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H&k 416/417?I knew a simple soldier boy.....
Who grinned at life in empty joy,
Slept soundly through the lonesome dark,
And whistled early with the lark.
In winter trenches, cowed and glum,
With crumps and lice and lack of rum,
He put a bullet through his brain.
And no one spoke of him again.
You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
Sneak home and pray you'll never know
The hell where youth and laughter go.
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Originally posted by Goldie fish View PostLast edited by Craghopper; 13 September 2011, 23:33.
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Black ops santa. If you don't guess correctly what he's got in his sack, you get double-tapped. The suppressor is so he doesn't wake the children when he shoots you and the little black bag collects the empties so they don't rattle off the mantlepiece. "Nah, it's not a train set". Ptoo, ptoo, clink, clink.
regards
GttC
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Originally posted by Jungle View PostSeriously, an EOTech for firing from a helo ??
The US and UK do the very same.... maybe other countries too...Last edited by Craghopper; 14 September 2011, 13:48.
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Originally posted by Craghopper View PostAnd...Whats the problem?"On the plains of hesitation, bleach the bones of countless millions, who on the very dawn of victory, laid down to rest, and in resting died.
Never give up!!"
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Originally posted by Jungle View PostHolographic sights are designed for close range engagements. They are not very useful at more than 50m. They are good for going into compounds and buildings, but for anything requiring range, we use ELCANs.
The UK use EOtechs also
US Feds
US Coast guard..
Obviously this is another mission specific requirement using different sights.
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The Modern Warfare lookI knew a simple soldier boy.....
Who grinned at life in empty joy,
Slept soundly through the lonesome dark,
And whistled early with the lark.
In winter trenches, cowed and glum,
With crumps and lice and lack of rum,
He put a bullet through his brain.
And no one spoke of him again.
You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
Sneak home and pray you'll never know
The hell where youth and laughter go.
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Originally posted by Craghopper View PostCongratulations on your elcans. The mission requirement has a bearing on the choice of Sight..
The first picture shows a guy in a firing position with a bag on his lap; he is looking for stability for a long range engagement. The other pics (UK RM, USCG) likely show MCT activities, where a MG is used for longer-range engagements, and the rifle is used at very close range when boarding the ship.
Just saying..."On the plains of hesitation, bleach the bones of countless millions, who on the very dawn of victory, laid down to rest, and in resting died.
Never give up!!"
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Originally posted by Jungle View PostSlow down on the attitude... we use EO Techs also; actually, on my last deployment to Afghanistan, everybody on the OMLT teams had one for those times when we had to clear compounds and buildings. For everything else, we kept the ELCANS on.
The first picture shows a guy in a firing position with a bag on his lap; he is looking for stability for a long range engagement. The other pics (UK RM, USCG) likely show MCT activities, where a MG is used for longer-range engagements, and the rifle is used at very close range when boarding the ship.
Just saying...
Originally posted by Jungle View PostSeriously, an EOTech for firing from a helo ??
Now, your assuming the EOtech is for long range engagement when I posted another photo of similar origin with a Hk 417 with a Schmidt & Bender .. Would it be fair to say that maybe the two taskings are different?
The stability bag is used due to the small size of the aircraft and nothing more whether long or short range engagements.Last edited by Craghopper; 14 September 2011, 15:17.
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Originally posted by Goldie fish View Post
designation can be see stamped on the side of the weapon
Originally posted by GoneToTheCanner View PostBlack ops santa. If you don't guess correctly what he's got in his sack, you get double-tapped. The suppressor is so he doesn't wake the children when he shoots you and the little black bag collects the empties so they don't rattle off the mantlepiece. "Nah, it's not a train set". Ptoo, ptoo, clink, clink..."Well, stone me! We've had cocaine, bribery and Arsenal scoring two goals at home. But just when you thought there were truly no surprises left in football, Vinnie Jones turns out to be an international player!" (Jimmy Greaves)!"
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