Forgotten Weapons Reviews Battlefield 1

This video compares the M1911 pistol in Battlefield 1 to a real WWI-era Colt M1911. It details historical differences between the M1911 and M1911A1, noting how the game model often blends features. Key comparisons include grip design, sights, trigger guard, and mainspring housing, highlighting how game design prioritizes playability over strict historical accuracy.

This video captures a relaxed session where the creator plays Battlefield 1, and even gets their dad involved in the gameplay. The title suggests a focus on the video game, but the description hints at the presence and potential interaction of a father figure, implying a personal and possibly nostalgic or bonding experience tied to gaming.

This YouTube video from Shark Coast Tactical compares firearms featured in the video game "Battlefield 6" with their real-life counterparts from Shark Coast's inventory. The content aims to offer a realistic breakdown of the in-game weapons, showcasing their real-world equivalents. Viewers are encouraged to share their thoughts and subscribe for more content. The description also provides contact information for inquiries and collaborations.

This YouTube video presents a comparison between the MPX firearm as depicted in Battlefield 6 and its real-life counterpart. The title and description suggest a focus on the visual and possibly functional similarities and differences of the MPX within the gaming environment versus its actual performance and appearance. It aims to engage the Battlefield community by exploring this in-game versus real-life aspect of a specific weapon.

The Hellriegel machine gun, a WWI Austrian experimental firearm, is known only from archival photos and gained modern fame via Battlefield 1. Likely chambered in 9x23mm Steyr, it was a water-cooled, blowback-operated weapon with both stick and a 160-round drum magazine. It was designed as a man-portable heavy machine gun, intended for crew service with specialized backpack magazine carriers.

This video provides a real-life demonstration of various firearms featured in Battlefield 1, spanning shotguns, bolt-action rifles, semi-automatic rifles, and pistols from WWI. It showcases the Model 1900, M97 Trench Gun, Gewehr 98, Type 38 Arisaka, Mosin-Nagant M91, Lebel Model 1886, SMLE MKIII, M1903 Springfield, M1917 Enfield, Luger P08, Mauser C96, and M1911, among others. The demonstrations highlight their operation and visual appearance, offering insights into historical firearm functionality.

This video details the unique 'French Finger Trap' issue with the MAS-36 rifle's bayonet, where two rifles can become unintentionally locked together. A 1951 French arsenal memorandum identified this problem, proposing a simple modification to the bayonet handle. Drilling a small hole allows a tool, like a firing pin, to depress the internal spring, enabling the separation of locked rifles.

The M134 Minigun is a scaled-down 7.62 NATO rotary cannon, requiring 24V DC power and consuming 1.5 kW. Its high rate of fire (3,000+ RPM) is essential for aircraft engagement windows. The complex delinker mechanism is critical for feeding ammunition, and practical hand-held use is impossible due to weight and recoil. Live fire demonstrates rapid ammunition consumption and the need for indirect aiming.

The H&K G11 is a revolutionary prototype assault rifle designed in the late 20th century, notable for its caseless ammunition and unique rotating drum bolt mechanism. Despite advanced features like a 2000 RPM burst fire rate and integrated optics, its development was ultimately halted by geopolitical shifts and cost concerns.

This video demonstrates the assembly and live-fire of the German 1936 pattern light mortar (L.Gr.W.36). It highlights the mortar's leveling mechanism for accuracy and the difficulty in visually tracking its 50mm projectiles after firing. The content showcases historical military hardware and its operational use.