Why is there a hand grip nanometers away from the fucking magazine?
[QUOTE=LobsterPastry;50335679]Why is there a hand grip nanometers away from the fucking magazine?[/QUOTE]
thats the stock folded
[B]Wow[/B] I'm fucking retarded.
But to be fair, it is unfinished.
[QUOTE=Lone_Star94;50335257]That's because it's basically the IMP 221 rechambered to use the 5.56. Now as for it actual usefulness, it's quite useless due to it's shitty sights and no other practical way to stabilize it. It was meant to be survival gun, but it would only be good for room clearing and not securing food. Really it would only be good for covering fire in typical combat scenarios.
[URL="http://machinesforwar.blogspot.com/2011/02/imp-221-guu-4p-submachine-gun.html"]http://machinesforwar.blogspot.com/2011/02/imp-221-guu-4p-submachine-gun.html[/URL]
[URL="http://world.guns.ru/smg/usa/imp-221-guu-4--p-e.html"]http://world.guns.ru/smg/usa/imp-221-guu-4--p-e.html[/URL]
[URL="https://warisboring.com/u-s-bomber-crews-tested-a-tiny-assault-rifle-f3118a9ca662#.r5yvhkw74"]https://warisboring.com/u-s-bomber-crews-tested-a-tiny-assault-rifle-f3118a9ca662#.r5yvhkw74[/URL]
Think of it as an early PDW. In the book [U]Pictorial History of the Sub-Machine Gun[/U] by F.W.A. Hobart, they list it as an the title suggests, an SMG. A chopped AR-18 called the AR-18S is considered an SMG, but by today's standards it would be a carbine. The book has quite a few interesting SMG designs that are near impossible to find on the internet like the Hill SMG, a gun that has a similar mag system to the P90 but in 9mm and feed from the front and not the rear.[/QUOTE]
Oh yeah, I knew that it tested as a survival rifle/pdw, I was specifically asking for a source on the
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Originally intended for Helicopter pilots to provide covering fire when picking up or dropping off troops.
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[video=youtube;DJxpncKswEg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJxpncKswEg[/video]
Larry got his hands on a working AN-94
[QUOTE=Tinter;50324588]Well it is technically footage of someone dying, even if it's disconnected with them being in the helicopter and all.[/QUOTE]
nah you can clearly see he tried to eject and the parachute burned up and he hit's the wreckage and goes down with it.
Cobras don't have ejector seats. Or parachutes.
Nor do most helicopters besides the AH-56 (which was cancelled) and the KA-50.
[QUOTE=FloaterTWO;50340782]Cobras don't have ejector seats. Or parachutes.
Nor do most helicopters besides the AH-56 (which was cancelled) and the KA-50.[/QUOTE]
oh, well It certainly looks like you can see the guy fall out of the cockpit, the whole window piece came off so I just assumed it was ejecting.
Also why no parachutes? I mean it could be a last means of saving your ass, right?
The gigantic spinning blade directly above the cockpit makes it kind of difficult to use ejector seats on most helicopters. I don't know how the KA-50 does it, but the AH-56 used explosive bolts to detach the rotors before the seat fired, but I don't think it worked all that well.
I'm not sure exactly on the reasoning, but helicopter crews just don't use parachutes. It's probably something to do with the fact most helicopters operate fairly low and you'd have no time to get out or open your chute before hitting the ground. Even if you could open your chute it'd still not have the time to slow you down sufficiently.
[QUOTE=FloaterTWO;50340824]The gigantic spinning blade directly above the cockpit makes it kind of difficult to use ejector seats on most helicopters. I don't know how the KA-50 does it, but the AH-56 used explosive bolts to detach the rotors before the seat fired, but I don't think it worked all that well.
I'm not sure exactly on the reasoning, but helicopter crews just don't use parachutes. It's probably something to do with the fact most helicopters operate fairly low and you'd have no time to get out or open your chute before hitting the ground. Even if you could open your chute it'd still not have the time to slow you down sufficiently.[/QUOTE]
hmmm, you'd think by now someone had invented something specifically for military helicopters
Maybe this sounds stupid, but it would be an interesting concept if pilots' fatigues were like gliding suits. if your helicopter was hit with anti-air and you could somehow safely exit, you could exploit some of that forward momentum to slow your descent and give you more control over where you'll land.
I don't think that's such a terrible idea, to be honest.
[QUOTE=zach1193;50340841]hmmm, you'd think by now someone had invented something specifically for military helicopters[/QUOTE]
There are far smarter folk than you or I who have been thinking about that since helicopters first took to the skies. I'm guessing since there isn't anything like that, it's either not that big of a problem or there's no easy way to solve it.
I think if you take a serious hit in a helicopter you're just generally fucked and nothing will save you.
[QUOTE=zach1193;50340841]hmmm, you'd think by now someone had invented something specifically for military helicopters[/QUOTE]
Detach the entire cockpit and deploy a parachute that can hold both the cockpit and pilot.
[QUOTE=Exploders;50341093]Detach the entire cockpit and deploy a parachute that can hold both the cockpit and pilot.[/QUOTE]
Why don't we just make uncrashable helicopters?
[QUOTE=Revenge282;50341115]Why don't we just make uncrashable helicopters?[/QUOTE]
We could always slap two rocket engines on the sides
[QUOTE=Exploders;50341124]We could always slap two rocket engines on the sides[/QUOTE]
Make larger wings on the sides, remove the blades, and take off the skids for wheels.
Helicopters go down a lot more violently than fixed wing aircraft. If you're in a situation where you have to bail, your helicopter is probably spinning wildly out of control which would complicate any sort of ejection process. With jets you can pop the canopy off, but you can't do that with helicopters because of the blades right above it. And as said before, helicopters fly a lot closer to the ground so a parachute wouldn't really help you and a wingsuit probably wouldn't fit in the tight cockpit
[QUOTE=StrykerE;50341299]Helicopters go down a lot more violently than fixed wing aircraft. If you're in a situation where you have to bail, your helicopter is probably spinning wildly out of control which would complicate any sort of ejection process. With jets you can pop the canopy off, but you can't do that with helicopters because of the blades right above it. And as said before, helicopters fly a lot closer to the ground so a parachute wouldn't really help you and a wingsuit probably wouldn't fit in the tight cockpit[/QUOTE]
Most military helicopters solved the spinning blade problem decades ago.
[QUOTE=download;50341338]Most military helicopters solved the spinning blade problem decades ago.[/QUOTE]
The only one that I can think off off the top of my head is the KA-50/52 since it has explosive charges that shoot the blades off and break the canopy glass. I know most helicopter use side windows/doors, but getting those open while it is spinning out of control and then jumping out is difficult and a terrible idea
On another note, here's an American Peshmerga volunteer with a Kar-98
[IMG]https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7721/26459307704_96cdd41ff8_o.jpg[/IMG]
[QUOTE=StrykerE;50341299]Helicopters go down a lot more violently than fixed wing aircraft. If you're in a situation where you have to bail, your helicopter is probably spinning wildly out of control which would complicate any sort of ejection process. With jets you can pop the canopy off, but you can't do that with helicopters because of the blades right above it. And as said before, helicopters fly a lot closer to the ground so a parachute wouldn't really help you and a wingsuit probably wouldn't fit in the tight cockpit[/QUOTE]
Helicopters shoot the blades off sequentially using their linear velocity to throw them clear then they either eject through seats or by lifting the entire compartment off, they have actually put some thought into this
Also helicopters like cobras are designed to survive a crash
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Ejectors are only ever fitted to gunships though
Is 8mm Mauser easy to come across in the Middle East/wherever that pic was taken? If not I'd imagine using that K98k must be annoying
[QUOTE=seba079;50343808]Is 8mm Mauser easy to come across in the Middle East/wherever that pic was taken? If not I'd imagine using that K98k must be annoying[/QUOTE]
The Israelis bought a very large amount of ex-German weapons off the Soviets in the 50s and i assume excess was given to Soviet allies before they really started pumping out AKs and SKSs.
A couple of the '98s and one of the G-43s that I've seen at my reenactments are actually Israeli surplus, and were in pristine condition
[QUOTE=StrykerE;50338528][video=youtube;DJxpncKswEg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJxpncKswEg[/video]
Larry got his hands on a working AN-94[/QUOTE]
What's with the two circular things at the end of the barrel? Some sort of bizarre flash suppressor?
it's supposedly a self-cleaning compensator; don't ask me how that works
It's just a fancy compensator, supposedly muffles the sound a little too if i remember right.
It might also have something to do with the hyperburst/balanced recoil system, too. I know the AN-94 can't mount a suppressor but I don't know if that's because the compensator is vital to the gun's function.
[QUOTE=FloaterTWO;50345577]It's just a fancy compensator, supposedly muffles the sound a little too if i remember right.
It might also have something to do with the hyperburst/balanced recoil system, too. I know the AN-94 can't mount a suppressor but I don't know if that's because the compensator is vital to the gun's function.[/QUOTE]
According to Small Arms Defense Journal, the rifle can't maintain the rate of fire on burst mode without the weird looking muzzle device. They speculate that the closed internal volume of the brake does not dissipate or redirect recoil but instead captures the expanding gasses that cause recoil and retains these gasses as potential energy. The compressed gas is allowed to escape the brake’s chambers over time, in a controlled “flow” to extend the duration of recoil effect.
Unrelated:
[video=youtube;sj1L6CUZIIA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj1L6CUZIIA[/video]
AC-130s are cool as shit and pretty much personify American air doctrine, but aren't they kinda useless against an enemy with actual AA?
[QUOTE=Destroyox;50346095]AC-130s are cool as shit and pretty much personify American air doctrine, but aren't they kinda useless against an enemy with actual AA?[/QUOTE]
I believe they're jammed with as much ECM gear as they can fit without losing guns, or are often supported by other ECM planes.
I know that somehow they and the Spooky functioned in Vietnam off the Ho Chi Minh trail, and that had the most AAA of anywhere on Earth at the time.
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