It's a gas-exchange thingy which softens recoil.
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| Author: | Otterman [ Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | What's this thingon the Krieg 'shaker? |
What's the dingus circled in red? A spare barrel component? |
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| Author: | Dwarf Supreme [ Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:03 pm ] |
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Looks like a recoil piston. |
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| Author: | vanvlak [ 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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| Author: | Evil and Chaos [ Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | What's this thingon the Krieg 'shaker? |
It's a gas-exchange thingy which softens recoil.
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| Author: | wargame_insomniac [ Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:11 pm ] |
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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. Cheers James |
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| Author: | Otterman [ Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:11 pm ] |
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Thanks for the delicious info. |
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| Author: | Legion 4 [ 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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| Author: | hotwire [ Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:15 pm ] |
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recoil the guns into the enemy lines 
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| Author: | Legion 4 [ Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:20 pm ] |
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Yeah, but then they will shoot'm at you !! 
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| Author: | GrayDL [ Wed Jul 11, 2007 11:59 am ] |
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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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| Author: | Dwarf Supreme [ Wed Jul 11, 2007 2:39 pm ] |
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(GrayDL @ Jul. 11 2007,06:59) QUOTE 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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| Author: | Otterman [ Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:07 pm ] |
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Here's the reference picture. I thought it was a nifty, funky sensor. |
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| Author: | Legion 4 [ Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:48 pm ] |
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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 ? 
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| Author: | MaksimSmelchak [ Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:19 pm ] |
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Hi Guys, You're all WRONG! That's the Twinkie storage tube, of course! LOL Shalom, Maksim-Smelchak. |
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| Author: | Markconz [ Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | What's this thingon the Krieg 'shaker? |
No - it's for close combat like an ankylosaurus tail  
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