advances in logistics has reduced problems with commonality to a degree.

Hmm...I'm not too unlike Russia in terms of military structure; professional core backed by largish conscript horde. Guess I may hand out PKP-equivalent at squad level for regular units, while conscript units continue to use PKM, if only because due to issues of sheer scale I cannot afford to rapidly transition from PKM to PKP force-wide.

Also, forgive me for being questions aplenty today, but should designated marksman be issued match or normal ammunition? I'd be inclined to think using 7.62mm match may make logistics a bitch (possible risk of mix up with machine gun 7.62mm too).

Supposedly, despite what's often claimed, machine gunners and snipers very rarely share ammunition.
I'd say issuing them with match rounds wouldn't be too horrific - if the supply line completely collapses, he can always pinch a few rounds from PK belts, but most of the time he'll be fine.
Soviet snipers in WWII were issued with several dozen match-grade rounds.