Infantry Discussion Thread, Pattern 7: Sword Edition.

[Gallia-]

-snip-
It's this.

*Google*
...it is an underbarrel rocket launcher.

The alternatives were FGM-172 SRAW and a large, rocket powered rifle grenade about half the length of an M16.

The latter has escaped my imagebox. It's probably on Tanknet.

[Aqizithiuda]

*Google*
...it is an underbarrel rocket launcher.

The alternatives were FGM-172 SRAW and a large, rocket powered rifle grenade about half the length of an M16.

The latter has escaped my imagebox. It's probably on Tanknet.

X-ray: http://www.mycity-military.com/imgs/111 ... 20HESH.jpg

Literature: http://www.armyrecognition.com/forum/vi ... ddfba6c6cc

[Gawdzendia]

The alternatives were FGM-172 SRAW and a large, rocket powered rifle grenade about half the length of an M16.

The latter has escaped my imagebox. It's probably on Tanknet.

X-ray: http://www.mycity-military.com/imgs/111 ... 20HESH.jpg

Literature: http://www.armyrecognition.com/forum/vi ... ddfba6c6cc

Interesting. So another weaponry fad of the 80's was 'how can we let every rifleman also shoot explosives?' Was this before UBGL's became so commonplace?

[Imperializt Russia]

M203 was a child of 'Nam.

[Gawdzendia]

M203 was a child of 'Nam.

I knew that much, because having a sap carry around a M79 as well as a M16 was cruel, and silly.
Did they think that this wasn't enough? I suppose depending on when in the 80's, the Ruskies were still the #1 threat. I can chalk most of the crazy ideas that came out of the woodwork in that decade was because of ebil commies still.

[EsToVnIa]

M203 was a child of 'Nam.

I knew that much, because having a sap carry around a M79 as well as a M16 was cruel, and silly.
Did they think that this wasn't enough? I suppose depending on when in the 80's, the Ruskies were still the #1 threat. I can chalk most of the crazy ideas that came out of the woodwork in that decade was because of ebil commies still.

If only they actually got a M16

[Gallia-]

The alternatives were FGM-172 SRAW and a large, rocket powered rifle grenade about half the length of an M16.

The latter has escaped my imagebox. It's probably on Tanknet.

X-ray: http://www.mycity-military.com/imgs/111 ... 20HESH.jpg

Literature: http://www.armyrecognition.com/forum/vi ... ddfba6c6cc

RAW was different and a decade (at least) before MIPM.

I want to say it was Mecar RAAM but I can't be sure.

X-ray: http://www.mycity-military.com/imgs/111 ... 20HESH.jpg

Literature: http://www.armyrecognition.com/forum/vi ... ddfba6c6cc

Interesting. So another weaponry fad of the 80's was 'how can we let every rifleman also shoot explosives?' Was this before UBGL's became so commonplace?

RAW was something else, probably a development of the USMC's fighting Hue City during Vietnam. AFAIK it was built in the mid-70s and issued before MIPM ever got rolling, was considered a failure, and MIPM happened after it.

40mm grenade launchers were established decades before MIPM in the '60s, they replaced rifle grenades and 2" mortars in the infantry section/platoon. RAW, SRAW, Scorpion, etc. were all intended to blow holes in concrete walls and destroy smaller urban strongpoints, bunkers, and BMPs.

It was really just an outgrowth of the 1980's solution to urban combat: "raze it".

[Sevvania]

M203 was a child of 'Nam.

Did they think that this wasn't enough?

[Gawdzendia]

Did they think that this wasn't enough?

Please tell me you made that in a drunken fit one night, and that someone didn't actually think that was a good idea.
Sevvania plis.

[Nirvash Type TheEND]

Did they think that this wasn't enough?

Has science gone too far?

[Sevvania]

(Image)

Please tell me you made that in a drunken fit one night, and that someone didn't actually think that was a good idea.
Sevvania plis.

I wish I'd made it, but no, that was genuine Soviet engineering. Kulakov 1942 grenade launcher stronk.

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In regards to the Scorpion underbarrel rocket launcher, where did the backblast go?

[Nirvash Type TheEND]

In regards to the Scorpion underbarrel rocket launcher, where did the backblast go?

You dealt with it. Vietnam had no room for pussies.

[Nirvash Type TheEND]

also I'm pretty sure it burnt off entirely inside the tube

[Puzikas]

Are there K31-ish chargers for other rifles, or is that the only one of such a type?

AFAIK only the K31 and its family are the only rifles to utilize chargers of its type.

Mind you, its intended to be used with a specific type of loading mechanism, it wont load the magazine specifically as is. The design is intended for a specific type of ejection port.

[New Visegrad]

This is a small cyclotron blaster. It started as a low-detail prop in an animation project I'm working on, but I did a more detailed version for the associated documentation (college stuff) and was like "y'know, I could take this further". So I probably will.

[Nirvash Type TheEND]

(Image)
This is a small cyclotron blaster. It started as a low-detail prop in an animation project I'm working on, but I did a more detailed version for the associated documentation (college stuff) and was like "y'know, I could take this further". So I probably will.

"This machine removes organics"

[Gallia-]

Please tell me you made that in a drunken fit one night, and that someone didn't actually think that was a good idea.
Sevvania plis.

I wish I'd made it, but no, that was genuine Soviet engineering. Kulakov 1942 grenade launcher stronk.

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In regards to the Scorpion underbarrel rocket launcher, where did the backblast go?

It was like Komar, it shot a rocket assisted thing.

also I'm pretty sure it burnt off entirely inside the tube

Aside from unusual rocket assisted rounds that might be found in recoilless rifles, launchers tend to do this regardless.

[Doppio Giudici]

If the Kord is a lot lighter then the M2, does that make it better?

[Nirvash Type TheEND]

If the Kord is a lot lighter then the M2, does that make it better?

I mean, insofar as a man portable crew served weapon, yeah.

[Doppio Giudici]

Is there a noticeable difference in barrel heating or accuracy?

[Nirvash Type TheEND]

Is there a noticeable difference in barrel heating or accuracy?

Do you need an HMG that can be humped by two guys and/or rapidly displaced and brought to bear again?

[The Great Nation of Dan]

While buddy here is getting some help I'd like to ask:

What are some good points to keep in mind while designing a rifle for a climate that ranges from -30 to about 80 degrees Fahrenheit on average.

[Doppio Giudici]

Is there a noticeable difference in barrel heating or accuracy?

Do you need an HMG that can be humped by two guys and/or rapidly displaced and brought to bear again?

The difference between the two in age is considerable and Im trying to find out if the M2 is obsolete, as a thing mounted on tanks.

[Padnak]

For soldiers deployed to a remote outpost in an area with little to no hostile activity, would it be reasonable to have them fish/hunt and collect wild fruits and berries to supplement and extend the longevity of their rations?

[Nirvash Type TheEND]

Do you need an HMG that can be humped by two guys and/or rapidly displaced and brought to bear again?

The difference between the two in age is considerable and Im trying to find out if the M2 is obsolete, as a thing mounted on tanks.

It's not.