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    BAR is better than MP44 ??

    in Combat Mission Archive #2 (2000)

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    Actually, the intended role of the BAR may have been as an "assault rifle". The intent was to advance at a walking pace across no man's land firing it from the hip, with sling support.

    Jesus.....firing .30-06 ammo full auto from the hip?while walking????? eek.gif

    my god.....talk about Rambo of the Marne...

    apparently marijauna use was free and clear in the browning design bureau..... biggrin.gif

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    "From the Mountains of the Moon, Down the Valley of the Shadow, Ride Boldly Ride", the Shade replied, "If you seek for El Dorado."

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    BAR is better than MP44 ??

    in Combat Mission Archive #2 (2000)

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    wow. I walk out to toy r us to look at some of those 21st century tanks that just came out,and man what a response.....I even got BTS to say i'm correct..Made my day......

    Okay, so basically to sum up....

    the MP44,(also known as the Sturmgewehr 43,I THINK)was a design that involved the high ROF of a submachine gun but used a smaller caliber and larger powder cartridge for longer reach.This was opposed to theory of pistol ammo used in SMGs, which was designed for shorter range but hit harder.

    (I am not sure, but is part of this line of thought related to the line of thinking behind carbines? i.e., rifle range is pointlessly long, shorten gun and powder cartridge for lighter load on soldier?)

    And everything everybody has sent leads me to think that the BAR,like other MGs, fires rifle-sized ammo in full auto. This leads to semi-auto Rifle level of recoil with the rapidity of a MG(this tying in with pzvg's comment on BAR recoil simular to M1's). Of course, most LMGs use easier swapping cartridges or belt feeds and a barrel exchange system.

    side question frown.gifwhat was the bullet used in the m1?i thinks it .30-06, but isn't the m1 a direct descendant of the m14,which uses 5.56? I cant quite remember)

    again, thanks for the discussion!(although I think we gave Sgt. Huang's answer a while ago..)

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    "From the Mountains of the Moon, Down the Valley of the Shadow, Ride Boldly Ride", the Shade replied, "If you seek for El Dorado."

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    BAR is better than MP44 ??

    in Combat Mission Archive #2 (2000)

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    p.s. got most of my info from Rand McNally encyclopedia of world war II, entries about small arms by ian v. hogg.so if you disagree with my post,yell at that guy.

    btw, isn't basically an mp44 a submachine gun with a single shot option with a longer barrel? i apoligize if this sounds newbie-ish, but i like this topic and more info about small arms, the better......

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    "From the Mountains of the Moon, Down the Valley of the Shadow, Ride Boldly Ride", the Shade replied, "If you seek for El Dorado."

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    BAR is better than MP44 ??

    in Combat Mission Archive #2 (2000)

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    well, i've been doing some grognard homework, and i have come up with some info...

    while the BAR was designated as the SAW of the typical American infantry squad, It was a kind of a crappy SAW. The BAR had a 500 rpm firing rate, but only a 20 round capacity clip. Now by my calculations, that means that if you went full auto with the BAR you would be out of ammo in 2.4 seconds.of course,no one in there right mind would want to go full auto, but even using three round bursts every second, your out of ammo in six seconds.

    another problem is that the BAR had some wicked recoil, and the barrel would overheat easily. With the mg34/mg42,they used a quick-changing barrel system. But you could not change the barrel on the BAR, and I have read of times when the barrel would warp and render the weapon useless from overheating.All this adds up to is an even lower rate of fire.

    Now, the cartridge presents an even further problem since it is removed from the bottom. not a big deal for a assault rifle/submachine gun, but since LMG's on bipods are used more often then not with the firer prone, this makes it difficult to switch cartridges. that is why many cartridge fed machine guns are fed in the side or top.

    with a small ammo load, heavy recoil, and lack of barrel changing i think this would make down field supression fire a real bitch. recoil throws off your aim too much, and you couldn't just hose the area with bullets since the rifle can't take it and you don't have enough ammo in a clip for sustained fire anyway.

    overall, I think of the BAR as an inbetween instead of an assault rifle or an LMG.I guess a Fully auto rifle that is too big to be used as a rifle.

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    "From the Mountains of the Moon, Down the Valley of the Shadow, Ride Boldly Ride", the Shade replied, "If you seek for El Dorado."

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    BAR is better than MP44 ??

    in Combat Mission Archive #2 (2000)

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    I am not sure but IIRC, wasn't the BAR used more like a really heavy Assault Rifle with low ROF then a LMG? Since it used clips of ammo instead of the traditional belt feed method, it didn't require an asst. gunner like a vickers or MG42. I thought this was why ASL always involved the BAR into the squads inherent firepower instead of making a seperate BAR counter(sorry if the ASL reference loses some people)?

    Don't torch me too bad, since i am not real knowledgeable on the subject and i'm kind of fragile....grin....

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    "From the Mountains of the Moon, Down the Valley of the Shadow, Ride Boldly Ride", the Shade replied, "If you seek for El Dorado."

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    Another Vet of WWII gone

    in Combat Mission Archive #2 (2000)

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    My grandfather was an Infantryman for the 4th Infantry Division in WWII.I never knew this about him until he died when I was 9. Ever since then I have missed him terribly and still occasionally cry over his loss. I have always regretted never getting to ask him about his experiences, and I guess that is why I got involved with wargaming in the first place.In fact, my handle refers to the two Silver Stars he won in action in the ETO.

    If you felt as close to your grandfather as I do with mine, and i believe you do, you recieve my deepest and heartfelt sympathies.

    And as for stories of your Grandfather, I think it is a great idea. Perhaps we can organize a semi-permanent topic where people can share war stories of relatives no longer there to share them.

    Again, my deepest regards.

    -Andrew

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    CM2 In-Game MOD Selections...Is It Possible????

    in Combat Mission Archive #2 (2000)

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    After downloading some of Marco Bergman's excellent m4 MODs with thier nation specific markings, I started to wonder if BTS could figure out a way you could do the same thing in-game instead of hopping in and out of the engine.something like a mini-program that could select from a list of alternate textures from folders in the main BMP folder.

    For example, somewhere on the Allied-Axis choose screen underneath that had a drop-down menu where you could select alternate markings for tanks and infantry and they would be loaded up for that scenario.you could choose GrossDeutschland or LAH markings for your AFV's depending on the scenario.

    I thought this would be great for CM2 since i doubt BTS wants to model different squads for all the minor axis allies and changing camo schemes for germany throughout 41-45....that and all the moddies could whip out thier copy of Panzer Colors and put out markings for all elite units for any year or period(kursk markings and so forth)

    But I have precious little info on programming and how hard this would be to actually pull off.But what the hell, I figured I could throw the idea out there(if it hasn't already...i honestly can't believe i am THAT original).

    Oh, and if seems like adding more headaches for BTS concerning CM2.....blame Marco(hehehehe)

    P.S. maybe it could even be in a future patch(crossed fingers and unending wishful thinking)????

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    "From the Mountains of the Moon, Down the Valley of the Shadow, Ride Boldly Ride", the Shade replied, "If you seek for El Dorado."

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    88mm KwK 36 L/56 accuracy test and some ideas

    in Combat Mission Archive #2 (2000)

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    Very off topic reply to Very Off Question

    It's a screen shot from the opening movie for Talonsoft's West Front (Which looked NOTHING like that while playing the actual game).maybe it will look like that in Combat Mission 15 for the Cray 2<wink>

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    "From the Mountains of the Moon, Down the Valley of the Shadow, Ride Boldly Ride", the Shade replied, "If you seek for El Dorado."

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    Help me make my Christmas List

    in Combat Mission Archive #2 (2000)

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    Since you mentioned Fiction as well, Try "Cross of Iron" by Willi Heinrich. It's Eastern Front from the German Perspective, definitely in the "All Quiet On The Western Front" vein of war novel, with lots of pointless death and depressing endings, but hey, it's war. It was also turned into a movie in the late 70's-early 80's, the only american made eastern front film i can think of(not counting Force 10 From Navarone).

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