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Jason Jarvis
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I came across an article in a British newspaper today (sorry, I‘ve lost the link - I believe it was the Guardian) about the suspect reliability of the SA80 in desert conditions. The article said that 3000 rifles per month were being rebuilt to the new A2 specification, but that many units will likely deploy to Iraq with the A1, renowned for its dislike of sand and dust.
Has anyone heard anything about how well the rifles are holding up?
I‘ve also seen a lot of footage of Royal Marines with what appear to be Para-Minimis(?), which I assume they‘ve introduced on a semi-permanent basis to replace older LSWs -- but without an optical sight.
Very interesting. . . .
P.S.: How did Canadian small arms hold up in Afghanistan?
Has anyone heard anything about how well the rifles are holding up?
I‘ve also seen a lot of footage of Royal Marines with what appear to be Para-Minimis(?), which I assume they‘ve introduced on a semi-permanent basis to replace older LSWs -- but without an optical sight.
Very interesting. . . .
P.S.: How did Canadian small arms hold up in Afghanistan?