Marauder modular M-4


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OMG. Gung Ho is almost a year old now? That's kinda scary! (Judging by the date of my comment) How tight are the fittings on that thing. I bought a bunch of M16s w/ grenade launchers and I can't help that they seem overly big. Not very tight and compact but they LOOKED fine in Platoon and Tour of Duty.

The 25th Scarlett looks awesome with a Modular M4. Wish I had a good picture to post, but she looks sweet. So does the first 25th Snake-Eyes that came out. All I put on them is the smaller of the scopes and that's it. It's a good look.

In all fairness your cobra blueshirts looks much more modern than the 25th blueshirts Sonnilon.
This is how I see it in my Joeverse.
Ak's are good enough for the 25th blues allthough I buy the ak's with metal folding stock so they dont look completly old.
My ide about vipers is that they are former millitary that has been recruited by cobra and as such they use the weapons they trained with in their respective armies. An american viper would use an M16 and Norwegian viper would use a G3 and so fourth. Viper would also have a varity of weaons in their squad and even specally trained Vipers with special equipment. Blueshirts are just regular ahem... Joes and as such are given a minimum of training and the cheapest gun available in the region and thats the ak more often than not. Blueshirts also gets training as snipers whereupon they use the dragunov, their sniping tactics have made them feared as the most professional terrorist group in the world, however their sniping tactic is next to usless agains the elite force GI Joe where every member are experts in finding and dealing with snipers or atleast have the means to do so. Cobra drivers gets the scorpion machine pistol.
One trooper I wont buy for my joeverse is the 25th cobra bazoka trooper a regular Viper or a blueshirt can carry one.
All in all I try to follow the filecards as much as I can, the file cards are a very good inspiration.

I agree. I don't need special outfits for special weapons soldiers already in a squad. A regular old Cobra Trooper can run around with a rocket launcher if he wants. He just better hope that his buddies cover him well.

Hey!
Yes, personally I prefer my "bad guys" to have the same and/or similar weapons. I like to break out my Cobra troops in 8 man squads. Sniper with a Dragonov, Anti-Armor soldier with an Rpg (backup AKs74u), heavy machine gunner with with RPK heavy machine gun, One with AK-47 with "double drum" ammo magazine, 2 with AK74 with grenade launcher and 2 with AK47 with wood or folding stock. So there is some slight variation in the actual armament, but all come from the same family of weapons. With Vipers, use a combination of the NVR rifles and good mix of the new "modular" NVR (adjust the accessories on several of the weapons to fit the specific roles within the squad). Some of the "individual" characters get specific weapons (Cobra Commander the Megatron P38, Firefly the Famas w/ silencer, Baroness the Aug77, etc.).

"Regular Joes" most have M16s & "modular" M4s (in various configurations) and the new "modular" M14 EBR (again, in various configurations). Certain figures get "special" weapons (Snake Eyes with the new MP7 & Scimitar Sword, Gung Ho the new Multi shot Grenade Launcher, Flint the Combat Shotgun, Roadblock the Gatling gun, etc).

So a good mix of "standardized" and "customized" when needed...that's how I like to "gun-run" for my troops!

MJ

I didn't mention it, but all my BlueShirt and Viper Squads get anti Armor and crew served weapons. Like I have 2 RPG's and 2 Saws for each Viper Squad |(10 man squads). The members who carry them also have their issued weapons. In Convoys the weapons stay in the vehicles.

Like when I was in the Army, I was the M60 gunner, but I carried the M203 also because I was also the Demolitions specialist, and you can't be running around checking firing wire with a 60 around your neck!

I seriously considered being REALLY anal about my Cobra squads so when guy would have a rocket launcher (or something of that kind), a heavy gunner (chain gun), etc...

But nooooooo, I don't feel like going there. lol Uh, what else... Wow, John came by! WOW! I started the right topic to get him here! :D

I simply find that the Marauder Inc stuff is of different quality. I'd rather use John's stuff than Hasbro's. A few people here KNOW I'll send out Hasbro weapons just to get rid of them. I love his stuff but it's very hit n miss. I'm really looking for the right stuff for my armies. FOr the Cobra, I'm good. But the Joes, I'll go M4s but what do I do with the other 12 M16s w/ grenade launchers???