BF2S Forums Weapons classification queston(s).

Carbine is a smaller version of a bigger gun, I.E G3 series spawned the G36 series
AK-47 - AK-74u

etc

http://wiki.bf2s.com/weapons/comparison .

Agent_Dung_Bomb wrote:

Under what classification do the mounted/Humvee MGs go under, and what about things like the LAV or anti-air guns?

Just trying to understand the stats better, and any help would be appreciated.

Humvee .50-cals are counted as transport still, ground-mounted MG's are ground defense, LAV-25 is armor even if you're in a side gunner slot, and anti-air, (both stinger/IGLA emplacement and vehicles like the Linebacker/Tunguska) are all lumped under air defense.

And in case you were confused (not sure if you were or not) the support main guns like the SAW, RPK and PKM are light machine guns, and AT guns like MP5 and PP-19 are submachineguns.

G36E is an Assault Rifle (its the export version of the G36 which is also an assault rifle). The M4, G36C, AK-74U, QBZ-97 and SCAR-L are classed as carbines in this game.

In real life the M4 is essentially a carbine version of the M16. The AK-74U is a shortened AK-74 (U for Ukorochennyj - Russian for shortened). The QBZ-97 in the game is a compact version of the QBZ-97 assault rifle. The G36C is not the carbine version of the G36 series but infact the 'Commando' version which is in fact smaller than the G36K.

The SCAR-L is not essentially a carbine as it is not derived from another weapon, it's a completely new design which won the contract from the US SOCOM (Special Operations COMmand) for its new SCAR project (SCAR stands for SOF Combat Assault Rifle) The Rifle Mark 16 is what the SCAR-L is actually called (SCAR was the name of the project, now that this design won it has been given a Navy designation) and the SCAR-H is known as the Rifle Mark 17. It should also be noted that a SCAR-L can be converted to a SCAR-H in the field by changing the Upper and Lower Receivers, Barrel and Bolt.

If you need to know how weapons are classified in game just check the BF2 Wiki -

http://wiki.bf2s.com/weapons

Hope my reply helped answer your question.

The term "Carbine" originates from a french term and simply means:

"A lightweight Rifle with a short(end) barrel"

=FDX=VEga wrote:

Cheers for the experienced information Wolfsheep, pretty much the same as the stuff I put in my original post.

Erm, are we reading the same forum?
You were writing about the different specs of the weapons - I simply wrote about who is carrying these rifles in real life. I don't see any similar information in our postings, except that we are talking about the same weapons.

What's your point?

=FDX=VEga wrote:

G36E is an Assault Rifle (its the export version of the G36 which is also an assault rifle). The M4, G36C, AK-74U, QBZ-97 and SCAR-L are classed as carbines in this game.

In real life the M4 is essentially a carbine version of the M16. The AK-74U is a shortened AK-74 (U for Ukorochennyj - Russian for shortened). The QBZ-97 in the game is a compact version of the QBZ-97 assault rifle. The G36C is not the carbine version of the G36 series but infact the 'Commando' version which is in fact smaller than the G36K.

The SCAR-L is not essentially a carbine as it is not derived from another weapon, it's a completely new design which won the contract from the US SOCOM (Special Operations COMmand) for its new SCAR project (SCAR stands for SOF Combat Assault Rifle) The Rifle Mark 16 is what the SCAR-L is actually called (SCAR was the name of the project, now that this design won it has been given a Navy designation) and the SCAR-H is known as the Rifle Mark 17. It should also be noted that a SCAR-L can be converted to a SCAR-H in the field by changing the Upper and Lower Receivers, Barrel and Bolt.

If you need to know how weapons are classified in game just check the BF2 Wiki -

http://wiki.bf2s.com/weapons

Hope my reply helped answer your question.

Thanks!
Got all the info I needed

Now I gotto go and get my carbine KD up ->