UNIT PREVIEW: M109A6 Paladin Update

[SK138]

I am working on my Paladin again to try to improve it a bit, especially the animations. Here is a preview so far, tell me if you think it is at the right angle for the SE view. Also, I shortened the gun a bit so the unit will look a little bigger and the explosions may fit in a little better.

 

[Yoda Power]

looks nice, maybe you could post a real world pic, to compare it with.

 

[GEChallenger]

Here:

I can post more if you'd like.

This looks excellent, SK138. I very much liked the first one, but this looks even better.

Maybe for the attack anim you could put a large explosion, like this:

Just a suggestion. It doesn't really matter too much.

 

[Akula]

The only thing i can find that don't mach the pictures is the front of the barrel (don't know what it's called in english), but it propably dosn't matter

 

[Civanator]

yes, where the barrel opens on the sides so it doesn't explode.

 

[SK138]

Maybe I'll work on that a bit.

 

[trevort]

It's called a muzzel brake and is used to help control recoil.

 

[joespaniel]

SK138 -

I have been using your SP artillery in my game, I love it.

My feedback is to resize it smaller (it's a bit too big), and lose the camoflage so more detail is visible.

Thanks for making it, I waited a long time for an SP.

 

[Mawfia1]

Actually its called a compensator. You can also find the same thing on the M16A2 service rifle.

 

[aaglo]

The unit looks good

 

[trevort]

Mawfia1- A compensator is found on rifles but it's function is to help compensate for the tendency of the muzzle to rise when the weapon is fired. If you have access to an M-16A2 you will see that the slots on the compensator will direct the gases mostly in an upward direction. A muzzle brake is used on an
artillery piece to help control recoil or to act as brake on the rearward motion of the barrel when the weapon is fired. The muzzle brake directs the gases out the sides and to the rear so as not to affect the aim or lay of the weapon. The terms muzzle brake and compensator are both used by civilian gunsmiths but when discussing military weapons, compensator applies to small arms and muzzle brake applies to artillery. There may be individual exceptions in use but I didn't encounter any in 7 years and 6 months of service in the USMC.