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Is this a HK G36?
This is a photo of Sgt Konrad Rygiel, 2nd REP, who was killed in afghanistan on June 7th, 2010.
I was under the impression the Famas was the only assault rifle used by French forces. Also, the stock looks different than the G36's ive seen. |
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It does appear to be a G36. Google "Custom G36 stock" and you'll see the different types of custom stocks that can be attached to the weapon.
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Weird. All the French troops I saw in Afghanistan had the FAMAS F1.
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Maybe he was special and was able to get a G36 and customize it since it's got desert camo and a different stock. He is a sergeant rank
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Wiki said that 2nd REP is not the part of the Speicial Forces, although they actually works like SP in French Army.
I think French SP is a lot like SPs in the U.S Army. They get to choose their own weapon, stock, and even new types of weapon for whole goddamn unit, which was Mk.16/17 for USSOCOM(although Mk.16 was screwed up). Since G36 is well-proven weapon that doesn' have any major problems in terms of accuracy and reliability, there are no reason why they shouldn't choose one like it. |
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There are photos of French special operations units in the Ivory Coast armed with M4 carbines and SIG SG-551s, so it wouldn't be unprecedented for French units to use foreign weapons. Though not strictly speaking military, French gendarmes sent to mentor Afghan police units have also been equipped with G36s.
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None of them look like the one above.
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That would be SF, not SP. What would the P stand for?
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