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Posted: **Fri 20 Aug, 2004 5:09 pm**

1PWRR, isn't that first pic of an M249 SAW?
I may be wrong though.

Posted: **Fri 20 Aug, 2004 8:05 pm**

I believe it is Joe.

Posted: **Sat 21 Aug, 2004 3:12 pm**

Can you confirm or deny this 1PWRR?

Posted: **Sat 21 Aug, 2004 3:16 pm**

joethejudge wrote:Can you confirm or deny this 1PWRR?

Its a 249.

Technically only the Belgian FN version is a Minimi.
The US version is the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon
See the link here for the differences..
http://world.guns.ru/machine/mg17-e.htm

Posted: **Mon 30 Aug, 2004 6:40 pm**

I want a go on one of them

Posted: **Tue 31 Aug, 2004 10:04 am**

Lance wrote:Is it true that the newbies to any patrol get the pleasure of lugging the GMPG or LSW around?

Our sgt said that when newbies join the battalion they get the LSW, I asked him why and he said 'Mainly because the LSW is a piece of shit and why should someone who's been in the platoon ifor 10 yearsi lug that around with him, Its like a status thing.'

Posted: **Tue 31 Aug, 2004 3:06 pm**

Edwards159 wrote:
Lance wrote:Is it true that the newbies to any patrol get the pleasure of lugging the GMPG or LSW around?
Our sgt said that when newbies join the battalion they get the LSW, I asked him why and he said 'Mainly because the LSW is a piece of shit and why should someone who's been in the platoon ifor 10 yearsi lug that around with him, Its like a status thing.'

I cant wait

MM

Posted: **Sun 12 Sep, 2004 9:55 am**

[quote]Is it true that the newbies to any patrol get the pleasure of lugging the GMPG or LSW around?[/quote]

I thought the LSW had beed scrapped ages ago?

Is this true or am I just braindead? cheers [/img][/quote]

Posted: **Sun 12 Sep, 2004 11:08 am**

No. I think i am right in thinking there are still 2 LSW's per section of 8 soldiers (1 in each 4 man brick).

James

Posted: **Sat 30 Oct, 2004 3:12 pm**

Apparently, LSWs are being given to sniper teams out on Telic as it's deadly accurate but crap as a SW due to low mag capacity. Also, there aren't enough sniper rifles to go round, this is a buzz I heard anyway.

Posted: **Sat 30 Oct, 2004 3:25 pm**

Not much good as a sniper rifle though; they are the same as the IW with an effective range of just 400yds i think.

James

Posted: **Sat 30 Oct, 2004 3:29 pm**

People often speak highly of the Bren Gun but that magazine only took 30 rounds, and it was was a lot heavier all round than the LSW. LSW has a much heavier barrel than the SA 280-2 and with its bi-pod makes it a very accurate weapon indeed. It is used for sniping in the Parachute Regiment, and I had great time firing it last time I was with them.

Posted: **Sat 30 Oct, 2004 5:31 pm**

Yeah James, the whole idea of a heavier barrel is icnreased accuracy and slightly better range so it does beat the IW, obviously it's not used as a full blown snipers rifle a pseudo-sniper rifle due to lack of L96s.

Posted: **Sat 30 Oct, 2004 11:02 pm**

but at least with the bren, if you were hit, you were hit and you knew it.

lovely bit of kit.

Posted: **Sun 31 Oct, 2004 12:17 pm**

The whole thing that the HV 5.56 ammo doesn't put you down for good with 1 shot is in it's actual design, the round itself was designed only to wound & maim, the idea being that it would take more people out the battle to help their injured mate than a straight kill, but with these fanatics they just keep on coming even if their mates are hit I suppose because of their mentality. The round swere designed in cold war times to fight a 'real' army which would treat the wounded, maybe now it's time for a manstopper round.