WEAPON UPDATES

[Suicide_Commando]

He asked for, and I gave permission for him to forward the MK46/48 with the EOTech to the guys over at EOTech, I'll let you know if anything comes of that. He seemed pretty nuts over that one.

See, I knew I had good taste in weapons, and pestering does pay off.  

[Cobra6]

Hold the presses! I got a Wilson Combat TL15 I just finished. It's awesome.

[Suicide_Commando]

Screenshot?



I'd still love to see that desert MARPAT M4 too...

[Whisper_44]

THAT HK11 FINALLY CAME IT OVER AT VOLLMER  


aND JUST FOUND THESE COURTESY OF THE USARMY
https://peosoldier.army.mil/photos/M4.jpg
https://peosoldier.army.mil/photos/M107b.jpg
AND THE NEW ARMY UNIFORM
https://peosoldier.army.mil/photos/ACU1_high.jpg

I changed them to links to save teh certificate pop up..and help out those of you on 56k

[WardenMac]

Cobra and I were looking for that damn handguard on the m4 with aimpoint for about a hour last night.  

Thats the best Barret pic Ive seen. Makes me wanna make it  

[ogre_h]

OOOH! OOO! That camo will look nice with a skin I had in mind!
Does look like a faded MARPAT though

[Cobra6]

Hold the presses! I got a Wilson Combat TL15 I just finished. It's awesome.

[Suicide_Commando]

That is a great texture Cobra. Always liked WC's stuff, way too expensive though.

[WardenMac]

Looks good cobra  

[WardenMac]

Looks good in game too

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[Raven2367]

Indeed it does

[Whisper_44]

Nice job guys, excellent work as usual

[Cocobolo]

Nice model!
I heard about the new army uniform yesterday, come here and there's the pic, lol. I thinks I'll have some fun w/that.

[Whisper_44]

Somehow I knew that when you saw it, you'd want to skin it..

can't wait to see what you come up with  

Thought I would ad a brief description of the pattern...

Army Shows 1st Uniform Redesign Since '81
Jun 14, 04:30 PM EDT
By ROBERT BURNS - AP Military Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Army revealed on Monday a redesigned combat uniform with a digital camouflage pattern that looks strikingly different from soldiers' current battle dress uniforms.

It marks the first major change in the Army uniform since 1981, said Brig. Gen. James R. Moran, who modeled the uniform for reporters at the Pentagon. He said recruits will be issued the redesigned uniform starting October 2005, and the entire Army will be outfitted by December 2007.

The uniform is being produced in a single, universal pattern to replace the two camouflage versions in current use: tan-brown for desert use and green-brown-black for woodland settings.

The pattern for the new camouflage coat and trousers is a mix of light green, tan and gray. Moran said it was designed to allow soldiers to blend into urban, desert and forest environments; it is similar to the Marines' digital camouflage uniform except that it has no black in the pattern.

Soldiers also will get a new, no-shine, tan combat boot, and the current black boots will be discontinued.

The new uniform makes more use of Velcro, and the coat fastens in front with a zipper instead of buttons. Cuffs and pockets are fastened with Velcro, and the coat collar can be turned up and fastened Mandarin-style. The uniform is roomier and made with a no-wrinkle fabric.

The coat-trousers combination costs $88, compared with $56 for the current battle dress uniform.

The new uniform was designed in part to accommodate the new Interceptor body armor that soldiers are getting in Iraq and Afghanistan for partial protection from bullets as large as 7.62mm. The Mandarin-style collar, for example, shields the neck from the Interceptor vest collar.

Moran said the Army will offer soldiers extra protection with add-on armor for the underarm area, which is not covered with protective plates in Interceptor vests. The deltoid protection will increase the weight of the armor vests from 16 pounds to 22 pounds.

About 50,000 sets of deltoid protection are to be available by the end of September.

Moran said the Army is looking for ways to protect soldiers better who risk death or injury from homemade bombs in Iraq, the weapons of choice for anti-U.S. insurgents.

"We have a clever enemy, an adaptable enemy," he said.

[Whisper_44]

Cobra6 any chance you can dress up the SR47?

 

[ogre_h]

Here's an early attempt with the new camo.
I've got to work on the vest though.

[Suicide_Commando]

Very nice ogre.


The WC AR turned out great too. Why is the bottom RIS textured green though?

[Whisper_44]

scale seems a bit large on the pattern I think...but DAMN you work fast..!! I like it

Cobra feel like mocking up an UZI sniper variant

[ogre_h]

Yeah, the pattern got a little blown when I filtered and offset it.  
I've also got to get the vest pouches in line with their respective bulges on the model.
I thought the pattern was too light for woodland when I first saw it, but it seems to go with woodland maps in the game. It really seemed to work in the urbanish maps.

[Whisper_44]

I was surprised when I read in that article that it's designed to replace both currently issued patterns, one scheme fits all as it were. Time will tell I guess...

I'll wait for Military Moron to ad it to his current camo comparison