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[Sgt Stryker]

 So, does this mean we may face biotic-resistant wildlife on Thessia?

Also, if this grenade launcher has a field fabrication kit to build more grenades, can it be modified to build more thermal clips? 

[tobynator89]

A-K-M wrote...

xm-25?

Bingo! Carbon copy in form and function.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XM25

Modifié par tobynator89, 21 juillet 2011 - 09:31 .

[Kaiser Shepard]

tobynator89 wrote...

I'll give a cookie to the first person that guesses what real life weapon the falcon is a carbon copy of.

Looks like an F2000 to me.

E: Nevermind.

Modifié par Kaiser Shepard, 21 juillet 2011 - 09:31 .

[Someone With Mass]

tobynator89 wrote...

Bingo! Carbon copy in form and function.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XM25

Oh yeah, because of the grenades and the laser system. Didn't think of that. 

[Kasai666]

roflchoppaz wrote...

That minigame makes me cry it's so awful. No, seriously. I thought Mako was bad. But nooo, you just had to beat the record.



WHY DID YOU DO THIS TO ME BIOWARE? IT'S TERRIBLE.
/foreverdepression

I like this post for a few reasons. I completly agree with the sukage, and because of the Doctor Who thing. 

[shepskisaac]

tobynator89 wrote...

Bingo! Carbon copy in form and function.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XM25

Not an issue The architecture on Thessia copies Santiago Calatrava's The City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia. But it fits, so why not? ME world, items and architecture is suppoused to mirror our real one

[tobynator89]

Oh I'm not complaining All ME weapons are based on current concepts, I'm thrilled to finally get my hands on one. sort of annoying that its first appearance in a game is in a setting 200 years in the future but whatever.

[Shotokanguy]

Uh, 25mm grenades? Those are way too big to be believable in an assault rifle that fires things at a fraction of the speed of light or something. The explosions would be huge and it would waste everything.

[Kaiser Shepard]

Can any get the background from the weapons page, so we can analyze it without the Falcon in front of it?

[Vertigo_1]

Kaiser Shepard wrote...

Can any get the background from the weapons page, so we can analyze it without the Falcon in front of it?

I already got it...it's on the first page of this thread at the end of my post...BUT here it is again:

Modifié par Vertigo_1, 21 juillet 2011 - 09:48 .

[didymos1120]

Shotokanguy wrote...

Uh, 25mm grenades? Those are way too big to be believable in an assault rifle that fires things at a fraction of the speed of light or something. The explosions would be huge and it would waste everything.

What makes you think the grenade launcher accelerates things to the same velocity as the normal rounds?

[Sgt Stryker]

Shotokanguy wrote...

Uh, 25mm grenades? Those are way too big to be believable in an assault rifle that fires things at a fraction of the speed of light or something. The explosions would be huge and it would waste everything.

Evidently this weapon must therefore accelerate its projectiles to much slower speeds.

[Someone With Mass]

I don't think it would be called a grenade launcher if it does the exact same thing as the primary weapon.

[Kaiser Shepard]

Vertigo_1 wrote...

Kaiser Shepard wrote...

Can any get the background from the weapons page, so we can analyze it without the Falcon in front of it?

I already got it...it's on the first page of this thread at the end of my post...BUT here it is again:

Thanks, didn't see it there and couldn't figure out myself how to get to it.

[Longsword-83]

Hmm. So we get an AR/Grenade launcher combo? Interesting, very Modern Warfare-esque. Gives better flexibility in squad and battlefield tactics, too. I can easily see myself outfitting Ashley or James with a Falcon to set them up in a Grenadier role similar to that used in current US Military doctrine.

I'm very much intrigued. Perhaps we'll see a carbine in the future? That'd work great for In-Your-Face Vanguard styles, seeing as it'd have the punch of an Assault Rifle combined with maneuverability of a SMG.

[tobynator89]

Guys this isn't an AR, its a grenade launcher. It's a fuzed explosive projectile. Wether it uses a magazine or not for those grenades is irrelevant. It's only put in the AR weapon section because it won't be a heavy weapon.

[Icinix]

1004 - a minute on the clock

And my arm is numb.

Don't think I will ever touch this mini game again.

Edit: Wait - how does that make my score 3553?
DAMMIT! If I'd known I was that close to first spot I would have kept going! GAAH!

Modifié par Icinix, 21 juillet 2011 - 10:03 .

[bucyrus5000]

Longsword-83 wrote...

Hmm. So we get an AR/Grenade launcher combo? Interesting, very Modern Warfare-esque. Gives better flexibility in squad and battlefield tactics, too. I can easily see myself outfitting Ashley or James with a Falcon to set them up in a Grenadier role similar to that used in current US Military doctrine.

I'm very much intrigued. Perhaps we'll see a carbine in the future? That'd work great for In-Your-Face Vanguard styles, seeing as it'd have the punch of an Assault Rifle combined with maneuverability of a SMG.

Actually the current thinking of military arms deesign is that the 25mm and 20mm "grenades" will replace bullets, so there will not be a combo rifle grenade launcher. But the 25mm or 20mm rounds should not be considered grenades, rather call them smart ordinance, since there will be many types and they pack more powder in them unlike grenades or shotgun shells. The smart ordinance will come in flovors like HE, cover busters, buckshot, KE (solid FMJ that hits like a ton of bricks), taser rounds, pepper rounds, and many other lethal/non-lethal types. Ideally the weapons that fire these will have 2,3, or even 4 magazine compartments to carry smart ordinance choices. 

[Jesse Reid]

Nice work Icinix. And I thought my score of 589 was good...

Points aren't based on how many blocks you've pushed off but includes all those extra things like knocking blocks off in order, making them fly off, etc.

Modifié par Jesse.Reid, 21 juillet 2011 - 10:16 .

[konfeta]

Oh damn, I am #3. I knew I should have went for 1337 blocks. Coulda easily won the no life award.

[tobynator89]

bucyrus5000 wrote...

Longsword-83 wrote...

Hmm. So we get an AR/Grenade launcher combo? Interesting, very Modern Warfare-esque. Gives better flexibility in squad and battlefield tactics, too. I can easily see myself outfitting Ashley or James with a Falcon to set them up in a Grenadier role similar to that used in current US Military doctrine.

I'm very much intrigued. Perhaps we'll see a carbine in the future? That'd work great for In-Your-Face Vanguard styles, seeing as it'd have the punch of an Assault Rifle combined with maneuverability of a SMG.

Actually the current thinking of military arms deesign is that the 25mm and 20mm "grenades" will replace bullets, so there will not be a combo rifle grenade launcher. But the 25mm or 20mm rounds should not be considered grenades, rather call them smart ordinance, since there will be many types and they pack more powder in them unlike grenades or shotgun shells. The smart ordinance will come in flovors like HE, cover busters, buckshot, KE (solid FMJ that hits like a ton of bricks), taser rounds, pepper rounds, and many other lethal/non-lethal types. Ideally the weapons that fire these will have 2,3, or even 4 magazine compartments to carry smart ordinance choices. 

question is if any military in the world has the cash to procure them and all the ammunition variants. like always it's a question of cost vs effect. It's the reason why most unorthodox weapon developments this decade have been complete flunks in spite of INSANE amounts of research funds gone into it.

F22: Cost so much to maintain buildt in such small numbers and fills such a niche role that it will never completely replace the f-15
JSF: most expensive military program in history, has capabilities that will never be of any use against any concievable enemy that NATO will fight today. the variant that does have usefull capabilities will most likely be cancelled.
Land warrior: works and combat tested but cancelled due to cost.
Future combat system: A complete family of new combat vehicles to fill every niche today all fully network integrated, most with working prototypes. All cancelled.
ETC ETC

[Shotokanguy]

People, if the Falcon doesn't fire it's projectiles at Mass Effect speeds, how could it do much damage? It would essentially be a weapon we could create today - the defenses in the Mass Effect series are designed to hold up against much more powerful weaponry.

[tobynator89]

Shotokanguy wrote...

People, if the Falcon doesn't fire it's projectiles at Mass Effect speeds, how could it do much damage? It would essentially be a weapon we could create today - the defenses in the Mass Effect series are designed to hold up against much more powerful weaponry.

If the grenades use thermal explosives the shields wouldn't do them much good.

[Northern Sun]

The minigame is horrible, but I love everything else. Especially the armor; I want that armor.