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Russ
So, I'll try to whip up a quick template.
Name: Emily Johnson (could change)
Role: Sniper
Weapons: * LWRC SABR rifle (12" assault barrel and 20" sniper barrel), 7.62x51 NATO; Barrett M98B sniper rifle, .338 Lapua Magnum, bolt action; Mk 23 Mod 0 pistol, .45 ACP, silenced; combat knife (get back to ya on that)
Description: Physical only, I'll do this part later.
Personality: Once again, I'll do it later.
History: Brief description, mostly military such as medals, notable previous postings, training, etc. And, I'll do it later.
*My weapons selection is highly variable... it'll probably change within the hour...
That's about all I've got, for now. See anything else that should be added? After I post this comment, I'll post a little bit about the assault rifle selection. It might get highly technical, since I'm really bored...
Russ
So, I would like to have the standard round for our little group be 6.8mm. There are, however, a limited number of designs that shoot the 6.8mm round. There are hundreds (I doubt I'm exaggerating) of designs that shoot 5.56. Sure, you only need one design, but that also goes into machine guns, which we'll likely end up with at some point.
So, I'll ask for your opinions. Do we use the 5.56, or go to 6.8? It doesn't actually make that big of a difference as far as writing goes, but it could come up. After all, 5.56 can be had pretty much anywhere, while 6.8 is harder to find, since it isn't "standard" ammunition.
Besides, I'm going to use 7.62x51mm anyway, so... You choose what round you use, so long as everyone uses it. =)
Russ
So, first, for the "standard" assault rifle, a good choice would be the Bushmaster ACR;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJhPMIVgF6c
And, for Wolfe, the LWRC SABR (I'm looking for actual information right now);
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2OMzlhF3uI
Russ
Russ
Is there a standard round for pistols? And also, shall we differentiate rounds for revolvers and semiautos, or use the same cartridge? One more thing: attachments? Certain ones for certain missions, or what? Oh, and shotguns. Now that I've brought that up, I'll try to get a bio up real soon.
And as for attachments I guess suppressors are a constant one for obvious reasons, I reckon infra red sights could be handy too
Well, with revolvers, I'd say use a magnum round of some sort. As for semi-autos, I'd say probably .45 ACP for the firepower.
With attachments, well, Special Forces, so we'll most likely have sights (ACOG and reflex), probably some grenade launchers, foregrips, about anything that has ever been made could be had. Oh, and silencers, yeah, definitely silencers.
As for shotguns, I know nothing for the Russians, but the M1014 is pretty good. There are also a couple of "Masterkey" shotguns, mountable on an assault rifle like a grenade launcher. The one that comes to mind is;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M26_Modular_Accessory_Shotgun_System
Russ
So, do either of you know of anyone who might be interested in joining this? We need someone for explosives and someone for electronics and someone for a machine gun, probably. We could write multiple characters, but I would kind of prefer to have more people in on it, if for nothing else than for more ideas.
Russ
I'm not sure of anyone that would join right now, but I'll let you know if I think of someone later on.
I'd say that, since a large concentration of forces could be taken out, no problem, probably a WMD would be a good choice. Nukes are a decent choice, but that is pretty much a big bang and some fall out. I'd say something biological (like that nice new, what was it, avian flu strain, maybe?) might give more options and uniqueness to the story.
Opinions?
Russ
Russ
Role: Weapons Specialist
Weapons: AK-108 assault rifle, 5.56x45mm NATO, reflex sight, suppressor, M26 Modular Accessory Shotgun System; MP412 REX Revolver, .357 Magnum, speed reloader; Colt Commander, .45 ACP, suppressor, flashlight; Emerson Commander folding knife, partially serrated edge, Wave opening mechanism; several fragmentation and flash-bang grenades.
Description: 27 years of age, just taller than average; lean; dark green eyes; short, straight brown hair.
Personality: Irritable and full of aggression, but shares comradeship with fellow soldiers. Very standard-issue about everything except his weapons, which he chose. Good at one-liners, not that he uses them aloud very much.
History: Medal for Courage (Russian Medal of Valour), Order of Courage, previously with Spetsruppa Alfa, the elite Russian counter-terrorist unit. Trained in GRU hand-to-hand combat techniques, rappelling and other climbing techniques, psychological warfare, weapons handling, demolition and hostage rescue.
This ok? I really wasn't sure about putting down combat specialist, but if someone doesn't like it, I'll change it. Is there any of this you want me to edit?
PS, Russ: I totally agree with what you're saying about guns. :)
I'll eventually get around to finalizing personality and stuff for Emily, but I'm working on another project right now, so it could be a day or two.
Russ