The nitpicky weapon inaccuracies thread!

[qwejibo]

Some of these have been noted before by others, but I thought I would put all the stuff I've noticed in one thread.

Disclaimer: I used the word "nitpicky" in the title for a reason.

1. Bolt-action rifles
a) For all rifles - when firing, the bolt moves forward like it should - however, it will pop back out by itself if you switch view(IS on/off).

b) K98k - stripper clip reload method used is the same as for the Mosin - apparently: the cartridges should just be pushed straight down with the thumb(hence the cutout in the side of the wood) - pulling up the top round like in the animation would not be possible due to the different type of cartridge(unrimmed)?

c) Mosin - 2 cartidges are simultaneously extracted at the start of the reload animation.

d) Sniper rifles - fire, bolt - now there are 4 rounds in the rifle. Reload - the reload animation extracts one round, then inserts one round - so there should still only be 4 rounds in the rifle. There will be 5 rounds loaded, though. The reload animation is only logical if you have fired all 5 rounds before reloading.


2. Semi-auto rifles
a) I believe the SVT-40 & G43 both held the bolt open after the last round was fired, facilitating an easier reload by.....

b) Stripper clips! Soldiers were only issued 1 or 2 magazines with these rifles, so they usually used 2 x 5-round stripper clips to reload them from the top.


3. Automatics(and AT rifle)
a) StG44 - If you held the real thing by the barrel like in RO, you hand would get rather hot/burnt - soldiers commonly held them at the front of the magazine(like the MP40 grip, but with the thumb up).

b) PPD/PPSh - Was it common to grip these weapons by the drum mag? I would have though a more conventional grip would be more stable for firing...?

c) Incorrect 3rd person grip on MG34/42, and PTRD. The left hand should be holding the lower side of the stock, to keep it firmly against the shoulder. If you held a real PTRD on top like that you would get a nice hot 14.5mm casing trying to pop out into your hand after firing.

[trillex]

Wanna add to this that when you reload guns without stripper or magazines (sniper rifles), the rounds just simply disappear when he inserts it.

[Velcro Warrior]

the stg44 did have a forgrip on it actually.

And as far as the ppsh and ppd, I think it was soldier preference, because I've seen it held both ways. I personally would think that holding it by the magazine would provide a steadier shot, since you're supporting more weight of the nose of the weapon.

[qwejibo]

Yeah but the foregrip was metal and so it got pretty hot after some firing.

[Klumduck]

The thing I've noticed is that when you sling the MP40 on your back to use a 'nade or something, the skeleton stock sticks up behind your head instead of being folded. Looks a bit daft.

Some other slight inaccauracies:
1.No bayonet on Gewehr-41
2.No bayonet on Strumgewehr-44

The StGw 44 features a 30-round curved magazine and could be fitted with all known accessories: it could use bayonets or silencers as well as the Schiessbecher rifle grenade device or the ZF 4 scope. The regular sights can be adjusted from 100m to 800m range.

Both the the G 41 (M) and the G 41 (W) could be fixed with bayonets, early models often were fitted with the small 1.5x scopes, late G 41 (W) mounted the 4x scopes

[LukeFF]

The K98k sniper rifle still has its safety in the wrong position.

[SgtH3nry3]

Originally Posted by Field Marshal Rommel

Some other slight inaccauracies:
1.No bayonet on Gewehr-41
2.No bayonet on Strumgewehr-44

There weren't use much right?

They were used alot since most German troops were issued bayonets. All Gewehr 41's and Sturmgewehr-44's had the attachment+ Most germans are issued bayonets =alot of Strumgewehrs-44 and Gewehr-41's with bayonets

[Kurtz]

They are not truly bugs, just innaccuracies in the animations. I made a similar thread in suggestions which covered some of the ones I'd noticed.

http://www.redorchestragame.com/foru...ad.php?t=12556

[GonzoX]

Well as long as we are all here let me add some that bother me the most:

PU Sniper should have round reciever, not hex. No such thing as a hex PU unless it's an aftermarket fake PU rebuild like what AIM was selling a while back.

Also, when you throw down a basic infantry 91/30 it has a bent bolt on it rather than straight. Very wierd.

And for consistency, lets make the M44 bayonet foldable huh?

Dues the K98k still have the serial number stanped on the butt? If so , that is wrong. Only Russian refurbed K98s had that. The Russians did that too them.

And where the heck is my Nagant M1895 Revolver? Oh the humanity!

Rant over....until I think of something else to nitpick.