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Post by luftwelle93 on Oct 30, 2014 18:30:02 GMT -5
It would be great if there was an airsoft MP 18,the first submachine gun in history!It is notable enough to get is own airsoft version.The possibility is that it could raise the numbers for WWI airsofting a little bit.I think it would one would release it to the airsoft world.
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Post by stuka on Oct 30, 2014 20:16:43 GMT -5
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Post by luftwelle93 on Oct 30, 2014 20:31:02 GMT -5
Yes Yes YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!!!!!!!!!!Thanks for the link Stuka!!
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Post by LϟϟAH1944 on Oct 30, 2014 20:50:46 GMT -5
problem is...theres no ww1aa, and nearly no units used them In ww2. I wish theyd make good g43s, or guns that actually saw service...
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Post by insterburger on Oct 30, 2014 21:09:10 GMT -5
I hear ya, Graham, although I guess we should be glad that these companies are actively producing airsoft versions of historic weapons. It would be awfully nice if they produced guns such as the G43 that would probably be in more demand, but the good news is that sooner or later they will probably get to it. Although at this rate, we may be seeing an airsoft Martini-Henry first.
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Post by stuka on Oct 31, 2014 12:41:52 GMT -5
Well to be fair, ww2 airsoft started with just smg's so this may be a start for ww1 airsoft guns. While it's Flaggrantly Wrong, anyone who reenacts is Flaggrantly Wrong. None of us have ww2 training, none of us are actually shooting people, we're just "playing dress up" in remembrance of what happened.
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Post by volkssturm on Oct 31, 2014 14:26:06 GMT -5
Very true.
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Post by insterburger on Oct 31, 2014 14:52:55 GMT -5
Well said, Stuka. That's why I try to hold myself to high standards in things such as fighting honorably, calling hits, etc., and why I see that to such a great degree in the other players. We are paying homage to real people who fought real battles and too often died real deaths. BSing the way people do in modern airsoft dishonors the fallen, and the dedicated WWII players I've had the honor to fight with or against all seem to understand this, to a man. That's one of the things I love about this hobby.
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Post by 2nd Bat on Oct 31, 2014 18:41:49 GMT -5
Great comment and so true!
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Post by luftwelle93 on Apr 21, 2015 11:07:15 GMT -5
I've checked back on this to see if there is progress on the SRC MP18.Unfortunetely there hasn't been any word on its progress.I hope they haven't abandoned the project.
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Post by volkssturm on Apr 21, 2015 12:48:34 GMT -5
Bu what bot that Airsoft Martini-Henry? So we can have Zulu War Airsoft??? (Just kidding)
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Post by stuka on Apr 21, 2015 22:35:46 GMT -5
I mean if it's cheap enough it could be used for taliban/al queda forces, they'll use anything
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Post by Dracul on Apr 24, 2015 9:54:51 GMT -5
Stuka, that's one more reason why we need Enfields. Haha
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Post by ssgjoe on Apr 24, 2015 11:31:45 GMT -5
Even if we do not have any WWII era training and we are just shooting plastic at each other, that is not a reason to not be as accurate as we are able. Everyone should do their best to maintain as much accuracy as they have the ability, no BSing it cause it's "just dress up".
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Post by ssgjoe on Apr 24, 2015 11:32:10 GMT -5
Man, I really want an airsoft G43 :3
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Post by volkssturm on Apr 24, 2015 12:38:07 GMT -5
I mean if it's cheap enough it could be used for taliban/al queda forces, they'll use anything " A scrimmage in a Border Station— A canter down some dark defile— Two thousand pounds of education Drops to a ten-rupee jezail— The Crammer's boast, the Squadron's pride, Shot like a rabbit in a ride!" "Arithmetic on the Frontier" - Rudyard Kipling. Jezails were the locally made muzzle loaders in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan. The mud hut gunsmiths on the Afghan/Pakistan border are still making their own guns, making copies of Enfields, AK's and who knows what.
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Post by scheer on May 15, 2015 16:22:39 GMT -5
problem is...theres no ww1aa, and nearly no units used them In ww2. I wish theyd make good g43s, or guns that actually saw service... You clearly just need to start Ww1 theme games, it can be done! Although admittedly our numbers were small it was a bloody fun couple of games. The Hill WW1 album under 2014
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Post by LϟϟAH1944 on May 15, 2015 16:39:02 GMT -5
Not in the USA it cant be...
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Post by luftwelle93 on May 15, 2015 20:07:42 GMT -5
problem is...theres no ww1aa, and nearly no units used them In ww2. I wish theyd make good g43s, or guns that actually saw service... You clearly just need to start Ww1 theme games, it can be done! Although admittedly our numbers were small it was a bloody fun couple of games. The Hill WW1 album under 2014You guys look great!Though LSSAH1944 is right in that it would be hard to kickstart it here in the US.WWI kits are more expensive than WWII.My only advice is to get the German trousers and tunic from Hiki.The prices for UK gear is reasonable in What Price Glory.Reproduction helmets like the Stalhelm M16 can be found for around $80 on eBay.As for rifles that's a different story.There's a whole thread I made about this problem in the Off Topic forum.
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Post by ssgjoe on May 16, 2015 1:17:50 GMT -5
WWI airsoft would be cool, but for now I think we should focus on WWII airsoft. WWII seems to me to be more popular than WWI due to there being more WWII in pop culture than WWI
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Post by stuka on May 16, 2015 2:08:35 GMT -5
I am still confused at the lack of vietnam kits, they're so easy for generic US kit plus it's just ak's vs m16's haha (For the most part)
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Post by luftwelle93 on May 16, 2015 10:46:34 GMT -5
I am still confused at the lack of vietnam kits, they're so easy for generic US kit plus it's just ak's vs m16's haha (For the most part) I wouldn't mind doing Vietnam.One could get a full US Army kit for probably no more than $200.Most of America is suitable for Vietnam like conditions,such as the eastern mid-west which in summertime gets pretty hot but full of vegetation (and notoriously bugs).If there was a dedicated group or event near me I would totally do it but haven't heard anything.
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Post by insterburger on May 16, 2015 14:31:15 GMT -5
Anyone doing WWII Axis could get set up as North Vietnamese very cheaply. Pretty much every type of German gun in use in WWII airsoft was employed by the Viet Cong, so your main expense is out of the way. Get some black PJs and a coolie hat and have a nice day.
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Post by luftwelle93 on May 16, 2015 15:09:10 GMT -5
Anyone doing WWII Axis could get set up as North Vietnamese very cheaply. Pretty much every type of German gun in use in WWII airsoft was employed by the Viet Cong, so your main expense is out of the way. Get some black PJs and a coolie hat and have a nice day. Lol it sounds cool and easy to do.It would be great to set an immersive Vietnam c.1968 event.The woods and forests in summer are very suitable and to implement tactics as it was in the war.If there are Vietnam events nearby I'll definitely do a kit.Is there anywhere nearby in mid-west or out east?
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Post by stuka on May 16, 2015 19:46:03 GMT -5
That's what I was saying, they aren't done that much lol. If you find something than congrats but in Florida nobody has kits and Florida is pretty viatnamy if you will lol. You could also use US weapons as I have seen VC with captured US weapons including BARs for example
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Post by volkssturm on May 17, 2015 11:57:41 GMT -5
In the late '50's- early '60's the VC were largely armed with leftovers from the French War. The French had a mish-mash of weapons, which included a lot of American weapons and new post-war French weapons, plus occasional Mausers, MP-40's and even Japanese weapons left from the Japanese occupation. In the early '60's the main source of supply for many VC units was knocking off isolated rural outposts and taking their American supplied weapons and ammunition. Doing a VC impression is pretty open to whatever you can scrounge.
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Post by luftwelle93 on May 17, 2015 13:03:13 GMT -5
Plus if I'm correct the M-16 wasn't suitable for the conditions and US troops if they could,took weapons captured from the VC.There's a lot that can be done for Vietnam airsofting.
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Post by volkssturm on May 17, 2015 14:23:42 GMT -5
There were issues with the M16 early on, but they were fixed. I don't think there was that much use of captured weapons by most US troops. 2d Bat would know more about that. The long range reconnaissance patrols would sometimes use AK's, because the AK sounds different than an M16. In a firefight that gave them an advantage, since the NVA/VC would hear an AK and think they were friendlies.
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Post by stuka on May 17, 2015 14:40:56 GMT -5
I also heard that using ak's lead to friendly fire and was at least discouraged =(
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Post by luftwelle93 on May 17, 2015 18:31:07 GMT -5
I stand corrected :DAnyway Vietnam would seem to be the thing that would appeal to modern airsofters.
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