Yep, powerarmor.

Balrog · Post by **Balrog** » 2006-05-15 10:23pm

Is it just me, or do the legs seem too bulky?

Pretty good otherwise

TheMuffinKing · Post by **TheMuffinKing** » 2006-05-16 02:13am

Hmmm...They are bulky. I would cough this up by saying many of the strongest servo/actuators are located in the leg and it fits my style.

Otherwise, it would just be armor.

Acidburns · Post by **Acidburns** » 2006-05-16 06:33pm

Good stuff Muffin King. I like the rifle-like weapons. I can recognise the real weapons they're based on. I like the helmet too.

Maybe we could do some kind of joint work sometime if your up for it.

Winston Blake · Post by **Winston Blake** » 2006-05-20 03:37am

Adrian Laguna wrote:I don't really like the newest one. Ugly gun.

That's just because it's not perfectly reproduced. Here:

Adrian Laguna · Post by **Adrian Laguna** » 2006-05-20 04:32am

It looks like an assault rifle trying, but failing, to be a sub-machinegun. Still ugly. The G36 is a nice rifle that can also collapse to a fairly small size, try that one.

Post by **weemadando** » 2006-05-20 08:05pm

But a G36 doesn't come in 7.62 NATO.

Stark · Post by **Stark** » 2006-05-20 08:16pm

Or accept AKM mags.

Adrian Laguna · Post by **Adrian Laguna** » 2006-05-21 02:06am

weemadando wrote:But a G36 doesn't come in 7.62 NATO.

Doesn't matter because it's not going to be a G36, just look like one. A gun for that power armour should fire bullets big enough to make an armoured Humvee driver wet his pants.

Post by **weemadando** » 2006-05-21 05:29am

What's the point of having the G-36 stylings when the powerarmour quite clearly wouldn't be functional with the ergonomics of it?

TheMuffinKing · Post by **TheMuffinKing** » 2006-05-21 06:06am

I was thinking of having this armor capable of handling a light machinegun like an assault rifle. The idea was for the actuators and recoil dampeners, combined with targeting computer, to counteract recoil and make the weapons more accurate. I was also thinking of them using assault rifles chambered for 50cal BMG or a derivative thereof, but similar in appearance to their standard brethren. Ergonomics is a huge issue with not only this armor, but potentially any powered armor. Servos, armor, and the opereator themselves all pose huge challenges to the weapon designers. A G-36 style weapon, any weapon is possible, but it would have to be modifiied in such a way for ease of use by the power armor, potentially precluding its use to the suit itself. This raises another issue, that of integrated weapons. Integrated weapons have many advantages: they're integrated, protected by the suit, and most likely fed by a large remote/internal magazine. The disadvantages I'll get to after some sleep.