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  1. Did you know that FG 42 turn out valueable tool as article showed: "Descendants of the FG-42

    Numerous features, including the in-line design, the pistol grip, and the gas-operated bolt selection process were studied extensively by Army engineers after the war. Ultimately, this resulted in weapons such as the American M60 machine gun. Numerous other examples exist, all attesting to the engineering genius of German arms manufacturers." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FG-42

    Did you know when US soldier first get M16, it was so unreliable and it take many tinkers, changes and after several models to become reliable. Also I US had been in wars so many time like Mexican war, Spanish war, WWI and many minor conflicts with US-made rifles that USA rifle companies learned many flaws and upgrade rifles many time as they are bigger and have huge resources to test many different rifles even scavenge on other countries' rifles design to improve them.

    So FG 42 only have one change, if war keep go on or cease fire, then FG 42 may change many time until get better same as MP-44 as may go on MP-45, MP-46 as they did on SMG from MP-18 to MP-40.

    [ February 20, 2004, 09:54 PM: Message edited by: Snow Leopard ]

  2. Originally posted by Bone_Vulture:

    </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by scharfschutze:

    Recall that the Germans did not have a standard semiautomatic rifle in a full-size caliber - their primary weapon was the Kar98 bolt-action rifle.

    G41W / G43, anyone?

    And seriously, aren't there any documents available on the net to shead some light on the FG42's designated purpose? </font>

  3. Originally posted by flamingknives:

    Equally, the FG 42 is predated by 24 years by the rifle-calibre, bottom feeding BAR.

    Profile is a compelling reason - although that would depend on how the magazine is loaded. A double stacked, 20 round magazine barely protruded below the pistol grip on a battle rifle. If it was single stacked, then profile would be a good reason.

    The other reason is ease of reloading - the sides and top of a weapon are far easier to access to reload than a magazine well under the weapon. Putting the magazine on top, however, interferes with the sight line, meaning you need offset sights.

    The location of the magazine also gives a clue as to how it was intended to be used - as a light support weapon fired from a prone position. It's small size would indicate that it is possible to jump with it, giving the Fallschirmjagers a SAW from the off, rather than having to locate their weapons container.

    I had wonder why British design bren make sighting more difficult that magazine can block importand target when handler look at other thing. Do you know what I talk about? Also when you said about double slack round magazine, I get picture how dangerous if paratroop jump out plane with bren and strap may snap bren out hold or wrap parachute strings up bad due to long curve magazine! that's scare! I bet that top brass of paratrooper want "Swiss pocketknife" rifle that can do many way of combat into one firearm on hand. I read one of website that brass want that battle rifle that can use in sniper role but when test FG 42 turn out can not be because of too much fireball out muzzzle. That may one blade miss from "Swiss pocketknife rifle"
  4. Originally posted by Andrew Hedges:

    </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Snow Leopard:

    I was thinking funny because ASL do have smoke grenade.

    Yeah, they did, but I've forgotten how they worked - wasn't it only engineers/pioneers could lay smoke...</font>
  5. Originally posted by flamingknives:

    It was apparently decided not to include smoke grenades in CM to avoid ahistoric overuse. The reasoning was something along the lines that such grenades were only used for signalling purposes.

    ...check that information from one of other forum I copy from there and paste here:

    "This is from the net!

    Nebelhandgranaten ("smoke hand grenades") could be used to mask and protect from enemy fire. The first pre- and early war model was the Nebelhandgranate 39. It weighed 720g and resembled the Stielhandgranate 24 in outward appearance. The warhead however here contained 420g of a mixture of zinc powder and hexachlorethane which produced a smoke cloud upon detonation. An improved successor model, the Nebelhandgranate 41, was a can (6.6cm diameter; 7.3cm length) without the stick and weighed 530g, which included 440g of the same smoke mixture used in its predecessor.

    7,393,200 Nebelhandgranaten were produced during WW II (plus 65,100 from pre-war production) until production was switched over in 1943 to the Nebeleihandgranate ("smoke egg hand grenade"). The latter had a diameter of 6cm and a length of 13.5cm. A total of 1,835,500 were produced until the end of the war.

    A closely related weapon family to the Nebelhandgranaten were the Blendkörper ("blinding devices"), although the latter were intended as a designated AT weapon. Introduced in 1943, the first model Blendkörper 1 H or BK 1H weighed 370g and was a little unwieldy at a diameter of 6cm and a length of 15cm. Therefore, after 225,200 BK 1H production was switched over to the second model, the BK 2H. This was a glass bottle with a length of 12.8cm. It contained 290g of a mixture of calcium chloride / titan tetrachloride / siliciumterachloride which were separated from each other with by a disc. The whole device weighed 400g.

    The idea behind the Blendkörper was that when thrown, the explosion blinded the crews of enemy tanks. Then, the ensuing smoke cloud with irritant was to make the crew exit their vehicle. Despite appearing to be a bizarre weapon, the Blendkörper were rather common in use. 5,142,800 of the BK 2H were produced and practically all were used up until the end of the war.

    Hope this helps!

    _________________

    Simon Harrold

    Webmaster:

    WW2 Battlefield Relics"

    It is at http://www.feldgrau.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1967&highlight=nebelhandgranate+39

  6. Originally posted by Bone_Vulture:

    </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Snow Leopard:

    I wonder why builder didn't noticed when test fire FG 42 that go out of balance due to heavy side of magazine?

    If I had to make an uneducated guess, I'd say the biggest factor would be that the designed mechanism wasn't sophisticated enough to allow feeding from below. </font>
  7. Originally posted by kingjames:

    I meself would like to see the american indian wars, between tribes or between whites and reds.....

    Since I am Texan, I may like to see war between Texas and Mexican with famous "Remember the Alamo" operation scenario then between US and Mexican again between US and Spanish with war yell "Remember the Maine". We now know that USS Maine wasn't sunk by spanish mine but fine coal dust cause blew it up by heat of boiler.

    Maybe go for Spainsh's 1936 civil war first then WWI then any famous war like US civil war...oh I don't think CFS don't want do narrow focus on american stuff but want do whole whole world war...HEY, how about "Boar war" as it is very serious case effect on World a lot. How about Boar war?

  8. Also Flak 8.8 is so huge piece and require bigger support stuff and truck to transportion and support them so I wonder that they don't move Flak 8.8 to poistion to attack incoming tanks but just for protect installion or luftwaffe airfield even supply point from enemy air attack. It will be amazing to me to have Flak 88 at Spain in 1936 due to remote and logical. One of website said that they test use AP on 8,8 flak at Spain...Is that fact?

    [ February 13, 2004, 11:13 PM: Message edited by: Snow Leopard ]

  9. When someone bring "Flak 8.8 at Spain" up, I started to remember some documentaries. It was about 20 yrs ago when I read ASL magazines which have some ASL scenarios inside, there is a scenario about flak group with Flak 8.8 caught off guard as enemy force show up and group have to use Flak 8.8 to fight them off. Maybe some of you still have old ASL scenario then look up story, place and date so we can look up history book about event. Of course they may don't carry AP.

    Again, Flak 8.8 at France was used by Luftwaffe. I am not sure they do carry AP this time as they may not expect France tanks overrun their airfield or while on convey and catch under attack by enemy tanks? Finally, Flak 8.8 at Halfaya Pass attack against about 300 tanks. I am not sure if they do have AP as they only use HE for attack bombers in air. I think some of members may right if they have books on hands. I only rememeber some because of read books long time ago and many of my books was at my storage off site and had read some books at public librany so long time. So I have to be more faith with you as some members in that forums when you bring WWII documentary up to see if I remember some of it. Cheerful

    [ February 13, 2004, 10:35 PM: Message edited by: Snow Leopard ]

  10. Originally posted by MikeyD:

    "I'm reminded of a line I heard in a war documentary many years ago (let's hope I remember this right). After one battle British prisoners were being escorted back through the German lines. As they passed the anti-tank emplacements one Brit officer protested "It's damned unfair you using 88s against our Matildas like that." to which the Germans responded "It's damned unfair that your Matildas can only be stopped by our 88s!"

    That was a interest documentary, thank you for share with us MikeyD!
  11. Originally posted by Hans:

    Snow Leopard, se siete interessati nei piani d'azione con gli italiani io abbia quanto segue in su al deposito del piano d'azione

    Thank you Hans for that informaiton, I will check Scenario depot for that stuff also check rest of scenario in CMAK and CMBB too.
  12. Originally posted by xerxes:

    For early war the Italians aren't half bad.

    Best ATR of the war.

    Best tankette, an L3 can rip infantry up

    Wasp-like flame tankette

    Hard hitting portee with a 75mm gun

    Solid general purpose 75mm field gun

    The 75mm AA is a heavy tank killer

    Later on the Italian paratrooper squads are smg armed terrors in closed terrain.

    I noticed most early Italian scenario have lot of green level squads. Yea, I agree about tiny L3. I had been struggled to find way to stop Matida. I wonder if Italian had heard of ant-tank ditch. I would love to buy mines but it cost me victory points. I did find a way to stop however rather not said in open public. I wonder if Italian have their fort stationed then they could create anti-tank ditch if aware of it's effective. I am not sure if they have bulldozer or earth moving equipment that time. Thank you Xerxes!

    Also about Italian paratrooper, I had aware as I often used Finnish SMG squad as "Spider's trapdoor" tactic.

  13. Originally posted by GoofyStance:

    *****

    DISCLAIMER: The following response is based on limited experience playing CMAK, and only vs. the AI. Thank you.

    *****

    I've been driven to distraction by the generally crappy Italian vehicles and AFV's available for QB's, but was determined to find a combination that would afford me even the shred of a chance at winning a defensive battle....... the flamethrowers can be placed next to the victory flags, hidden and with short covered arcs. Worked for me ...

    Thank you Goofystance however, try play historic scenario. I enjoy play quick game but feel like cheat. I sometime create extra version of historic scenario with few equipment change to see outcome.
  14. I had noticed some good and bad stuff and what I prefer aviod equipments. However when I am play historic scenario like "Attack the Nibeiwa Fort" with all exact what Italian have equipment on hand in that scenario. I played it few time. I feel I should not tell you how I come out until many people play it often then we will share how Italian won or lost. I had been figure out how to have Italian deal with Matida tank. (Funny, I want to tell how I but I try not spoiled other people's challenge like don't tell other friends what happen in end in movie) I agree with some of you guys about what best weapon like atr, La3, field cannon, mortar and other stuff. One member ask us what best strategy tactic for Italian against Allies, I am still work on it. Sometime, it was so tempt to go to Scenario editor to edit some weapons to try beat enemy, I sometime do that and save it with name title version "2". I am glad it is other worthy subject to discuss about it. I agree with ASL's title for Italian force is "Hollow Legions"

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