Captain_Colossus Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Nice to see that the T-72's entrenching blade has finally been detailed; the nasty blank real estate on the older model's bow plate elicited a cartoonish look on what was otherwise a good model.I notice that specific markings and national insignia are now included- I would have assumed that military customers would have preferred to add these themselves as they saw fit, or not, since at least a one size fits all generic template could represent any number of potential enemies rather than specifically a Cold War GDR T-72. Since I don't really see them factoring in to visual identification so much, they seem to fit in the eye candy department- I know they are sort of dejawolf's extracurricular contributions, but it seems to diverge a little from SB legacy; wouldn't mil customers now have to spend a little effort to remove markings if they were conscious of anything that they didn't want in them, or has that not really mattered? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Colossus Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 The technicals give me a nice hard one Nils. They need to look a bit more beaten up, but very nice Well, you can always mod the skins and sound effects to suit your tastes; basic shapes in the models are really the things that determine the visual appeal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hackworth Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 very cool addition! kinda funny. as soon as that recoiless rifle opens up and is targeted, it's going to the junkyard.i cannot wait to see what Koga does with this thing...skinwise. be sure and post the video Koga! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted March 11, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 11, 2009 Cough...14.5mm DShK? :eek2:Probably we mean a 12.7mm DShK.I thought the Russian 12.7mm MGs were the NSVT and the KORD; fine, so it is not a DShK. Still, the muzzle brake clearly indicates a 14.5mm ... KPVT? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Colossus Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 The technical model looks like the 12.7 mm DShk- it doesn't appear to have the flanged traffic cone-like tip of the KPV 14.5mm like those mounted on the BTR-60/70/80. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GH_Lieste Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Nope, DShK has a short, broad muzzle brake with two plates, as the in game model. KPV has a long conical flash hider. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Colossus Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 very cool addition! kinda funny. as soon as that recoiless rifle opens up and is targeted, it's going to the junkyard.There were reports of at least one M1 knocked out by a recoilless rifle in OIF with a hit to the engine pack. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Volcano Posted March 11, 2009 Moderators Share Posted March 11, 2009 ...wouldn't mil customers now have to spend a little effort to remove markings if they were conscious of anything that they didn't want in them, or has that not really mattered?The military does not (or at least should not) care about markings, but they can certainly replace them with transparent ones if they really care that much about it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Volcano Posted March 11, 2009 Moderators Share Posted March 11, 2009 Nope, DShK has a short, broad muzzle brake with two plates, as the in game model. Nothing like owning a 12.7mm DShK in your garage. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hackworth Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 There were reports of at least one M1 knocked out by a recoilless rifle in OIF with a hit to the engine pack.i thought that was the puncture of a fuel cell. the bagdahd thunder run (the first run)?still...i wonder where that recoiless and its crew is today...or even 5 seconds after it fired.these techs with the recoiless will be usefull. don't get me wrong. that is a hell of a target to spot hull down. if they are highly mobile (which i imagine is so) then they could survive where their lack of armor will fail them. heh, near misses from 25mm HE should kill them though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Ssnake's branching out into used cars then?:biggrin: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dejawolf Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 its indeed a 12.7mm DshK "dushka" thats the weapon i used as reference when i made this thing way back when. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Volcano Posted March 11, 2009 Moderators Share Posted March 11, 2009 Ssnake's branching out into used cars then?Now you know what has been inside those Ssnake Shipping ISO containers all these years. :biggrin: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daskal Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 So whats the "latest" info regarding the update? Last time I've checked there were talks of releasing it around the 10th week or so... (yeah I know the year wasn't listed, but one can be optimistic eh? ) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daskal Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Nope, DShK has a short, broad muzzle brake with two plates, as the in game model. KPV has a long conical flash hider. Reminds me of the MG mounted on the tank in "The Beast" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Colossus Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Reminds me of the MG mounted on the tank in "The Beast"That would technically make sense, which is unusual for that weird film- I don't think think the IDF usually kept the heavy AAMG for their captured Tiran 5 tanks, but it's supposed to be a Russian T-55 as far as the story's central conceit goes. And with that I've reached post #666. Awesome. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryOwen Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 The commander's AA gun in the Beast movie was an M2 Browning .50 cal modded to look somewhat like a dashika, specifically by adding the round muzzle break to the barrel. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted March 11, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 11, 2009 So whats the "latest" info regarding the update? Last time I've checked there were talks of releasing it around the 10th week or so...The beta test will end this week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscar19681 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Cool. Gives me time to buy a new power supply so i can run steel beasts pro and all the other games the freeze all the time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Retro Posted March 12, 2009 Members Share Posted March 12, 2009 The beta test will end this week.And I guess an additional 2 weeks for manufacturing/shipping/etc ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted March 12, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 12, 2009 Yes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Sweet.How many units are you guys going to have manufactured? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted March 12, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 12, 2009 One for you, and then some. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybird03 Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Me too! Me too! :debile2: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratos Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Once the beta is finished will we know the final list of additions?? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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