Japanese rifles?

[Salmon Sashimi 刺身]

in previous games we had them. bit not here

i would love to see the Type 97 and Type 99 Sniper rifles make it into the game

[Arya]

The Type 99 would be a nice addition. Lovely rifle.

We do actually have a weapon used by the Japanese, although it's journey to them was slightly convoluted. The ZH-29 was designed in Czechoslovakia in the late '20s and adopted into service in China. After going to war with China, the Japanese produced an unlicenced copy and used it themselves.

[Shadow75]

I second this tbh. I would like to see the Type 99, would be nice like a community free thingy whatever you call it.

[Rydall]

im not a history buff, but i look at it like this,
if karl is there doing what the game depicts, right now? , would you see the turks and germans , russans running arround with japan made rifles? , if thats a yes, then im all good with it, if its a no , then theres no real point putting them in .
again they may be a great rifle, and i understand you love them, but if the shoe dont fit........
again just keeping the debate going

[Shadow75]

Originally posted by -PAC- RYDALL:

im not a history buff, but i look at it like this,
if karl is there doing what the game depicts, right now? , would you see the turks and germans , russans running arround with japan made rifles? , if thats a yes, then im all good with it, if its a no , then theres no real point putting them in .
again they may be a great rifle, and i understand you love them, but if the shoe dont fit........
again just keeping the debate going

Karl feels more like a merc, a lot of factions like the British, Germans, Russians, Italians, Japan, USA stole weapons from each other really.

Some of the factions stole the rifles then build there own version of them.

[Max Steiner]

I would like to see Karl with a Norwegian battleaxe. Its sad they didnt include that.

[Rydall]

you made me laf out loud max... great post

[Zekiran]

Next SE game: time travel, I can see it now. Run out of bullets? Well then GRAB AN AXE, MAN!

[Arya]

I think it goes both ways.

An SOE commando would have good reason to use a Carcano or Mauser when operating in Italy. Guns aren't infallible and eventually they would need spare parts that simply aren't available. Resupply from England would be dangerous, so a much more practical option would be to use a locally made gun. A Carcano performs reasonably well and there would be absolutely no issue finding spare parts or ammo for it.

That being said, you're never going to find an Arisaka in Italy. It was created for the sole use of the Japanese military and never exported to Europe. Even if you did find one, finding ammo and parts for it will prove nigh impossible.

I would rather see French guns feature. The MAS-36 was an excellent rifle and much more fitting of the location. Northern Italy directly borders onto France, and the Free French were critical allies during mid-late WWII.

[Salmon Sashimi 刺身]

Originally posted by 狼 Wolfey:

I think it goes both ways.

An SOE commando would have good reason to use a Carcano or Mauser when operating in Italy. Guns aren't infallible and eventually they would need spare parts that simply aren't available. Resupply from England would be dangerous, so a much more practical option would be to use a locally made gun. A Carcano performs reasonably well and there would be absolutely no issue finding spare parts or ammo for it.

That being said, you're never going to find an Arisaka in Italy. It was created for the sole use of the Japanese military and never exported to Europe. Even if you did find one, finding ammo and parts for it will prove nigh impossible.

I would rather see French guns feature. The MAS-36 was an excellent rifle and much more fitting of the location. Northern Italy directly borders onto France, and the Free French were critical allies during mid-late WWII.

you are wrong on the export part. they were in fact exported to italy in WW1 and lots were set to britain pre-WW1