Nato has moved away from those iconic rifles and is going AR everything. Same with uniforms all becoming OCP/Multicam. It’s probably for the best but I’ll miss the uniqueness of the different systems, patterns etc
M16: Big, long boomer certified AR
M4: Optic and broomstick dong AR
Mk18,GAU5A etc: Smol AR
M27,M110 etc: AR with bipod
Dragunov: disrespected. PKM: also disrespected. Skorpion: most disrespected on this unhappy day.
For real, infantry training is way more valuable than any particular weapon gimmick as long as it is “good enough”. The Soviets figured out qd optics crazy early, but it’s not like every grunt was issued an AKMN and taught to use a magnified optic.
A lone puff of sandy dust enters the mechanism…
That’s what you get for bringing the gun into an environment.
Someone remind the Taliban can’t possibly beat America with their junk weaponry and should retroactively surrender
Ah yeah, they won because of superior firepower and not extremely defensible, mountainous terrain, and knowledge of local complex cave systems.
