Military FAQ thread

[FriedRiceNSpice]

Um... T-95/Black Eagle?

 

[sumdud]

That's the Black Eagle, Russian project based on but now very far from the T-80U, with Western influences. Canned at this point. It is not the same as the T-95. Good looking tank IMO.

 

[Obcession]

noob question....

Why is bolt action mechanism preferred on sniper rifles instead of semi-automatic or automatic? What makes bolt action more accurate?

 

[Pointblank]

noob question....

Why is bolt action mechanism preferred on sniper rifles instead of semi-automatic or automatic? What makes bolt action more accurate?

Because with bolt action rifles, they are lighter, more reliable, and more accurate due to less moving parts.

 

[mehdi]

Thanks guys, do you have further information regarding this tank.

 

[sumdud]

Bolt action sniper rifles also won't spit out the empty by itself- a flying casing can give away a sniper's position and since we are talking about one shot one kill, rate of fire doesn't really matter.
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As for Black Eagle, not really, other than 7 wheels, bustle style autoloader like the West, and lots of ERA. We don't even know what the intended main gun's caliber is.

 

[Obcession]

Thanks everyone for the replies.

Here's my next noob question:

Why attack at dawn?

 

[Scratch]

Because it's still somewhat dark and humans are generally the least attentive in the early morning hours ...among other considerations I guess.

 

[Finn McCool]

It also gives you the maximum amount of daylight to secure your first day objectives. And they might still be sleeping or having breakfast .

 

[Finn McCool]

What's the largest size of mortar that is man portable when dissassembled and if possible what's it's kill radius?