RE: Kindly post your nation special forces images

No. The M16 is probably there due to exerices with US troops. Croats as do Yugoslavs primarily use Ak-47/74 or the local made versions of those and specops usualy prefer Hk MP5. Though in croatia now you cand find Gali (though not common) and in Yugoslavia localy made version od AK-74SU/AKR is being intrduced insted of 47/74 versions. But as I mentioned Mp5 is still weapon of choice.

RE: eastern sniper comparison…

Well ive been told by someone who fired it that it can shoot accurately enough at 2500m… perhaps its officialy designated at 2000.

As for M76 with bipods, i dont know about rest of the RS but in ares where i was about every 3rd sniper had one.. and they were operating outside urban combat zone… snipers there didnt use bipods .. i assume there is a reason.

JAG

PS: Have you seen photos of zastavas “bullpup” type rifle.. m23.. just go down to the bottom.
http://www.scs.wsu.edu/~pbourque/riflelt.htm

RE: eastern sniper comparison…

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 30-04-02 AT 11:53 AM (GMT)]M76 ( text and photos from snipercentral.com )

Caliber 7.92 x 57 Mauser
Action Gas operated semi-automatic
Length 44.69″ (1135mm)
Weight 9.24 lbs (4.2 kg)
Barrel Length 21.65 inches (550mm)
Magazine 10 round detachable box
Sight Standard Kalashnikov iron sights
Teloscopic Sight M76 4x24mm (PSO-1)
Stock Slightly modified Kalashnikov wood
Max Effective Range 800+ meters (875+ yards)

The M76 is a modified AK-47/74 that has been accurized with a longer and heavier barrel and a modified stock that is more comfortable and ergonomical. The M76 has also been chambered in 7.92×57 Mauser, a much better long range caliber then either the 7.62x39mm or 5.45x39mm calibers of the rifles its derived from. The M76 Teloscopic sight is essentially a Russian PSO-1 with active IR illumination detection ability and a lighted reticule. Its calibrated with a BDC out to 1200 meters, but thats fairly optimistic for the performance of the rifle. The rifle also comes with a 5x80mm passive night vision scope, which appears to be about the equivilent of a gen II night vision device. (Good to about 500 meters on a bright moon, clear night).
The rifle is comfortable to shoot and the 7.92 Mauser offers pretty good ballistics, with 800 meters being an acheivable range for the average sniper, and 1000 meters for the expert. The recoil is light, but there can be a heat problem with successive rapid fire shots. Overall, the rifle is a solid “field” sniper system with about 1.5 – 2.0 MOA and is very functional, as proven in Bosnia and Kosovo.

Just to add that both of these are short range snipers.. more of a “sharp shooters” rifle if you look at it from the western point of view.. The Crna Streka (black arrow) is the first Yugoslav ture sniper from that perspective.

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RE: All time favourite Movie???

Its called “The show must go on” … i assume you also liked man in tights..

Glenn How can you even compare the TITANIC and the Ben Hur… I dont know what the morans in hollywood were thinking when they gave that piece of crap 11 oscars.. I my mind any move that is a remake on another movie.. (and yes there were so many bloody titanic movies before.. including one which won OSCAR in 1937..) is unoriginal piece of crap and should be banned by law.

RE: All time favourite Movie???

I just Love the classics

1. Casablanca
2. Mutiny on the bounty
3. Ben Hur
4. Gone with the wind
5. Godfather 1,2,3
6. Three Musketeers (the 60s version)

Also the classic comedies .. Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin combos .. Abet and Costello and for the slapstick guys who invented it.. three stooges

RE: A Georgian scenario

I does not sound far fetched… with US “interests” getting now right on the Russian borders (and we can all asume how yanks would react uf ruskies found new “interests in lets say cuba) there is little wonder Russian Nationalists are agitated. the area is one of the biggest untaped reservoairs of oil in world, and US is prety adoment in securing the cheap source of it.. ie doing everything to by pass russia.

Frankly and sayinf it openly.. it would be rather stupid decision for russia not to get involved considering potential financial gain.. its far more worth it than checenia… yet there is a problem of significant resistance which will in no doubt be supported by USA who wont at all be happy but appart from military aid could do nothing else. Russians perhaps could counter this by threatning to supply arms to places where USA would not like to see them.. Say providing some AA batteries to lebanon would certainly piss off Israel and their strong loby goups in USA who’d want to stop it.

Im not saying the Russians should return to Cold war tik for tak moves but they have to start taking stonger and more agresive stands specialy to US if they want to improve thir situation.

RE: Whats your favourite car?

Well right now am a proud (yea right )owner of 2000 model Black Chrysler Neon RT ..with few minor modifications.. (like twin ball bearing turbos and nitros boost hehehe) but im thinking of upgrading to new wheels and then offcourse boosting them :).

So my dream machine would be RUF 1997 CRT-2 911 Porsche… but at 750 000 USD a pop its bit out of my range :(…

So my next set of wheels will probably be either Subaru Liberty B4,,, a wonderful sedan that comes out of factory ready for race track.. not to mention all the boost possibility, or Toyota Supra Twin turbo (anybody saw fast and furious) or Skyline GT-R … an ultimate Japanese racer and booster dream 🙂

RE: MID EAST :PEACE IS THE SOLUTION.

I just saw a Breaking news live on CNN… looks like Merkavas are on the move in the Ramallah… apparetly right up to Arafats HQ.

RAMALLAH, West Bank (CNN) — Israeli tanks rolled into the West Bank town of Ramallah Friday morning, Palestinian sources said, in what Israeli military sources called a “targeted action.”

An exchange of gunfire between Palestinians and Israelis was also reported and Palestinian sources said five Palestinians were wounded.

The military response came in the wake of Wednesday’s terrorist bombing of a hotel in Israel that killed 20 people at a Passover meal and Thursday’s announcement by Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat that Palestinians were ready to implement a U.S. cease-fire plan “without any conditions.”

Israeli military sources said the operation was a “targeted action in Ramallah” and that there was a possibility it would extend to other cities, according to the operational needs.

But they said this action would likely be confined to Ramallah and not expand to other cities.