Infantry Discussion Thread 9: Parabellum [NO KAIJU]

[Gallia-]

Meanwhile, in Purpelia...

secret m16 prototype revealed

[Purpelia]

Is that a bolt action converted to fire full auto? I like.

It's a bolt-action with some ungodly amount of bolt lugs.

I was thrown off by the strange safety that had 3 positions implying it was some sort of fire selector. The large amount of bolt lugs did not even register for me as it was reasonably standard for the time of early bolt actions. Not that it's terribly nonstandard these days either.

[Puzikas]

Yuo see
When make many locking lugs
Rifle will never break
For fear of needing dentist

[Crookfur]

It's a bolt-action with some ungodly amount of bolt lugs.

I was thrown off by the strange safety that had 3 positions implying it was some sort of fire selector. The large amount of bolt lugs did not even register for me as it was reasonably standard for the time of early bolt actions. Not that it's terribly nonstandard these days either.

It's a mondragin 1894.

Multiple rows of locking lugs was and still are not unknown but they tend to be rare because they are expensive and complicated to make.

The 3 position safety had safe, fire and rapid fire where the the gun would fire as soon as it was in battery without a separate trigger press. Kind of like a machine gun with an auto sear but operated manually.

[Rhodesialund]

I can has MG3 chambered in 8mm Mauser pls?

9.3x64 Brenneke or you're doing it wrong

Glad to see I'm not alone in this. My nation has the Brenneke MG3 as a GPMG/MMG.

[Spreewerke]

Meanwhile, in Purpelia...

secret m16 prototype revealed

These little fellers come with that high-speed o-ring for the extractor, too, if you get 'em from BCM. I guess that was one of the things they shoved into the Mk18/CQBR upgrades. I probably should have thrown the o-ring into my own Mk18/CQBR-inspired rifle, but whatevs. It gon b k

[Eisarn-Ara]

Is that a bolt action converted to fire full auto? I like.

It's a bolt-action with some ungodly amount of bolt lugs.

An original mondragon straight pull, huh.

[Minroz]

Where are you getting that from?

The AWM (artic warfare magnum) is the larger calibre development of the artic warfare both by accuracy international.

Technically the latest version is the AX338 but you would know this if you had read the wikipedia article on the artic warfare series.

Sorry, my last post was mistypos. As to your question, I got it from wikipedia. :x

Getting back on track regarding sniper rifles, I do understand that the most important thing is the skill of the marksman than the fancy-specs of the rifle he holds. Correct me if I'm wrong, that's what I thought when I read the last posts (never minding the bullet specs).

On other news, I plan to use the SVD as standard DMR for my regular troops.

[Balkenreich]

When you have a Mauser T-Gewehr and you miss use it for no scopes.

[EsToVnIa]

you have to deploy the bipod first

[Imperializt Russia]

Judging from Bajur's work it seems to be a huge exploding cannon. Which I'm sure is alternately fun and hilarious, but eh.

[Schwere Panzer Abteilung 502]

With the XM25, when firing through windows with smart ammunition, isn't there the concern that the time it takes to draw a bead on your average window size would make you a target? Whereas soldiers can just spray the window with normal rifle fire, it seems like the XM25 is designed to be aimed carefully.

[Imperializt Russia]

The riflemen would suppress the target in the window, and the XM-25 user would kill them. Unless it was beyond effective rifle range.

[Puzikas]

If its beyond your riflemans effective range its probably beyond the enemies as well.

If its a sniper or an MG nest or something theres plenty of other tactics to employ.

[Spreewerke]

If its beyond your riflemans effective range its probably beyond the enemies as well.

If its a sniper or an MG nest or something theres plenty of other tactics to employ.

>mrw entrenched enemies

[Purpelia]

If you have a window to shoot through do the fancy airburst sights and stuff even matter? All you need is to lob that grenade in and it should do. Right?

[Balkenreich]

The riflemen would suppress the target in the window, and the XM-25 user would kill them. Unless it was beyond effective rifle range.

Puz, what do SAW's do?

[Spirit of Hope]

If you have a window to shoot through do the fancy airburst sights and stuff even matter? All you need is to lob that grenade in and it should do. Right?

The fancy sights let you lob the grenade through from a couple hundred feet, instead of having to crawl to throwing range. Grumpy puz will probably complain about "back in my day, you had to crawl to the window, under fire, both ways!c

[Purpelia]

If you have a window to shoot through do the fancy airburst sights and stuff even matter? All you need is to lob that grenade in and it should do. Right?

The fancy sights let you lob the grenade through from a couple hundred feet, instead of having to crawl to throwing range. Grumpy puz will probably complain about "back in my day, you had to crawl to the window, under fire, both ways!c

I am talking about the smart fusing airburst stuff, not the stuff that only lets you better aim at distance.

[Spirit of Hope]

The fancy sights let you lob the grenade through from a couple hundred feet, instead of having to crawl to throwing range. Grumpy puz will probably complain about "back in my day, you had to crawl to the window, under fire, both ways!c

I am talking about the smart fusing airburst stuff, not the stuff that only lets you better aim at distance.

Because what if there is no wall behind the window? Such as what may happen when buildings are hit by artillery or other explosives. Or the room is potentially big enough that the grenade may travel to far away from the window.

[Imperializt Russia]

CDTE isn't really meant for windows, in the sense that's not the scenario they were meant for. A 40mm grenade that strikes the back wall behind a window will probably kill everyone behind it, striking the exterior wall the window is on will also probably kill everyone behind it.

CDTE is meant for firing over walls where a direct hit may not incapacitate units behind it, potential scenarios where the rules of engagement are stringent, or for shooting at trenches or foxholes, where a direct hit is extraordinarily difficult to achieve.

[Gallia-]

I am talking about the smart fusing airburst stuff, not the stuff that only lets you better aim at distance.

Because what if there is no wall behind the window? Such as what may happen when buildings are hit by artillery or other explosives. Or the room is potentially big enough that the grenade may travel to far away from the window.

you lase before the window

the grenade is timed to explode slightly beyond the obstacle

[Nirvash Type TheEND]

futur is nao bois

[Mancunian Northumbria]

So with the British Army bring out the new Virtus body armour I've seen loads of squaddies mocking the sh*t out of it because it can in their words "barley stop .22LR and defiantly not NATO 5.56". So how mediocre are the protection capabilities of the Virtus gear at a glance the back of the neck looks very exposed.

On the topic of body armour I've seen a few stories of people getting shot in the area below the arm in the torso and dying, how much of a serious issue is this?

[Fordorsia]

Why don't boots use velcro straps or buckles. Laces are fuckin dumb and slow.