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Offline atlau

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« on: July 18, 2013, 02:39:39 PM »
Hey if I bail out of a German plane shouldn't I have a Luger instead of a 1911? Just saying :)
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Offline JohnnyHeelz

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Re: Luger
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2013, 02:48:22 PM »
You should also be wearing a different jacket.   :bolt:
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Offline gyrene81

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Re: Luger
« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2013, 03:00:09 PM »
and different boots...
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Re: Luger
« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2013, 03:02:01 PM »
and if we get down to it, you should be able to up again the next sortie where allied pilots would have to wait a couple of weeks (minimum).  But what fun is that?
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Offline Arlo

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Re: Luger
« Reply #4 on: July 18, 2013, 03:02:19 PM »
And lady's underthings.
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Offline Motherland

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Re: Luger
« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2013, 03:39:43 PM »
Quote from: atlau on July 18, 2013, 02:39:39 PM
Hey if I bail out of a German plane shouldn't I have a Luger instead of a 1911? Just saying :)
nope
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Offline BuckShot

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Re: Luger
« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2013, 04:23:51 PM »
Probably a Walther, not a Luger.
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Offline JohnnyHeelz

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Re: Luger
« Reply #7 on: July 18, 2013, 04:26:34 PM »
Actually..........IIRC, irl,  German sticks did not carry a sidearm.  But an officer would have a Luger, not a Walther, no?

Quote from: BuckShot on July 18, 2013, 04:23:51 PM
Probably a Walther, not a Luger.
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Offline Motherland

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Re: Luger
« Reply #8 on: July 18, 2013, 04:28:58 PM »
Quote from: BuckShot on July 18, 2013, 04:23:51 PM
Probably a Walther, not a Luger.
Walther P38, PP, PPK or Browning Hi-Power were the most common pistols to be carried by German pilots as far as I've ever been able to find.
Norwegian produced 1911's and Luger P08s and other pistols did make their way into Luftwaffe cockpits apparently, though. Lugers are fairly large pistols, especially in a small cockpit like that of the 190 or especially 109. Although often times German pilots didn't carry any more than a flare gun.

Quote from: JohnnyHeelz on July 18, 2013, 04:26:34 PM
Actually..........IIRC, irl,  German sticks did not carry a sidearm.  But an officer would have a Luger, not a Walther, no?

Being an officer was not a requirement for being a combat pilot in the Luftwaffe.
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Online Oldman731

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Re: Luger
« Reply #9 on: July 18, 2013, 04:29:49 PM »
Quote from: -ammo- on July 18, 2013, 03:02:01 PM
and if we get down to it, you should be able to up again the next sortie where allied pilots would have to wait a couple of weeks (minimum).  But what fun is that?


That would depend upon the year in question!

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Offline Lusche

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Re: Luger
« Reply #10 on: July 18, 2013, 04:33:56 PM »
Quote from: JohnnyHeelz on July 18, 2013, 04:26:34 PM
Actually..........IIRC, irl,  German sticks did not carry a sidearm.  But an officer would have a Luger, not a Walther, no?

No.

There were many different sidearms carried, if (as noted) any at all. Plane crews did genrally carry none. The Mauser HSc was a very popular and much used pistol in the Luftwaffe.
The Luger wielding German Officers is often more a Hollywood icon.

If any weapons were carried on board, for example for long range recon planes, they were part of the survival Kit. For example The Luftwaffe Drilling made by Sauer:

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Offline -ammo-

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Re: Luger
« Reply #11 on: July 18, 2013, 04:37:43 PM »
Really?

Ok Cliff, tell us the exact specifications of each sidearm. 

Wasn't this thread bait for banter?
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Offline BuckShot

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Re: Luger
« Reply #12 on: July 18, 2013, 04:40:36 PM »
Luftwaffe Drilling; very cool Shotgun/rifle

Kind of like my savage 24v but better.
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Offline SmokinLoon

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Re: Luger
« Reply #13 on: July 18, 2013, 05:31:51 PM »
I wish we had different animations for different kinds of troops.  For instance, British Paras from the C47; US Marines from the LVT2; US (or Soviet) infantry from the M3; German infantry from the SdKfz 251; and US infantry from the jeep.

In the future when HTC adds in different kinds of infantry for different jobs, I hope to see engineers, commandos, etc.   :aok
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Re: Luger
« Reply #14 on: July 18, 2013, 05:41:06 PM »
That might actually give the patent trolls something to sue for real over.  :rofl

Quote from: SmokinLoon on July 18, 2013, 05:31:51 PM
I wish we had different animations for different kinds of troops.  For instance, British Paras from the C47; US Marines from the LVT2; US (or Soviet) infantry from the M3; German infantry from the SdKfz 251; and US infantry from the jeep.

In the future when HTC adds in different kinds of infantry for different jobs, I hope to see engineers, commandos, etc.   :aok
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