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2008-11-29 India-Pakistan

What it takes to fight a war inside skyscrapers

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Posted by john frum 2008-11-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11125 views ] Top

#1 "Indian army uses Dragunov sniper rifles that are incredibly accurate,

Umm, no. The SNIPER is accurate (or not). The rifle is only a tool.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-11-29 00:16|| 2008-11-29 00:16|| Front Page Top

#2 you don't need to hold each room only each floor and egress and ingress.

Posted by Jeremiah Omuck5913 2008-11-29 00:21|| 2008-11-29 00:21|| Front Page Top

#3 Dragunov rifles are acceptably accurate, not incredibly accurate. Civilian AR-10 or .308 AR-15 clones are just as accurate as the standard Dragunov which is a long barrelled AK action chambered for the Russian 7.62x54mm rimmed round.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2008-11-29 02:07|| 2008-11-29 02:07|| Front Page Top

#4 The portable ones (thermal imagers) are like binoculars and have a range of 500 metres. Even inside a hotel, they can see through at least four-five rooms quite easily,

I didn't know that. In fact, I doubt its possible for thermal imaging. Sounds likes some secret Israeli or US radar tech.

Posted by phil_b 2008-11-29 04:36|| 2008-11-29 04:36|| Front Page Top

#5 Sounds like

Some journo missunderstanding that he's told.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-11-29 04:55|| 2008-11-29 04:55|| Front Page Top

#6 There are offshoots of the old portable ground surveillance radars that...

Nevermind.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-11-29 12:36|| 2008-11-29 12:36|| Front Page Top

#7 Ain't it funny how everyone says the AK-47 works SO well but when push came to shove the Russians went ahead and invented their own analogue to the M-14?

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2008-11-29 12:48|| 2008-11-29 12:48|| Front Page Top

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