Lost Dragons is a multiplayer total modification aiming to bring out a new thrilling gamemode for Arma3 . Our concept is futuristic objective based team warfare with randomly generated map elements to ensure every game is a unique experience with completely new set of units, weapons, structures and terrain.
Working on updating the WK-209 to more efficient design.
While I really really liked the V2 and the profile of the design I decided that the hanging gun arms where too big a flaw efficiency vise. They looked cool and fit the walker very well imo, but their fire sector was way too low.
I've given this quite a lot of thought to come up with a design that would still have similar profile, but with guns higher up.
Here are couple of shots of my progress with that and Im quite pleased with the result. The pictures do not convey the whole mechanism in the turret mounts, but they are a lot higher now and have now much better fire arcs. Also I adjusted the torso position a bit so that it can be made to turn, instead of only facing front.
While you guys have not even tried them out yet, these changes will make WK-209 much more versatile fighting machine as we intend all our walkers to be.
Also as a bonus there's couple of different weapon system mockups for you to enjoy!
low hanging guns compensate for the massive recoil, if you raise them, the force would pivot the torso, misaligning the aim.
You do have a point, but the low hanging guns just had not good enough reach making them unuseful. Since this is scifi the walkers have some other method of compensating with the recoil. We do want the vehicles we make to serve their purpose. :D
Guns at the side, lined up with the "shoulders". Depending on what caliber they fire, recoil is probably not an issue considering this thing might weight about as much as a APC.
Recoiling barrels maybe? Similar to the Barret 50.cal?
MMMMUUUUUULLLLLLLLTIPLE WEAPON SYSTEMS! (Going back through all of Lost Dragons' images was a good idea...) I am so looking forward to checking this system out down the road.