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Jcordell 10-19-2009 10:22 PM

That's some list. Amazing.

Nyles 10-20-2009 06:03 PM

Actually, I just realised that list doesn't include the ZPU-1 and ZU-23-S AA guns and 82mm mortar displayed outside my office.

Ace Oliveira 10-20-2009 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nyles (Post 7709)
RPD (mounted on a Ford Ranger no less)

I imagine that was an Afghan National Army truck?

Nyles 10-21-2009 08:49 AM

ANP. ANA have humvees.

Jcordell 10-21-2009 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nyles (Post 7738)
ANP. ANA have humvees.

What rifles are they carrying?

Ace Oliveira 10-21-2009 05:06 PM

My guess would be Romanian AKs, Russian AKMs and AK-47s, AK-74s,PKMs, RPKs and RPDs, Chinese AKs, M249s, M240 and M16A4s and M4s.

Pretty much a huge mixture of Western and Eastern gear.

Nyles 10-21-2009 06:03 PM

ANP carry AK-47s. Not so many Russian, alot of Chinese, and with the ANA in particular you see alot of Hungarian AMD-65s. Also RPGs, RPDs, RPKs, the occasional PKM.

ANP, it depends on the Kandak (about equivlent to a battalion). Most carry AKs, some have been re-equipped with M16A2s or C7A1s.

AK74s are pretty uncommon in Afghanistan, and aren't normally used by government troops. No sense mucking up the logistics chain with another type of ammo, it's bad enough as it is. 74s, and espescially Krinkovs, tend to be prestige weapons in insurgent or militia groups.

Ace Oliveira 10-21-2009 06:06 PM

Prestige weapon? Does that mean the weapon is common or uncommon?

Excalibur 10-21-2009 07:32 PM

It means it's prized, valued.

AdAstra2009 10-21-2009 07:37 PM

Bin Laden has one, I read somewhere that he got it off a dead Soviet Soldier back in the 80's.


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