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I saw something on TV about field dressings and I thought about how unrealistic it is for an undeveloped nation to issue its troops with field dressings. They have the be manufactured, payed for, and then distributed amongst the troops; which clearly such factions (militia, insurgents) do not have the financial means to do. So, I was thinking of an alternative, something widely available but just as effective. So i thought of a "Combine Dressing" which is basically a sterial pad of gauze and can be purchased almost anywhere. http://www.alwaysbeprepared.com/site/558697/product/FA-24SU This site explains what thye are, and what they are used for. I have a few of them myself for emergency situations (have had to use one myself once) and I thought, "If I could get ahold of some, why not an Iraqi war veteran, or a civillian trained in first aid?"

Other than a different model/skin, would there be any other difference?

Though you have to bear in mind, militias and insurgencies would likely be backed by the MEC and would have some hand-me-down gear (such as the BRDM's and tanks). Also, local hospitals etc could easily be raided by insurgents to get supplies.

Would the change result in a gameplay change, not just visuals?

... A "field dressing" is a sterile pad of gauze, with a long bandage attached. That's what a dressing is. Absorbant material and a length of bandage to hold it in place.

It's nothing fancy; only whatever a regular first aid kit would hold.

'[R-MOD wrote:Masaq;700388']... A "field dressing" is a sterile pad of gauze, with a long bandage attached. That's what a dressing is. Absorbant material and a length of bandage to hold it in place.

It's nothing fancy; only whatever a regular first aid kit would hold.

Thats a lie, its a hot n ready cookie that is tasty and munch-a-riffic, nothing else can help you in the wake of battle like warm cookie.

But to do the thread starter, your suggestion just seems to be a visual one, so its nothing that important right now...

Most inrgency groups are very organized, they do have doctors or supporters. a war vet would still have his bandage left over and a civi is just a nice person.

HughJass wrote:Thats a lie, its a hot n ready cookie that is tasty and munch-a-riffic, nothing else can help you in the wake of battle like warm cookie.

But to do the thread starter, your suggestion just seems to be a visual one, so its nothing that important right now...

Cookies... mmmm.... but sadly it's not even a visual change.

What Ryan posted is a dressing.
A field dressing is a dressing.

It's... a...

God I don't know what it is really.

Except possibly a nothing?

Yea,the Insurgents would probably have the MEC backing them (like how Iran backs/supports the Iraqi militias/insurgency groups/Taliban) and the "Militia" would have some "dirty" european country supplying them probably...Or they all just have good connections with people in the "Black Market"...

so the op wants to replace millita field dressings with dressings used in the field?

Well, yeah, its a civillian gauze pad used as a field dressing. A field dressing has wraps that allow them to be attached to the wearer. but in game they would do the same thing. but in the persuit of realism a quick and easy model wouldnt be too hard for someone to make. i just wanted a model/skin change for them to make them a little less "proper"

So a toilet roll we need to model?

Ryan3215 wrote:Well, yeah, its a civillian gauze pad used as a field dressing. A field dressing has wraps that allow them to be attached to the wearer. but in game they would do the same thing. but in the persuit of realism a quick and easy model wouldnt be too hard for someone to make. i just wanted a model/skin change for them to make them a little less "proper"

*sigh* what you suggested is what's in game.



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