Which country's military equipment attracts you the most?

[RomanS]

Which country's military equipment attracts you the most?

in looks
stats
history

all together

[penna]

darn you for making me choose ;)

[EvanL]

European cus it entails British and German weapons which i find to be the most interesting, both aesthetically and historically.

[-Jack-]

Don't the Isrealis buy American equipment on the most part ?

[RomanS]

Don't the Isrealis buy American equipment on the most part ?

their new rifles look cool

plus there is Merkava

[Fintin]

US...i am a US history major...its kinda important to be interested in the US military for that...

looks...your kidding right...if it works and is ugly...it still works
history...in just over 200 years we managed to pull alot of the same stuff other countries took centuries to do...
stats...look above

[Hullebullen]

Current: US since they can afford all the newest gizmoes and upgrade their equipment like no-one else...

Past: Germany WW2-era...

[-Jack-]

[quote="Hullebullen"]Current: US since they can afford all the newest gizmoes and upgrade their equipment like no-one else...
quote]

Funny that they always seem to jam :roll:

[TheKiwi]

[quote=Hullebullen]Current: US since they can afford all the newest gizmoes and upgrade their equipment like no-one else...
quote]

Funny that they always seem to jam :roll:

Says the man from the country that gave the world the SA-80. :P

[b.scheller]

ISRAELI...

[RomanS]

Come on RUssian guys, we need to beat at least Europe!

[-Jack-]

[quote=Hullebullen]Current: US since they can afford all the newest gizmoes and upgrade their equipment like no-one else...
quote]

Funny that they always seem to jam :roll:

Says the man from the country that gave the world the SA-80. :P

:oops: i know, on behalf of the UK ... we are so, so, soooooooo sorry.

infact i think the SA-80 was a practical joke by the MOD :P

[FozzieBear]

i myself am embarrased of the sa-80 saga too :P but hey it works now :) i like european weapons ww1 to present :) mainly british german.

[b.scheller]

well since i only get one vote, id also cast my vote for the Russians and the CF (Canadian Forces)

[Bulkowski]

I like Russian/Soviet and most Eastern-Euro's

[Operation Ivy]

Well we got the Abrams so i guess i pick the US p-)

Germany did have the tiger and the mg42 but just wasnt enough to change my vote :D

[Saint]

i like the mongolian stuff

[earl]

I think I like Russian stuff the most because in North America, almost all you ever see is US hardware (movies, games) and while Russia is the stereotypical 'bad guys' it's pretty much limited to AK47s. Once I started learning about modern Russian designs (especially small arms) I was really intrigued and started trying to learn more. That's why my first mod for Rogue Spear: Urban Ops was all new or obscure Russian weapons.

I'm still just as interested by Western equipment, but it's so popular that it gets boring - try counting how many different people made M4's for Operation Flashpoint, it's ridiculous. I guess it was also a niche for my mod work, because nobody else was doing much with Russian harware.

And how can you not love something like the KS23 shotgun? 23mm, it can fire a steel slug called "Barricade" (I think it's 80g). Classic Russian overkill. :D

[Pandy]

I've always had a taste for russian equipment. But not just Russian stuff, the Warsaw Equipment, along with even Finnish Military. AK-47 just looks good to me.

[mr.x]

Hullebullen wrote:

Current: US since they can afford all the newest gizmoes and upgrade their equipment like no-one else...

I think we should get some high marks for innovation as well, no?

Also, even though I voted US (i'm biased what can I say?)

I do still admire most of much of the German equipment form the 20th century.

I also admire simplicity/ functionality coupled with cost effectiveness. In small arms that award has to go to the Russians for the SKS and Kalasnikov designs. I really do admire the SKS as it is COMPLETELY functinal as a bolt action even if the gas system were to fail. for the time period it was the best of both worlds.

[szr]

I like it all!

[Zarathustra]

France which isn't included in the list, but i'm not so surprised, almost everyone here hate france...

FA-MAS ROCKS ( I used it )

[memphiz]

I like the Aussies stuff

[mr.x]

I never had the opportunity to play ith the FAMAS, but it sounds like a good weapon if that helps :D

[GAFES]

Russian p-)

[Skaman]

US...i am a US history major...its kinda important to be interested in the US military for that...

looks...your kidding right...if it works and is ugly...it still works
history...in just over 200 years we managed to pull alot of the same stuff other countries took centuries to do...
stats...look above

:roll:

[Ratamacue]

Is there soemthing wrong with majoring in US History?

[budanski]

Check out these guns...

http://img78.exs.cx/img78/3670/Flag1.jpg

[NcDeuce]

USA

Where else can you, within a week's time, handle a M4, M9 Beretta, AK-47, RPG-7 Grenade Launcher, Javelin Antitank Missile, and M67 Fragmentation Grenade. Oh yeah and jump into a UH-60, play in a humvee, and pack your ruck onto a C-130...

;)

[FDF_Hemppis]

Well...There's just that "something" in German WW2-era weapons, so I gotta say Europe. :)

And Russia is "thou shalt know thy enemy" ;)

[ikurinturbiini]

I voted for "other" because I like South African stuff the most: Ratel, Oliphaunt, Rooivalk, Buffel, Casspir, the works. Original, outside-the-box thinking, perfectly adapted for their particular needs.

Swedish stuff is also way cool, from jets and subs to vehicles and camo.

For light arms, definitely Russia. Russian guns kill people dead with no frills, max reliability.

[ßå$tĮТHÏ¿ð]

Russian gear all the way! woot :D

[Skaman]

Is there soemthing wrong with majoring in US History?

Not at all, I am a major in U.S History. However, the notion of that incessant whiner Fintin being a history major is just laughable. I find U.S history quite engaging.

[Gringo]

[quote=Hullebullen]Current: US since they can afford all the newest gizmoes and upgrade their equipment like no-one else...
quote]

Funny that they always seem to jam :roll:

Says the man from the country that gave the world the SA-80. :P

why do u care the? only other forces apart from UK that use it is the Jamaican Defense Force. :P

[Moledet]

Don't the Isrealis buy American equipment on the most part ?
Israel has a pretty big weapons industry, we either upgrade American equipment or we produce our own weapons.
www.israeli-weapons.com
The three big compaies are Elbit, IMI and Rafael.

[Zarathustra]

Check out these guns...

http://img78.exs.cx/img78/3670/Flag1.jpg


Wanker...

[ash933]

Check out these guns...

http://img78.exs.cx/img78/3670/Flag1.jpg


Wanker...

Well, yes. That is the idea.

[ikurinturbiini]

http://img78.exs.cx/img78/3670/Flag1.jpg

Those guys are fat. I hate man-****s. And what's with the dog?

Sicko.

[Apogee]

history...in just over 200 years we managed to pull alot of the same stuff other countries took centuries to do...


Are you serious? That makes little to no sense.

Just busting your balls though

[Fenna]

Europe isn't a country

[budanski]

Behold, the USS John Kerry

http://img86.exs.cx/img86/457/USS_Kerry.jpg

[Lance Corporal]

Well...There's just that "something" in German WW2-era weapons, so I gotta say Europe. :)

And Russia is "thou shalt know thy enemy" ;)

Dude, you stole my words! :)

[Lance Corporal]

Europe isn't a country

What? Are you serious?

[ikurinturbiini]

Europe isn't a country

What? Are you serious?

I think Europe is in, like, Kansas or sumpin'.

[Dalleer]

Yeah , German stuff is pretty amazing in my opinion as well..

[israeli dude]

Don't the Isrealis buy American equipment on the most part ?

not really,in the air force mibe.
i dont know how much %, but i think it somthing like 50% are israeli equipment but im not sure,i could be rong.but i know that alot of the equipment that is foreng in israel is upgreded by israel.like the ahzarit APC.

and way,go to here and see that not jest the merkava and the tavor are israeli equipment.
http://www.israeli-weapons.com

[Gatling]

Yeah Famas is a pretty good weapon, but the cleaning part is a b***, and being the lazy ass that I am ,I vote for AK as far as individual weapons.

[Raistlin]

Don't the Isrealis buy American equipment on the most part ?

their new rifles look cool

plus there is Merkava
Besides, only Israelis can tinker with weapons like they do:

http://users.on.net/~cheshirecat/m4-dm.jpg
(you can tell it's an Israeli M4 just by looking at it)

[Falco]

Canadian kit is cool

[israeli dude]

Don't the Isrealis buy American equipment on the most part ?

their new rifles look cool

plus there is Merkava
Besides, only Israelis can tinker with weapons like they do:

http://users.on.net/~cheshirecat/m4-dm.jpg
(you can tell it's an Israeli M4 just by looking at it)

it cold in heberow "Shifchur" and its meen to secure that everything on the weapon stay on it and will not foll out.and believe me that is somthing i think all soldiers in all the army's ahould start doing.

נ.ב. אם מישהו יכול שאיתן לו תמונה של M4 או M16 משופצר.

[Digital Marine]

US stuff is cool :)

[perdurabo]

i like central/estern european stuff hungaian czech polish ... east meets west in its best :lol:

[Rantanplan]

My big ***** is the Best

[Haiw]

it cold in heberow "Shifchur" and its meen to secure that everything on the weapon stay on it and will not foll out.and believe me that is somthing i think all soldiers in all the army's ahould start doing.
I think most armies just make sure to have weapons that don't have the stocks and heatshields falling off all the time... ;)

[Javehn]

If you are talking about personal gear of a soldier I would preffer :
Russian Uniforms , Israeli vests and slings + weapons , US boots +weapons .

[Javehn]

+some nice Polish thingies (weapons) ... :)

[MARINO]

1)British, good army, good soldiers, good warriors.
2) Israel,
2) USA

and obviously Spain.

[basket of soft kittens]

1)British, good army, good soldiers, good warriors.
2) Israel,
2) USA

and obviously Spain.

isreal gets all its stuff from usa

[ZeroPositive]

Canadian Camo/ US custom gear/Israeli tanks and APCs/Gurkhas...

[Macs.]

I really like the loadout of the Dutch army !









(besides Germany of course p-) )

[anonymous individual]

I spent all my beer money on Russian gear... so guess what I voted. :)

[GrimReaper]

it cold in heberow "Shifchur" and its meen to secure that everything on the weapon stay on it and will not foll out.and believe me that is somthing i think all soldiers in all the army's ahould start doing.
I think most armies just make sure to have weapons that don't have the stocks and heatshields falling off all the time... ;)
I guess you never dropped an M-16 on the floor? The entire family had a tendency to have heat shields easliy break apart.

[Haiw]

That's why the allmighty God equiped us with slings. p-)

(P.S. I'm only half-serious :P)

[MARINO]

1)British, good army, good soldiers, good warriors.
2) Israel,
2) USA

and obviously Spain.

isreal gets all its stuff from usa

Yeah but USA don't have all those modifications for Uraban combat.

[mountainbear]

The Israelis have the army with the best adaptivity to the situation. In Libanon they find out the m113 was not armored enough for urban fightig so they carried the infantry in Merkavas. Then They made the havy APC's as Achzarit, Puma, Nakpadon, ... They always develop or buy the best equipment for the situation. That make the Israelian army the most intresting and the best for me. They also have great UAV's.

[Raistlin]

isreal gets all its stuff from usa
Christ, did you even read the whole thread?

I get *****s by looking at US weapons

[basket of soft kittens]

I get *****s by looking at US weapons

i thought i was the only one

[-Jack-]

1)British, good army, good soldiers, good warriors.
2) Israel,
2) USA

and obviously Spain.


1)British, Crap army, great soldiers, fantastic warriors.
2)Israel get all there stuff from the US. p-)

[ShadowNeo]

I don't see how you can have a crap army but great soldiers.

[Raistlin]

Army = soldiers + equipment

[ShadowNeo]

But this thread is asking about what countrie's equipment attracts you the most.


Seems a bit contradictive listing the British Army as number one on your list but calling their equipment crap.

[ShadowNeo]

referring to -jack-

[Lt_Crooks]

russia has the baddest gun ever : AK-47 they take the cake, also rpg's etc may not be the best, but something about them are just cool.

[Raistlin]

AFAIK Russian army hasn't been using AK47s for quite a while.

Russian weapons should've been intergrated with European