Randomness 3

[The Wierd It]

I've said it before, and I'll say it again.

"Just make the whole thing, you know, more tacticool. It needs to be about twenty percent more tacticool."

[Evil Tim]

Originally Posted by The Wierd It

I've said it before, and I'll say it again.

"Just make the whole thing, you know, more tacticool. It needs to be about twenty percent more tacticool."

Give it an ACOG scope, that day / night sight from the M320, and if that doesn't work stick it underneath a TDI Vector instead of a front grip.

[The Wierd It]

I think that might be overdoing it a tad.

[Spartan198]

It would appear that the M240 with spade grips and pistol grip in Medal of Honor wasn't a screw up after all...

[SPEMack618]

Dude, they mount the spade gripped -240 on Blackhawks and assorted vehicles.

[k9870]

A buddy of mine said they actually prefer the 240 on vehicles in afghanistan sometimes, depending on terrain as it handles quicker on the mount and is more than powerful enough for mot engagements.

[Spartan198]

Originally Posted by SPEMack618

Dude, they mount the spade gripped -240 on Blackhawks and assorted vehicles.

Yes, but I've never seen a 240D or H with spade grips and a pistol grip at the same time. This was what struck me as odd, this one having both at once instead of one or the other.

[AdAstra2009]

Originally Posted by Spartan198

Yes, but I've never seen a 240D or H with spade grips and a pistol grip at the same time. This was what struck me as odd, this one having both at once instead of one or the other.

It's not unheard of.
Here's a lewis gun in the same config.

[SPEMack618]

Originally Posted by Spartan198

Yes, but I've never seen a 240D or H with spade grips and a pistol grip at the same time. This was what struck me as odd, this one having both at once instead of one or the other.

By George, you have a point all the ones I remember seeing had just the spad grips.

Th guys in our Heavy Truck company preferred them because they had more "umpf" than the SAW but easier for the girls to manage than the M-2.

[commando552]

Originally Posted by Spartan198

It would appear that the M240 with spade grips and pistol grip in Medal of Honor wasn't a screw up after all...

That gun is kind of a screw up as well, as it lacks the linkage on the left side of the rear of the receiver to operate the trigger from the spade grips. This linkage is an integral part of the little vestigial pistol grip that is found on variants like the M240D, which is removed and replaced with the infantry pistol grip as part of the egress kit. Essentially this means that I don't think you can have a full size pistol grip installed and have functional spade grips, the ones shown above are purely for show. Similarly, the Medal of Honour gun doesn't have the linkage so wouldn't function, hence still a screw up.