Cynic..I enjoy your posts but I must take action on the 5.56 in open country in Afghanistan. I think what you are talking about is urban legend or myth. I have seen in my two tours to this land ie ground combat not even good or even avaerage shooters in the afghan population. they just stink. they dont know how to sight in weapons and dont practice much. the Soviet just sucked more. I talked with tribal elders about there actions with them and they told me that they were men (Afghans)fighting boys (Russian conscripts) and that the Russian sprayed and prayed and they(Afghans) would close with russian and kill him with grenades and close combat. The 5.56mm round has hit and killed Afghans out to ranges of 500 m or more from rifles and up to 1 k with Squad automatic weapons. I Have seen this with my own eyes. They just cant hang with western troops. Either our forces or the brits to or north.(scots guards and queens royal lancers) they could not hang with us... alot I think is tv or media hype that talks things up. one of our guys dies or is wounded and its a major event but we kill 5 to 6 of theres in same action and wound twice as more. I carried a M4 and never had a failure for my weapon to preform. The ammo I had was great AND NEVER FEARED THAT i COULD NOT KILL OR WOUND ENEMEY FORCES. There is a reason nato and modern armies went to this round too many to address here but it works great trust me on this. Another big hit was the M203. If you went out you carried as many as you could they fear them and also the M32 a little heavy but it worked. I dont want to go into classifed after actions but trust me both American and the UK are doing quite well and we are winning the fight. Now are we winning the politics i dont know, I'm a Marine and i dont worry about this. I go were I'm told to go and Fight who I 'm told to fight. hope this helps with thread if not please delete If i offend.
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