Rubbish.

So explain how, give sources evidence and figures then explain why your sources evidence and conclusions are better than scorpions. Otherwise you above post is useless.

One interesting thing to note is the experience in Rhodesia, where the elite troops chose SLRs over AKs pretty much every time, despite the very ready availability of the latter. They found that the 7.62 NATO round would take down enemy infantry with single shots, and even go through small trees, whereas the AK needed a few rounds to take down a determined enemy. I find it very interesting that they chose the SLR over the seemingly greater firepower of the AK, and the latter’s greater magazine capacity. Mind you, I have read that some troops were able to modify the old Bren L4 (7.62mm conversion of the old Brens) mags to fit the SLR, allowing a 30 round mag.

I would probably want a 5.56mm weapon for close range or urban combat, and a 7.62mm NATO weapon for long range field work. The AK may be nice, but for me, it’s just too inbetween, i.e. its neither a good long range weapon, nor a good close combat weapon (being a bit too heavy for the latter). It does, however, have the major advantage of reliability. I would avoid drawing conclusions about accuracy based on the AK’s main users, who seem to like the ‘spray and pray’ method, firing as fast as possible in the general direction of the enemy. When used by well trained, well disciplined troops, the AK is a very effective weapon – just look at the Polish troops nowadays!

There is a company in the states (DSA arms) that offers old 30 round Bren magazines for FAL’s today. I would be interested to know at what ranges the shots were being made? The fact that it is elite troops you are reffering to suggests that they were probably better able to make use of single shots than your average joe.

With regards to deleting post due to offence I have always found the following;

Do you not know that I live by war, and that peace would be my undoing? -Sir John Hawkwood.

in SealordLawarence’s signature particularly offensive, as I believe one would have to be a particularly sick individual to prefer war to peace. But I have not said anything as ranting against such things is pointless – live and let live.
Steve

Now I find you offensive.:p

The entire Gripen program seems really well run and planned. The combination of the radar plans and the Gripen NG will keep the type viable for a long time yet. One wonders whether the other two Eurocanard teams could learn a thing a two.;)

The whole situation of course is FUBAR, but:
Without nuclear weapons Israel is history within a year.
Without financial support from all over the world Israel is broke within a year.

Well the second one will put them on a level playing field with the Palsetinians but how the hell you work out the first is utterly beyond me.:eek:

And your opinion is not stated as fact?

I am at a loss. Where has racism come in to ANY of my postings?

That post was not in response to you.

If you say so!:D

So now you find mass murder worthy of a grinning smiley.:mad:

Not convincingly.

Who do you reckon has dismissed these theories? Tin-pot or otherwise.

That is a fairly typical ‘shoot the messenger’ tactic used by those who do not want to face the truth about the real reasons behind events where so many have died and been seriously injured.

Interesting that you should try to make me look like the ‘nasty’ here when in reality you should be looking at Who Gained and Following the Money.

Big oil, and defence contractors – and all those private company CEOs ect who are growing rich on the proceeds of the war. Also note how many senators have sons and daughters in the field.

I truly feel for those guys at the front line. But as one well heeled American citizen is quoted as saying (with echoes of Madelaine Albright), ‘cheap oil is worth a few marines a day’.

Do you not understand my points. I am as sickened by the casualties as any right minded human being. I however look behind the media line as my knowledge of history informs me of many other false flag attacks used as pretexts for war. Would you like a list? It would be quite revealing.

I am sorry but until you come up with reasonable counter arguments, instead of bolshy bluster, I do not intend to continue this exchange with yourself.

The fact that you keep repeating this rubbish despite its offensive nature is disgusting. No matter how hard you try to provoke I will not validate you remarks by arguing against them as they are clearly ridiculous.:mad: