 Afghan army leader says poor weapons putting his soldiers at risk The buildup of the Afghan National Army, considered an integral part of Canada's 'exit strategy,' will continue at a snail's pace unless NATO provides better weaponry, a senior Afghan military commander says.Commentsview comments in forum Page 1 You need to be a member of CKA and be logged into the site, to comment on news. |
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Amunition supply. If we provide them with new rifles in 5.56, they are dependant on NATO for ammunition. They can then work to restrict all import of 7.62x39 and that will make that round rare and more expensive.
This also falls into the NATO/UN idea of making the ammunition for the traditional assault rifle of the rebel or terrorist, rare and expensive.
The flip side of that is the weapon sound and signature becomes
associated with the bad guys, and that makes recognition and identification much easier.
Selling them newer NATO rifles is cheap if it get's them ready, faster.
The Isreali Galil LOOKS a lot like an AK but is heavier, more expensive and much more robust.
Those old AK's are likely junk but look at it this way---the Taliban have the same problem.
Akin to my post above; the Mexicans have come up with their own indiginous assault rifle and theft and missuse were on the design table too. See the last paragraph.
November 9, 2007: The Mexican armed forces are introducing a new infantry weapon, the FX-05 "Xiuhcoatl" (or "Fire Serpent" in one of the Indian languages). The FX-05 was designed and developed in 16 months by two army generals. The weapon is a 5.56mm assault rifle similar to the U.S. M-16. It is manufactured in Mexico, using no imported parts. It has a Picatinny Rail for scopes and other devices. It uses either 30 round box magazine, or a hundred round drum magazine. There are standard and short barreled (for urban operations and police) versions.
The eight pound FX-05 replaces the larger ten pound G3, a 7.62mm rifle, manufactured in Mexico under license from Heckler & Koch. The similarity of the FX-05 to the German Heckler & Koch G36 brought accusations that the Mexican rifle was an illegal copy. Heckler & Koch representatives came to Mexico earlier this year and carefully examined the FC-05, and concluded that there was no copying. Still, the two rifles are amazingly similar.
One big advantage if the FX-05 is that it is only for military use. This provides the Mexican government much better control over the weapon issued to its soldiers. The distinctive features of the FX-05 will better control unauthorized use as well. Moreover, shell casings and bullets, have the distinct mark of this rifle, making it easy to detect illegal use. Any stolen rifles will be easier to track, since only the military can possess them. Mexico began issuing the FX-05 last year. About 10,000 have been manufactured so far.
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