Chainfist

If not a pistol or knife, why not have the ability to carry a sniper rifle and an M16? You can carry an RPG and a rifle but not two rifles. ( Plus after you are done with that RPG, its hard to get rid of it unless you pick up an M60 or another launcher.)

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (madmike @ Mar. 01 2002,01:34)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">yeah i admit every army uses them but for places like bosnia and kosovo. I doubt that they would be used in a place such as the locations in the games. The british never used them in the falklands which is identical terrain. Also if people did get them they would soon start complaining after realising thier limited range and stopping power. In a normal battlefield situation a soldier wouldnt run off rambo style to stab some Russians in a nearby house( he would be dead instantly)<span id='postcolor'> Likely it is True that you cant do any Rambo attacks with such weapons.. heck you cant do that with the ones already in the game without the likely outcome of getting yourself killed. As stated in another message, these weapons are issued to the Forces and yes I've been in situations , say Multiplayer Urban map, where Ive had to go into a house and take out a defending sniper. If I had a knife I could do it with some stealth instead of firing off my AK-47 and giving away my position. (Also it would be fun to have a game where we are limited to just pistols and knives. That would totally change the rules and tactics of the game.)

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (madmike @ Feb. 28 2002,21:39)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Why dont you use a grenade? This game is about realism, which is why BIS never put in sidearms<span id='postcolor'> Realism eh? So Special Forces don't carry Combat Knives? Is that what you are saying?

One thing I noticed about the OFP weapons is that there are no small arms. OFP seems to be the only game of its type that does not include a knife, handguns or even fists for that matter. The problem with this is when you run out of ammo, you can't resort to using a combat knife or your fists. A Knife would be useful for situations that require stealth. Fists would be good for a non lethal attack which you may want to do to your teamate if they are out of line or if you want a boxing match. Hanguns, with their light recoil, would be good for running and shooting at the same time plus effective at close range building fights. Does anyone know of any small arms in the works or weapons patches that add this option?