as something of a gun nut, i couldn't help but kind of chuckle as i looked at the new utf assault rifle: don't get me wrong, it looks damn sexy (in the same way that i find a barett m-82 a fine looking lady), but theres several stupid mistakes on it (hopefully whoever modelled this gun will read this):
http://www.halflife2.net/news//1102893193_utf-ar_beauty.jpg
first, and most important, there is no ejection on the gun. does it fire caseless ammo? if so, then thats not a problem: but if it doesn't, then it needs some place where the shell casing comes out, preferrably right above or above and in front of where the magazine goes in. a good way of marking this is with a cocking handle, which would be used to re-chamber a round after reloading, although such handles aren't immediately obvious on all guns (the hk-g3, for example, has one fairly far forward on the barrel that folds in to hide itself)
second, there are no ironsights on the gun. most modern guns- with a few exceptions- have ironsights that are kept for emergency use.
third, with the scope, you are missing one key elemnt: the adjustment knobs. these are two small knobs in the middle of the scope, typically one upright and one off to the side. you have *kind of* affected one on the top, but it would stick out more so you could grip it during combat and adjust for that long range shot you have to make. its easy to get away with something quick and bang-up, however, since these typically have screw on covers to protect them from the elements.
fourth, the scope is the wrong color, for one very important reason, which takes a bit of explaining. your eye is filled with two types of cells that recieve light: rods and cones. during the day, the cones are predominant, and are what allow you to see color. their vision spectrum focuses around green and yellow, making those colors easier to see during the day. at night, however, the rods take over, making it impossible to see something by looking directly AT it (you instead have to look off to one side, below or above). the rod spectrum focuses on the color of blue, and sees red only very weakly with a god deal more light than it would require to see any other color: this is why during midevil japan, some ninja used red cloaks and outfits instead of black ones, so the could remain invisible when not in the light and suddenly pop out in a bright color and give the impression of being supernatural to all onlookers. this principal is still in use today: navy seals in clandestine operations go out of there way to find some way of 'reddening' scopes, glasses, binoculars, etc so that the little light they do reflect is less likely to be seen. so, which would you choose? reddened? or blue and glowing?
now, onto the pistol.
http://www.halflife2.net/news//1102893193_utf-spec-sidearm.jpg
there are a couple things on this gun that would make gun users either tear out their hair in frustration, or laugh out loud just looking at it.
the first is the rail on top: a rail is used on an m-16 as a gun sight. its used this way to allow the gun to be adjustable to different heights. its used on the famas for the same reason, as well as the g-36. its not used on pistols for a very good reason: the cartridges in a pistol aren't powerful enough for a bullet to be accurate at the distances you would need to adjust the height of a sight for. another reason not to have it is because the top of a pistol moves when the gun is fired: it slides back from the inertia of the fired shell, spits out that fired shell, and chambers a new shell when fired forward. i'll give you a kudos for putting a way to get the old shell out- through the top- but i'm going to have to take it away again, since it is likely to bounce off that rail right above it, potentially falling back in and causing jamming.
second thing: the muzzle of the gun. in MOST automatic (non-revolver) handguns. there is a spring that goes under the barrel on the inside of the muzzle, to push the top forward again after its been knocked back by the shell, to help re-chamber a round. on the guns where this isn't the case, the spring goes on TOP of the barrel, and is essentially exactly the same but in reverse. even if the spring were shortened for this gun, there is no room anywhere to put it: the slick slanted lower muzzle (which i'll point out another mistake of in just a second) leaves no room for much of a barrel, much less a spring. putting it in the back of the gun is out: thats where the magazine is, as well as the trigger assembly.
third: again with the pointed muzzle: most modern military guns have a rail that goes on the underside of the muzzle, to hold anything from flashlights to laser sights, to- in rare cases that i've seen- red-dot scope mounts. some russian models also cary spare magazins, top down, and aimed slightly forward like a front handgrip on a submachine gun. the laser sight on the top of this gun should, in many cases, be located down here: this is the general rule of thumb. however, there are many other places laser sights can be mounted: in the handgrip facing forward, bolted to the trigger guard, or even in the spring housing assembly: but i've never seen a laser mounted on the top of a gun. even with assault rifles, the laser target designators are located on the sides.
fourth- the magazine. there are two points on this i think need to be made. the first is that the magazine doesn't magically stay inside the gun when slid inside, there is usually a small knob or a plate that has been welded on to 'catch' with some type of spring loaded trigger release. the second is that on the sides of the magazine, there are two 'wings' sticking up like a capital 'A' that doesn't meet: these funnel the shells into a single file line from a double one, so that the gun only tries to load one at a time. in addition to these 'wings' there is a slight groove behind the bullets so that the bolt assembly can catch them and slide them out of the magazine into the chamber to be fired.
thats all that was immediately obvious, i hope this helps, post any questions you have and i'll clarify as best i can.
http://www.halflife2.net/news//1102893193_utf-ar_beauty.jpg
first, and most important, there is no ejection on the gun. does it fire caseless ammo? if so, then thats not a problem: but if it doesn't, then it needs some place where the shell casing comes out, preferrably right above or above and in front of where the magazine goes in. a good way of marking this is with a cocking handle, which would be used to re-chamber a round after reloading, although such handles aren't immediately obvious on all guns (the hk-g3, for example, has one fairly far forward on the barrel that folds in to hide itself)
second, there are no ironsights on the gun. most modern guns- with a few exceptions- have ironsights that are kept for emergency use.
third, with the scope, you are missing one key elemnt: the adjustment knobs. these are two small knobs in the middle of the scope, typically one upright and one off to the side. you have *kind of* affected one on the top, but it would stick out more so you could grip it during combat and adjust for that long range shot you have to make. its easy to get away with something quick and bang-up, however, since these typically have screw on covers to protect them from the elements.
fourth, the scope is the wrong color, for one very important reason, which takes a bit of explaining. your eye is filled with two types of cells that recieve light: rods and cones. during the day, the cones are predominant, and are what allow you to see color. their vision spectrum focuses around green and yellow, making those colors easier to see during the day. at night, however, the rods take over, making it impossible to see something by looking directly AT it (you instead have to look off to one side, below or above). the rod spectrum focuses on the color of blue, and sees red only very weakly with a god deal more light than it would require to see any other color: this is why during midevil japan, some ninja used red cloaks and outfits instead of black ones, so the could remain invisible when not in the light and suddenly pop out in a bright color and give the impression of being supernatural to all onlookers. this principal is still in use today: navy seals in clandestine operations go out of there way to find some way of 'reddening' scopes, glasses, binoculars, etc so that the little light they do reflect is less likely to be seen. so, which would you choose? reddened? or blue and glowing?
now, onto the pistol.
http://www.halflife2.net/news//1102893193_utf-spec-sidearm.jpg
there are a couple things on this gun that would make gun users either tear out their hair in frustration, or laugh out loud just looking at it.
the first is the rail on top: a rail is used on an m-16 as a gun sight. its used this way to allow the gun to be adjustable to different heights. its used on the famas for the same reason, as well as the g-36. its not used on pistols for a very good reason: the cartridges in a pistol aren't powerful enough for a bullet to be accurate at the distances you would need to adjust the height of a sight for. another reason not to have it is because the top of a pistol moves when the gun is fired: it slides back from the inertia of the fired shell, spits out that fired shell, and chambers a new shell when fired forward. i'll give you a kudos for putting a way to get the old shell out- through the top- but i'm going to have to take it away again, since it is likely to bounce off that rail right above it, potentially falling back in and causing jamming.
second thing: the muzzle of the gun. in MOST automatic (non-revolver) handguns. there is a spring that goes under the barrel on the inside of the muzzle, to push the top forward again after its been knocked back by the shell, to help re-chamber a round. on the guns where this isn't the case, the spring goes on TOP of the barrel, and is essentially exactly the same but in reverse. even if the spring were shortened for this gun, there is no room anywhere to put it: the slick slanted lower muzzle (which i'll point out another mistake of in just a second) leaves no room for much of a barrel, much less a spring. putting it in the back of the gun is out: thats where the magazine is, as well as the trigger assembly.
third: again with the pointed muzzle: most modern military guns have a rail that goes on the underside of the muzzle, to hold anything from flashlights to laser sights, to- in rare cases that i've seen- red-dot scope mounts. some russian models also cary spare magazins, top down, and aimed slightly forward like a front handgrip on a submachine gun. the laser sight on the top of this gun should, in many cases, be located down here: this is the general rule of thumb. however, there are many other places laser sights can be mounted: in the handgrip facing forward, bolted to the trigger guard, or even in the spring housing assembly: but i've never seen a laser mounted on the top of a gun. even with assault rifles, the laser target designators are located on the sides.
fourth- the magazine. there are two points on this i think need to be made. the first is that the magazine doesn't magically stay inside the gun when slid inside, there is usually a small knob or a plate that has been welded on to 'catch' with some type of spring loaded trigger release. the second is that on the sides of the magazine, there are two 'wings' sticking up like a capital 'A' that doesn't meet: these funnel the shells into a single file line from a double one, so that the gun only tries to load one at a time. in addition to these 'wings' there is a slight groove behind the bullets so that the bolt assembly can catch them and slide them out of the magazine into the chamber to be fired.
thats all that was immediately obvious, i hope this helps, post any questions you have and i'll clarify as best i can.
