lookingfrank said: That scope looks weird, and the suppressor is too big. Anyone has an idea what gun it is?
It is big, because the rifle fires a huge 12.7mm subsonic projectile. That means a huge powder load => lot of gases. The scope also actually does look that way.
norfair said: Yes I believe its "Generic reference gun MKII, 1970 model."
You're underestimating the artist. He/she knows his/her shit and was actually very accurate here. The pistol is a SPS Serdyukov... a largely unknown Soviet sidearm. I love when the artists know what they're doing.
lookingfrank said: Thank you BloodyAlice and Heparine.
But if it uses 12.7mm bullets, wouldn't this gun's scale is not right with her in this picture? A little small I suppose.
It's bullpup, compactness is pretty much its only advantage. Only a bit longer than 1 m, in fact. Also, the 12.7mm ammunition is not the "regular" 12.7x108mm Soviet cartridge. It uses proprietary 12.7x54mm ammo, which is only about 8cm long, maybe less. The scale is correct, at least basically.
Heparine said: It is big, because the rifle fires a huge 12.7mm subsonic projectile. That means a huge powder load => lot of gases. The scope also actually does look that way.
Subsonic rounds are underpowered ones. The kind they generally pair with suppressors (because a standard velocity or supersonic round would defeat the suppressor completely)
Wallachia said: Subsonic rounds are underpowered ones. The kind they generally pair with suppressors (because a standard velocity or supersonic round would defeat the suppressor completely)
You can't say they're 'underpowered', not in this case. They were designed as such, same case as with the 9x39mm. Their muzzle velocity is lower than the speed of sound -> no sonic boom -> sound suppressed. But the projectile is quite heavy, so you need a big powder load even to propel it to subsonic velocities, therefore you need a huge suppressor. That's what I was saying there.
