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[mark]

Isn’t DDA set several decades in the future, with the US in an arms race against China? I think most weapons that are in service today would be replaced by fictional ones at the start of the cataclysm, especially ones that are on the way out today.

[OttoSkorzeny]

The AR-15 is like the M16 but, one major difference, its only sold semi automatic, the M16 is fully automatic, and in game, is the Cataclysm not big enough for every National Guard unit to be mobilized no matter if it is a combat unit? I’m sure the government mobilized all units when they realized the scale of the situation. Therefor you would find some M16’s scattered on corpses or at checkpoints, Last time I checked Police units also had the M16 in the trunks of their patrol cars for major situations.

[OttoSkorzeny]

It seems not, as Milspec Turrets still wield M4’s, and the military still uses M9 handguns.

[mark]

It seems not, as Milspec Turrets still wield M4’s, and the military still uses M9 handguns.

I’m aware of this, but I think it should be changed.

[OttoSkorzeny]

I don’t think so, I like it the way it is, enough with this Sci-Fi weirdness I say

[druidniam]

The AR-15 is like the M16 but, one major difference, its only sold semi automatic,

On the civilian market? Yes. But Armalite makes a fully automatic version for military and police usage.

[OttoSkorzeny]

Isn’t that just a M16?

[druidniam]

No, it’s still an AR-15. M16 had some changes made to it as per specifications the military required. The original M16 was a piece of shit and was frequently abandoned in favor of seized AK-47s during Korea and Vietnam. The M16A1 addressed some of the issues, but it wasn’t until the M16A2 that it really shined with what the military wanted.

[mark]

I don’t think so, I like it the way it is, enough with this Sci-Fi weirdness I say

It’s not at all weird to expect the military to use newer weapons in the future. Brief research reveals that the US Army has already announced a replacement for the M9 pistol.

[OttoSkorzeny]

Yes, A SIG Sauer pistol, not that modern

[druidniam]

Actually already being replaced service wide. And yeah, it’s a current production model SIG Sauer. If you want to look at military innovations look at battle rifles and carbines or Special Weapon Systems, like the Phalanx CIWS or the Samsung SGR-A1.

[mark]

I am not suggesting that the military guns in the game should be particularly innovative or unconventional, but only newer than present day, and fictional as a consequence.

[kevin.granade]

Isn’t DDA set several decades in the future,

It is not, it’s “present day with isolated super science”.

[proxiehunter]

Then why is the AAA guide from 2040?

[mark]

It is not, it’s “present day with isolated super science”.

I am wrong, then.            

[Solusphere]

Thats…actually a really good question. Might have been an oversight by whoever implemented it?

[Aggregate]

Because the game technically takes place in the future. But the actual setting is “present day with isolated super science”. It being in the future is just a convenient means of handwaving the existence of that super science.

[druidniam]

I mean seriously, that’s only 22 years away. We MIGHT have a person on Mars by then in our current technology, but with the advancement in autonomous weapons and vehicles, most of the robots already make sense.

[Solusphere]

Yeah, makes sense. Also, it’s worth noting that with the military starts in the game, only the National Guard starts with a conventional firearm. All the others use some form of Rivtech caseless weapon, so there’s obviously been some advancement within the US military.

[OttoSkorzeny]

I highly doubt it, in the 1960’s they thought we would have flying cars in 2010. The military always used tried and true over experimental