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Published: 2013-08-14 13:32:33 +0000 UTC; Views: 194443; Favourites: 2178; Downloads: 0
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I always liked the juggernaut from CoD, but I fealt it was a little to "easy" of a solution, as it was basically just an EOD suit bulked up with some plates. I wanted to do something like that here, but designed to match the look of my nvg sets and to feel lighter and more real in a sense. The idea is that one guy in a squad wears this, and is the guy to kick in a door and enter the room first.Hope you like it!
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...now I want to see him with a .50 Beo. Toss a 20 round mag in, we're golden.
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Nice artwork, but as a Marine all that gear would be a hindrance in combat/
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Would it? It seems to be a futuristic armor system. As well, perhaps some of the extra armor is modular, it comes off when door cracking isn't the requirement.
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The art is absolutely amazing.... But all I can see is that he has a tactical fanny pack.
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Small details you missed but i'm just being nit picky. First off I love the art style and color palette nothing wrong. If this is portraying 0311's or Recon they need to be wearing issued boots, and have them bloused as well; and blousing boots does not mean tucking the trousers inside the boot. aside from the chest rig and head gear his uniform looks like it was bought at a Tactical store Marines typically wear MARPAT Woodland/Desert, Multicam is issued to army. When our guys are issued FAST helmets we don't have camo covers for them, they're just solid color like a non reflective subdued coyote brown. On the sleeves Marines do not have unit or insignia patches so there shouldn't be a velcro patch on the shoulder pocket. other than that, I'd say this is a very intimidating Army Ranger. Great work keep it up.
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Not trying to stepΒ on your toes but, SO's wear pretty much what they want and RaidersΒ do wear a patch.
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Can't fuck with that guy.Β
Nuh uh.
He'll kick your ass in like a door.Β
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Beautiful I would like something like that....
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Awesome, how did you do this??? Love the magazine dispenser idea.
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I love this art and like you wanted, it feels more real and makes more sense to have an operator wearing this kind of lighter but tough armor than having him to wear the juggernaut armor that would reduce his mobility. I also love the magazine storage idea and i believe the military will adopt the idea pretty soon. One thing though. I know i'm not an arms specialist and i haven't fired a single bullet before but i think it isn't too wise to have the armor designed with grenades (lethal ones especially) placed in front of it, especially when he's supposed to enter the room first in a breach. With the design, he also puts his squad mate in a huge risk as a single bullet would easily set off the grenade.
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Glad you like it! If you read about how modern grenades work in real life, they can't be set off by a bullet. Composition B is the explosive used inside modern grenades and it's designed to not detonate unless the detonator is active.
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Thanks for the info, learnt a couple new things about grenades from you ^^
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Fun fact! The door kicker only kicks the door while the rest of the squad pour in. He's last to go in.Β
But this could be the set up for the first people to go in.Β
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Yes, but they pour in on the sides, if there were people pointing guns at the door of the room, then he would survive the initial shots, enough for his squamates to gun down the shooters.=
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Living Ballistic Shield.
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As a Marine, I love this series of art work. Great fucking job!
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Well, for the fantasy world this looks pretty cool... But take this into consideration; The average combat load out for a typical entry team weights approximately 70 lbs (plate carrier, front rear and side sapis, kevlar, extra mags, 1-2 frags or bangs, service rifle and miscellaneous equipment) and trust me, that is not exactly comfortable to conduct a raid in. This getup would weigh at least twice as much as the average battle rattle and would make the unfortunate boot who was voluntold to wear this a walking bullet sponge with the mobility of a 2x4. Now for the breacher/#1 man concept... Well, make sure you have enough guys in the stack to drag his 300+ lb ass out of the door way once he's been Swiss cheesed.
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That's sort of mean, I think this guy would still be ok slow. After all, his job is to clear the room, and plus: this is in the future, so there may be stronger and lighter armor. Perhaps some sort of nano-carbon weave? Good job artist!
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This is for the fantasy world
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Everything about this is amazing.Β The protection is perfection and the style is unbeatable and realistic.
To me, the coolest thing--behind the helmet, of course--is your magazine dispenser.Β I have never thought of that or seen anything like it before.Β There are SO many benefits to have a magazine feeder on the soldiers side instead of on his or her chest.Β The first being the soldier is usually shot by someone facing him or her, which significantly increases the odds of the soldier's magazines being shot and destroyed.
The only things that are concerns to me are where the grenades and a pouch (over the groin) are located and the weight of all the gear.Β Unless those grenades on the soldier's thighs are filled with C4, a bullet or even a piece of shrapnel could set them off if it breaks through the metal and causes a spark.Β And we all know how much damage four grenades could do in close proximity.Β What ever is in the pouch over the groin better not be important because there is to high of a probability of bullets traveling into that area of the torso.Β To combat the weight, the soldiers could wear exo-suits!
Anyways, I LOVE THIS!Β Β SOOOO AMAZING!
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Thanks! I didn't invent the magazine dispenser, that's an existing product. It's damn cool.
And modern grenades don't use black powder, they use Composition B, which won't detonate from a bullet or spark. Composition B is part RDX and part TNT; RDX is shock and impact resistant and was designed specifically to prevent anything other than intentional detonation from its own primer and detonator. The concept of them exploding when shot only applies to outdated, older grenades. And video games/movies!
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That Magazine, Magazine is pretty interesting.
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Nice concept art! The only thing I have to criticize about this picture is that he looks very stiff in his armor. He does not look like he would be able to bend or transform his body into tight spots to maintain cover from enemy fire. I see he has liquid armor also, but everything does not last forever 
Again great picture!
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So, your concept art is fantastic, but the breacher and the pointman are two different roles on the squad. On smaller squads, the breacher is usually the second guy in the door, giving him time to regain his balance. On larger squads, he'll be the last guy in. The armor is fantastic, and i do think it should be fielded, especially in situations where they're likely to take some fire.
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Idea and drawing is amazing, stunning in fact, I guess training would be needed for him to move at least kind of freely in it
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Extremely smart and cool concept.
I love how the rifle clip slides new clips forward, that's really cool as a concept!
Also, this is general a smart idea since the pointman always risks the first shot! Also, in general the armor is in general tough for the heavy hitting soldiers.
The US Army could use a designer like you!
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It's called a magazine, not a clip.
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It's actually referred to both. Clip, Magazine they're both the same.
The only time it's called anything else is when it's considered a Drum, in which the clip is ultra sized for maximum ammunition capacity.Β
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No. A magazine is part of the firearm while it's active, often using a spring to push rounds into the chamber, or, in some cases, a gravity feed. A clip (stripper clip) is used to guide rounds into a firearm that doesn't have a magazine. It is NOT part of the gun while firing. I'm sorry, but that's obscenely basic firearm knowledge. You don't seem to know that much regarding the subject.
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I know how to clean and disassemble the SKS rifle that I own. I don't know everything about guns, but I know enough to operate them efficiently.
So don't tell me "I don't know that much regarding the subject".
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Love how his right knee has the words "Well Hello There" covered in blood. Very nice 'lil bit of detail
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Very interesting concepts you have here. I especially love the magazine storage. All was greatly done.
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I question the wisdom of placing grenades, lethal or otherwise, on the front of the body
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Common misconception is that grenades can explode from being shot. They can't detonate from a bullet.
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unless hit by incindiary or tracer right?
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No. Explosives that are carried on one's person are extremely stable. They are designed to detonate one when intended. In the case of a grenade, the outer shell is very strong, and actually quite hard to damage from the outside. It requires the huge internal pressure of the explosion to break. In the case that it DOES break externally, the explosive material itself is very stable except when triggered by the detonator.Β
Every generation of grenades are more and more safe for the operator. There might be an exceptionally slim chance of something going wrong, but it's an extreme example.
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just saw an episode ofΒ mythbusters where they shot frag grenades and with a spesific type of ammunition the detonated the gunpowder thats all 
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They were probably testing with old grenades. Modern grenades use composition B which is pretty safe and difficult to accidentally ignite. Glad you like my designs!
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ah okΒ
yeah they are raally badass
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Oh. Well that's something I did not know. Thanks for explaining.
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the mask remidns me of a helemt on CoD AW you invovled on that?
(i do know you work wiht sledge)
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Yeah I am a concept artist at Slegehammer, worked on Advanced Warfare. This was done before I was hired though, so you're just seeing my style is all.
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