PawBroon Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 Are all Russian HQs going to sport German hardware or am I missing some Walther look alike Tokarev? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tha_Field_Marshall Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 I dont think that is a P-38 or Luger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fetchez la Vache Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 What do the stripes on the sleeves signify? My knowledge of Russian uniforms is pitifully small... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busboy Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 Fetchez la Vache, Mine is too, but I know that in the American Army, cheverons located there indicate time spent overseas I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fetchez la Vache Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 Or service time perhaps? I just don't know about the Russians though. Someone must have a URL out there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PawBroon Posted September 5, 2002 Author Share Posted September 5, 2002 Originally posted by Tha_Field_Marshall: I dont think that is a P-38 or LugerYes it is. BMP 1936 as opposed to 1937. Small view being 25033 and 25034. Go check on the Demo. Walther or NOT, both the Russian & German HQs have the same one. But the Models is a Tokarev for one and a Walther for the other... I've played CMBO with a Bren Carrier yielding a Japanese LMG, I guess I can survive such a small detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 Originally posted by Fetchez la Vache: What do the stripes on the sleeves signify? My knowledge of Russian uniforms is pitifully small...The cuff chevrons are a rank badge introduced in 1935. Those shown on the pic are for a Captain thought the Lieutenant ones are very similar if not iddentical. Prior to that date rank badges were worn on the collar patches only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Leader Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 I just wanna know why he's wearing that fetching red skirt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Manuel Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 Originally posted by PawBroon: I've played CMBO with a Bren Carrier yielding a Japanese LMG, I guess I can survive such a small detail.[/QB]What do you mean? Is the default Bren .bmp actually that of a Japanese LMG? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PawBroon Posted September 5, 2002 Author Share Posted September 5, 2002 The one on the Bren Carrier is a Type 96 IIRC. Hadn't bothered most I'd say. But it's an old story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Hofbauer Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 Originally posted by Silvio Manuel: What do you mean? Is the default Bren .bmp actually that of a Japanese LMG?welcome to CMBO. you will live nevertheless. Fernando, that is the sleeve insignia pre-1943 style for a soviet Kapitan. It is true that that of the Leitenant was almost identical, they were both (upwards) short red chevron - short gold chevron - broad red chevron - broad gold chevron, but while the leitenant ended there, the kapitan finished that off with a thin last red chevron at the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmatt Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 The graphic files are there, looks to be a small bug with it not using the correct file for the Russian HQ's in the demo. I will pass it on to Charles. Madmatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 Originally posted by M Hofbauer: Fernando, that is the sleeve insignia pre-1943 style for a soviet Kapitan. It is true that that of the Leitenant was almost identical, they were both (upwards) short red chevron - short gold chevron - broad red chevron - broad gold chevron, but while the leitenant ended there, the kapitan finished that off with a thin last red chevron at the top.Are you sure there was a thin last red chevron at the top? I've not seen any original Captain chevron with that thin red chevron at the top on Webster & Nelson's "Uniforms of the Soviet Union, 1918-1945." There are lots of pics of original shirts and tunics there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Hofbauer Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 Originally posted by Fernando: Are you sure there was a thin last red chevron at the top? I've not seen any original Captain chevron with that thin red chevron at the top on Webster & Nelson's "Uniforms of the Soviet Union, 1918-1945." There are lots of pics of original shirts and tunics there.Damn, Fernando, you are right! I was checking from a very small digital image that made it look like there was a thin red embroidery at the top of the chevron but it was just a display/monitor thing since the image was so small. I checked the original full-size source again, from a russian book, and indeed you are right there is no red last line/chevron. Looking closely the difference between Leitenant and Kapitan then is that the Kapitan's last broad golden chevron is even broader than the Leitenant's upper broad golden chevron. To be exact, the upper golden chevron of the Leitenant is about half the thickness of the Kapitan's, and roughly half that of both's upper thick red chevron. [edited for typos] [ September 05, 2002, 07:30 PM: Message edited by: M Hofbauer ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fetchez la Vache Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 I'm lazy. Any chance of an URL for this info? Tx in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 I must say that is a darn close P-38, anyway it looks almost like a P-38 I have in my collection,the one I own was made in 1943 made by walther. Also the Bren is a copy of a chek machine gun and yes the British bought a batch of chek MGs and used them for a while on thier tanks, I also have a Bren MK1,non firing per BATF {yeah right, HEh HEh} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PawBroon Posted September 6, 2002 Author Share Posted September 6, 2002 I checked again and it is happening in the Tutorial. Not in Yelnia Stare for example. Weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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