RPG-2/B-40/B-50/Type 56 RPG

[kamikazi21358]

RPG-2[upload.wikimedia.org]

B-40[upload.wikimedia.org]

B-40 and B-50[i.pinimg.com]

Type 56 RPG[s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com]

I know this has been suggested a few times, as this is the main rocket propelled grenade used in the Vietnam War. The RPG-7 was used in smaller numbers, later on.

However, I have an addition on a suggestion on how to make this weapon relevant, as after all, it is a worse AT weapon than the RPG-7.

As like the RPG-7, the RPG-2 carrier typically was to carry 3 rockets. However, usually a squad member accompanies the the grenadier, with additional ammunition.
To make the RPG-2 desirable, perhaps the RPG-2 carrier has the ability to be rearmed like squad mates, like a machine gunner. This would allow the RPG-2 carrier to not always have to retreat to an ammunition supply crate to rearm the RPG.

This means that the player has the option to carry the superior RPG-7, or if they wish, they can carry the more standard RPG-2 (or variants). But, they can provide more fire support, and can take more shots at helicopters in return, as teammates can replenish their supply like machine guns.

As well, perhaps the RPG-2 and variants could be the only RPG available to NLF, while PAVN has the option of both RPG-2 and RPG-7. However, the main part was that of above.

[Vasily Chuikov]

I've suggested something similar in the past, +1

[Tracy]

+1

The B-40 especially, it's the one of two things North Vietnam made in the war that were any good and saw extensive use, other being the K-50M. Would be more better seeing that thing get wielded around than a RPG-7 in early war campaign for either PAVN & NLF.

[PFC Luu [29ID]]

+1

[Bot]

I like that ! Thank you ! It has been suggested quite a few time, I hope it will be added.

However don't think the teammate resupply think is a good Idea, just add another rocket to go with the rpg-2 is better.
The problem is if teamates can resupply you you could sit somewhere and being resupplied very often by teamates making you too Op.

For machine gun it's not that op since it takes time to empty your magasine. With a rpg you can fire your 3 rockets in less than a minute.

[Rabbit]

Originally posted by kamikazi21358:

To make the RPG-2 desirable, perhaps the RPG-2 carrier has the ability to be rearmed like squad mates, like a machine gunner.

This is a BR decompression issu- wait, wrong game. No, but we must have the RPG-2, B-40, etc. They were the most common for the North Vietnamese and Vietcong for most of the war. I feel we should also replace the 91/30 Mosin with a Chinese Type 53 carbine, but that is for another thread.

[Bot]

Originally posted by Rootin Tootin Putin:

replace the 91/30 Mosin with a Chinese Type 53 carbine, but that is for another thread.

This,
maybe we'll get a mod with the most historically accurate loadouts. No spooky for day maps, chinese type 63, no xm177, RPG2, no AKM etc.

[kamikazi21358]

Originally posted by Rootin Tootin Putin:

This is a BR decompression issu- wait, wrong game.

I see you on both forums, I knew, didn’t know when, but I knew you would say that at some point.

Originally posted by Rootin Tootin Putin:

I feel we should also replace the 91/30 Mosin with a Chinese Type 53 carbine, but that is for another thread.

Not replace, but a sub-variant would be cool. Perhaps like the AK-47 (Type 56 default, AKM is in the subvarients), the Type 53 could be the main bolt action, and you have an option to open subvarients and select the Mosin 91/30.

[Rabbit]

Originally posted by kamikazi21358:

I see you on both forums, I knew, didn’t know when, but I knew you would say that at some point.

Not replace, but a sub-variant would be cool. Perhaps like the AK-47 (Type 56 default, AKM is in the subvarients), the Type 53 could be the main bolt action, and you have an option to open subvarients and select the Mosin 91/30.

I did not expect to find you playing this game personally, but it is good to have you here. I mainly say replace because in most pictures of the Mosin 91/30 in Vietnam, it's the scoped version. All the unscoped ones I've seen in pictures have been M44s or Type 53s. Not to say the 91/30 wasn't used unscoped, but it would still at least be nice to have the Carbine version with faster ADS and bolting, in exchange for less range on melee and perhaps no bayonet or something.

[Beans]

+1

[kamikazi21358]

Originally posted by Rootin Tootin Putin:

Originally posted by kamikazi21358:

I see you on both forums, I knew, didn’t know when, but I knew you would say that at some point.

Not replace, but a sub-variant would be cool. Perhaps like the AK-47 (Type 56 default, AKM is in the subvarients), the Type 53 could be the main bolt action, and you have an option to open subvarients and select the Mosin 91/30.

I did not expect to find you playing this game personally, but it is good to have you here. I mainly say replace because in most pictures of the Mosin 91/30 in Vietnam, it's the scoped version. All the unscoped ones I've seen in pictures have been M44s or Type 53s. Not to say the 91/30 wasn't used unscoped, but it would still at least be nice to have the Carbine version with faster ADS and bolting, in exchange for less range on melee and perhaps no bayonet or something.

My opinion still is it shouldn’t be ‘replaced.’ But like the Type 56 and AKM, I think the Type 53 should be the main bolt action rifle option for NLF, but when you open the sub-variants, the Soviet Mosin is an option to choose.

I think there are a few other weapons they could do this as well, like both games, I am always for more variants of existing stuff as well (if it was used). For example, the current SKS is actually not the Russian SKS: if you examine it, it is actually the Chinese Type 56 SKS (they have a Type 56 assault rifle, Type 56 carbine, and a Type 56 RPG: not confusing at all), perhaps as well, we could have the Chinese SKS, and a Russian SKS sub option, both weapons used in Vietnam.
This is why I didn’t just say ‘RPG-2’ or ‘B-40’, I think getting all 4 variants of these weapons would be nice. This is my opinion though.

[FlashBurn]

Get us the freaking B-40. it was the most used anti tank weapon of the freaking war. And ya, its just a local made RPG-2.

[Sgt. Elias]

Yeah its criminal to not have the B-40.

[kamikazi21358]

Found this video of it firing:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uL0RCp1Hujc
Which brings up a question: I seen pictures of the B-40/B-50 with the single spoke bi-pod (monopod[?]), would that be a thing? Perhaps to balance aim or something?