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2006-03-15 Iraq

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Posted by Steve 2006-03-15 09:19|| || Front Page|| [11127 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Milkor of SA product. Photo and details on page 32 of the following link:

http://down.nmag.cn/other/Janes.Defence.Weekly.Magazine.January.11.2006.PDF

Posted by Besoeker 2006-03-15 10:36|| 2006-03-15 10:36|| Front Page Top

#2 wow sounds like a neat peice of kit! bet its got good 'fear factor' stats if your looking at a modern day top trumps set.

Posted by ShepUK 2006-03-15 10:39|| 2006-03-15 10:39|| Front Page Top

#3 Is this another part of the 'video game revolution' in military affairs? Somehow I can just see a marine specialist complaining that he has to reload everytime he fires, unlike Unreal Tournament or GTA3.

Posted by Chinter Flarong9283 2006-03-15 12:33|| 2006-03-15 12:33|| Front Page Top

#4 The one weapon that has never really made it is the infantry light cannon. Its almost singular function is to shoot *throught* parts of a building. For example, denying the use of a corner for cover.

It give the infantry the option to punch a neat hole in something, rather than level the building, which is time-consuming and expensive.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-03-15 13:28|| 2006-03-15 13:28|| Front Page Top

#5 the marines have gotten a volume discount.

Ain't that the best line in the story! Shoots more, better, faster, AND we've got extra loads back at the warehouse! What a great country.

Posted by Phavilet Grolurt9350 2006-03-15 14:00|| 2006-03-15 14:00|| Front Page Top

#6 I'd wager one of the major reasons this weapon has been brought into action is its ability to launch the new generation of compact thermobaric rounds.

Collapsing a single building upon a group of assembled terrorists, without damage to surrounding structures. What's not to like?

Posted by Zenster 2006-03-15 14:39|| 2006-03-15 14:39|| Front Page Top

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