Praying Mantis Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 (Army?) Kimber Desert Warrior (A&K?) PTW AGM MG42 www.cop9gun.com Link to post Share on other sites
thartwig Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 Yes Army, and Yes A&K Link to post Share on other sites
PheonixZero Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 MG=Mine when released Link to post Share on other sites
Unit 318 Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 Hasn't this been news before, or am I on too many forums at once... Link to post Share on other sites
thartwig Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 It was announced by Frontiers in his Factory tournee thread. These are the first pictures of the Mg42 and the kimber that im aware of, and there had only been prototyp-ish pics for the A&k ptw. so no, i wouldnt say this is old news. Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Pepper 6pk Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 That Kimber looks sexy BTW how are the quality of ARMY GBBs? Ive always been pondering getting one Link to post Share on other sites
Hammerfall Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 Fingers crossed that the PTW will be good, unlike the Celcius one. I'm not holding my breath though, i need cheap spares! Army GBB's are really meant to be quite decent. Link to post Share on other sites
Kalashnikov_kid Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 very good. they just need a new rubber. K_K Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Foxhound Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 Do army guns use TM magazines? If so, I'd buy the Kimber instantly. But do they use pot metal or..? Link to post Share on other sites
Kenworth W900 Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 Railed Kimber thingy looks fairly ugly as ever. I wouldn't mind a good review of the MG42 when its out though. Not sure which I prefer 34 or 42 - if they both came out at some point then I'd have a hard time deciding between the two. But then I shan't have to make that decision for quite a long time now seeing as how its mostly just Vaporware surrounding them... Link to post Share on other sites
Kipper Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 MG42. I hope I don't see hundreds of these around now. Link to post Share on other sites
Gigueand Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 *Sigh* You don't see hundreds of A&K M249s, M60s etc, do you? You don't see hundreds of Thompsons, MP44s, MP40s or KAR98K, do you? Not only is the MG42 a niche gun in that it will only appeal to SAW gunners, but it is further buried in another niche by being a WWII-style weapon. The likelihood of there being hundreds of them roaming your fields when there are more modern SAW-style weapons available seems fairly slim. Link to post Share on other sites
harborne blue Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 *Sigh* You don't see hundreds of A&K M249s, M60s etc, do you? You don't see hundreds of Thompsons, MP44s, MP40s or KAR98K, do you? Not only is the MG42 a niche gun in that it will only appeal to SAW gunners, but it is further buried in another niche by being a WWII-style weapon. The likelihood of there being hundreds of them roaming the fields when there are more modern SAW-style weapons available seems fairly slim. As the MG42 design is still widely used and being ACM it will be reasonably priced, I think that you'll see quite a few once it's released. I hope it sells by the crateload - then we might start to see some WW2 that we actually need like a Garand, LE, decent k98 and maybe even a Bren <whimpers of hope> or an affordable BAR. Link to post Share on other sites
Vercingetorix Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 God I want me an afforable wood and metal SMLE No.4/mk 4, please favor us British War Gods! Link to post Share on other sites
Kraut Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 Fingers crossed that the PTW will be good, unlike the Celcius one. I'm not holding my breath though, i need cheap spares! Army GBB's are really meant to be quite decent. OT, but what's wrong with the CTW? One of our local guys has one and the only problem he had was a bad cylinder. That Kimber does interest me. How does Army GBBs fare against KSC/KWA? Link to post Share on other sites
BrooklynBorn Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 very good. they just need a new rubber. K_K After seeing this, I need a new rubber. This is awesome. Maybe this PTW will be cheaper. Celcius was way to expensive IMO. ARMY KIMBER!@!!11!!! Nuff' said. Link to post Share on other sites
QQexDERA Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 Not only is the MG42 a niche gun in that it will only appeal to SAW gunners, but it is further buried in another niche by being a WWII-style weapon. The likelihood of there being hundreds of them roaming your fields when there are more modern SAW-style weapons available seems fairly slim. Having lugged around an Ultima MG42 for WW2 Airsoft and an M249 for modern Airsoft, the most comfortable to drag around an Airsoft site (not to mention downright practical to use!) of the two is the 249. Needless to say, Airsofters being Airsofters, I can guarantee that quite a few of these MG42s will be sold, used once, then flogged on. Link to post Share on other sites
Kipper Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 *Sigh* You don't see hundreds of A&K M249s, M60s etc, do you? Yes you do sadly Link to post Share on other sites
Unit 318 Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 Modern German kits will show some love the the MG42, after its been modified to be an MG3. Link to post Share on other sites
-Angel- Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 Yes you do sadly Really? I rarely see more than 3 in a group of 50 or so players on site. As gearboxes in bodykits go theres little to no advantage to carrying a support gun. As QQexDERA said, an MG42 is an entirely different kettle of fish to an M249. Its truely massive, and for most people will be a one use or wall hanging piece. Link to post Share on other sites
jond36 Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 Yes you do sadly I ve seen a few every time i go. What you will see though is alot of PTWs. Link to post Share on other sites
Kipper Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 I made a topic on this a while ago but I find (perhaps it's just a personal gripe of mine) there are a lot more support weapons on the field than there every used to be. One of the things that initially attracted me to WWII airsoft is the fact there are very few support weapons, apart from the few the guys on CiA have knocked up, which makes in my opinion for very interesting game play (esp the no firing support guns unless deployed - great idea). I can't disagree that more of these knocking about would be cool to look at, I just think when there are loads of them in play it sort of strangles gameplay and I'd be worried that would happen to the CiA games too now. PS - I know the general reply will now be "but they're massive and weigh a tonne" but I'd assume this will probably be aluminium and thus will probably clock in at about 6-7kg which isn't that much really. I personally think these should stay rare, and I know lots of people also like to say "why shouldn't I be allowed to have one just because I can't afford the ultima" but life is like that isn't it? You can't have everything and I think it'll lose it's cool appeal. (Note - I'm not some bitter and twisted Ultima owner or anything like that) Link to post Share on other sites
harborne blue Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 As an earlier post said, a lot of people will bu an MG422 because they're a good looking piece of kit that you use in modern and WW2 and a lot of these will be skirmished once and sold on. It's a big gun that only really works if you're prepared to play in a 'proper' support weapon role rather than the 'big AEG wit 3k mag' that most people seem to use a 249 for. These will undoubtedly crop up at the WW2 events and I don't see this as a bad thing. Allied support weapons are almost non-existent and it won't hurt to have a few as 'captured weapons'. Also (no disrespect to the spray n' pray hicappers out there), WW2 players will use this as a support weapon-proper and we won't see dozens of them at Gunman or CiA events. Now can the ACM factories do us a Bren and some Lee Enfields? Link to post Share on other sites
jond36 Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 It looks like it says Oct. 31 is the release of the PTW. Link to post Share on other sites
The General Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 DO WANT! MG42! Waiting on the price though. Link to post Share on other sites
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