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Just a note for anyone who doesnt know, Marines carry M16A4s or in some cases M16A2s. The only ones with M4s are recon types. The basic M16 is a fairly long weapon, its a full size rifle. Holding it at order arms the muzzle comes up to the bottom of my ribs. I'm 5'10" or so.
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Yeah it does tend to bounce on parts that dont like being bounced on. It doesnt have a ceramic insert in it but the kevlar lining is a fairly rigid substance that can still cause some discomfort. I haven't worn mine much since i've never deployed, but it seems like a pretty good idea. I think its more intended to protect part of the femoral artery from fragmentation wounds.Originally posted by TufenHuden:I'd have no problem wearing it,I'd tuck
it in though for better protection,
I don't think you like to be shot there...
They should maybe have a strap on end of it
like the gasmask carrier...stop it from
moving around....
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Same thing rollerbladers have been using for decades. Someone somewhere got the bright idea to use them in combat since running around dropping into shooting positions is pure hell on the knees and elbows, especially on rough terrain. The early ones were probably just some grunt bringing his personal stuff with and using it, but nowdays they can be obtained through official supply channels. It's also extremely common these days to go out and buy your own stuff when the issued gear doesnt cut it. The civilian market for military gear exploded sometime in the 90s with companies like Blackhawk sprouting up.Originally posted by Paul AU:Unrelated, but; I've always been curious about the 'knee pads' visible in the pic above. They were used in Somalia, I've seen.
What's their story? Who uses those, and when? Urban use only?
(And does anyone know when wearing sun-glasses became the norm?)
The sunglasses that guy is wearing might be Wiley-Xs, a commerically made ballistic eyewear. They do a pretty good job of protecting against fragmentation. Sunglasses probably became common when they did in the general public.
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Flak jackets actually did originate in WWII as fragmentation protection for bomber crews.Originally posted by M1A1TankCommander:Flak jackets protect against flying shrapnell, wood and metal splinters. It has nothing to do with being on a bomber crew
Troops only recently started wearing bulletproof armor
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Mainly satchel charges and 47mm AT guns. The satchel charge was usually a suicide attack. The 47mm guns on Okinawa proved to be very effective when it could catch a sherman's flank.
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The star on the sword is there because it was the symbol of the swordmakers guild of damascus, who I belive crafted the Mameluke sword presented to Lt. Presley O'Bannon in 1805 at Tripoli. If you look at it closeley you will note it has a solid circle in the middle inidicating its the guild's symbol, not a star of David.
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251/16 is right. Another clue is the presence of 3 gunshields. I like how the crewman on the left has his mount aimed at the brass.Originally posted by Brent Pollock:In the photo beneath this caption:
Bremer, front and center, with Bartling standing behind his right shoulder.
...is the halftrack the FT-equipped one (SPW 251/16?). It certainly looks that way from:
1. the tube to the right of the MG and;
2. what appears to be two crewman visible in the background wearing protective hoods/googles...a uniform/head mod just waiting to happen for CMX2
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They already are in the game. Only 1 Porsche turreted model ever made it to Russia, the rest were lost in Normandy. Unless you have a King Tiger specified as Porsche turret in CMBB, you have a Henschel model.
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*coughshift+Ashift+Zcough*
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It's possible you may have a bad disk. The first run of CDs had an extremely high percentage of defective disks and while you likely didnt get one from that batch, its possible theres still some in the new runs too.
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Go to the Tips and Tricks forum and read the "Anthology of Useful Posts" thread.
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Here's a RL pic from acthungpanzer.
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It's on the disk in the operations group. It has something like 10000 points per side and on top of that its a massively rubbled city map.
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Rifles can be fitted with muzzle brakes too. LookOriginally posted by MikeyD:Tell me I'm crazy, but didn't the Thompson smg have a mini 'muzzle brake' with the vents pointing straight up in an effort to reduce the gun's viscious tendency to climb while firing?
here. The downside to using one on a rifle is they dramatically increase the noise of the shot.
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Yeah thats probably a little low on the memory side.Originally posted by 86smopuim:It runs Ok on my machine, after a bit of disk thrashing. P4 1.4 Ghz, 256k memory, Geforce 2 MMX 400. This is probably the bottom end machine you want to play it on.
[ June 30, 2003, 12:19 AM: Message edited by: panzerwerfer42 ]
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Yes, but then we would have to get on BFC's case about how quickly it stops! </font>Originally posted by Bruce70:</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by tar:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr /> On a gentle downhill slope on a paved road even a moderately heavy gun should move at walking pace
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I think CM does allow ocasional LOS through parts of buildings to simulate that magic window shot.
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There was a bug in CMBO, not sure about BB that caused all buildings on a map to blow up at the same time. I think the trigger was an aircraft attack but I don't really remember the details of it.
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Seeing as their modeled as canvas and wood frame assault boats not row boats then your argument doesn't hold water.
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Got any proof?Originally posted by Patton21:I flak gun should not be able to damage a heavy tanks gun. Whats up with this.
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Perhaps this works differently for lower trajectory weapons than a high-angle AA gun.
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1) YesOriginally posted by moneymaxx:I don't want to hijack this threat but it's a good opportunity to ask a question about the penetration system that I had since CMBO.
Some tanks like the Hetzer are very difficult to destroy from the front because of their (front) armour at extreme angles.
My questions:
A) Does a shot down from the top of a hill at the front armour of a Hetzer have a higher penetration probability, since the angle of impact is better?
Does a shot from a low velocity gun, e.g. a HC shell from an infantry gun, have a higher chance of penetration at larger distances, since the shell flies a ballistic curve and therefore the angle of impact should be better?(I'd like to post pictures but I don't know how :confused: )
2) AFAIK that doesnt actually happen. From what I've seen in my rather limited research, due to the spin imparted by rifling shells maintain the same angle of flight even when on a ballistic arc. I vaguely recall a study from the Blitz that found dud AA shells almost always landed base first on their return to earth.
Does a shot from a low velocity gun, e.g. a HC shell from an infantry gun, have a higher chance of penetration at larger distances, since the shell flies a ballistic curve and therefore the angle of impact should be better?
Willy Pete alleged to have been used in Falluja
in Combat Mission Shock Force 1
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