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Another candidate for "simple bolt" would be the Arisakas.  Basically of the same nature as the MAS, except the cap is locked externally rather than internally, and it uses a Mauser type extractor.

Really, REALLY crummy.   Basically sand with traces of iron.

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5 billion, between four banks.. I'm sure they are looking contrite on the camera, while laughing as they sign the campaign checks. They'll just buy themselves some "more honest" politicians next time.
 
 
All this is going to do is drive up the service fees to their customers.  Unless people are put in jail and sanctioned from ever being involved in the business ever again,  the banks never lose out in situations like this.

A couple from the collection..
 
First, a MAS 35-
 

 
 
And next the SACM 1935A-
 

 
 
The two, bracketing a M1911A1 to illustrate their comparative sizes.
 

 
This is the "packet" lockwork, something the French were pushing in their service pistols.
to the left is the '35A, and the MAS 35 to the left. The concept lived on in the SiG P210 and the MAC Mle 1950.

 
 
The magazines. The two are not interchangeable, which I'm sure merely added to the misery already suffered by French logistical officers.
 
MAS35 to the left, 35A to the right. The MAS 35 has a removeable baseplate.
 

 
 

Something that is not often accounted for in casual discussions of historical weapons is the context in which they existed. It is important to remember that weapons may change even though the fundamental technology that governs them has not. The reasons for this may be that tactics have evolved, or that other technologies have arisen or improved, forcing a change of weapon use. What must always be remember is that weapons are always combined arms, where changes in one type of armament influence the use and construction of others. An excellent example is how the Frankish/Migration Period sword (often called the "Viking sword") evolved into the early Medieval arming sword, due to changing tactics:

Early AR-15's were nasty because the projo was marginally stable in atmosphere, not because it was tumbling after it left the bore. People who believe it's coming out like some kind of methed up acrobat are also the first to claim the AR "shits where it eats" and that the AK/AKM will chamber and fire 7,62 NATO because "they was in da 'Nam".
 
All gunshop/range bullshit aside-
 
That yawing is not as uncommon as one would think. An interesting study done by Julian Hatcher on the M2AP round found that it's penetrative abilities were reduced somewhat, inward of 300 yards, because the projo had not yet stabilized.

Just some nice photos (and art)-
 

 

 

 

 

 

Just some nice photos (and art)-
 

 

 

 

 

 

They did this to the M4 as well. Had the radiator horizontally mounted across the top of the engine. The current M41 still has some wacky "radiator".
 
More howlers in that M3 image are the locations of the fuel cell, and the munitions racks.  It's like they just threw parts in the hull and gave it a brisk shake.
 
The really stupid part is- They implemented the vehicles this way.
 
It was as if the people they paid to make test and approve the models could not be bothered to crack a book, of any kind, to proofcheck their work before introducing some ridiculous modelling such as that.
 
Eventually after many many bug reports they -kind of- fixed some of the really glaring bugs, but it's as if they literally have nobody checking the finished work before rubber-stamping it out the door.
 
The M-18, the model looks okay, but because of the 'cat's performance it quickly became a source for complaint because of how Gaijin cobbled it's ground forces terrain modelling (and their ridiculous maps/missions, and laughable damage modelling. All that aside-).
 
A vehicle that could do 50 MPH over flat terrain is going to win a countdown based capture the flag map far more effectively than a Tiger I or IS..
That's not the fault of the vehicle, that's crappy implementation and map design.
SO how does Gaijin address this?
 
Nerf the M-18. In numerous ways.
Brilliant!
 
No, let's not take a step back and try to fix the numerous glaring faults this vehicle presented with our game mechanics, instead let's ignore historical data and make the machine fit those ridiculous parameters. It's not as if anyone will notice! (Five + threads and hundreds of pages of posts, and still climbing..)
 
This is a company who's sole difference from Wargaming's offerings is this facade of "historical accuracy" , when in practice they are more than willing to claim "secret test documents" when beaten over the head with a copy of "Armored Thunderbolt" or "Sherman".  (Or actual A/C flight manuals.. Their flight model justifications for many soviet aircraft consist of a two sentence paragraph, usually "The aircraft displayed superb climb and performance tendencies", while doing things like introducing the P-38J with the flight parameters of the non turbo-supercharged Mod 322 then basically ignoring the bug reports for over a year).
 
Wargaming at least took the road of "Hey, it's a game, we'll keep em close but expect "balance".
 
Gaijin on the other hand made a huge deal of "historical accuracy" then fails to even crack a book to proof their models.   

The sad thing is I'm not even talking doctrinal useage.  It's basic things, like... Well, here, this is an example of the "quality" of research--
 

 
Yes.
Those are radiators.
 
In a M3 Stuart...

Stay out of Arizona then. It's pretty common here.
 
The only time I find it ridiculous is if the person is not using their head. Like the guy OC'ing a PM in some goofy low ride tacticool holster.
 
The reactions from the tourists in the Prescott area to the ranch-hands that come into town is pretty hilarious as well.
They usually think the guy is some kind of re-enactor, and that the revolver on his hip is a dummy or replica. Once witnessed some doofus chastizing a guy because the SiG he was carrying "was not a proper gun for the era he was representing". 
The cowhand was looking very confused as to who this moron was, and why he was impeding his progress into the Fry's for his 30 pack of Coors.
 
The public image of OC folks being represented by people like "Fatty&Snowboots"  is the result of a lot of media spin, and not an actual unbiased sampling.
There are a lot of places in the U.S. where OC is a non issue.

A couple from the collection..
 
First, a MAS 35-
 

 
 
And next the SACM 1935A-
 

 
 
The two, bracketing a M1911A1 to illustrate their comparative sizes.
 

 
This is the "packet" lockwork, something the French were pushing in their service pistols.
to the left is the '35A, and the MAS 35 to the left. The concept lived on in the SiG P210 and the MAC Mle 1950.

 
 
The magazines. The two are not interchangeable, which I'm sure merely added to the misery already suffered by French logistical officers.
 
MAS35 to the left, 35A to the right. The MAS 35 has a removeable baseplate.
 

 
 

When is the dead tree edition? Nothing against E-books, but I prefer something on a shelf.

I'd like to think this gets his 'tarded ass banned, but who am I kidding. The kid has some kind of parasitic hold on the mods there.
 
For someone who's a long and demonstrable history of being a totally worthless individual, he sure does seem to get away with a lot of sheer bullshit.

After Walt managed to get one of Luigi's abysmal links to work, turns out there was zero reference to "ronson" and the M4.
 
Not that I expect it to shut that idiot up, or make him rethink his stance.

When is the dead tree edition? Nothing against E-books, but I prefer something on a shelf.

A couple from the collection..
 
First, a MAS 35-
 

 
 
And next the SACM 1935A-
 

 
 
The two, bracketing a M1911A1 to illustrate their comparative sizes.
 

 
This is the "packet" lockwork, something the French were pushing in their service pistols.
to the left is the '35A, and the MAS 35 to the left. The concept lived on in the SiG P210 and the MAC Mle 1950.

 
 
The magazines. The two are not interchangeable, which I'm sure merely added to the misery already suffered by French logistical officers.
 
MAS35 to the left, 35A to the right. The MAS 35 has a removeable baseplate.
 

 
 

I was in when we transitioned from MCI's to MRE's.. Neither were great, the MCI's were usually from the early to mid 1970's and had not aged well at all.
The MRE's were..
 
Well, a horrorshow. 
 
The early "ham and cheese omlette" for example was a rubbery mass in some kind of salty brine. Now, it tasted okay, but you were better off eating it in the dark. The eggs were a distinct shade of OD, with bits of pinkish ham, and yellowish "cheese" .
 
All in all it looked far too much like a piece of rubber dog vomit.
 
Also, god help you if you got any of that brine on you. It'd stink terribly after an hour or so.
 
So something that is a semi-palatable "brick" of what tastes and smells like V8 juice does not seem that bad to me.. (Especially if I could secure a source of vodka, and a jar of dill pickle spears...)

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Dairy farmer were I grew up used to paint the side of his holsteins with bright orange maring paint- "COW"..
Still lost a couple to what we called "Detroit Hunters".