Le petit caporal
Legionnaire
So, at the moment they are not equiped with
And i was right that they didn't want the HK 416 (over heating)
And i was right that they didn't want the HK 416 (over heating)
My family lives in Ebersbach and Heidelberg. The current state of the German military is terrible under funded and overworked. Theres a more than a 1000 troops in Mali/Senegal as well as being NATO's second highest troop contributor in Afghan with more than 1100 troops. Frau Merkel and her posse are fecking up big time.if they want it up to the standards of the FFL then they have a lot to do. Fitness standards i mean. Near where i live there is a German Para Regiment. Not near the standards of British Paras or the Legions REP:
The G36 had an issue with over-heating. 416 has none of those issues.So, at the moment they are not equiped with
And i was right that they didn't want the HK 416 (over heating)
This says their special units have chosen it...but i don´t know if they have it now as this is from last year.So, at the moment they are not equiped with
And i was right that they didn't want the HK 416 (over heating)
This was a mans Rifle.. 7:62
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Yes you had to really be a good shot to be marksman on the SLR, when the Sa80 came in there were more marksman around ..LOL. SLR had a Kick. Marksmanship principles had to be Spot on.Learnt my marksmanship principles with a SLR (7.62mm). Came in very handy later on knowing how to use a 7.62 effectively. A lot of blokes were uncomfortable when firing the bigger calibre after only firing the 5.56 round.
Where was the picture taken Chas?