Kit Suggestion: Rifleman EOD

[Jafar Ironclad]

Here's my suggestion for a new conventional faction kit which addresses an issue I've seen, especially in insurgency maps:

Rifleman EOD (Request-able Infantry):
1- Melee weapon (knife, bayonet, etc.)
2- Entrenching tool
3- Service Rifle (Optics and CQ variants)
4- Frag Grenades
5- Smoke Grenades
6- Wrench (or defusing equipment)
7- Binoculars
8- Incendiary Grenades (same number as specialist)
9- Field Dressing

I've noticed that on insurgency maps, smart blufor infantry squads will avoid taking Combat Engineer kits into the field so as to avoid giving C4 to the enemy should they be killed. This makes the squad unable to defeat mines and IED's, which would be a team service to defuse.
During a recent round on Karbala where I had the U.S. as a massive blob formation, two players decided to make a EOD squad; they had only an officer and combat engineer kit, and went around in a humvee finding and disarming mines and explosives. As commander, I sent them ahead of the main force and enjoyed far greater protection from mines as a result. The thought thus occurred to me that a kit designed to move as an infantryman and deal with enemy explosive threats would be both practical in-game and realistic.
The Rifleman EOD offers the ability to counter enemy explosives without offering the enemy far more advanced explosives in worst-case scenario; thus permitting the soldier to travel with an infantry squad and get in fights without significant strategic consequences for losing the kit.

Thoughts?

[Gooze]

Not a bad idea I guess, would come in handy especially with Mechanized infantry.

[ankyle62]

same thing as an engineer basically.

[Jafar Ironclad]

Except that it doesn't have any mines or C4.

[snooggums]

I think your approach to provide cover for them to remove the mines was the appropriate way to address the issue in game, instead of adding an additional kit just to not lose a couple of weapons.

[Rissien]

The perks of being able to disarm mines without the drawbacks of every insurgent vehicle becoming a suicide car if kit is captured

[Spartan0189]

I wouldn't mind this, Why not just change the C4 in the existing Engineer kit to a Smoke grenade, and make it selectable w/ Right/Left click, Just like if you want optics or irons on your LMG.

[Rudd]

I support this, everything ingame has a counter apart from explosive ordinance atm.

[mangeface]

At first I thought this was a pointless suggestion b/c of the engineer, but as I read on...."Oh, right. Prevent the insurgents from getting more mines. Smart."

I support, but what could this replace?......*cough*Rifleman AP*cough*

[rushn]

maybe have a bombsuit?

I feel like this is a resuggestion though

[mangeface]

maybe have a bombsuit?

Now we're talking.

[goguapsy]

Now we're talking.

We could also add some cars to drive?

And a hability to remove the bombsuit so as to have a "more comfortable" death?


Anyways the bombsuit, apart from the texture, shouldn't be tough to code - just an upgraded armor

[Qaiex]

I like it, remove the rifleman AP on insurgency maps and have this instead.
I'm not sure what can and what can't be wrenched, but I'm going to assume for a moment that you can only wrench the mines.

If this is the case, I would like something more. Something that could detonate ordinance that can't be taken care of with a wrench.
Such as IED's, grenade traps, bomb cars, big red and gary trucks, from a safe distance.

Sort of like a type of explosive, but one that couldn't be used against infantry. Small amounts of timed C4 or something could work?
Or detonated C4, that disappears after 1 minute, so you can't put it down and camp it waiting for enemies.

[ankyle62]

H[=ElvishKnight;1327236']The perks of being able to disarm mines without the drawbacks of every insurgent vehicle becoming a suicide car if kit is captured

except that most EOD destroy stuff with C4 rather than disarming them. for an EOD tech to be out there doing his thing he would have support and would be hanging out in the rear until called. he wouldnt be out there playing super hero infantry guy.

[Jafar Ironclad]

Sort of like a type of explosive, but one that couldn't be used against infantry. Small amounts of timed C4 or something could work?
Or detonated C4, that disappears after 1 minute, so you can't put it down and camp it waiting for enemies.

I thought about replacing the frags with a pair of smaller C4 charges that have a fixed 60 second fuse, but that would be too similar to the existing combat engineer class.

Thoughts?

[Hunt3r]

I'm not sure many people would want to do this, unless the medic wants to search for where the guy's ragdoll was thrown by the massive explosion.

[HangMan_]

I have always supported the idea of more EOD ingame. I think this could be a good idea, aswell as adding Electronic disruptors to some vehicles.

[Potilas]

Add wrench for the rifleman AP kit and thats it. You cant pick up ur claymores what is annoying. Wrench would fix that. Also I like to have one more class cabable to defuse at-mines, grenade traps and clays. I dont see why we need a whole new kit?!

[Eddie Baker]

Sorry, but this is a resuggestion. One that was also recently resuggested.

https://www.realitymod.com/forum/f18-pr ... d-kit.html

EOD might not turn up in searches because of the length, but make sure to try different variations.

Locked for resuggestion.