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What's this thingon the Krieg 'shaker?
Otterman
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:03 pm 
What's the dingus circled in red? A spare barrel component?
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Dwarf Supreme
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Looks like a recoil piston.

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:11 pm 
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The Dwarf is right. It absorbs some of the recoil from the shot - a bit like a car shock absorber.

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:27 pm 
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It's a gas-exchange thingy which softens recoil. :)

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I would so love it if FW did an Epic version of this 40k scale earthshaker. I know they do the fixed platform. But I would love to see a mini version of this with the 2 sets of double wheels.

If they did then I would have to start an Epic Siegemasters army.

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Otterman
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:11 pm 
Thanks for the delicious info.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 9:51 pm 
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Yep, the boyz be right ! ... You'll see a very similar "device" on many WWI and WWII Field Guns, as well as some today ... Recoil was and in some cases still a challenge. If a gun (or tube as we used to say) was "bounced" too far out of position cause by excessive recoil after firing a shot, the accuracy of the next shot would be way off. ?Not to mention the possible injuries to the crew ! ?Recoil reduction is important ! :)   I'm sure the GHQ site has some good examples.




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PostPosted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:15 pm 
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recoil the guns into the enemy lines :p

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Yeah, but then they will shoot'm at you !! :O

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Now that we are at this, what is that spikey thing on top of the mk1 Manticore?

A sensor? An anti-infantry weapon?
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 2:39 pm 
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(GrayDL @ Jul. 11 2007,06:59)
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Now that we are at this, what is that spikey thing on top of the mk1 Manticore?

A sensor? An anti-infantry weapon?

I've always thought that is a counterweight.

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:07 pm 
Here's the reference picture. I thought it was a nifty, funky sensor.
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Yeah, I'm thinking it's a Targeting/sensor array, like on the AH-64 Apache Longbow Attack Chopper ...   And if you look you'll see 2 types of missiles on the launcher. Large ones on the bottom and smaller on top ... So one may be HE and the other AP/AT ?  That's what I'd figure.  But now with the new fluff ... maybe one is AAA/ADA ?  :D

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Hi Guys,

You're all WRONG!

That's the Twinkie storage tube, of course! LOL

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No - it's for close combat like an ankylosaurus tail  :;):


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