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Mercury Field Gun- Repurposed
RistoH:
--- Quote from: N-Sunderland on July 17, 2014, 07:52:45 pm ---Something like this?
That was, at one point, going to be a gun in this game. Turns out having guns the size of ships didn't quite work.
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I seriously want this to adventure mode. I must have!
Piemanlives:
--- Quote from: Shinkurex on July 18, 2014, 09:16:11 am ---We need to get a petition up... I want to see one on my Junker
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Instead of a lower deck the junker now has one of these mounted on its underside.
Canon Whitecandle:
Hurrah, conversation entirely derailed by the howitzer. Thanks guys. x3
-MMBF- Shelton:
--- Quote from: Canon Whitecandle on July 17, 2014, 07:39:33 pm ---Just a minor thing that I noticed that's worth pointing out. Field guns are large calibre mounted guns that are used in land tactical combat, particularly during WWI and WWII. The Mercury being a field gun means that it was originally used as a massive-ass sniper rifle during land combat, apparently re-purposed to fit on our airships. Interesting thought.
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Field artillery are still used in modern warfare. Field pieces are not used as massive-ass sniper rifles, but generally as delivery system for shrapnel. Or, massive-ass grenade launchers. Unlike rifles which need line of sight to put lead on target, artillery pieces use over the horizon firing to put lead on target. They use massive-ass math.
Deltajugg:
I always considered the "Howitzer" and other guns like this as a concept only, since they are not currently in the game. What that means for me is that I call Flak, Hwacha and others "Heavy" weapons, for there are no heavier weapons than them in the game as of now to call those Medium. You can't really say that Hwacha is a Medium gun "because Heavy weapons are ship-size village killers" if they are actually not the case in anything other than concept.
That being said, Medium, Heavy, whatever you call it, I'd love seeing more guns in the game.
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