Call of Duty 2

[Snerk]

I play a game of capture the flag every now and again, seing that its my only online mp fps game...

 

[Nufuhsus]

Wow, I haven't played Call of Duty 2 for so long. It's collecting dust, it's got to be played soon.

It is a good thing. I use it to take a break from seriousness and intensity that is CivIV

I play a game of capture the flag every now and again, seing that its my only online mp fps game...

Is it me or do you also find the caliber of player on CTF games is a bit higher than that of TDM? Allot of rifles. Allot of :bang!: headshot!

 

[Snerk]

Is it me or do you also find the caliber of player on CTF games is a bit higher than that of TDM? Allot of rifles. Allot of :bang!: headshot!

Well i never play tdm or dm so i wouldn't know. Although i find that the toughest opponents are to find in s&d games... but then again i only play ctf and s&d.

The thing that i love about Call of duty 2 is that its the only game i can play with high graphic levels without problems, even on online games.
I just installed battlefield2142 and i have to play that on a completely different graphic level than call of duty 2...
Nice going Activision!

 

[Darth_Pugwash]

Would be cool if you could move the HMGs.

Many a time I have wished I could move an MG42 to a window on the *other* side of the building.

 

[Maniacal]

Would be cool if you could move the HMGs.

Many a time I have wished I could move an MG42 to a window on the *other* side of the building.

Agreed.

Do they have light machine guns you can carry in CoD2?

 

[Darth_Pugwash]

I thought you had COD2?

You can carry BARs, Brens etc, so yes...it's just bigger MGs like the MG42 that you can't move.

 

[Maniacal]

No I have CoD + UO. I meant like the degeteriov (SP?) MG34s, and other mounted mgs that you can carry around.

The BAR is an assault rifle really, it has only 20 bullets in the magazine. Too few.

 

[nonconformist]

The BAR is an assault rifle really, it has only 20 bullets in the magazine. Too few.

The BAR's actually an LMG, as it doesn't really meet the specs of an assault rifle.
It's also got a very, very slow rate of fire, so slow that the army decided to switch the role of the BAR with that of the M1 Garand rifle during assaults.

 

[Maniacal]

Doesn't it have two modes of fire?

It still does not have enough bullets to be used as a machine gun.

Hand-held suppressing fire weapon.

 

[Darth_Pugwash]

In 1940, the final BAR model — the M1918A2 — was introduced. This model did away with the semi-automatic fire option in favor of fully automatic fire only. The rate of fire was adjustable, with a choice between "fast-auto" (500–650 round/min) and "slow-auto" (300–450 round/min).

So yes it had two modes of fire. The article says it was designed as an automatic rifle but was also used as an LMG. 650 rounds/min isn't exactly slow although at that rate it'd get through a clip in 2 seconds, and overheating was a problem due to the lack of an easily replaceable barrel.

 

[Maniacal]

Yeah, I often use it as an automatic rifle on slow fire, only on fast if I think I mgiht be attacked a little closer up (like 20 feet or less). And the clip is used in 2 seconds on fast. (in CoD:UO)

 

[nonconformist]

Doesn't it have two modes of fire?

Yep, slow and slower.

 

[Darth_Pugwash]

Well, 500-600 rounds per minute is more or less on a par with most LMGs of the war, though as the name implies 'slow auto' is pretty slow, and the BAR is not really a true LMG.

This site is good if you want to learn more.
http://www.bayonetstrength.150m.com/Weapons/lightmachineguns/light_machine_guns.htm

 

[nonconformist]

Well, 500-600 rounds per minute is more or less on a par with most LMGs of the war, though as the name implies 'slow auto' is pretty slow, and the BAR is not really a true LMG.

This site is good if you want to learn more.
http://www.bayonetstrength.150m.com/Weapons/lightmachineguns/light_machine_guns.htm

300RPM is a pretty slow RoF.
The 20 round box magazine meant all too much time was spent reloading, and not enough firing, which meant that the US army had to effectivlely reverse its tactics:
normal doctrine stated that riflemen would engage the enemy from a distance, amnd keep them supressed, while machinegunners would flank them, and deliver devastating fire to their rear and sides.
The BAR's weakness, anbd the fact that the US had a formidable semi-auto rifle and carbine, meant that their machinegunners would engage from then front, while the riflemen would sneak behined, and let loose with hellfire.

A nice example of what made the US army so different from the others

Good site, by the way!

 

[Darth_Pugwash]

Yes but my point was that it could fire up to 600 rpm, which isn't all that slow.

But I can see how it wouldn't really be practical to fire it at that speed in a drawn out battle.

It is a good site, I found it while googling for info about BARs.

 

[Maniacal]

My point exactly, it's not truely an LMG because of it's small amount of rounds.

My question is... why didn't thay make larger cartrdges?

 

[nonconformist]

My question is... why didn't thay make larger cartrdges?

Why?
Well, old habits die hard; if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Like I said, there was the adaptation of the BAR to be used more akin to a rifle, and the Thomson and Grease Gun were both considered more than adequate SMGs, while the Garand and Browning MGs were excellent supression weapons.