Yardstick Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 After looking at the small arms renders of the Brits in BF I can't help but wonder if this could mean we may get an update to the SBCT infantry models and weapons. The SAW. The L110A1 and the M249 are essentially one in the same. I am on my second tour ( six days left!!! ) in Iraq and I have yet to see an infantry SAW gunner outfitted with a long barreled, non-collapsing butt stock. They only people I have seen over here with the older style SAW are the fobbits. The only time I've had my SAW gunners mount their long barrels is when we mount them in the turret and that has happened twice in the past 15 months. IMO it would be awesome to see the M249 model updated to look like what we are currently using. The M4. It's an M4 not an M4A1. The only people sporting an M4A1 are SF and the Rangers, and by Rangers I mean the guys assigned to 75th Ranger Regt, not the regular guys who went to the school, got the tab and returned to their home unit. The rest of us regular Army types have the M4. I know it's nitpicking but whatever. On that note, the L85A2 New has a Tac light and a Grip pod (integrated bi-pod and forward gantsta grip). The grip pod is everywhere, I'm not exaggerating when I say that in Iraq, In the US Army, everyone and their mother has one. Ok. Maybe I exaggerated a little, but seriously, those things are everywhere. It would be cool to see the M4 model updated to reflect this. The Soldiers. For the love of God, please do not add sunglasses to the US Soldier models. Yeah, we are required to wear ballistic eye protection, but honestly, it looks goofy as hell in night scenarios. I would like to see the IBA modeled into an IOTV and I think the pro-mask carrier has got to go. This is just my $0.02, take it for what its worth. Or don't. Other than that, I am loving this game. It has burned up many of my free hours this deployment and has helped me 'decompress' between patrols. You guys at BFC have really put a lot of hard work into this and I would like to say thank you. You guys rock! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Withstand Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Wow real soldiers on active tour in the front line playing CMSF? Would you care for online matches with me? I'm an idiot so it should be fun LOL. Stay safe man! Sorry if I don't add anything to response to your post. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handihoc Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 MW, yeah, probably half or more of the guys on this forum are either currently or formerly serving troopers (not me, though. I'm just a wargaming grog). It's one of the things that makes the forum interesting - getting it from the horses' mouths. It also helps with the authenticity of this great game - these guys won't let anything past that ain't for real. Look at some of the mods they've produced. The attention to detail. Heck, one of 'em even remodded the soles of soldiers' boots 'cos the original tread wasn't quite right! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yardstick Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share Posted November 28, 2008 As much as I want to try CMSF online, my connection here isn't the best, it can hardly handle email, much less gaming. Thanks for the invite though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt Swanson Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Stay safe man, and thanx bunches for taking my place on the frontlines of freedom 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canada Guy Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Actually, I am very surprised that guys actively in the military would be playing this game. It would be like me going home after work and playing a university administration game. Not something I would do to decompress (though the universty administration game is maybe what Angryson should be playing to decompress. At least it would help him get to sleep faster). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apocal Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Actually, I am very surprised that guys actively in the military would be playing this game. It would be like me going home after work and playing a university administration game. Not something I would do to decompress (though the universty administration game is maybe what Angryson should be playing to decompress. At least it would help him get to sleep faster). A lot of football players go home and play Madden. When your work legitimately interests you, playing games related to it isn't unusual. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canada Guy Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Apocal, I hope you realise that I was trying to be funny. Yes, but it would depend upon the subject matter. "Combat Mission: University Administration" would not appeal to many people, no matter what their job or interest would be. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFF Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Wow real soldiers on active tour in the front line playing CMSF? When I was in Iraq I played the heck out of CMBB. It's really one of those ideal games for a laptop. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt Swanson Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 I guess it would have to depend on your job and how much time you have over there. Being an ex-11Bravo, after seeing blood and death, I probably wouldn't be playing anymore. But, can't say for sure since I lucked out in my 8 1/2 years sevice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yardstick Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 I guess it would have to depend on your job and how much time you have over there. Being an ex-11Bravo, after seeing blood and death, I probably wouldn't be playing anymore. But, can't say for sure since I lucked out in my 8 1/2 years sevice. I lost some very close friends in a catastrophic kill on one of our Bradleys. After that happened I took a break from CM:SF. I have found gaming to be very therapeutic, it puts me in another place for a few hours. It gets my mind off of all of the crap we have to do over here. That and it feels more constructive than spending all my free time in laying my rack watching movies. So is this thing gonna veer back on topic anytime soon? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt Swanson Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Bless your heart man, and thanks again 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apocal Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Apocal, I hope you realise that I was trying to be funny. Honestly? No, I didn't. Re-reading your post I can't figure out why. At any rate, how do you guys even see that stuff while you're playing? Usually I have to zoom way the **** out to actually have any sort of situational awareness and at that distance I can barely discern individual infantrymen, let alone critique their apparel. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 I suppose you play real time. If you play wego, you can watch the same action from multiple angles, again and again... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apocal Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Yes, I play real time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Other Means Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 I play WEGO and I'm zoomed the flup (I assume that's what it was anyway) out as well. I really have no interest in each specific infantryman. I just want to see if I'm winning. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3k Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Ahh, interesting: I play WeGo and tend to watch the initial, mandatory, replay from the overall view and then zoom into the parts where I noticed action/change in status. In that way I try to keep a grip on casualties and weapon usage. It is a compliment to the designers that CMSF supports various modes of playing. Regards, Ken 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canada Guy Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 I have played real time and wego and did not enjoy RT as much. I am too unaware (especially on larger maps) of what is all happening to all my units. I am not even a good enough player in wego to want to hamper myself even more in RT for my battles. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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