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  1. Dunno. It apparently did cost a lot. And there might be a good reason for it. Maybe the roller delay system was it. After all; it works great, yet even HK dropped it. *shrugs*
  2. Agreed. Much better potential for simplicity. And for accuracy without exessively fine tolerances/heavy construction. I guess the variations in friction between casing and fluted chamber can have something to do with it. Or production costs of internally machined roller grooves and chamber flutes compared to external machining in modern CNC-benches. But it does seem strange. [ November 03, 2006, 10:46 AM: Message edited by: Machina ]
  3. If you're really interested, I'll see if I can find them. They're not exactly mint condition though.. Hehe, I can't stop chuckling over that swedish girl. I guess I'm a sucker for porn jokes.. I guess he was prioritizing: With 24 children and countless mistresses screaming for attention, you don't really have time for trivialities like real estate. Aha! So THAT's why you want to take my boots away! [ November 03, 2006, 05:28 AM: Message edited by: Machina ]
  4. Danish common sense; Would that be something akin to Swedish intelligence..?
  5. Hehe.. Good one. I'm pissed off thoroughly. Really. I am. Looking forward to those jokes, by the way. </font><blockquote>code:</font><hr /><pre style="font-size:x-small; font-family: monospace;"> Just got myself a M04 desert set a few weeks ago, which is an interesting design for sure. Already have a M98 set and a nice Airforce uniform in the old "puzzle" shapes. Note that filling the holes probably won't get the Norwegians in since these things aren't that tough to get, especially compared to Finnish m/05. But who knows... I am a softy for bribes. Just ask WineCape... he's the worst tester we've ever had, but man oh MAN are his wines good </pre>
  6. Hehe, you're cracking me up. These cartoons are really cool, and this one was the best one yet. Thanks for sharing them.
  7. I have to agree with Luderbamsen. There is a huge discussion on this where I come from. I guess it all boils down to this: 7,62 ammo is twice as heavy, does about 25 percent more damage to a human body and penetrates heavier cover. Penetration can be both a good and a bad thing of course. Soldiers today often carry around 300 rounds per man. That's 5 kgs of 5,56 or 12 kgs of 7,62 ammo. Then you add in the rest of your equipment. Some random sources: On ammo usage (loong thread of first hand accounts and AARs): http://forums.army.ca/forums/index.php/topic,51144.0/all.html On small arms penetration vs. buildings: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2792944434589996156&q=mout&hl=en On terminal ballistics: http://www.dtic.mil/ndia/2005smallarms/wednesday/arvidsson.pdf
  8. So, Luderbamsen: Have you guys swapped your G3s for C7s yet, or is it still just for international operations? And if you're still in the loop: What's your take on the C7?
  9. Well, I wouldn't know about the Danes, but we are. At least we're petroleumized. That should be close enough. Yup, we are. You can read all about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AG3 The information is a little dated, though. Last thing I heard, the army will probably keep the AG3 in an upgraded version (with optics and rails), while the home guard will switch to 5,56. Seems to me the other way around would be more logical, but there you have it. Oh, and from another thread: I checked the Battlefront.com PO Box today and have yet to find any Finnish m/05 camouflage uniforms in it. I thought I made myself clear... I only make decisions based on bribes. No bribes, no modeling. Very simple equation. Well, except that I am picky about what the bribe is Steve </font>
  10. Hey, I take offense to that! There is at least one industrialized country left that uses it. And I happen to be a citizen of that country. So there. Oh, and the correct description is 7,62x51. The safety selector is a little too far away for people with short thumbs (fairly easily remedied), but other than that, I'd say it's pretty good. I would have liked an M16-style mag release button though. About reliability: I've fired several thousands of rounds with different G3s, and had maybe five stoppages. They were all caused by a worn out firing pin in one particular weapon I had. And these guns had seen 30+ years of army service before I got them. The ammo is heavy, though. To get to the original question: I have no idea, but I hope so.
  11. You can get my CMBB disc when you pry it out of my cold, dead hands!
  12. I've been following the forum since the early days of CMBO, but mostly I've found my answers with the search button so I haven't needed to post anything (even saves time compared to waiting for answers ). However, here's something I've never quite found out: Ammo shortage is a serious problem. Especially in the longer battles. My question is: How did the real world armies deal with this? What kind of time scale would you need to resupply forward squads/platoons/companies/battalions? Did individual companies carry extra ammo and dump it at the at the forming up point? How much extra supplies did the battalions carry with them? How close was the field train? How.. okay, I guess you get the picture.
  13. Thanks for the great post JasonC, as always. I care! I've learned a lot from your previous "tutorials", and I'm looking forward to having a go at this one as well. If you still have the original readable pictures I would really appreciate it if you could e-mail them to me(jonbirkeland@hotmail.com). JonB
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