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Posted: 6/18/2003 12:57:00 AM EDT
[#1]
Nothing quite like seeing a (used to be)black-rifle that's well used, dings and all.
Thanks for the pics. |
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Posted: 6/18/2003 2:11:10 AM EDT
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I dig the skull & crossed swords patch.
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Posted: 6/18/2003 3:09:38 AM EDT
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They need to buy better armor. Those "plate pocket" LBVs seem like an invitation to take nasty, avoidable and potentially fatal dings.
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Posted: 6/18/2003 3:23:43 AM EDT
[#4]
those're some pretty cool pics! thanks for posting 'em!
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Posted: 6/18/2003 4:06:56 AM EDT
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I like the tennis shoes. Are those issue?
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Posted: 6/18/2003 4:13:14 AM EDT
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Whats he doing with a FAL?
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Posted: 6/18/2003 4:17:11 AM EDT
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[img]http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_030524-N-4441P-091.jpg[/img]
What the deal with the 5 min air tank on their backs ? |
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Posted: 6/18/2003 4:22:11 AM EDT
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Quoted: What the deal with the 5 min air tank on their backs ? I don't know exactly what the deal is with the SEALs, but Force Recon guys get a little air bottle for emergency helicopter egress in case their bird goes down in the ocean...as they have done all too often in recent memory. |
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Posted: 6/18/2003 4:25:38 AM EDT
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During GW1 I was always looking for a FAL to replace my M16. Jumped and carried a FAL in the desert during one training exercise.
De Oppresso Liber |
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Posted: 6/18/2003 4:28:41 AM EDT
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Quoted: Whats he doing with a FAL? Being ready to kill at long ranges with a single shot I would say! |
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Posted: 6/18/2003 4:29:05 AM EDT
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Quoted: I dig the skull & crossed swords patch. Roger that. Very cool... |
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Posted: 6/18/2003 5:16:36 AM EDT
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That guy's mustache is WAY out of reg!
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Posted: 6/18/2003 5:18:57 AM EDT
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Quoted: That guy's mustache is WAY out of reg! [rolleyes] |
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Posted: 6/18/2003 5:25:22 AM EDT
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So what's the deal here? Did he just tell the horse to drop its AK? [:D]
[img]http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=354440[/img] And YOU thought bayonets were obsolete [img]http://i.cnn.net/cnn/2003/WORLD/meast/06/18/sprj.irq.main/top.wednesday.faceoff2.ap.jpg[/img] |
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Posted: 6/18/2003 5:27:33 AM EDT
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Is it just me or does that dude behind the non-miltary mustache and shoes look like [b]Citabria7GCBC[/b] in shades.
And what's the soldier w/ the FAL expecting, that the horse is gonna pull a gun? Mike (okay maybe someones, hiding in the stall, but sure looks like he's aimin at Mr. Ed, peta's never around when ya need 'em) |
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Posted: 6/18/2003 5:32:50 AM EDT
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Quoted: So what's the deal here? Did he just tell the horse to drop its AK? [:D] [url]http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=354440[/url] And YOU thought bayonets were obsolete [url]http://i.cnn.net/cnn/2003/WORLD/meast/06/18/sprj.irq.main/top.wednesday.faceoff2.ap.jpg[/url] 1- Supplemental Rations, yummy!!! 2- The people that claim bayonets are obsolete are the same type of person that back in the 50's and 60's were claiming that guns on fighter aircraft were obsolete. |
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Posted: 6/18/2003 5:44:01 AM EDT
[#17]
Good pics!
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Posted: 6/18/2003 5:52:50 AM EDT
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Quoted: So what's the deal here? Did he just tell the horse to drop its AK? [:D] [url]http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=354440[/url] that looks funny but also looks like good cover to me. i would be sure to clear that horse stall before moving on. there could be a guy squatting down behind several layers of brick just waiting for a chance to spray or lob a grenade over the wall. of cource i don't want to be in the horse stall when that animal spooks. |
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Posted: 6/18/2003 5:53:45 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: That guy's mustache is WAY out of reg! [rolleyes] [lol] Joke raven...joke. |
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Posted: 6/18/2003 5:57:43 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: That guy's mustache is WAY out of reg! [rolleyes] [lol] Joke raven...joke. Thank god. Some people here were ragging on the Green Berets in Afghanistan who grew beards for not looking STRAC. Kind of shook my head at that. "Hey! You enter a stone age country in a state of war, behind enemy lines, risking your life to kill the fuckers who pulled 9/11, you better be clean-shaven, mister! You are disgracing the US Army by your appearance!" Some people actually said words to that effect. |
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Posted: 6/18/2003 6:00:47 AM EDT
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[img]http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20030617/capt.1055876175.topix_iraq_bag110.jpg[/img]
A least someone has a REAL rifle over there. [img]http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20030618/capt.1055932296.iraq_bag101.jpg[/img] Greatful Iraqis thank American Forces for NOT blasting them into a bloody goo in the desert during Gulf War II. "I am so thankful that they didn't use a MOAB or Daisy Cutter to blast me to paradise. And they let the defeated enemy protest for any reason! What a great occupying Army these Americans are!" |
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Posted: 6/18/2003 6:55:29 AM EDT
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A least someone has a REAL rifle over there. A lot of people may not think the M16/M4 is a "real" rifle, but an awful lot of the Iraqis that stepped in front of one are REAL dead. [:P] |
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Posted: 6/18/2003 7:04:49 AM EDT
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BAH! Zardoz wrong.
FAL real thunder lizard, M-4 pipsqueak mousegun! Just kidding, but I'm a FALaholic, big time, as much as I love my CAR-15. My L1A1 would be the last to go. |
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Posted: 6/18/2003 7:07:06 AM EDT
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I dont know who made those shoes but check these out.
[img]http://a1497.g.akamai.net/f/1497/14/1d/www.oakley.com/media/product/si_assault_boot/black.jpg[/img] [url]http://www.oakley.com/ostore/footwear/si_assault_boot/[/url] |
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Posted: 6/18/2003 7:15:47 AM EDT
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Look Wes, an LMT rear sight! Is that an Aimpoint in front of the LMT? |
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Posted: 6/18/2003 7:35:09 AM EDT
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Quoted: Look Wes, an LMT rear sight! Is that an Aimpoint in front of the LMT? |
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Posted: 6/18/2003 7:48:52 AM EDT
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Quoted: I dont know who made those shoes but check these out. [url]http://a1497.g.akamai.net/f/1497/14/1d/www.oakley.com/media/product/si_assault_boot/black.jpg[/url] [url]http://www.oakley.com/ostore/footwear/si_assault_boot/[/url] they look like they will get full of sand. did anyone notice the patches on the uniforms? it looks like they are putting any patch anywhere. |
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Posted: 6/18/2003 7:52:33 AM EDT
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Quoted: I like the tennis shoes. Are those issue? Merrel Ventilator Chameleon High's. My favorite hiking boot. They've got plenty of support for most hiking, sticky vibram soles, and you can feel the breeze blowing through them cooling your tootsies. Great boots, about 100 bucks or so retail. They also make a low version that's below the ankle. Definitely not issue, but they are a nice boot. |
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Posted: 6/18/2003 8:33:57 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Look Wes, an LMT rear sight! Is that an Aimpoint in front of the LMT? In what appears to be a PRI mount: [img]http://www.muzzelite.com/images/products/aimpoint.gif[/img] |
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Posted: 6/18/2003 9:45:54 AM EDT
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The 5 minute tank is more likely an "escape unit" similar to the industrial units for allowing a person to leave a contaminated area... such as poison gas, or other chemicals. It is a type of air-fed respirator, a smaller version of the SCBA's used by firemen.
For guys who think they are tough, try being a fireman!!! |
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Posted: 6/18/2003 9:51:08 AM EDT
[#31]
Quoted: I dig the skull & crossed swords patch. Raider Nation! Backcountry |
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Posted: 6/18/2003 9:58:01 AM EDT
[#32]
What's the deal with all the soldiers holding their weapons with their off-hand wrapped around the mag well?
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Posted: 6/18/2003 10:03:07 AM EDT
[#33]
Quoted: What's the deal with all the soldiers holding their weapons with their off-hand wrapped around the mag well? Almost as good as a verticle foregrip. Allows you to pull the weapon in tighter for more control in rapid close range fire. |
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Posted: 6/18/2003 10:19:58 AM EDT
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What does the guy with the FAL have on his hip? It looks like a leather holster, but it doesn't look much like a M-9 or 1911. Think maybe he picked up a Markarov and holster as well as the rifle?
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Posted: 6/18/2003 11:01:54 AM EDT
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Maybe the guy with the FAL is British or he swapped with the Brits or is working with a Brit unit. I know they don't carry them as standard anymore but I've also seen some bolt actions and M14s in the hands of US soldiers.
As far as the patches go. If you look at the two guys kneeling, they both have velcro on each sleeve at the shoulder. The one has a flag patch on his the other doesn't. It looks like they just stick them on as needed. |
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Posted: 6/18/2003 12:01:54 PM EDT
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I like my chicken wings with ranch, thank you.
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Posted: 6/18/2003 12:07:25 PM EDT
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Quoted: What's the deal with all the soldiers holding their weapons with their off-hand wrapped around the mag well? Better than using a vertical foregrip. Think of the rifle as a big pistol and grip it accordingly. You need gloves to do this, that delta ring gets hot! |
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Posted: 6/18/2003 1:14:07 PM EDT
[#38]
Cool pics, thanks for posting them.
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Posted: 6/18/2003 1:49:22 PM EDT
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Quoted: I dig the skull & crossed swords patch. You ever wonder why our Military symbols are those of outlaws, demons, and Death?? kinda seems like a statement to me. |
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Posted: 6/18/2003 1:55:37 PM EDT
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Quoted: The 5 minute tank is more likely an "escape unit" similar to the industrial units for allowing a person to leave a contaminated area... such as poison gas, or other chemicals. It is a type of air-fed respirator, a smaller version of the SCBA's used by firemen. HABD: Helicopter aircrew breathing device. |
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Posted: 6/18/2003 2:00:33 PM EDT
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Quoted: Maybe the guy with the FAL is British or he swapped with the Brits or is working with a Brit unit. I know they don't carry them as standard anymore but I've also seen some bolt actions and M14s in the hands of US soldiers. As far as the patches go. If you look at the two guys kneeling, they both have velcro on each sleeve at the shoulder. The one has a flag patch on his the other doesn't. It looks like they just stick them on as needed. I DO know for a fact, that DSA has shipped some SA-58's out for the military.... |
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Posted: 6/18/2003 2:04:12 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: The 5 minute tank is more likely an "escape unit" similar to the industrial units for allowing a person to leave a contaminated area... such as poison gas, or other chemicals. It is a type of air-fed respirator, a smaller version of the SCBA's used by firemen. HABD: Helicopter aircrew breathing device. HABDs in Hawaii were the "Spare Airs" with no hose. Just a tank directly attached to the second stage. Besides, SEALs would never be caught dead with something used by a non-seal. Right after hell-week they go through the "why different is better" class. The dude with the stash looks like he is missing his 6 mile runs every day, too. I always lost weight on deployments. Weird. |
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Posted: 6/18/2003 3:05:51 PM EDT
[#43]
Looks like a PARA FAL to me.
Check out the rear sight. |
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Posted: 6/18/2003 5:47:06 PM EDT
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Quoted: [url]http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_030524-N-4441P-091.jpg[/url] What the deal with the 5 min air tank on their backs ? The 3rd guy. the one in the background looks like me! LOL |
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Posted: 6/18/2003 5:54:34 PM EDT
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I guess if the SEALS are using the 11" barrels some of your past arguments maybe were bunk about not getting one?
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Posted: 6/18/2003 6:12:51 PM EDT
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Quoted: I guess if the SEALS are using the 11" barrels some of your past arguments maybe were bunk about not getting one? Ric, they are using them for CQB during a "visit board search and seizure" (VBSS). The confines of ships are extremely tight, lot's of piping and electrical cable, etc. MP5s and commando style barrels are the norm. Outside of CQB operations the 11.5 is impractical. You plan on running around a ship punching holes in paper? |
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Posted: 6/18/2003 7:14:34 PM EDT
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Quoted: You plan on running around a ship punching holes in paper? Yup, Im tired of that fucking spaceshiping taking mne away 2-3 times a week and probing my ass! Im gonna kick their little grey ass's next time! Nah, but I do want one for CQB. Like to have in my house and my carry weapon in my car. |
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Posted: 6/18/2003 7:40:52 PM EDT
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A 9mm w/ 11.5", collapsable stock, and eotech would be a rather nice home defense weapon.
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Posted: 6/18/2003 7:55:53 PM EDT
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[img]http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=354440[/img] [b]Why is he pointing a gun at Sarah Jessica Parker?[/b] |
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Posted: 6/18/2003 8:01:05 PM EDT
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M4-aiming-at-you wrote: "Nah, but I do want one for CQB. Like to have in my house and my carry weapon in my car".
DITTO!!!!!!!!I'm with ya! No less fun than laying on the ground sniping holes in paper at 300 yrds. IMHO |
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