Post by Aurora-=Of-God=-(Zech) on Jul 9, 2007 22:27:30 GMT -5
Maybe some of you have already read this, but it came as a surprise to me.
According to this thread on the official AA forums. *Warning* some language in there so I boiled it down to the only really important post for you below.
This is what [Dev]SnoopDoug said:
According to this thread on the official AA forums. *Warning* some language in there so I boiled it down to the only really important post for you below.
This is what [Dev]SnoopDoug said:
Knight of HK94 hit the nail on the head. The unidentified weapon in the released desktop is the Obran KNP. This weapon will be the enemy equivalent of the US Army’s M4 MWS (Modular Weapon System). For the first time we have chosen to fictionalize the weapons and the equipment of the enemy soldiers in America’s Army. We came to this decision because we wanted to build a more realistic fighting force to match the strength of the United States Army. In America’s Army 3.0, players will be engaging a fictional country’s Armed Forces. This fictional army will more closely rival the U.S. Army in their training, equipment, and the preparedness of their soldiers. Being able to take this liberty will give us much more flexibility in the design and the gameplay of AA 3.0 and in many ways allow us to build a more realistic game.
The Obran design borrows highly from the IWI Galil. Our fictitious enemy country is producing this weapon and other variants themselves and they have modified the design of the Galil to better suit their needs. The receiver is that of the Micro Galil or the MAR. This version is equipped with the charging handle located on the left hand side of the weapon. This allows the shooter to leave his firing hand ready to engage a target while being able to function the weapon with his other hand. The receiver has been modified to accept standard AR-15 style NATO magazines. This allows the shooter to recover and use the magazines of fallen enemy soldiers. The KNP variant (Krotid Nastak Pusbrata), or the Short Assault Rifle, is using the rear sight system of the Galil AR. The upper has also been fitted with picatinny rail for mounting optics. The stock is using an AK to AR style stock adapter and is currently fitted with a modified reproduction of the Magpul CTR stock complete with riser. The fore end is machined from aluminum and is free floating, attaching directly to the receiver. The entire length of the fore end is equipped with picatinny rail on all four sides and provides ample real estate for mounting modifications.
Although the Obran is a fictional weapon we are taking no liberties with its functionality. We take realism very seriously and the Obran will operate just like a real firearm. Bearing similar characters to its Galil counterpart, the Obran is a much more realistic match to M16A4 MWS and M4 MWS than the previous AK-47 and AKS-74U of AA 2.X. It has roughly the same length and range, has a comparable rate of fire, and fires the same caliber ammunition. The Obran weapon platform is the basis of design for many of the enemy’s weapons so expect to see a lot more of it in AA3.
The Obran design borrows highly from the IWI Galil. Our fictitious enemy country is producing this weapon and other variants themselves and they have modified the design of the Galil to better suit their needs. The receiver is that of the Micro Galil or the MAR. This version is equipped with the charging handle located on the left hand side of the weapon. This allows the shooter to leave his firing hand ready to engage a target while being able to function the weapon with his other hand. The receiver has been modified to accept standard AR-15 style NATO magazines. This allows the shooter to recover and use the magazines of fallen enemy soldiers. The KNP variant (Krotid Nastak Pusbrata), or the Short Assault Rifle, is using the rear sight system of the Galil AR. The upper has also been fitted with picatinny rail for mounting optics. The stock is using an AK to AR style stock adapter and is currently fitted with a modified reproduction of the Magpul CTR stock complete with riser. The fore end is machined from aluminum and is free floating, attaching directly to the receiver. The entire length of the fore end is equipped with picatinny rail on all four sides and provides ample real estate for mounting modifications.
Although the Obran is a fictional weapon we are taking no liberties with its functionality. We take realism very seriously and the Obran will operate just like a real firearm. Bearing similar characters to its Galil counterpart, the Obran is a much more realistic match to M16A4 MWS and M4 MWS than the previous AK-47 and AKS-74U of AA 2.X. It has roughly the same length and range, has a comparable rate of fire, and fires the same caliber ammunition. The Obran weapon platform is the basis of design for many of the enemy’s weapons so expect to see a lot more of it in AA3.
I've been playing this game since it came out and I still watch other people while I'm dead to see what I can learn.
