Pick your weapon?

[Apache6]

Suppose that in a T2K, your PC and his 2 NPC did a heroic act for someone. During the mission, your team lost your vehicle and all embarked long arms. Everyone got out with just a pistol, knife or their good looks.

- Your friends, doing the best from their meager stocks, offer you a beat up (wear value 8) Toyota high lux pickup truck and 3 weapons from this cache. Each weapon comes with 4 full magazines (25 or 30 depending on common type), 12 x 8 rds clips for the garand, or 4 x 100 belts, or 2 full magazines and 2 HEDP rounds (for the M203).

- You are operating behind Pact Lines in CENTCOM AOR.

- Weapons and attached optics are as depicted in the photo.

- What weapons do you take and why?

[Apache6]

Failed to upload photo with prior post.

[stormlion1]

The Thompson SMG. Hands down. Why? I always loved the Thompson.

[mikeo80]

Yeah, I always liked the look of the Thompson.

But if I am seeing the picture correctly, there is a M1 Garand in the weapons mix.

1) Durable. Went through North Africa, Italy, Western Europe, Pacific, Korea, some Vietnam. Drag it through the mud, jungle, dirt, dust, rain, snow, sleet, hail, and other types of muck, the average GI with a modicum of care can keep the beast working.

2) Stopping power. There is something about being able to hit something and that something STAYS DOWN. The 30.06, or, if you prefer, 7.62 mm, worked through WWI, WWII, Korea, into Vietnam. 'Nuff Said.

3) Availability. 30.06 has been around for a LONG time. As a lost soul from the destroyed 5th Division, you want to be able to feed the weapon you have.

Yeah, no full auto. Yeah, heavy as hell. Yeah, not very sexy looking. So what. I am trying to survive the T2K nightmare. Give me a M1. I MIGHT live through this.....

My $0.02

Mike

[Raellus]

Originally Posted by mikeo80

But if I am seeing the picture correctly, there is a M1 Garand in the weapons mix.

That might be an M14.

[AF Dude]

Yes. It is an M-14 variant of some kind.

[mpipes]

You're behind the lines, so whatever you pick you need to be mindful you've got some distance to travel with no ammo resupply and likely a fight or two getting back. That makes the ability to scrounge ammo paramount.

1) AK-47; need I say more.
2) PKM (MG 2nd from the left)
3) RPD (MG 1st on the right)
3) M/45 (the SMG 4th from left)

[Medic]

I'd probably go for the PKM as you can, if you have experience with it, squeeze off single shots from it so it is useful for a number of things, including hunting, albeit it is a bit heavy to haul around. But as said before, it is one of the best weapons from the selection in terms of ammo supply.

[bobcat]

i'd take the romanian AKM
the RPD
and the swedish k

reliable weapons that could take one hell of a beating, easy to get ammo for, and even if we fail to police our brass it'd be hard to pinpoint who we are.

[pmulcahy11b]

An AR, because I know how to use it, know it's good points and bad points, have the most experience with it, and have been taught by an armorer to do more than just clean it.

[Rockwolf66]

My primary grab would be the PKM as it is a Russian machinegun.

First off it would possibly confuse Warsaw pack forces as to my unit's identity. Secondly as a heavy weapon it might indicate to said Enemy forces a Platoon sized unit.

Secondly I would grab that M249 as it would make any marauders encountered think that we are part of a much larger unit. Plus it is the only weapon with an Optic sight.

Third I would take the AKM as it would be really easy to keep fed.

If there had been a suppressed weapon I would have grabbed that instead of the AKM.

[James Langham]

Without the restrictions, an L85A2 as familiarity is probably more important than people think and that is what the bulk of my training is on.

Otherwise:

* One of the AKs - the end right looks like a shortened RPK and looks interesting
* The GPMG for firepower
* THe PK as a compromise between firepower and ammo availability

[Medic]

Originally Posted by James Langham

* One of the AKs - the end right looks like a shortened RPK and looks interesting

That would be an RPD.

[Rockwolf66]

A SOG Style sawed off RPD to be exact.

The description of them makes them seem so sexy. Alas they aren't like Chopmod M60 where you can get a full range and accuracy machinegun back with just a quick barrel swap.

[James Langham]

Originally Posted by Medic

That would be an RPD.

oops - knew what I meant - as someone who wrote the Pact Small Arms Guide I should know better!