US troops in Iraq with AKs!!!

so the US troops think AKs are better then M-16s!!!

maybe cuss there m16 gets jammed from the sand??

This is old news. But you can see it on a lot of troop pictures all over the internet. Funny I thought the m-16 was the ultimate weapon. I prefer my ak over my ar-15 anyday.

like i said US tech is NOT the best everywhere...

keep on dreaming...

i heard there replacing the m16 but with what?

and will that gun be less jamm pron?

if you want to see how a m16 works without "using one"

play americas army the thing jamms almost everyother time you go pron

i think that pic looks more like he has found/confisscated them from the Iraq people. Dont they gather guns away from them?
just look how he is holdin the ammo and gun.

[Edited on 23-12-2003 by TheSwordMaster]

haha good find

how i looked passed that is beyong me

The thing to look for it the shoulder strap from his own M-16. I can't make one out, so don't discount the fact that he might be using it. It is most likely that he has confiscated the AK, but not a given.

Well it is true that some of the soldiers are using AKs. The M-16 has never performed well in bad conditions. We have to see if the XM8 can match the AKs.

back in vietnam almost all of the SEALs and special forces teams preferred to use AKs over their m-16s...if they can get their hands on one, they will usually switch

a 20 page topic about of this already in 'War on Terror'..

We got this covered quite good..

There is a perfectly logical explanation for all of this. In fact I personally used some of these weapons while participating in this campaign. Some Marine units were not issued nor are they issued heavy/mounted weapons i.e. M249 Squad Automatic Weapons, M240G, 50 Caliber MG, etc. Some units include my unit 1st Force Recon Co, BSP Platoon, or a unit like Explosive Ordnance Disposal. We had to utilize weapons we captured for our stronger defense. As a personal preference I would take a Russian made SVD-Draganov over any sniper weapon we use, ANY DAY!

I forgot to add the link in the above post to where you can see some of the pics I took while I was over there:

www.geocities.com...

If these REALLY are your pics..

This is something really speacial!

Thanks for sharing..



*Edit*

Just wondering,
Whats with the platic bag on AT-4?

Do they come with one or is it there to prevent it from getting wet?
(and put on by you..)



[Edited on 23-12-2003 by FULCRUM]

Yup thats me. I just got transferred from Division to FSSG behind a desk but if you want I can send you more from my work e-mail. Lets chat sometime, my e-mail is swaffordsw@1fssg.usmc.mil

Oh, as for the AT-4, thats to keep the sand out. They have 2 versions of packaging that come with it. 1 for sand and 1 for water. That one is obviously for sand.

Well of course it is..

But i havent ever been in a desert (with weapons..) so i over looked that fact..

Thanks for setting me straight..



Just snow for me..

But thats a different story..

You Active/prior service?

Prior..

But im not a American..



I was in service 1999-2000..

I was a Squad Leader, rank Corporal.. ("<<")