1 posted on
04/27/2015 1:08:55 AM PDT by
WhiskeyX
To: WhiskeyX
The German defence minister, Ursula von der Leyen, has said an assault rifle that tests suggest
does not shoot straight in warm temperatures will not be used in the future, after weeks of controversy about the weapon, which has been in use since the 1990s.
To: WhiskeyX
How about some tactile “nukes”? We had them “ready” during one of the WINTEX exercises I worked at NATO, back in my USNR days.
3 posted on
04/27/2015 1:32:20 AM PDT by
Ace's Dad
(Proud grandpa of a "Brit Chick" named Poppy Loucks (Call sign "Popsickle").)
To: WhiskeyX
12.7mm will *not* penetrate current or even recent Russian APCs. They learned from Afghanistan and their client states in the Middle East and uparmored their fleet. Their newest, latest APCs, just entering service, are built on main battle tank chassis (the Armata project) and carry MBT class armor.
30mm can be a tank-killer round, depending on how it’s employed - but I don’t know that they trained the Stryker crews in the ‘tank destroyer’ role.
4 posted on
04/27/2015 1:43:57 AM PDT by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: WhiskeyX
.."double the caliber of the 12.7-mm. To me there is something un-American saying 12.7mm when what you're talking about is a 50 caliber MG. I hate these "metric weenies". Bad did, Fox!
5 posted on
04/27/2015 1:44:00 AM PDT by
Gaffer
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