Replace the knife

nicoX · Post by **nicoX** » 2007-12-17 15:25

I don't know what the standard rifleman equipment is, but I know for sure they don't use their knife to go and stabbing the enemy. So is there any other equipment to replace the knife with for regular rifleman?

Wellink · Post by **Wellink** » 2007-12-17 15:30

wel i think everyone is issued a knife for other stuff like cutting stuff or else they will just get one but iam not sure

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Ti_GER Niqo · Post by **Ti_GER Niqo** » 2007-12-17 15:37

nicoliani wrote:...but I know for sure they don't use their knife to go and stabbing the enemy. ...

May I ask how you would know that for sure? If nothing else is left, or the sound of a weapon would give away your position, why on earth would a solider not stab an enemy??

Maxfragg · Post by **Maxfragg** » 2007-12-17 15:37

i think they should use the shovel as a weapon

Dan UK · Post by **Dan UK** » 2007-12-17 15:40

we needa bajonet(cant spell)

Doc_Frank · Post by **Doc_Frank** » 2007-12-17 15:43

I still would love to see the bayonets! Mentioned before, but the discussion froze and it has been forgotten. So: IS THERE A CHANCE WE GET BAYONETS anytime soon? (Sorry for the caps.

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MrD · Post by **MrD** » 2007-12-17 15:50

Wellink wrote: wel i think everyone is issued a knife for other stuff like cutting stuff or else they will just get one but iam not sure .

I tried to buy a good combat knife for my Bro to take to Iraq concealed. He was in a small Hearts and Minds unit going into the villages and separating the Baath party officials and creating new mini governments with trustableelders. I tried to give him the knife to wear concealed under his armour in case the talks went awry, but he explained Brit army policy.

If you aren't issued it, you aren't allowed to carry it. They don't want the civilians scared crapless when you turn up looking like some scary quasi rambo.

IAJTHOMAS · Post by **IAJTHOMAS** » 2007-12-17 15:51

IIRC they can't be coded to be fitted and have the rifle fire at the same time, so would effectively have another weapon which is a spear, rather than a rifle

. Certainly the case in FH2.

Post by **Spec** » 2007-12-17 16:45

Just use the hands or the gun stock, would be more realistic agains civs but wouldnt kill soliders so easy.
But a new animation to code and so we probably wont see something like that soon.

smuggly517 · Post by **smuggly517** » 2007-12-17 16:58

[R-PUB]MrD wrote:I tried to buy a good combat knife for my Bro to take to Iraq concealed. He was in a small Hearts and Minds unit going into the villages and separating the Baath party officials and creating new mini governments with trustableelders. I tried to give him the knife to wear concealed under his armour in case the talks went awry, but he explained Brit army policy.

If you aren't issued it, you aren't allowed to carry it. They don't want the civilians scared crapless when you turn up looking like some scary quasi rambo.

wouldn't they be scared crapless by the assault rifle anyway?

Sadist_Cain · Post by **Sadist_Cain** » 2007-12-17 17:02

Lmao a squad of modern soldiers charging through basrah with bayonets. Vintage

Bowskill · Post by **Bowskill** » 2007-12-17 17:14

Sadist_Cain wrote:Lmao a squad of modern soldiers charging through basrah with bayonets. Vintage

Agreed, how unrealistic would it be to have soldiers actually use bayonets!

Post by **Dunehunter** » 2007-12-17 17:43

Since soldiers in real-life are issued knifes (as far as I have heard from people currently serving, it's a pretty standard item to get) and bajonets to boot, there's no real point in asking for them to be removed.

Locking due to the suggestion not adding anything to the game at all, and being unrealistic as well.