Finland obat65 corrections

[EnemyAce]

pdoktar said:
Finnish MGs are ment to be squad level assets, and at least the KK 62 and probably the PKM doesn´t have any kind of tripod mounts in Finland. The problem is that since they don´t have proper mounts, they can´t have the range of 24 hexes of comparable systems in other oobs. Also no RF and FC ratings. So you can think of detached PKMs or whatever, but they should be retained as light machine gun status, range 12 hexes.

Hmm, this might be wrong. I suppose that 12mmITKK(anti-air defence machine gun) is supposed to work also as anti-person gun. With those tripods it replace Maxim HMG. This would be perhaps something to look forward because Maxim in service to '95 sounds more than suspicious.

[pdoktar]

The 12,7mm NSV is a heavy machine gun, with a tripod for AA-fire and ground support. However this is not a squad level asset, only when mounted on the squad Pasi-APC. It is a platoon level asset on motorized formations and may indeed be used in static defense roles. However it is VERY difficult to move by three men (Done it several times, it´s pure hell believe me) so it is not a personal weapon, like KK 62 and PKM medium machine guns.

[Nox]

Yep, All in all I think the MG's are modeled correctly as they are now ingame.

Btw. on those Maxim guns take a look at the Jaeger platoon site:
http://www.jaegerplatoon.net/MG1.htm

It say there: "Maxim M/32-33 are still belonging to weapons warehoused by Finnish Defence Forces for war-time use."

So you could extend their availability even further than 1995...

[EnemyAce]

Nox said:
Yep, All in all I think the MG's are modeled correctly as they are now ingame.

Btw. on those Maxim guns take a look at the Jaeger platoon site:
http://www.jaegerplatoon.net/MG1.htm

It say there: "Maxim M/32-33 are still belonging to weapons warehoused by Finnish Defence Forces for war-time use."

So you could extend their availability even further than 1995...

Oh man do we even suck...Anyways it might be that it's somehow reasonable to have Maxim still around. Now I start to wonder that do we even have comparable squad level machine gun in use what have range of 24 hexes? So should Maxim even be in OOB list?

[pdoktar]

Maxim is very reliable, able to shoot for long periods of time, due to water-cooling and use the same ammo, as the PKM and some of the marksman rifles. Maxim is combat proven throughout the world with unbeliavably good results, it costs nothing, if warehoused properly, since we have already bought them 60 years ago, and can be moved by three men with regularity and some ammunition. So if isn´t broke, don´t fix it. I´d like to see those chaps who had to train us to use them though. With hearing-aids and endless war stories.

[EnemyAce]

I believe Maxim is pretty far away from proper mobility at these days. And does it even have good aiming compared to other MG systems.