Centurian1985 said:
However, as far as I know, US soldiers do not prefer the AK - they prefer the MP5! ...Or the long-range .50 cal sniper guns, for their 'look cool' factor (they are completely blinded to the difficulty involved in actually doing sniper work).
Hey Centurian, I am now beginning to wonder where you are dreaming some of your posts up. I am not trying to get ignorant here, but in reality, think before you post, as its your credibility which is a stake here, and it is not looking the greatest with this post especially.
Why for the life of me would someone prefer a 9mm rd over 7.62mm, regardless if its the M43 or NATO types. 9mm is simply a SMG or pistol rd for close range personal protection with pisss poor penetration and short effective range. My first rds down range with an MP5 was in 1980, so I know where I am coming from. I have encountered various version of the weapon here on our shores, and I will not comment on that any further.
The MP5 and its bizarre variants does have its place in todays weapons pecking order, but generic issue to 'soldiers at large' is NOT one of them.
Secondly, whats with the US LCF for .50 sniping and then condemming the US sniping entegrity? Let me assure you their snipers are trained well, exposed to the enemy threat every hour of the day (as you sit back and type out meaningless posts on here) and have more kills to their credit than any other allied force in the MEAO.
With your rather cheap comment, not taking into consideration the trauma, fear, hard work, long hours, fatigue and risking their own lives these guys expereince, well what you have said has really rubbed me the wrong way, and what you have expressed is entirely unprofessional. With the TI you claim to have in your profile, well in that alone, I am at a loss of words...
I think slagging the Yanks is in bad taste (afterall they are the ones FIGHTING and DYING there, not you). Without the material or references, aside from a biased personal opinion and/or crap armchair wannabee fantasy magazines which seem to bend the truth at the best of times, your claims here are worthless.
I'll stick to reading military reports on the effectivness of Allied combat power on the enemy rahter than rumours or crap rags which rely on shock value to get ratings and sales.
Maybe if you had accesss to such, you'd change your tune. So if you are going to gob off, back it up with a sold reference. Slagging and assumptions are just not on, and do nothing but show contempt and lack of respect for other professional soldiers in their own Defence forces fighting in yet another unpopular war.
Wes