02 Jun 2008
U.S. soldiers move out to assist Afghanistan National Army soldiers in searching several suspicious structures for weapons caches in the Narang Valley, Kunar province, Afghanistan, May 18, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo Spc. Gregory Argentieri
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June 2nd, 2008 at 9:19 am
Nothing like a little .50-cal lovin’ from the oven.
June 2nd, 2008 at 11:14 am
MO, The .50’s is just a little insurance in case they find a minotaur. I hear the Narang Valley’s full of them.
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:12 pm
There was a time when you could punch a good sized hole in an engine block with a standard infantry rifle… Oh yeah, that’s a different topic. Even so, I think it’s a great idea to arm units with at least one .50 cal. They are great for taking out equipment. Heck, the rifle is the original precision weapon. They’ll also take out a sniper hiding behind a concrete wall.
June 2nd, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Dfens, And minotaurs.
June 2nd, 2008 at 4:14 pm
Ok, ok, and minotaurs. They might even do a good job on the occasional T. Rex should one or the other slip through a time portal via some random act of science fiction.
June 2nd, 2008 at 6:27 pm
WEll, Not too good on Zombies, however, but yeah, against minotaurs and engine blocks and T-rex’’s they’re a good choice :) Personally, they’d do just as well with am M-14 or two in the squad. That would ne my personal choice.
June 2nd, 2008 at 8:24 pm
Pfff. Dinosaurs in Afghanistan. That’s just dumb.
June 3rd, 2008 at 5:01 pm
Yeah, I’m always coming out of left field with one whacky thing or another.
June 3rd, 2008 at 9:27 pm
GeekLethal said: ‘Pfff. Dinosaurs in Afghanistan. That’s just dumb.’ Submarines in Afghanistan OTOH is just damned impressive… http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7422774.stm ‘HMS Superb was first launched in 1976. Most recently she has been deployed to Afghanistan to provide support for troops there.’ (puts the grounding in perspective I’d think!) I am again in absolute awe of the Royal Navy! :) ************************************************************** Back on topic…what is that? Is it the bolt action version or semi auto? It appears short for a .50. Is it the bullpup version?
June 4th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Looks like the semi-auto version to me.