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The P2A1 is a 26.5 mm flare gun used by both West German and Danish military forces in ArmA 3. It was added with the release of the Global Mobilization - Cold War Germany Creator DLC.
Overview[]
The P2A1 is a single-shot, break action 26.5 mm flare gun.
It is designed to load either individual flare/smoke or multi-star flare 26.5 mm rounds. It can attain a fire rate of up to 240 rounds per minute and has a muzzle velocity of 240 m/s. The P2A1 cannot be fitted with any optical sights or attachments.
A harmless signal/illumination pistol, the P2A1 is often carried as a sidearm by West German and Danish military squad leaders and officers. Other than to provide lighting under nighttime or poor lighting conditions, the P2A1 serves no other purpose and naturally isn't designed for direct combat.
Ironsights[]
The P2A1 does not provide the user with a pair of ironsights. It cannot be manually zeroed.
Ammunition[]
NOTE: Although not explicitly designed to do so, the P2A1 can share its 26.5 mm round types with the East German LP1 (and vice versa).
| Composition | Duration (seconds) | Initial velocity (m/s) | No. of flares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke | 60 | 180 | N/A |
| Flare (Single) | 20 | 160 | 1 |
| Flare (Multi) | 20 | 180 | 4 |
The P2A1 can be loaded with twenty types of flare and smoke shells. All only contain a single round to fire, though they can disperse either individual or 4-star "clusters" depending on the variant loaded.
No matter the type, they all weigh an identical "mass" of 8 units each:
Flare[]
Signalling/illumination flare round. Available in either white (DM15), red (DM13), green (DM11) or yellow (DM10) colour varieties. Multi-star flare rounds are designated as DM25 (white), DM23 (red), DM21 (green) and DM20 (yellow).
There are also two other unique types of flare rounds; a parachute flare variant labelled as the DM16 (coloured exclusively in yellow) and an NBC hazard warning flare designated as the DM47.
Smoke[]
Concealment/marking smoke round. Available in either yellow (DM19), orange (DM22) or purple (DM24) colour varieties.
Trivia[]
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- Amusingly, the in-game P2A1 has a separate, so-called "P2A1 Experimental" joke variant that is capable of launching 265 centimetre (not 26.5 millimetre) potato chunks instead of harmless smoke/flare rounds.[1]
- Unlike the non-lethal pistol variant, the P2A1 Experimental is carried as an auxiliary launcher-type weapon rather than as a sidearm.
- The potato chunks are highly lethal to infantry and can even penetrate through the frontal armour of heavy tanks. At point blank range, two potato "rockets" on any part of a tank is sufficient to inflict a catastrophic kill.
- According to a Q&A video published by Vertexmacht[2], the P2A1 Experimental's "creation" was the result of an accident by Vertexmacht's developers when the team was in the process of implementing the asset.[3]
- The developers found the model's exaggerated proportions amusing and decided to expand on it, creating unique animations and even "ammunition" for it in the form of its potatoes.[4]
- It was then demonstrated to Bohemia Interactive's Quality Assurance team who actually requested that the P2A1 Experimental be included into the final release.[5]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ ARMA 3: Global Mobilization - Cold War Germany 2019 [Video Game], Vertexmacht, gm_p2a1_launcher_blk, P2A1 Experimental
- ↑ Global Mobilization 2021, Ask Us Anything - Global Mobilization Development Team, 27 August, viewed 21 March 2023, <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22ugn7UztuY>.
- ↑ YouTube 2021 [Online Video], Mondkalb, Ask Us Anything - Global Mobilization Development Team, 00:18:52, "Mondkalb: It was actually an accident at first. I imported the P2 flare gun but forgot that I scaled it up ten times for set up and to, to check some animation stuff because it just illustrates better in the tool when it's bigger and I forgot to downscale it before I got it in-game."
- ↑ YouTube 2021 [Online Video], Mondkalb, Ask Us Anything - Global Mobilization Development Team, 00:19:17, "Mondkalb: [...] and it just looked hilarious, and Julian took it to the next level and created that reload animation and we decided to keep it in-game."
- ↑ YouTube 2021 [Online Video], Mondkalb, Ask Us Anything - Global Mobilization Development Team, 00:19:25, "Mondkalb: And BI was actually very much amused by it and asked us to definitely leave it in the game because it's a fun piece of equipment."
External links[]
See also[]
Variants[]
Weapons of comparable role and configuration[]
- LP1 (Polish special operations/East German counterpart)
| Weapons of Global Mobilization - Cold War Germany | |
|---|---|
| Night vision devices | PN-3 |
| Handguns | LP1 26.5 mm • P1 9 mm (P1SD) • P2 9 mm (P M/49) • PiM 9 mm (PiMB) • PM 9 mm • P2A1 26.5 mm • wz. 78 26.5 mm |
| Submachine guns | MP2A1 9 mm • PM-63 9 mm • SG5A2 9 mm (A3, A4, A5, N, NSD1, NSD2, SD2, SD3, SD5, SD6) |
| Shotguns | MZF512 |
| Assault rifles | AKM 7.62 mm (L, N, S, SL, SN, Pallad) • AK-74N 5.45 mm • C7A1 5.56 mm • G3A3 7.62 mm (A3A0, A3A1, A4, A4A0, A4A1, KA4, KA4A1, SG1, GV M/75, GV M/75 Carbine) • G11K2 4.73 mm • G33A2 5.56 mm (A3, KA2, KA3, SG1) • G36A1 5.56 mm (G36E) • G53A2 5.56 mm (A3, Mp M/85) • GV M/95 5.56 mm • LMG K 500 7.62 mm (S) • M16A1 5.56 mm (M16A2) • MPi AK-74 (AKS-74, AKS-74K) • MPi KM-72 7.62 mm (KMS-72, KMS-72K, KMS-72KSD, KM) • SG542 7.62 mm • SG550 5.56 mm (SG551, SG551 SWAT) |
| Squad automatic weapons | G8A1 7.62 mm (A2, MG8A1, MG8A2) • LMG RPK 7.62 mm (RPKN) • LMG RPK-74 5.45 mm (RPK-74N) |
| Machineguns | HMG PKM 7.62 mm • MG3 7.62 mm (LMG M/62) |
| Designated marksman rifles | SVD 7.62 mm |
| Sniper rifles | MSG90 7.62 mm (A1, PSG1) |
| Grenade launchers | GraPi • wz.83 Pallad-D |
| Launchers | FIM-43 • M72A3 LAW • PzF 3 • PzF 44-2 • PzF 84 • RPG-7 • RPG-18 • Strela-2M |
| Static | 2B11 • DShKM • Fagot • LATGM • M120 • MG3 - Anti Air Tripod • Searchlight • SPG-9 |
| (Parenthesis) denote variants. | |
 West Germany - Armoury (Global Mobilization)
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|---|---|
| Handguns | |
| Submachine guns | |
| Assault rifles | |
| Squad automatic weapons | |
| Machineguns | |
| Sniper rifles | |
| Launchers | |
| Static | |
| (Parenthesis) denote variants. | |
 Denmark - Armoury (Global Mobilization)
| |
|---|---|
| Handguns | |
| Submachine guns | |
| Assault rifles | |
| Squad automatic weapons | |
| Machineguns | |
| Sniper rifles | |
| Launchers | |
| (Parenthesis) denote variants. | |