Could I ask what that has to do with Hitler having an upper hand when it came to U-boats, or are you referring to the fact that he lost the upper hand because those two events occured?Zenode said:
Ooh, shiny! I'm a little out of the loop, thanks of the update. Also: I had no idea the SCAR's grenade launcher was that ambidextrous. Very cool.Rigs83 said:If Iraq has taught me anything it's that the military does not care what the hell it will cost. From what I understand the X series was canceled based on feedback from soldiers in the fields who needed a larger caliber and less complex weapon that was easy to maintain in harsh conditions. The SCAR is scheduled to go in service to replace the M4 models in a few years.Koeryn said:Because they just weren't terribly great rifles for the price. The M4 carbine has WAY more options as far as what you can do with it, and actually costs less per unit. So they'll keep using the M4 (Though they MAY be switching to 6.8 sooner or later) until something that actually improves the design comes around.thegreatmilenko said:whyd they cancel it? those look fuckin insaneAssassinator said:The X8 rifle. Damned shame they cancelled that, it looks sexy, really future-ish. Would've loved to see that as the next standard rifle, but nooooo....
I want one, like, now.
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For one, its hand guard melted under extended fire, and it lacked any ability to mount attachments currently in the US arsenal so those would have to completely restocked. Also, all in all, it didn't offer enough advantages over the M4/M16 to warrant the expense of changing over.thegreatmilenko said:whyd they cancel it? those look fuckin insaneAssassinator said:The X8 rifle. Damned shame they cancelled that, it looks sexy, really future-ish. Would've loved to see that as the next standard rifle, but nooooo....
I want one, like, now.
The B2 is still in active service. In fact, I attended Northrop Grumman's, "B2 20th Anniversary," celebration at the company's Palmdale, CA complex last summer. They will be around for a long time to come, and I am not familure with any plans to retire them any time soon. They are actually looking for interns at Northrop Grumman to transfer the old B2 design drawings into CATIA so design changes can be made to keep the aircraft up-to-date.Twilight_guy said:
The SPAS 12 is a cool shotgun, and you can still get your hands on them (if you're obscenely rich and have too much time on your hands). There's only a few thousand in the US, and they don't import them anymore.josh1840 said:
Those two events lost him the upper hand just so you are clear ^.^ (in my opinion anyway) The U-boats gave him a huge advantage when it came to the brits since it basically cut off their supplies and he basically controlled the waters around europeKillerMidget said:Could I ask what that has to do with Hitler having an upper hand when it came to U-boats, or are you referring to the fact that he lost the upper hand because those two events occured?Zenode said:
OT: My favourite is the Welrod.
It's the centre one of course.
I had the chance to buy one a few years ago for $400. I am kinda sad that I didn't. It would be cool to have one in my collection. However, I too have heard that they had some issues. I also heard that they were picky about certain shells and didn't like to cycle certain aummunition types reliably.Koeryn said:
