A couple of weeks ago the US Army finally announced the winner of their long running Next Generation Squad Weapon program, selecting the SIG Sauer MCX Spear rifle as the XM5 and the LMG-6.8 as the XM250. The topic of whether this was the right choice and if the 6.8mm round they cham...
Japan, and Korea from early December 2000-July of 2001, Marine Security Force Battalion where my commanders had me always on the move to visit and even make emergency visits to Security Force Marines all over the World.
The M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle (IAR) is a 5.56mmx45mm rifle that used by United States Marine Corps (USMC) forces. The M27 will replace many of the M249 SAW belt-fed light machine guns currently employed at the squad level.The M27 is based on the Heckler & Koch HK416 D16.5RS ...
Ashburn, Virginia —Heckler & Koch Defense Inc. is gearing up to deliver between 5,000 and 6,000 complete rifle weapon systems to the US Amy, which plans to deploy them as M110A1 Squad Designated Marksman Rifles (SDMR). The new HK rifle is a variant of the 7.62 mm G28/HK417. U...
A formerly deployed U.S. Marine rifle squad (infantry) leader, a nuclear security and counterterrorism instructor, a tactical (SWAT) team officer in the nuclear industry, and a retired colonel (O-6) in the S.C. Military Dept.; Smith is a military technical consultant for films airing on...
Forced to run a gauntlet of rifle butts, the surrendered Americans were forced to strip and lay face up in the sun until noon when they were herded indoors. They had a whole new war ahead of them. The POW chapter Penguin, sunk in deep waters, escaped the Japanese as didGold Star, whi...
Riflemen are trained in using theM4 service rifle, M203 grenade launcher, M249 squad automatic weapon, and M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon rockets. They learn to be primary scouts and assault troops. Riflemen are the foundation of the Marine infantry. ...
1963 US Army Vietnam War TECHNIQUE OF FIRE OF THE RIFLE SQUAD & TACTICAL APPLICATION 137p 1963 US Army Vietnam War Trajectories, Differential Effects & Data For Projectiles 59p 1963 US Army Vietnam War US Army Counterinsurgency Forces 124p 1964 US Army Vietnam War AMCP Sources of Energy 105...
Aside from everything else, expect your night vision scopes to be significantly heavier and a bit bulkier than traditional scopes. Some people I know don’t even like attaching their NVDs until they’re ready to shoot because of the weight making the rifle a bit awkward to carry and handle...