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[kj1225]

Russians need a rocket to fire a rocket? I thought with vodka and matchstick scraps you could make explosives.

No, no, they can do that as well, but you still need rocket. RPG was invented in Russia after all.

[Parsely]

Pierre Allard
Assault Carbine
Pistol
Tac Vest
Laser Sight
Medikit

[a1s]

Russians need a rocket to fire a rocket? I thought with vodka and matchstick scraps you could make explosives.

RPG was invented in Russia.

Not in any meaningful way. Man-portable Anti-armor rockets were invented by the Americans and perfected by the Germans. It was, along with the AK-47, mass exported to the third world by the Soviets (there's likely still more RPG-2s in a Africa than all Western LAWs combined, though admittedly that has a lot to do with it's reusability and simplified maintenance), but it's hard to call that an "invention".

Anyway, I think I'll stay true to my initial setup:

Tac Vest (1/1.5)
SMG (3/0/0/1.5/2)
Pistol (2/0/0/0/2)
Ceramic Plates (-0.5)
and pocketfull of nothing.

[Parsely]

RPG was invented in Russia after all.

See: panzerfaust.

[kj1225]

Russians need a rocket to fire a rocket? I thought with vodka and matchstick scraps you could make explosives.

RPG was invented in Russia.

Not in any meaningful way. Man-portable Anti-armor rockets were invented by the Americans and perfected by the Germans. It was, along with the AK-47, mass exported to the third world by the Soviets (there's likely still more RPG-2s in a Africa than all Western LAWs combined, though admittedly that has a lot to do with it's reusability and simplified maintenance), but it's hard to call that an "invention".

Anyway, I think I'll stay true to my initial setup:

Tac Vest (1/1.5)
SMG (3/0/0/1.5/2)
Pistol (2/0/0/0/2)
Ceramic Plates (-0.5)
and pocketfull of nothing.

Well, yes in a meaningful way. Because the Ruchnoy Protivotankovyy Granatomyot, Hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher was invented in Russia.

[Twinwolf]

Adriana Burnette
Pistol
Shotgun
Tac vest
Ceramic Plates
AP Grenade

[GiglameshDespair]

Far as I know the Bazooka was an earlier shoulder-mounted missile launcher than the RPG-series of Russian weapons. You could argue the Faustpatrone was even earlier, though that was technically a recoilless rifle rather than an RPG.

[a1s]

You could argue the Faustpatrone was even earlier, though that was technically a recoilless rifle rather than an RPG.

Ah, yes, you're right. Disregard my statement, the Germans did make one hell of man-portable anti-tank weapon, but it wasn't a rocket. That doesn't help with the fact that the Americans did make a rocket based AT weapon in the 40s, two decades before RPG-7. I suppose you can claim the Soviets developed the RPG-40 all the way back in 1940. But that was an actual hand-propelled grenade, and didn't even feature a shaped charge (just a big old bunch of explosives in a can.)

[Magistrum]

Awesome, people invented RPG, I want to see the xcom rocket launchers guys, go out there, level up, and bring one home!

[Solymr]

The skyranger clawed its way into the air, tongues of flame spitting out it's engines, scorching the air. With a mounting scream it rose into the sky and headed on the brief journey to the nearby city.
 
Those who were left behind were forced to wonder: who on that craft would come back alive... or at all?

Operation Broken Hymn has started!

[GiglameshDespair]

Act quickly, people! I need names for the Memorial!

[Toaster]

Oh god, XCEF flashbacks.  Panicking first turn let's go!

[Parsely]

Don't split the party. Top, bottom or mid. We need to pick one route and everyone will stick together.

[kj1225]

The name of this mission is very easy to get wrong. And the name I keep mistaking it for is still relevant.

[Cheesecake]

The name of this mission is very easy to get wrong. And the name I keep mistaking it for is still relevant.

You need church xD