M1A1TC Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Here is a cool video of Expeditionery Fighting Vehicles 30mm autocannon in action EFV 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingknives Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 The gun's good, shame about the turret... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderbamsen Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 The really cool thing about the EFV is that you can waterski behind it... (not that I've tried, or ever will). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Other Means Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Originally posted by flamingknives: The gun's good, shame about the turret... What's wrong with the turret? Unarmoured? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingknives Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Doesn't work too well, according to what I've heard. On top of that it's a low profile, but the layout's a bit odd and somewhat asymmetric 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nidan1 Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Does the video intend to show the vehicle, or just the capability of the 30mm autocannon?. That machine looks like some kind of modified m-113 or a box on top of an LVT chassis. Does anyone know for sure? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1A1TC Posted March 22, 2008 Author Share Posted March 22, 2008 That vehicle in the video is the EFV (for sure) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nidan1 Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Yes, I remember seeing this thing before, but the pictures I saw showed it half submerged in water. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sequoia Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 So is this thing operational yet or still under testing? It didn't specify in the link. I'm wondering if there's a chance we'll see it in the game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeeDog Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Not operational yet. Still most definitely under testing and modification. As noted, some of the systems, such as the turret, aren't working so well yet. As such, I really doubt we'll see it in the game. For one thing, BFC would have to fill in a fair number of gaps regarding what the final production vehicle will be capable of. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1A1TC Posted March 22, 2008 Author Share Posted March 22, 2008 Thats why I started this thread 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnO Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Still under testing and don't think it will be in the game. Right now the only Marine vehicle that I'm aware of is the LAV and the AAVP7 for the Marine Module. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmar Bijlsma Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Wiki says it's planned to be deployed in 2015(!) so I don't reckon BFC have any plans for it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntarr Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 http://www.battlefront.com/discuss/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=52;t=002677;p=3#000061 Originally posted by Huntarr: Definitely something to add in the USMC module. EFV http://www.amtrac.org/4atcp/400/400/400.asp It's been in discussion since July '07 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingknives Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 EFV problems Open source info. Apparently the turret falls apart whilst traveling cross-country. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtMuhammed Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 They'll declare it a feature rather than a bug and deploy the thing in 2010. You heard it here first folks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdstrike Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 I think we've all been there: ...crews were "unable to identify vehicle targets." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 What this highlights most for the game is the lethality of 30mm in general, which should give us more of an insight into the threat posed by Syrian BMP-2 and BMP-3 guns . That footage of the BMP interior being pierced by 30mm? Could just as well be a Stryker or AA-7 interior. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 This line surprised me: The vehicles were so noisy that the Marines on board had to wear both earplugs and ear muffs and could not respond to voice commands. I'm reminded of some of the more notorious ear-killers of times past. Churchill was particularly notorious (woud drag its tracks the length of the upper hull while moving!). A more surprising example is the Leopard II. West German tank crews had to abandon there traditional berets for 'Soviet-style' ear protected helmets. When the Swiss bought the tank they insisted on fitting a GIGANTIC muffler on the back end in an effort to reduce noise level :eek: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingknives Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 There's a heap of difference between the AP-I of the 2A42 and 2A72 guns and the APFSDS-T of the Mk.44. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Yeh, the APFSDS-T has a smaller behind-armor affect 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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