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[QUOTE=SpaceGhost;33238838] [img]http://www.strangecosmos.com/images/content/152465.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] I had one that said, "Surprise, Cock Bags." Edit: Don't got a pic of it, but I do got a pic of this grenade that took a bullet in my buddy's chest. Saved his life. Kinda cool, I guess.[IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/h7automa/PICT0005.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/7893/afghanview.jpg[/IMG] [editline]12th November 2011[/editline] There's just something about this plane that seems awesome [IMG]http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/8216/faca29bcacom2.jpg[/IMG] [editline]12th November 2011[/editline] What kind of scope is that [IMG]http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/6962/ejc006172611.jpg[/IMG]

Probably some sort of thermal/IR/night scope.

A big one, I'd hazzard a guess at an ATN Mars of some sort but don't hold me to it. But you can tell it's a night scope by the cover. You pop one of those pinhole covers on to limit the ammount of light entering the sight, makes them usable in the day.

[QUOTE=Ignhelper;33241368] [editline]12th November 2011[/editline] There's just something about this plane that seems awesome [IMG]http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/8216/faca29bcacom2.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE] What's the aircrafts name? Majestic beauty I say. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer_EMB_314_Super_Tucano] Found it! [/url] Such a lovely little turbo-prop.

[QUOTE=Ignhelper;33241368] [editline]12th November 2011[/editline] What kind of scope is that [IMG]http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/6962/ejc006172611.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] PVS-17B or 17C. It's just a night vision scope with 4x zoom.

[IMG]http://www.apacheclips.com/files/475ae75b2388.jpg[/IMG] Japs camouflage their ships [editline]12th November 2011[/editline] SAS fighting with marines [video=youtube;01v0sUra-yg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01v0sUra-yg[/video]

[IMG]http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt104/vor033/USMC%20-%204/9b3fc781.jpg[/IMG] [QUOTE]Sgt. Dakota Meyer, the first living Marine Medal of Honor recipient since the Vietnam War, Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr., assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, and Col. Paul D. Montanus, Marine Barracks Washington commanding officer, march away from the Marine Corps War Memorial after laying a wreath at the base of the monument in Arlington, Va., Nov. 10. [/QUOTE] [IMG]http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt104/vor033/USMC%20-%204/a7c3a9cb.jpg[/IMG] [QUOTE]Col. Paul D. Montanus, Marine Barracks Washington commanding officer, left, Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, center, and Sgt. Dakota Meyer, Medal of Honor recipient, right, salute during a wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the 236th birthday of the Marine Corps at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., Nov. 10. [/QUOTE] [IMG]http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt104/vor033/USMC%20-%204/9729f636.jpg[/IMG] [QUOTE]Sgt. Maj. Micheal P. Barret, sergeant major of the Marine Corps, and Lance Cpl. Dusten Reevs, Marine Corps body bearer from Marine Barracks Washington, salute the grave of Sgt. Maj. Herbert Sweet, fourth sergeant major of the Marine Corps, at Arlington National Cemetery Nov. 10. [/QUOTE] [IMG]http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt104/vor033/USMC%20-%204/053a05bc.jpg[/IMG] [QUOTE]Sgt. Maj. Micheal P. Barrett, sergeant major of the Marine Corps, salutes the grave of Cpl. Rene Gagnon, one of the flag raisers from the famous Iwo Jima photograph, during a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery Nov. 10. [/QUOTE] [IMG]http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt104/vor033/USMC%20-%204/2dddec17.jpg[/IMG] [QUOTE]Sgt. Maj. Eric Stockton, Marine Barracks Washington sergeant major, and Sgt. Maj. Micheal P. Barrett, sergeant major of the Marine Corps, pause for a moment of silence after laying a wreath at the grave of Sgt. Maj. Herbert Sweet, fourth sergeant major of the Marine Corps, at Arlington National Cemetery Nov. 10. [/QUOTE]

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[QUOTE=Lyoko2;33250855][IMG]http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/9437/30958124789877525310223.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] That's Israel for you.

[QUOTE=Ignhelper;33244113][video=youtube;01v0sUra-yg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01v0sUra-yg[/video][/QUOTE] as fucking awesome as this is, i'm a little skeptical of it

[QUOTE=Lord of Ears;33253298]as fucking awesome as this is, i'm a little skeptical of it[/QUOTE] Skeptical? What are you implying? [editline]13th November 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Taepodong-2;33237676]The IAR just sounds like a step backwards to me. Especially considering it's nothing more than a glorified HK416.[/QUOTE] But it's lighter, and Support Gunners won't be as much of a target in combat because it looks more like a regular AR variant. But I can definitely see where you're coming from.

[QUOTE=ksenior;33238069]Dropping belt fed is a step back to the 1930s[/QUOTE] The IAR was chosen by the marines because it fits the profile of the corps "Light" profile. The marine corps was never supposed to go and do what the government has it doing now; occupying countries. They were supposed to rush in, take shit, then let the army come in and get out. The purpose of the IAR is to give a fire team suppression abilities while still keeping it light, and each squad will still carry an M249. Granted its all mission dictated; in some instances everyone will have M4's/M16's and IAR's, in ithers they'll be equiped with SAW's. Personally im not a huge fan of it, but if they were to field it as a primary rifle I'd be happy.

[QUOTE=UncleJimmema;33255856]The IAR was chosen by the marines because it fits the profile of the corps "Light" profile. The marine corps was never supposed to go and do what the government has it doing now; occupying countries. They were supposed to rush in, take shit, then let the army come in and get out. The purpose of the IAR is to give a fire team suppression abilities while still keeping it light, and each squad will still carry an M249. Granted its all mission dictated; in some instances everyone will have M4's/M16's and IAR's, in ithers they'll be equiped with SAW's. Personally im not a huge fan of it, but if they were to field it as a primary rifle I'd be happy.[/QUOTE] I heard something that this is just a cover so the USMC can get a new primary rifle without going through congress [quote]The Marine Corps is planning to purchase 4,476 IARs to replace 2,000 M249 light machine guns[/quote] Replacing 2000 weapons with 4500 sounds kinda odd, renforcing my belief they are going to replace the M16/M4 with it

[QUOTE=ksenior;33256082] Replacing 2000 weapons with 4500 sounds kinda odd, renforcing my belief they are going to replace the M16/M4 with it[/QUOTE] 2 for every fireteam.

[QUOTE=UncleJimmema;33255856]The IAR was chosen by the marines because it fits the profile of the corps "Light" profile. The marine corps was never supposed to go and do what the government has it doing now; occupying countries. They were supposed to rush in, take shit, then let the army come in and get out. The purpose of the IAR is to give a fire team suppression abilities while still keeping it light, and each squad will still carry an M249. Granted its all mission dictated; in some instances everyone will have M4's/M16's and IAR's, in ithers they'll be equiped with SAW's. Personally im not a huge fan of it, but if they were to field it as a primary rifle I'd be happy.[/QUOTE] I think If it doesn't overheat as fast as the SAW and if we can find reliable Drum Mags for it, it would be fairly decent at replacing the SAW. The SAW is fucking unreliable. Lot of the marines' SAWs are hand me downs from the army dating back to the 80s or Gulf War. They are just ending their lifespan, regardless of how well you clean them.

[IMG]http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/7122/800xm.jpg[/IMG] With these they just can kill themselves

Another problem I have with the IAR is that the barrel is non-removable

[QUOTE=Ignhelper;33241368] [IMG]http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/6962/ejc006172611.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] Obama is rambo?

[QUOTE=ksenior;33256082]I heard something that this is just a cover so the USMC can get a new primary rifle without going through congress Replacing 2000 weapons with 4500 sounds kinda odd, renforcing my belief they are going to replace the M16/M4 with it[/QUOTE] Well seeing as doctrine for the rifle says 4 people per fireteam have the rifle (there's only 4 in a fireteam) I think that sounds about right. I would love that if that were the case, so long as they retained the SAW at the squad level.

[QUOTE=UncleJimmema;33266050]Well seeing as doctrine for the rifle says 4 people per fireteam have the rifle (there's only 4 in a fireteam) I think that sounds about right. I would love that if that were the case, so long as they retained the SAW at the squad level.[/QUOTE] the M4 and M16 are fine for non-frontline combat duties, so I would expect them to only replace the M4 and M16 in frontline units

[QUOTE=ksenior;33266107]the M4 and M16 are fine for non-frontline combat duties, so I would expect them to only replace the M4 and M16 in frontline units[/QUOTE] Thats what I figured. Seeing as the corps is out of Iraq and are getting ready to leave Afghanistan it would make perfect sense too. Givem to everyone in MEU's and everyone else has M4/M16's.

A-10 strafing, the radio operator sounds like Tom Hanks. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl63BWbmFx8&feature=related[/media]

Holy shit, it sounds EXACTLY like Tom Hanks. Also, A-10s are the world's coolest planes in the world.

world's coolest, [B]in the world[/B]

If that guys name is Captain Miller...

the A-10 is a plane built onto a gun

[QUOTE=Viper202;33307706]world's coolest, [B]in the world[/B][/QUOTE] They're that cool. [editline]17th November 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=slippp22;33308373]the A-10 is a plane built onto a gun[/QUOTE] Only stupidly hard to shoot down or destroy.

[QUOTE=Amerigo;33312074]They're that cool. [editline]17th November 2011[/editline] Only stupidly hard to shoot down or destroy.[/QUOTE] not really,a good place SAM can or mobile AA can destroy it

[QUOTE=mastfire;33316542]not really,a good place SAM can or mobile AA can destroy it[/QUOTE] Isn't it specifically built to take a hit from things like that?