Talk:Utility Combat Applications Gauntlet

A handful of issues with the design here;




 * 1) In terms of switchblades, a retractable gauntlet is a physical impossibility. If you flexed the muscle, even by accident, it could become released. Not only that, but if you were to maintain the blade, you'd need to constantly keep said muscle flexed, which means you are using too much energy, when a simple knife would do an equal job at a more efficient rate.
 * 2) As for the built in weapon, a single shot would be near useless, as you'd have no sights to accurately fire (sticky aim doesn't exist in real life; only in video games), plus the recoil would create severe damage to your arm, making it an extreme last resort weapon.
 * 3) Ballistic knives are essentially normal knives. It is only used as a last resort if a soldier is injured and out of ammo for the rest of his weapons. Not only that, but they are fairly inaccurate, and using one robs you of your knife.

--SPARTAN-G023 Viae Cohors Gamma Sparti Limes Manipvlvs Myrmillio 22:28, February 22, 2011 (UTC)