When the french decided 'why not put big guns on a sub'
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https://youtu.be/wIKk6bUSE3w?t=122
Putting big guns on the Surcouf was only the beginning, it also carried a collapsible monoplane in an internal hangar for recon and artillery spotting.
https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/1195/752fa87e-a9c3-487c-b6a2-cba2a1b5b53d/fr_Surcouf_cutaway.jpg
However launching that plane required substantial time, so what do these mad Frenchies do?
https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/1195/8538aa09-4e0b-4b8b-8135-1ec276c8036d/Fr_G20_Prototype940.jpg
Design a submarine launched anti-submarine helicopter with coaxial rotors. We are still in the 1930s by the way.
These ambitious ideas often don't go anywhere, but this actually got built shortly after the war, although at that point the navy had already lost their interest in the project.
btw I highly recommend checking out the Covert Shores blog for anyone who has some interest in submarines. It has some great analysis and artwork on everything from South American narco-subs to Russian installations under the arctic.
AK bullpups are sick shit, though. I wouldn't mind having one. I only learned of their existence in Medal of Honor Warfighter.
http://www.imfdb.org/images/4/40/MOHW_AK1033.jpg
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Finland's "new" RK-62M3. New Stock, Sling, Scope Rail, Modular Handguard, and Coating.
I notice that says 7.62 and the magazine is super curved, are Finland still using 7.62x39mm instead of 5.56x45mm or 5.45x39mm?
What happened to the RK-95TP? I thought the plan was to replace the old 62s with that.
They probably figured it was cheaper to refurbish and upgrade the 62s instead of manufacturing new 95s
I feel really sorry for FDF conscripts, from what I've heard most of the 62s in service have been in constant use for around 50 years and are beyond "refurbishment" by now. They're solid guns when they roll off the assembly line, basically second to only the Galil when it comes to perfecting the AK design, but several decades of wear add up.
I really REALLY fucking despise them for going with the shitty ass buffer tube collapsible stock. They could've just taken 95's sidefolding and made it adjustable just as easy instead of trying to fit in with the "cool kids" by taking the buffertube shit. Also yes, we're still using 7.62x39, and as far as I know there's been little interest in changing the caliber as it works in our environment p much as we'd hope.
7.62x39 works better in forest fighting, where the heavier round won't be diverted so easily by leaves and branches and the other shit you may be shooting through
https://youtu.be/uJ2LJVcuoaM
I have to say that firing sound really threw me for a loop, I knew the muzzle brake on these was weird but I did not expect it to make noises like that.
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Coming soon to Call of Duty
Well, yes and no. I feel like the new games have alternating between semi-feasible but overly futuristic (in terms of aesthetics) designs and said "nerf guns painted black".
On the topic of a weapon that looks like something to be stuck in a new COD game, LWRC is making a new .45 ACP SMG/PCC now.
https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/SMG-45-4-e1556374366207.jpeg
Did they seriously make the MLOK run the full length of the receiver? Forget CoD, that shit's straight outta Black.
http://www.imfdb.org/images/a/a9/Black-G36-1.jpg
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Some interestingly modified Iraqi AKs
One of the usual arguments for 7.62x39mm is the fact that it penetrates trees better and therefore is better in a typical Finnish combat environment, AKA a forest. I'm not too sure about that.
The other usual argument is that the most likely enemy state will also be using the same caliber, making ammo resupply easier. However, the likely state might be using 5.45x39mm instead of 7.62x39mm.. But then, you can just as easily use captured weaponry as well.
FDF is always looking to improve with minimal expense.. Maybe the next update is changing the caliber, but what is the likely caliber to switch to? 5.45x39mm is easier to switch to since pretty much only change required is the barrel, in theory.
The reason we were given was that expected engagement ranges are relatively short in our environment, which is why 5.56 change hasn't happened. That, and 7.62 does offer a slight better oomph both in penetration and imparted energy on impact. They've done a couple tests along the years to see if there's any caliber that would work better but so far no caliber offers enough increase in effectiveness to warrant a replacement.
Seems like my makeshift RK in MGSV was quite on point after all.
https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/217575/e5afd77b-92ea-45a0-8ec4-64689b2f8fe7/20180326142205_1.jpg
Man the gun-smithing was fun in that game.
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would you believe that 62s with these old ass handguards were (and possibly still are) in circulation in the FDF a few years ago
my basic training took place in the supply corps (and had my health not failed me chances are that i would've stayed there as well whether i wanted or not) and since we were basically overglorified lunchladies in training, it was only fitting that everyone (except for me and some other nerd whose gun malfunctioned from a squib load after only two shots) got assault rifles that had a fucking cheese grater for a handguard
https://honkki.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Mobiili/FB_IMG_1556656003642.jpg/_big.jpg
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For foreign operations, Finnish SF use SCAR-Ls when working with NATO partners.
Far as I can tell the FDF really liked that style of grip back in the day. The KVKK LMG has a similar pistol grip, and basically no front grip.
https://wofmd.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Valmet-KvKK-62.jpg
And it, like the RK, has been in service for over 50 years now.
i don't think i've ever heard a single good thing said about the kvkk, it's supposedly about as much of a piece of shit as it looks
from what i've heard it does not handle blanks well at all during exercises and it's real sensitive to dirt and shit
They've all been so beat up that it's not really a wonder none of them work correctly. I have heard that back in the day when they were fairly new and well kept they were actually relatively good, all things considered. I liked it when it didn't jam every fucking 3 rounds, although PKM is bae.
Ian was able to get a look at one that seemed okay enough.
https://youtu.be/10zKAGkfypo
It really seems to me like Finnish guns tend to suffer from the same problem as Gulf War M60s: they're not necessarily badly designed or built, but they've been seeing constant use for significantly longer than they should have. Never forget that at its core a firearm is a machine to control an explosion, using it for long periods of time means putting stress and wear on the parts, eventually something is going to give. Usually that means parts get walked ever so slightly out of spec, not enough to be immediately obvious on looking, not even enough to completely prevent functioning, but enough that they'll occasionally rattle themselves into the wrong place and grind the mechanism to a screeching halt.
I've fired one of those and I remember that it malfunctions if the cartridges are not seated properly into the belt, operator error of course, and the trigger tends to slap your finger. Other than thatm it's a very usable gun.
one thing that surprised me a few years back is that the hitler's buzzsaw still lives on as the MG3 and the FDF apparently uses it with the leopard 2 tanks and NH90 choppers.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Finnish_Leopard_2.jpg
wonder if it's as much of a bullet hose as its predecessor
It's got a maximum fire rate of 1000 to 1300 rounds per minute, so it really sprays if you ever need it to
SAF uses it for our leos as well. Goes under the name KSP-94.
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