[Swedish Chef]

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British Troops Confront the Insurgency in Basra
Original caption: An Iraqi boy plays with a toy gun behind a British soldier during clashes with Shi'ite militia near the local office of the radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadrin the southern city of Basra. British troops raided an office used by supporters of rebel Iraqi cleric Moqtada al Sadr in the southern city of Basra on Friday, seizing a large quantity of weapons and explosives, a military spokesman said

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[Flying Attack Porcupine]

Re: SA-80 w/ UGL

Interesting, I never knew the brits were using those oerlikon lam units on their rifles too.

 

[hkpete]

Re: SA-80 w/ UGL

Only in times of conflict, otherwise fat chance of a British squaddie ever seeing one. It's a case of 'Here lads, this is how you switch it on and off, congratulations on succesful completion of training with it' /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

 

[BansheeOne]

Re: SA-80 w/ UGL

They've been doing that for some time.

Another AG-36 there.

 

[Swedish Chef]

Re: SA-80 w/ UGL

[ QUOTE ]
Another AG-36 there.

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You shouldn't call it that, HC will have a conniption /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif.

 

[Flying Attack Porcupine]

Re: SA-80 w/ UGL

Stop posting pics of those, youre making me want one for my sl8/g36 conversion /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[Swedish Chef]

Re: SA-80 w/ UGL

I'll put a warning in the title next time /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif.

 

[Loz]

Re: SA-80 w/ UGL

Geez, that kid should not be playing with a toy gun in the middle of a war zone. If a soldier sees someone holding a gun near fellow soldiers then that person will get shot. Even though there is nothing wrong with toy guns, in that context the soldier should remove the toy gun for the kids own protection. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[HUKI365]

Re: SA-80 w/ UGL

Thats what I was thinking, Loz.

Nice pic, Chef.

- Huki

 

[Swedish Chef]

Re: SA-80 w/ UGL

Thanks Huki /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif.

 

[BlackLotus]

Re: SA-80 w/ UGL

SA-80 is by far my favorite assualt weapon /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

(Mostly due, however, to my playing of SOCOM II)

Didnt know you could attach GL's to them though...

 

[Swedish Chef]

Re: SA-80 w/ UGL

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British soldiers patrol near their base, following a mortar attack in the southern city of Basra, September 22, 2004.

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A British soldier patrols a street after his base came under heavy shelling in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. Fears grew for a British hostage whose two US colleagues were savagely beheaded by Islamist captors.

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[deadboy]

Re: SA-80 w/ UGL

I've heard nothing but bad about the SA80, personally I think the M16 is probably a safer bet and this I say under duress. As for toy guns and the identification of hostiles, in my little town I get nervous whenever anything gun like is pointed in my direction and I'm not a soldier in a war zone. If that poor kid isn't careful or lucky he'll end up stitched in half by some poor dude with kids of his own back home who will regret it forever. Good luck and God bless to all those over there.

 

[LARRYG36]

Re: SA-80 w/ UGL

I wish i could get my hands on that new cocking handel that HK made for the L85A1 and L86A1's. I have the old one on my L86 LSW, DAMN thing pulls out now and then /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif

 

[Swedish Chef]

Re: SA-80 w/ UGL

More:

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British army soldiers from the 1st Cheshire Regiment get ready at their base in the Old State Building to go on patrol September 22, 2004 in Basrah

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[Swedish Chef]

Re: SA-80 w/ UGL

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Caption:
BASRAH, IRAQ - SEPTEMBER 23: British army soldiers from the 1st Cheshire Regiment walk back to their boats on their way back to their bases after a patrol in the market September 23, 2004 in Basrah which is located in southern Iraq. Saddam Hussein was directly responsible for the oppression of southern Iraq. The coalition forces owe a great deal of support in the war to their welcome by southerners Iraqis. (Photo by Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images)

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[Swedish Chef]

Re: SA-80 w/ UGL

One more:

 

[HUKI365]

Re: SA-80 w/ UGL

"Look! An HK!"

Nice pics, Chef.

- Huki

 

[Swedish Chef]

Re: SA-80 w/ UGL

LOL, thanks HUKI /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif.

This kid seems to be pointing an imaginary gun at the soldier, not what I would have done in that situation but infinitely smarter than the kid in the first pic.

 

[Hanns]

Re: SA-80 w/ UGL

Kid: You don't look so [email protected] with that pom-pom on your head!" /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Hanns