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perdedor99

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Thursday, April 9th 2009, 7:02pm

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Found interesting that both Bharat and the Dutch decided in the ZB-26 as their LMG. Says a lot about the quality and reliability of Czech weapons.

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Thursday, April 9th 2009, 7:15pm

The ZB-26 and ZB-30 are the standard WW LMG much like the Lt vz38 is the most prolific tank

Kaiser Kirk

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Thursday, April 9th 2009, 7:21pm

They appear to have been good weapons IRL and were widely exported.

In this case, the Czech nuetrality means folks can obtain their weapons with no strings attached or connotations in regards to politics.

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Thursday, April 9th 2009, 7:31pm

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Originally posted by Kaiser Kirk
They appear to have been good weapons IRL and were widely exported.

In this case, the Czech nuetrality means folks can obtain their weapons with no strings attached or connotations in regards to politics.


maybe keeping the balance? If they sell to one side, how can they refuse the other side and not seem bias?

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Thursday, April 9th 2009, 7:38pm

Or they just need the cash...

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Thursday, April 9th 2009, 7:48pm

I'm with Vukovlad here. Cash :)

Export weapon sales are a good way to offset R&D costs. Here even R&D is partially underwritten.

Here in WW, I've leaned on the Czech firms because it makes better sense than declaring the Dutch can homebrew everything. Instead supporting the Czech industry seems a better story, so the LT-33 version of the LT-38 was funded by the Dutch and Filipinos, while the semiauto was brought to final form by Dutch funds, Fokker and Avia are tied up etc.

So quite profitable for the Czech firms, while convieniant for the player base :)

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Thursday, April 9th 2009, 7:51pm

The Swiss must be as pleased as a kitten with cream to have an export-market for K31s. Kongo and Bulgaria are both buying them chambered for GP11 7.5x55! :D

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Thursday, April 9th 2009, 7:57pm

Yeah I really debated having Kongo go with the Swiss 7.5 instead of staying with the Dutch 7.92mm.

Since they know the Dutch are rearming, picking up surplus rifles would be on the radar as the cheap option. Alternately going for a semi-auto would be an expensive but feasible option this early on. Probably the best choice would be the semis for the active contingent and the mausers for the rest.

However this is where politics plays, there is a desire to mark out some differences with the Dutch, as well as pride in provide high quality unused rifles instead of somebodies cast offs.

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Thursday, April 9th 2009, 7:59pm

Perhaps Kongo would be interested in reviewing the SIG semiauto developed in conjunction with Bulgaria? Same 7.5x55 GP11 round and a lot of parts similarity with the K31.

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Thursday, April 9th 2009, 8:56pm

Oh I've followed that development. Came to late to be evaluated in the trials, but still a potential option.

It may be a case of once they've nearly kitted out all the battalions, they pass on the K31s of the active brigades and pick up some semiautos for the active forces. After all, by then the R&D costs should be defrayed and economies of scale present :)

However the conditions in the Kongo demand robust proven weapons, so they would need to see how the rifles function in hot, humid swamps and jungles with minimal maintenance facilities.