TylerF
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WASR-10s are initially built by Cugir and imported into the US by Century. The latter then modifies them with U.S.-made parts in order to comply with 922®.
Huh, I swear I've seen WASR's with Cugir stamps on them, without the Century marks.
Any other distributors for WASR's other than Century?
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TylerF,
I also have a Mosin 91/30 that I totally love too!
Ok, my Chinese may be 56 or 57 then, don't remember offhand and will check again when I get home. It is a type 56. I ran the serial numbers and just remember it was mid/late 50's. I got it SUPER cheap years ago.
I'll check the build on my WASR too. I know lots of people have had complaints about them but I'm totally happy with mine and it's been flawless since I've had, which also has been for some years. Commie guns are fun!!
Speaking of, I have a Czech CZ-82 from the mid 80s which is one of the finest pistols for it's price I've ever owned. I also have a Polish P-64 dated 1967 which I also enjoy immensely. Both are super accurate and have really boosted my apreciation of the 9x18 Makarov cartridge.
Heh, I want a Mosin too, but I'm afraid to buy one cause I know that I'll keep buying more and more considering how cheap they are.
Your Chinese SKS is rather rare then, not so many of the original mil-surp ones made it in country, and many that did got "sporterized" because people thought they were nothing special with all the Norincos on the market alongside them.
The recent WASR's have gone up immensity in quality for the most part, it was for a few years that they were hit and miss, although with a good one, a $300 AK is gonna function the same as a $1000 AK.
Those little com-bloc pistols have been flooding the country lately, never had the pleasure of firing one though.
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LOL!
I own both a Chinese SKS and a Romanian WASR-10 (civillian AK clone in semi-auto of course). In all honesty, I love the AK, love what it is and what it does and it's ridiculous reliability etc. But man I really do love the SKS more. It's a much nicer shooting and much more accurate rifle. My buddy has a Russian SKS dated 1950 I think, my Chinese was made in 55 and they are both just sweet. The Russian SKS is really beautiful with the dark deep rich finish to the wood, knife blade bayonet and the star on the receiver with CCCP engraved on the side just sets it apart.
I'm as American as they come, but commie guns are fun! Own both a Yugo mil-surp 59/66 and Chinese commercial SKS made in the 80's by Norinco.
The AK-74 is fun to.
Rugged, cheap to shoot, and about as accurate of a low-end AR-15.Curiously is your WASR a Century build or a Cugir build? Century builds have the reputation of being put together by monkeys.
I do have to disagree with you about your Chinese SKS unfortunately. They weren't produced in China till after 56'! (Type-56) It would be interesting to know if your Chinese is C&R eligible, not so many of those made it into the country, compared to the flood of commercial models that Norinco sent over in the late 80's early 90's!
I want a E.German SKS, but only about 100 are guessed to be in country. I'll probably settle on a Russian though, which I agree are the best looking of all the SKS variants.
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To state that the AK-47 is a "conceptual knockoff" of the Sturmgewehr is pretty poor. The Soviets were the first to use large scale issue of automatic weapons as a soldier's primary weapon. The 7.62x39mm cartridge is the M1943 (predating the German issue of the MP44)
It's a similar situation where one might claim that the Gloster Meteor is a conceptual knockoff of the Me262. It isn't, but a case of parallel development ended up with similar designs.
Mikhail Kalashnikov came up with a very good gun. Why some people feel that they have to take that away from him by claiming he stole it off the Germans (better the facists than the communists?)
Agree, I kinda glossed over the article.
Unlike many would believe(including many in the firearms community)the AK-47 is not a StG-44 knock off.
I don't know where that myth started, I suppose it's with the commonality in the looks department between the two.
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Neat article, something of an AK nut here.
Curiously the CM:A has the Type 56. (I think, only played the demo) Which is basically a direct Chinese copy of the AK-47. (The first ones with milled receivers obviously) Later models with stamped receivers were closer to AKM's.
Do the T-56 model in CM:A have the milled or stamped receiver?
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Total PBEM noob here, but I may be interested in a game.
Even if I get wiped across the floor.
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Good stuff!
Something I like in those ancient Soviet warhorses.
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Going off memory from a earlier version,(1.08? 1.10?) but I had an Abrams fire an AP round at a T-55 frontally through the turret, going out the back causing the crew to bail. It then continued into another T-55 causing a catastrophic kill.
Found that to be pretty cool.
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Thank you GreenAsJade, for the resource center also...
All the other who put their time and effort for the community!
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Hello!
I tried downloading GordonMolek's 3-color Russian camouflaged vehicles for CMSF and the download seems to be corrupted.
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Wonderful work!
But I'm unable to find a working link to Gordon's original work.
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Potential players with a slow cable connection will be VERY pleased to read that!
Fixed, and...
You're not kidding! Can't wait!
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Hey thanks guys! Just what I needed!
A further question. Is there any know operations using this method? I'm not necessarily talking the US here, but any country.
I've always had an interest in heli copters and heli ops, so I find info on this stuff quite interesting.
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Hello!
I've been around these forums for awhile, and well, I mostly lurk.
Ok, here's my question.
Is it a possibility for para operations out of helicopters? I can't find any information on this subject and I'm curious, is it even a viable option?
I see large choppers like the Chinook and I've wondered that their large cargo doors allowed the ability for airborne infantry to jump out the back. I don't see why not, helicopters should be a stable platform for this kind of operations.
Just thought I'd start some discussion on these forums.
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Honestly I can see this thread going into,
"Hey why just skinning, why don't they let us model entire vehicles and equipment?"
Though that would be nice.
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I think its been there for quite a while.
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But wouldn't 24'' of snow be just as bad to the tanks as mines?
I don;t think many tanks could just glide over 2 feet of snow without some chance of getting stuck.
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The Poles could be found kicking German Butt in all three of the original Combat Mission game. </font>Originally posted by Sequoia:</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Tank Killer:
Well how 'bout the Poles and the PT-71 Twardy? I have yet to see one used in a game.
Come to think of it, I've never even seen the Polish in a war game that they weren't being beat by the Germans.
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I wonder if any other army advertises like that?
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Well how 'bout the Poles and the PT-71 Twardy? I have yet to see one used in a game.
Come to think of it, I've never even seen the Polish in a war game that they weren't being beat by the Germans.
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Well thats some wonderful news!Originally posted by Battlefront.com:I'm an East Front grog, hence CMBB being such a monster. Expect something East Front from CMx2, I just can't say when.
Steve
Too bad my 5 year old computer can't play CMx2 games.
Oh well one can hope!
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Well why don't they pack everything that was in SPMBT but in the 3D format?
Rugged, cheap to shoot, and about as accurate of a low-end AR-15.
Your best screen shot, Part 3
in Combat Mission Shock Force 1
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Haha, total luck by me at least. By that stage in the game you had already smeared me across the map for the most part!
That M1128 was dead the next turn anyhow.