Sling System
Sling System
I think they are two points in carrying weapons, the 'physical ability' and the 'physical usability'.
Of course it is possible to carry even 6 rifles (3 on each shoulder), but to take one rifle, you probably need to take off the other 2 rifles. Does it make sence in combat? Does it make sence at all?
Speaking about 'physical usability' I can think of 3 good accessable sling positions, plus the ability to carry one weapon in the hands.
Also the pistol holster at the leg.
Even if you have a backpack, the 2 rifles at the back are still at the same position at the right, or left of the back.
If you see at the picture, they are 3 sling positions:
1. Weapon position at the chest.
- fast and direct weapon select.
2. Weapon position at the right side of the back.
- you let your 'chest gun' slide, grab with the right hand the rifle at the back, pull it forward, shoulder and aim.
3. Weapon position at the left side of the back.
- you pull the rifle at the back and grab with the left hand the other rifle at the back, pull it forward, shoulder it and aim.
4. Hand Held weapon position (pistol, or another weapon).
- you pull the rifle back to the left, pull the pistol and aim, or grab a weapon on the ground and aim.
Primary Weapons
I think you should be able to carry on the slings 3 weapons, no matter what one. A SMG, carabine rifle, assaultrifle, battlerifle, light sniperrifle, heavy sniperrifle, light machinegun, heavy machinegun.
It has nothing to do with the size of the weapons, but with the place they are held/hang on.
You can even carry 3 M249's. But carrying to heavy equipment should let you get tired slowly, even if you stand, or crouch.
Proning, or get crouched will take long, standing up even slower. Select deselect heavy weapons will take more time.
If you carry allready 3 weapons and grab another one, you hold it in the hands, but if you select one of your equipped weapons, you drop the hand held weapon.
Rocket Launchers
I´m not sure about the Rocketlaunchers.
If you carry a RPG launcher, you cary byside the launcher the bag with the rockets. So you can only have one weapon on the sling at the chest and hold a second in the hands, which you will drop if you select one of your equipped weapons.
I don´t know about the AT4. Is it a light weapon, so you could carry a rifle at the back byside the AT4? Do AT4 equipped soldiers carry rockets in a bag in the back?
Weapons without a sling/bag/holster
Every weapon without a sling (or a special bag as the RGP) will be dropped if deselected.
Pistols
I´m not sure, if you have pouches, where a second pistol can be carried, but if not, than you can have one pistol equipped (one holster). To get another one, you have to drop the used pistol.
Maybe you can loadout a second pistol with the holster at the chest.
Selecting a holster, without a pistol, for a future second pistol, could be discussed, don´t know if it makes sence.
Ammunition
Carrying many weapons is one story, but having enough bags and pouches for ammo is another.
Ammo should not just be a number in the HUD, but have a special place where it can be held.
If the standart vest has 6 pouches with each contain 2, or 3 rifle clips, than you cant have more than that.
If you have 3 smaller pouches for pistol ammo, than you can´t carry more.
Backpack
It is known, that you can carry much ammo in the backpack, but how fast is this backpack accessable? Or should we skip realism on that part?
Equipment
I think about, that the backpack is an equipment. You can choose it, or not.
If you equip yourself with a backpack, you can fill it in the 'equipment menu' with stuff you need.
You can take more ammo, nades, mines, even small weapons, like a pistol, or a SMG with a retracted stock.
Use
- With a special 'backpack key', you strap down the backpack and hold it with the left arm, while the right is free. That takes a bit time, but not to much.
- Pushing the 'use key' you can take ammo, nades, or small weapons from the ground and put it in the pack.
- Pushing the 'reload key' you refill the pouches with ammo. Ammo of weapons you do not have stay in the pack, to keep free space in the pouches for more usefull ammo.
- You can also select and aim an one hand held weapon with the right hand, for self defense. You can use a pistol (pushing the pistol key), or a stockless SMG (Uzi, pushing the primary weapon key).
- You can also drop the pack by the 'drop key' and use your rifle, if needed. Than you can grab the pack again.
- If you have a sidegun in use and the pack in the left arm, you can deselect the gun by pushing the 'backpack key'.
- If your right arm is free (gun deselected), you deselect the backpack by the 'backpack key' (will take a bit time).