Military news and photos

[HerpDerper]

This stuffs pretty awesome man

[Identity]

[QUOTE=shian;27645679]What about a minigun with EOtech?

[img_thumb]http://www.dreadnaught-industries.com/images/file/us/Minigun_alex_small.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]

Because you really need to aim with a minigun....

[shian]

More pictures!

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[quote]A Chinese national from the 1st section 'Les Aigles ' (the eagles) of the 2nd REG (Régiment étranger du génie), serving as a soldier with the French Foreign Legion, at Forward Operating Base Tagab-Kutschbach near Tagab in Kapisa Province on January 24, 2011. The French Foreign Legion, a military unit established in 1831, was created for foreign nationals of any nationlity wishing to serve in the French armed forces
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[quote]A Canadian national from the 1st section 'Les Aigles ' (the eagles) of the 2nd REG (Régiment étranger du génie), serving as a soldier with the French Foreign Legion, at Forward Operating Base Tagab-Kutschbach near Tagab in Kapisa Province on January 24, 2011. The French Foreign Legion, a military unit established in 1831, was created for foreign nationals of any nationlity wishing to serve in the French armed forces
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[quote]A German national from the 1st section 'Les Aigles ' (the eagles) of the 2nd REG (Régiment étranger du génie), serving as a soldier with the French Foreign Legion, at Forward Operating Base Tagab-Kutschbach near Tagab in Kapisa Province on January 24, 2011. The French Foreign Legion, a military unit established in 1831, was created for foreign nationals of any nationlity wishing to serve in the French armed forces
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[quote]A Romanian national from the 1st section 'Les Aigles ' (the eagles) of the 2nd REG (Régiment étranger du génie), serving as a soldier with the French Foreign Legion, at Forward Operating Base Tagab-Kutschbach near Tagab in Kapisa Province on January 24, 2011. The French Foreign Legion, a military unit established in 1831, was created for foreign nationals of any nationlity wishing to serve in the French armed forces.
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[quote]A Polish national from the 1st section 'Les Aigles ' (the eagles) of the 2nd REG (Régiment étranger du génie), serving as a soldier with the French Foreign Legion, at Forward Operating Base Tagab-Kutschbach near Tagab in Kapisa Province on January 24, 2011.
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[quote]A french solidier looks on as member of the Afghan National Police (ANP) check a Pakistani truck on the roadside of the highway 7 route between Pakistan and Afghanistan, in Surobi province on January 22, 2011.
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[quote]People entering Moscow's Domodedovo airport stand in line as they prepare to pass their belongings through a metal detector January 24, 2011. A suicide bomber killed at least 31 people and injured more than 130 on Monday at Moscow's Domodedovo airport, Russia's biggest.
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[quote]Victims of a bomb explosion are seen at Moscow's Domodedovo airport in this still image taken from mobile phone footage January 24, 2011. A suicide bomber killed at least 31 people and injured more than 130 on Monday at Moscow's Domodedovo airport, Russia's biggest.
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[quote]Members of the Federal Security Service work outside Moscow's Domodedovo airport January 24, 2011. A suicide bomber killed at least 31 people and injured more than 130 on Monday at Moscow's Domodedovo airport, Russia's biggest.
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[Scar]

[QUOTE=LordLoss;27636803]Nowhere near as experienced as their US and UK counterparts.[/QUOTE]

While that is true, they are still have a high reputation among other Special Forces

[kaven]

[QUOTE=LordLoss;27636803]Nowhere near as experienced as their US and UK counterparts.[/QUOTE]
They are still quite formidable though.

[LordLoss]

But not the best in the world. Like you claimed.

[ForestRaptor]

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Finnish defence force parade. Notice the stylin' chorome plated RK's.
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Operator of Finnish Karhu (Bear) Team. Pretty much the SWAT.
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Brazilian BOPE. The most badass police squad.

[Araknid]

BOPE sounds like some kinda drug. Its a very unformidable name.
Could just imagine criminals yelling out "HERE COMES THE BOPE!"

[BraceWuyne]

[QUOTE=TheMourge;27641291]There is nothing in this picture that fires .50 caliber rounds.

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Exactly what I said and I get spammed with boxes.

[Charybdis]

The SAS, the ones that started it all

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p4DmuGyehc[/media]

and it was this report that made us the envy of the worlds special forces

[ScurrTheSecond]

Old as hell "news", but still, more military badassery.
The anglo-zanzibar war.
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Zanzibar_War[/url]
Just look at the casualties, and length of the war.

[roflcakes]

[QUOTE=-n3o-;27646530][img_thumb]http://images.theage.com.au/ftage/ffximage/2009/03/07/afghanistan12_gallery__600x376,0.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]

Is that a Decepticon logo to the left of the door?

[kaven]

[QUOTE=LordLoss;27650001]But not the best in the world. Like you claimed.[/QUOTE]
It wasn't I who said it.

[PLing]

I might post some FDF ones when I'm back at the office. Not sure how legal that is though.

[Provost]

Just to clear things up:

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[roflcakes]

[QUOTE=Psychokitten;27674630]Just to clear things up:

[img_thumb]http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/8144/coastguard.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]

I don't know much about guns, but I'm pretty sure that box of ammo is attached to the mounted gun, not the big rifle.

[Sackboy]

guns are bad they kill people

[ZombieDawgs]

[QUOTE=Sackboy;27676399]guns are bad they kill people[/QUOTE]

Guns don't kill people.

Bullets do.

[urbanmonkey]

[QUOTE=Psychokitten;27674630]Just to clear things up:

[img_thumb]http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/8144/coastguard.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]

You thought it was a belt fed bolt action rifle? Oh my you have a lot to learn.

[AnemoneS2]

Requesting Pakistan army photos! It's after all one of the biggest ones in the world.

[tommyc225]

[QUOTE=scurr;27669615]Old as hell "news", but still, more military badassery.
The anglo-zanzibar war.
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Zanzibar_War[/url]
Just look at the casualties, and length of the war.[/QUOTE]

Haha that's incredible!

[Axen]

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I dion't konw so much about the swedish army, only thing i know are that they don't fight in Sweden

[Gmod_Fan77]

[B]Great Britain[/B]

HMS Dreadnought, the world's first modern battleship.

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HMS Ark Royal

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Others

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Rorke's Drift, South Africa. Modern-day isolated mission station, historically British outpost. Site of the Battle of Rorke's Drift, in which 120 British troops and medical staff, 40 of whom were wounded in previous battles, fought off 4,1000 Zulu troops in the Anglo-Zulu War.

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[JuiceHead3311]

I'm closely related to Garry Blore. He walked out on my family and acts like we don't exist.

[wishbone]

Nice pictures!

[TheSpyV2]

[QUOTE=Moronica;27604269][img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/September_11_Photo_Montage.jpg/250px-September_11_Photo_Montage.jpg[/img_thumb]

Thought I'd contribute.

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1 of my family members died on 9/11

[CabooseRvB]

Deutsches Heer ist der besten Heer

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[RG4]

[img]http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/cvn-70-ship-1.jpg[/img]
A Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier the biggest fucking carrier in the world

[Provost]

[QUOTE=RG4;27679021][img_thumb]http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/cvn-70-ship-1.jpg[/img_thumb]
A Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier the biggest fucking carrier in the world[/QUOTE]

Are those oil slicks? :ohdear:

Or is it just silt?

[editline]26th January 2011[/editline]

[QUOTE=urbanmonkey;27677008]You thought it was a belt fed bolt action rifle? Oh my you have a lot to learn.[/QUOTE]

No. I thought you were saying the MG was a .50 cal. Guess I was mistaken.

Yeah, now that you mention it, the rifle might be .50 BMG.