Spencertopia Reveals Newest Equipment for Troops (WW2)
Today, in Spencertopia, General Chief of Staff James Montgomery revealed the newest equipment to be used as a basis of warfare.
M9 Carbine Rifle
http://www.battlerifles.com/albums/M1-Carbine/aac.jpg
Gas Powered Bolt Action
Magazine Capacity: 15 (+1 in chamber)
Muzzle Velocity: 580 FPS
Caliber: .30
M30 Sniper Rifle
http://www.rt66.com/~korteng/SmallArms/images/M1csnip.jpg
Gas Powered Bolt Action
Magazine Capacity: 8
Muzzle Velocity: 590 FPS
Caliber: .30
M81 Automatic Rifle (Light Machine Gun)
http://www.dentrinity.com/Topics/img/BAR.jpg
Gas Powered
Magazine Capacity: (.50) 20
Muzzle Velocity: 650 FPS
Caliber: .50
M90 Troop Machine Gun
http://www.scottsdalegunclub.com/NFA/Items/Pictures/smallBAR1919A4A6.jpg
Gas Powered
Magazine Capacity: 300 Belt Feed
Muzzle Velocity: 670 FPS
Caliber: .30
M18 Heavy Machine Gun
http://www.korteng.com/KWjpg/mghb.jpg
Gas Powered
Magazine Capacity: 200 Belt Feed
Muzzle Velocity: 700 FPS
Caliber: .50
M12 60mm Mortar
http://www.rt66.com/~korteng/SmallArms/images/m19a.jpg
Gas Powered
Magazine Capacity: 1 round
Muzzle Velocity: 535 FPS
Caliber: 60mm
M20 .45 Pistol
http://www.sightm1911.com/1911pix/historic/1905%20Colt%20.45%20ACP.gif
Gas Powered
Magazine Capacity: 12
Muzzle Velocity: 410
Caliber: .45
General Montgomery says more will be on the way soon. The major refinement in weaponry is due to a possible offensive against fellow nations, possibly including Vichy France.
Nice equipment, but we prefer different items, except for the colt, which we have plenty of...
Posting For Vichy France.
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...ohh. I guess I will have to obliterate him later on then.
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Iansisle
08-09-2003, 03:29
Much fretting over the advanced state of Spencertopian weaponry. Critics were assured that any holes in Iansisle's armory could be filled with the addition of weapons purchased from Walmington on Sea, and that the M74B .303 rifle was still just about the best in the world. Certain elements were, however, interested in the state of Spencertopian naval and flying military technology.
Walmington on Sea
08-09-2003, 04:00
Similar thoughts eminate from Walmington. Further more is the basic pondering- are they goodies, or baddies? :)
(And yeah Iansisle, I think we can do at least something to help- the Fox, our first sub machinegun is based on the Austen, which is the Aussie version of the Sten, so it costs less than a fiver, Walmy money, per unit (making it possibly even several times cheaper than a (arguably superior) German SMG) so we can fling them at you by the thousand- and it'd be quite easy for a nation with your industrial base to copy it/make a better (or still cheaper?) version of it if you wanted.
Our main rifle however is certainly inferior to your M74B, and I'm in two minds about an upgrade (I'd get a SMLE rip-off for sure, except that it'll be obsolete too quite quickly post war if I advance, so I might stick with the Camfir).. If Spencertopia is to issue the M9 as its standard infantry weapon, mind, our troops would pick them off from far outside their effective range. Unless they have an unusually high ratio of those LMGs in support, I suppose)
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((Naval weaponry, your favorite, we have heard, will be posted another time, when more time is available.))
R40 Razor
http://members.aol.com/tomtheaeronut/p40-4.jpg
Speed: 390 MPH
Rnage: 810 Miles [Fully Loaded]
Armament:
Six 12.7mm (0.5-inch) wing-mounted machine guns
Up to 1,500lbs of bombs on three wing hardpoints
R51 Pinnacle
http://www.hill.af.mil/museum/info/P-51.jpg
Speed: 460 MPH
Range: 2,140 Miles [Fully Loaded]
Armament:
Six .50 wing-mounted machine guns
Up to 1,300lbs of bombs on two wing hardpoints
R63 Phoenix
http://home.centurytel.net/clarfam/spitfire.gif
Speed: 410 MPH
Range: 520 Miles [Fully Loaded]
Amament:
Four .50 wing-mounted machine guns
One 37mm Cannon
B19 Graveller
http://www.b17bomber.de/titel.jpg
Speed: 295 MPH
Range: 1,970 Miles [Fully Loaded]
Armament:
Twelve .50 machine gun pits
17,600lbs bombload
B43 Saxon
http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/URG/images/b26-head.jpg
Speed: 305 MPH
Range: 1,550 Miles [Fully Loaded]
Armament:
Two .30 machine pits, one in nose
Three .50 machine gun pits
12,400lbs bombload
Iansisle
08-09-2003, 04:19
(wow, you know naval weaponry is my favorite? I'm honored :))
Many chins were stroked in the Ministry of War as news about Spencertopia's aeroforces was shown. While it was agreed that Iansisle's MPAF series of fighter craft was for the most part superior to their counterparts, the very heavy loads of Spencertopian bombers caused for the MoW to call for a native Iansislean heavy bomber design capable of delivering at least 15,000 pounds of bombs - more than triple the current BAF-1 "Blinder"'s capacity.
Walmington on Sea
08-09-2003, 04:32
Was it to-day or yesterday that I stated my awareness that certain piston engine fighters could carry larger payloads than WoS's Barrow bomber? Heh, case in point! The Razor beats us.
The Defence Ministry wondered two things: how far could those bombers range, and where was Spencertopia?
I started designing a heavy bomber (just last night) but then I couldn't decide if I should draw my own and look for webspace to host it from (fun..then hassle) or if I should just stick to lifting pictures of real efforts.
[sigh] Poor old Walmington. Outclassed again. [kicks MFMkII Wren, putting his foot through the fighter]
Iansisle
08-09-2003, 04:37
[sigh] Poor old Walmington. Outclassed again. [kicks MFMkII Wren, putting his foot through the fighter]
(Aw...I'm sure Tarriff would be happy to address that little problem ;)
Iansisle plans to start large scale production of MPAF-5s and -6s for export and delivery to the European theatre. I'm going to put the MPAF-7 project on the shelf for now, as large numbers of current generation aeroflyers are needed more than small numbers of next-generation ones. Also, rumors that Iansisle will scrap HIMS Diomedes while stepping up MAFD and destroyer production are currently unfounded....in the way that they're not really unfounded at all ;))
EDIT: And I bet I could kick a hole through a Shell-Westerton Armored Car :)
Walmington on Sea
08-09-2003, 05:08
(Heheh. Don't try it once we ship a few Turtles. over 2.5" steel in parts)
BumP ((Range on aircraft, new firearms.))
[((Naval stuff to be posted later in the night, Spencertopia is located:
Italy, from Rome to the south. Sicily, and the two islands west of Italy.))]