Infantry Discussion Thread 9: Parabellum [NO KAIJU]

[Korva]

They should be fine as long as they have access to their mobile field kitchen/sauna/brothel.

[Puzikas]

Ayyy fuckboys, on a scale of "virtually inedible trash" to "not fuckin' bad"; how do you rate this Tac-Bar shit? What's your take on it, your collective review as it were?

Ration supplement idea maybe?

I don't have Tacbars or whatever but I do tend to pack mostly meal supplement bars when I go out to do my yearly "Puz is still horrifyingly unstable" journey into the woods.
They work well enough. They dont taste amazing but they aren't awful.
Should probably be sure they at least get a real meal or at least an MRE here and there because eating those will cause plenty of digestive issues.

[Purpelia]

What are your opinions on the concept of a primer actuated assault rifle?

Like I know that it's definitively possible thanks to Forgotten Weapons and Wikipedia. But neither tell me of any potential horrible down sides of using such a system. So like it just looks to be the ideal thing really. It's clean and simple. There are no gas pistons or tubes to complicate things. And yet it's a locked breach action. So like am I missing something?


PS. I know I'd need to make the primers on my ammo a certain way to make sure the system can work. And I can see how that would be a turnoff for someone with existing ammo stocks. But I am adopting a new rifle and cartridge together so making the primer a certain way is a non issue.

[Puzikas]

primer actuation is dumb

[Husseinarti]

primer actuation is dumb

just make a direct blowback semi-automatic rifle

just take out all the powder to reduce recoil

[Purpelia]

primer actuation is dumb

Why? Genuinely curious here.

[Puzikas]

needlessly complicated for literally zero gain
There have been zero successful commercial and only a handful of military trial firearms that have ever used primer actuation, if there was any benefit it would have become far more common.
The only thing that has used it is the spotting/training rifle for the SMAW and that may have killed one person ever.

[Purpelia]

Er... I need to ask. How is it complicated? Like... from what I've seen it's basically the simplest thing stight after strait blowback.

[Aqizithiuda]

Er... I need to ask. How is it complicated? Like... from what I've seen it's basically the simplest thing stight after strait blowback.

Because 90% of the ammunition used complex piston arrangements and the other 10% either risked primer blow outs or moisture entering through the unsealed primer pocket.

[Gallia-]

I'm referring to the fact that the French used cadavers to test bullet penetration and that my family, coming from peasant stock, doubtless has some French (or English, on the reverse) fathered bastards in our lineage somewhere along the way.

Mind you, though, the French nearly did settle Australia, until they decided it would be too much bother for too little reward seeing as England was just starting colonisation.

Englishmen are French anyways

1077 best year of my life

well

maybe they were before brexit

but theyre not going to be arab now

englishmen are just norwegian anyway

[Purpelia]

Er... I need to ask. How is it complicated? Like... from what I've seen it's basically the simplest thing stight after strait blowback.

Because 90% of the ammunition used complex piston arrangements and the other 10% either risked primer blow outs or moisture entering through the unsealed primer pocket.

Thanks for the info.

[The balkens]

Englishmen are French anyways

1077 best year of my life

well

maybe they were before brexit

but theyre not going to be arab now

englishmen are just norwegian anyway

I hear that comes with the territory of being a modern Euro.

[Gallia-]

well

maybe they were before brexit

but theyre not going to be arab now

englishmen are just norwegian anyway

I hear that comes with the territory of being a modern Euro.

could be worse could be american future

[The balkens]

I hear that comes with the territory of being a modern Euro.

could be worse could be american future

Heh,.....i made myself sad.

[Gallia-]

english will be indian now prob

[The balkens]

english will be indian now prob

What kind of Indian?

[Gallia-]

there is only one kind of indian

people who are from india

[The balkens]

there is only one kind of indian

people who are from india

Oh god noooo/

[Schwere Panzer Abteilung 502]

Rip in peace balkans

Hypothetical question: If Russia really invaded Crimea, in a full-scale land war, and the US decided to get involved, how much would the average US Army infantryman change compared to how he's equipped now, in a COIN-based environment?

[Gallia-]

the war would become barter economy

[Assorted Sucrose-Based Lifeforms]

(Edit: I CANT SPEL GUD)
Jeez, is everyone getting DEAT while I'm away?
First they took Sans, and Mick Swagger, then my beloved Rhoderberg, now The balkens? RIP in reeces pieces

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... when I go out to do my yearly "Puz is still horrifyingly unstable" journey into the woods. ...

u okie?

[Fordorsia]

(Edit: I CANT SPEL GUD)
Jeez, is everyone getting DEAT while I'm away?
First they took my beloved Rhoderberg, now The balkens? RIP in reeces pieces?

I mean, neither was unwarranted.

[Balkenreich]

I may or may not have taken some sort of bullshit revive pill like in MGS:3

[United states of brazilian nations]

Was bored so i drew something.

Volunteers from the Little Brazilian Eastern Front Expeditionary Force fighting alongside Soviet T-34-85s and Ilyushin Il-2Ms as Tankodesantniki, circa 1944.

[Assorted Sucrose-Based Lifeforms]

I may or may not have taken some sort of bullshit revive pill like in MGS:3

More like you've become the abortion of a sequel that no-one asked for like Metal Gear Survive :>

Yeah nah, I was peeping that islam discussion thread a short while and figured that Balkenreich was you.
Having trouble finding them other plebs though. It's been at least a year since I was even remotely active in IDT, but more like 2 years since I was actively participating.

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Was bored so i drew something.

Volunteers from the Little Brazilian Eastern Front Expeditionary Force fighting alongside Soviet T-34-85s and Ilyushin Il-2Ms as Tankodesantniki, circa 1944.

HeyyyThatsPrettyGood.mov
Though as someone who plays War Thunder GF on the reg, "SCREEEEE"
PS, to keep this on topic, coaxial PPSh 41; best idea, blurst idea?