vade_101 0 Posted February 15, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">then why didnt they outfit most of them with lsws when going to fight at range and leave the sa80s for urrban conflicts ?<span id='postcolor'> Well, the other operational deployment (at the time) was the BAOR (British Army Of The Rhine) and that was mostly mechanized and armoured infantry. And one of the strengths of the sa-80 is that it is small and easy to handle in the "confines" of an APC. And the SA-80 is a good rifle at range, the British army marksmanship scores have gone up a great deal since it replaced the SLR. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jinef 2 Posted February 15, 2003 BAH! I still can't shoot shit with one! The only rifles i'm good with are the good ol' .22 ones. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shabadu 0 Posted February 16, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Jinef @ Feb. 14 2003,20:02)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">The APCs are just to show the public that the Army's there, unless they see a big green tank (no not a green goddess! they don't suspect anything.<span id='postcolor'> I suppose the 1000 coppers and couple of hundred troops wouldn't have aroused any suspicions then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
