Well so much for realistic equipment anyway...

[Murklor]

Pff, they should use the Swedish MKS.

I mean its the ugliest, most uncomfortable rifle ever designed, but its 5.56mm so what more could you want?

[Heatseeker]

The stock looks a bit weird but other than that the FN SCAR looks rather simple, i like it.
The L85 is one of the ugliest rifles out there, G36 and famas too .

I think BIS could have used M4's for the soldiers and HK416's for SF but i dont mind the SCAR.

[Fred DM]

I think most would disagree with your opinion of the apache and warthog though, atleast i do.

not sure about the Apache, though they are saying it's a flying heap of junk, but the saying about the Warthog being so ugly it only stays in the air because the earth doesn't want it back isn't from me.

[Hedo]

Maybe the thread should be renamed to this.

[AnimalMother92]

I think BIS could have used M4's for the soldiers and HK416's for SF but i dont mind the SCAR.

That would have made sense. At least it's easy enough to change ourselves

[LJF]

I'd much rather they set it in Afghanistan/Pakistan or some other real location instead of changing the name, and the weapons I think detract from the realism somewhat. They're small details, but they kind of annoy me.

Hopefully ACE will remedy this

[Elric de Melnibone]

I'm really, really bloody glad that I finally get to see something else than M16/M4 rifles on Blufor troops.


Thank you, Bohemia.
And I don't mind if it's not 'realistic'. All these rifles exist, so it's perfectly fine to use them in a videogame. Especially in an alternate reality.

[n00b1]

Pff, they should use the Swedish MKS.

its 5.56mm so what more could you want?

You've answered your own question there But seriously - as has already been mentioned (I hope), the Mk. 16 was deemed too cost ineffective and insufficiently advantageous over existing equipment to be worth spending lots of money on. That money has been partly diverted to buying Mk. 17s of various flavours that do offer something quite different (the flexibility of the SCAR with a larger round). Infact this is a hot topic at the moment.

As for the game - there is no harm having them in. You could also ask why they aren't using the XM25s (ok - they're being tested in limited quanitities in Afghan) or Bradley Linebackers.

[Zipper5]

Linebackers are in the game.

[n00b1]

I haven't played the game enough to have played with them yet. That's awesome