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Topic: Weapons of the Colonial Marines


  
 United States Colonial Marine Core
Because, even in a 'hot' conflict, Colonial Marine units are often dispersed in small units across continental distances, the USCM logistic prime movers are the ubiquitous UD-4 Cheyenne dropship and the N-1 Snakefighter.
The Colonial Marine Aerospace Wing is an administrative formation responsible for the operation of all aerospace craft within the Marine Space Force to which it is attached.
Because, even in a 'hot' conflict, Colonial Marine units are often dispersed in small units across continental distances, the USCM logistic prime movers are the ubiquitous UD-4 Cheyenne dropship and the CS-14 Briareos heavy lift shuttle.
www.angelfire.com /oh2/Thrahn/Marines.html   (1192 words)

  
 Alien - Marines Armoury
The weapon uses a pressurised, ultra-thickened Napthal gel as a base and is ignited at the nozzle burner, and can be used to cover an area up to 25 meters.
With a sufficient fuel in a standard fuel reservoir for up to 20 bursts, the flame-thrower is considered to be one of the most fierce weapons in the marines armoury, and has even been useful in close combat situations and as well as xenomorph exterminating operations.
However, this weapon is one of the most unpopular with its operators, basically because of the fuel reservoirs tendency to rupture violently when hit by shrapnel or from small arms fire.
members.iinet.net.au /~jaherne/alienhost/uscmarines/weapons   (1163 words)

  
 PS2 Previews: Aliens: Colonial Marines
  Colonial Marines’ story is based off the second movie in the series, and the setting takes place far, far away, in the deep pits of space.
In addition, the weapons are robust with visual appeal because of their plentiful detail, and the firepower that’s spewed out from the numerous weapons are also noteworthy.
Colonial Marines is still undergoing heavy development and should be ready to hit retailers sometime in November.
www.psxextreme.com /scripts/previews2/preview.asp?PrevID=215   (375 words)

  
 Magazine at Colonial Williamsburg
The night of April 20, 1775, Lieutenant Henry Collins stole toward the capital with a squad of royal marines from H.M.S. Magdalen anchored in Burwell's Bay on the James River.
The marines fled in the dark with 15 half-barrels of powder for H.M.S. Fowey anchored in the York River.
Colonial Williamsburg restored the structure in 1934 and 1935, rebuilding the brick wall and Guardhouse.
www.colonialwilliamsburg.com /Almanack/places/hb/hbmag.cfm   (1013 words)

  
 CBUB Fights: Starship Troopers vs. Colonial Marines
The Colonial Marines may have taken out a few Aliens in their time, but the fact remains that there weren't enough survivors to fill VW Bug.
I had to go with Colonial marines for this one, due to their incredible ass-kicking factor, and the fact that they aren't a bunch of pansy-assed namby-pamby cover models with all sorts of governmental perks..
Colonial Marines will have recieved more training and will be the elite while the Mobile infantry is more the common solider sent to die for his country.
www.electricferret.com /fights/squadleaders.htm   (3623 words)

  
 ICC, the Corporations, and the Colonial Marines
When deployed, the Marines do not have general law enforcement authority, only that which is specified in their mission orders.
A Marine Strike Team is always assigned a representative, either from the ICC or an interested Corporation, but Strike Teams in the field are directed by the ranking military officer.
Weapons of mass destruction are strictly forbidden to the Corporations and the ICC devotes its limited resources to enforcing this ban.
www.grantdavis.net /games/pc/ICC.htm   (1191 words)

  
 Light Weapons of the Colonial Marines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The standard marine assault rifle is a over and under combination of a 10mm light automatic rifle and a PN 30mm pump-action grenade launcher (included in Wt.).
This weapon is an integral part of the M41 pulse rifle.
The weapon is supported by a gyrostabilized weapon harness that reduces the ST requirement by 3, SS by -4 and movement penalties (for walking or running) to 0.
www.gurpsmaster.de /cmltweap.htm   (1415 words)

  
 Serena Dawn Spaceport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
By CL5, many of their colonies had been infested and when their home planet was struck (Hilo, not Earth), they realized that they had underestimated the threat and the greed of mankind.
NEW EDEN / JV The corporation which was formed around the colony of the same name, New Eden/ JV has a strange Corporate structure that is like a smaller version of the ICC, with the New Eden/JV entity itself functioning as a sort of umbrella and the various components retaining their own identities and goals.
They produced the weapons in numbers before, during and after the war, but recently found their stock slumping because rival groups like Alphatech were stealing most of their new designs off their drawing broads.
www.serenadawn.com /Alien-Corporations.htm   (4820 words)

  
 Colonial Marine Corps - Battlestar Wiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The Colonial Marine Corps are the ground soldiers of the Twelve Colonies, a different branch of the military than the Colonial Fleet.
A Marine's duties include guarding the CIC and brig (Miniseries) and assisting the Master-at-Arms (Litmus).
Besides their fl combat uniforms, the weapons and personal combat equipment of the Marines are similar to what police SWAT teams and anti-terrorist special forces units utilize.
en.battlestarwiki.org /w/index.php?title=Colonial_Marine_Corps   (663 words)

  
 Weapons of the Colonial Marines - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
These weapons, according to the Colonial Marines Technical Manual were actually supposed to be VP70s and an M4A3 pistol doesn't actually appear in the movie.
In the Aliens Vs Predator computer game and its sequels, the smartgun is one of the main weapons of the marine character, and very fittingly, often the only weapon allowing survival against numerous waves of aliens attacking at the same time.
The weapon is watertight when stowed and is cocked by pulling an inner cylinder forward until it locks.
en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Weapons_of_the_Colonial_Marines   (2779 words)

  
 Aliens: Marine Weapons, Armor and Equipment
Treat your weapons kindly, for they are the only thing between you and the slobbering acid for blood killing machine standing in front of you.
A rather aged weapon used often and carried by all Marines, the M4A3 is mainly used against human targets or aliens without a hard exoskeletal armor.
This weapon is the primary sniper weapon of the USCMC.
members.tripod.com /aliensim/weapons.html   (1447 words)

  
 United States Colonial Marines - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Colonial Marines are likely best known for their use of the M41A pulse rifle, a futuristic assault rifle with an underslung grenade launcher, and for the M56 smart gun, a large machine gun which is actually worn by the user using a sophisticated harness mechanism.
The Colonial Marines also employ a variety of land and aerospace vehicles including the M577 A.P.C., the UD-4 Cheyenne Drop Ship and the Conestoga class assault transport ship Sulaco all of which are pictured in the film.
Also one of the Marines, Corporal Hicks is seen carrying a personal weapon of his, an "old fashioned" military pump-action shotgun, in his own words "For close encounters".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Colonial_Marines   (682 words)

  
 Weapons of the Colonial Marines information - Search.com (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The fictional United States Colonial Marines, first depicted in the movie Aliens and later featured in related products, employ several weapons.
This weapon comes with a 20x scope, and an IR scanner to help detect movement.
A reloadable 60 mm rocket propelled grenade launcher, the M5 is an unguided light anti-tank weapon.
search.com.com.cob-web.org:8888 /reference/M240_Flamethrower   (499 words)

  
 Planet AvP: AvP2: Species: Colonial Marine: Weapons
The M-41A Pulse Rifle is the meat and potatoes of the Colonial Marine's arsenal.
It's basically two weapons in one: the primary fire mode being a basic machine-gun, with ninety-nine rounds per-clip; the secondary fire mode being a powerful, pump-action grenade launcher, with a total of eight grenades per-clip.
The M-56 Smartgun is the heavy machine-gun of a Colonial Marine squad.
www.planetavp.com /avp2/species/colonialmarine/weapons.shtml   (1865 words)

  
 SSgt Burton's pics
Innovative and completely futuristic at the time, the Colonial Marine Battle Dress Uniform and armour are becoming more and more a part of a modern day soldier's uniform.
The armour: real Colonial Marine armour is handmade out of aluminum, and quite expensive to buy (let's just say you could buy a decent used car with the same money).
Weapons: Colonial Marine infantry carry a wide variety of weapons, such as the VP70 handgun, the M56 Smartgun, and the M240 Flamethrower.
groups.msn.com /SSgtBurtonspics/colonialmarines.msnw   (1199 words)

  
 marines weapons - Mixcat Interactive
The Colonial Marines are likely best known for their use of the M41A pulse rifle, a...
This weapon is a gas operated and belt...
Marines from 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, rescued three hostages and uncovered a large...
www.mixcat.com /search.php?q=marines+weapons&websites=1&override=   (376 words)

  
 MEU Bridges Gap With Iraqi Marines
The Iraqi Marines’ destiny includes one of the most high-profile missions in Iraq — protecting the country’s vital oil terminals that are responsible for distributing 65 million barrels of oil and contributing more than $12 billion annually to Iraq’s gross national product.
Though the U.S. and Iraqi Marines are able to speak through an interpreter, many of the messages are misunderstood and lack the urgency conveyed by the Marines themselves.
An Iraqi Marine, Lt. Salah, said through an interpreter that he and his men have “learned from Marines the seriousness of their behavior” and appreciate the patience they have while trying to communicate their lessons.
www.military.com /features/0,15240,117977,00.html   (818 words)

  
 GALACTICA.TV - Raptor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
It is the eyes and ears of the Colonial Fleet and plays a very key role in coordinating the Viper attacks against hostile forces.
The sensors fo the Raptor are the most sophisticated in the Colonial Military and is able to identify hundreds of targets from great distances.
Sometimes the Raptor is used by the Colonial Fleet to transport Colonial Marines for ground assaults or for infiltrating special forces behind enemy lines.
www.galactica2003.net /colonials/raptor.shtml   (152 words)

  
 News: Aliens Colonial Marines announced - GamersHell.com
Developed by Check Six Studios, Aliens: Colonial Marines is an upcoming sci-fi first person action/adventure game in which you command a squad of battle-hardened marines to unlock the origins of the Xenomorph alien species.
As a squad leader in the Colonial Marine Corps, you command a squad of battle-hardened marines to unlock the origins of the Xenomorph alien species.
You're in command of an elite squad of Colonial Marines sent to investigate the mysterious disappearance of the unit that was sent to the LV-426 colony before you.
www.gamershell.com /news/1129.html   (524 words)

  
 Weapons of the USCM
The Marine infantryman is only as good as his weapon.
Although one of the USCM's most feared weapons, it is unpopular with many marines because of it's low range and the tendency for the fuel container to be ruptured, causing it to explode.
In this age of lasers and kinetic energy weapons, many don’t think the knife as being important.
www.geocities.com /usc_marines/weapons.html   (1063 words)

  
 Slammer - Colonial Marines
Also, the specialist can be either a weapon's specialist (flamer) or some kind of technical specialist (comtech).
Most of the Marines should be treated as Trained, possibly with a couple of Green.
Their main weapon would be the Pulse Rifle with an integral Grenade Launcher.
www.loran.karoo.net /slammer/marine.html   (582 words)

  
 RevWar--American Colonial Reenactment Units
In the three year period from 1778 to 1781 a little over two thirds of the valleys were burned to the ground and a little under one third of the civilian population carried away or killed, thus the period was referred to as 'The Destructives'.
Connecticut Colony Military Association [CCMA]--The CCMA is an organization formed to recreate and perpetuate the 18th century Military and Civilian history of the American Revolutionary War period.
We strive to duplicate the uniforms, weapons, battlefield tactics and camp life of the era as accurately as possible.
www.reenactor.net /colonial/rev_war/revwar_orgs.html   (906 words)

  
 Colonial for Half-Life 2 - Mod DB
Colonial is a mod set in the near future, it is about a conflict between to different factions of soldiers, one fighting for Earths government and the other an alliance of former Earth colonies intending to stay independant from Earth.
Weapons in the mod are all bullet based which means NO LASERS(lasers = star trek, star trek = beard, beard = not good), weapons include various rifles, shotguns and machineguns, they will all have there own pro's and cons.
The marines uniforms on the player models and equipment will reflect the world they are fighting on eg White camo and thick clothing on the Ice worlds and Desert camo and the Desert worlds.
mods.moddb.com /684/colonial   (556 words)

  
 MOVIEPROP.
The Colonial Marines were originally send to a colony out in space that had not reported in for some time.
But in the end they were to battle an alien menace that had destroyed the colony and would destroy almost all of the colonial marines sent except for Ripley who really just went initially to share scientific expertise.
The colonial marines had many memorable indivduals including, Vasquez, Drake, Hicks, and Bishop.
www.movieprop.com /tvandmovie/Aliens/marines.htm   (113 words)

  
 ALIENS - Colonial Marine Corps RPG :: Index   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
To honor those Marines who have been wounded in the line of duty; and our fellow brothers and sisters whom we have lived and fought beside, and have retired or been reassigned to other duties.
Marines have to stay in shape, and this is the place to do it.
In the event that a marine is wounded on a mission, the MedLab is where they'll receiver the best medical attention in order to have them on their feet in no time.
uscmcrpg.net /missions   (883 words)

  
 UNITED STATES COLONIAL MARINE CORP America’s interstellar force that was always ready to fight and defend   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Though ‘marine’ primarily describes a soldier that fought from ships at sea, the futuristic marine fought from starships in space.
Versatile and courageous, the COLONIAL MARINEs were the only fighting force on constant readiness, and could deal with practically any hostile situation because of the state-of-the-art weaponry they used.
A typical platoon of COLONIAL MARINEs was headed by a commander, such as GORMAN on the ACHERON mission, and assisted by an ANDROID, such as BISHOP.
www.members.aol.com /jeyers/u.htm   (450 words)

  
 GameSpy.com - Preview: Aliens: Colonial Marines (PS2)
A military unit has mysteriously vanished from the LV-426 colony, and your crew of Colonial Marines have been sent to investigate.
Suddenly, the usual predator, man with his high-tech weapons, becomes the pitiful prey that's stalked and mutilated.
The second film in the trilogy, Aliens, lends itself particularly well to that sort of action, with its band of heavily armed Colonial Marines going toe to toe with a horde of aliens.
archive.gamespy.com /previews/january02/alienscolonialmarines   (606 words)

  
 readyroom (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The COLONIAL MARINES are often transported across space while in CRYOSLEEP in large troop carriers.
This weapon is an integral part of the M39A1 pulse rifle.
The standard marine assault rifle is a over and under combination of a 10mm light automatic rifle and a PN 40mm grenade launcher
www.alieninfluxfilm.com.cob-web.org:8888 /readyroom.html   (2085 words)

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