Weapons with Tripods

[Jimmy the Saint 10]

Hello everybody, I have just a quick question. I was wondering if it is possible to use the tripod of weapons like the machinegun. If yes, I would also like to know how to make use of it. Thank you in advance. :)

[Thirdup 0]

You can use them (assuming they are not damaged). You have to "enter" them like a vehicle.

They can be placed as "static" weapons via the editor. You can't carry them around.

As part of the ACE mod in ArmA1, you could field a tripod weapon (but it took two players...one to carry the weapon and one to carry the tripod)

[MH6 11]

I think he means the MGs you carry, like the m249. Most sniper rifles also have bipods. I think they're deployed automatically when you go prone, but I'm not positive.

Or maybe he did mean the static machine guns, dunno. :P

[Jimmy the Saint 10]

I think he means the MGs you carry, like the m249. Most sniper rifles also have bipods. I think they're deployed automatically when you go prone, but I'm not positive.

Or maybe he did mean the static machine guns, dunno. :P

You are right, I meant those which can be carried around in the field. Like those which can be fixed on a m249.

[Thirdup 0]

OK, think I follow you now.

That was another feature that the ACE mod added. If you were carrying a bipod weapon, you could rest/deploy it on some objects (like walls or the hood of a vehicle) to stablize it for firing in a standing position.

[Jimmy the Saint 10]

Alright, so it was my fault to call them tripods, since they are probably only used on mgs which are fixed on the ground, like in a bunker. Anyway, is it possible to deploy the bipod of a sniper weapon, a pkm or m249 mg in the field to increase their stability?

[waycool 0]

Was the bipod animated in the ACE mod?

[frederf 0]

Nah, it didn't animate the weapon.

[Inkompetent 0]

You can't deploy the bipod per definition, but the increased precision given by the bipod is already included in the recoil preferences for shooting the weapon from the prone position.

[galzohar 31]

While there is no visual confirmation in-game, it definitely "feels" like you have bipod stability when shooting those weapons.