Army private sacrifices life to save his platoon in NPA ambush
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[QUOTE=Dr.C;35338113]With all the filipinos I know, I'm surprised none of them have ever mentioned anything about an insurgency[/QUOTE]
You're telling me, I'm Filipino and my parents never told me about any fighting between the communists and the government. I do know about the various Muslim nationlist groups in the south though.
Did anyone else notice:
[quote]“PFC Llamas provided suppressive fire against the rebels with his K3 sub-machinegun despite under heavy enemy fires. This brave act allowed the rest of the platoon to unload the truck then engage the NPA rebels in firefight before the rebels retreated,” [b]Lt. Col. Rod Batang, commanding officer of the 83rd ID[/b], said in a statement.[/quote]
My guess would be they only called it an smg because he did, also it could've been mistranslated (supported by the fact that it also says "heavy enemy fires").
i was wondering how someone could put down supressive fire with a dinky smg.
[QUOTE=Governor Goblin;35340302]Yeah, I think you're exaggerating just a bit.[/QUOTE]
The sad part is I'm not far off the mark. There was an MSNBC article not too long ago that basically said as much.
[QUOTE=just-a-boy;35330204]R.I.P. brave warrior.
Edit:
Damn journalists... Is it that hard?
He provided suppressive fire from his glorious K3 [I]sub-machinegun[/I].
[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Daewoo_K3_machine_gun_1.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
In what world is that a Sub Machine Gun... I'd hate to see what these guys call Assault Rifles
[QUOTE=massn7;35351788]The sad part is I'm not far off the mark. There was an MSNBC article not too long ago that basically said as much.[/QUOTE]
I severely doubt it.
[editline]30th March 2012[/editline]
[QUOTE=TheTalon;35352657]In what world is that a Sub Machine Gun... I'd hate to see what these guys call Assault Rifles[/QUOTE]
Why are you people still on about the fucking gun?
[QUOTE=markfu;35340312]You're telling me, I'm Filipino and my parents never told me about any fighting between the communists and the government. I do know about the various Muslim nationlist groups in the south though.[/QUOTE]
Just a quick question, do you live in the Philippines? Either way makes sense that you don't know since its not on the news much.
When I watch action movies and I see people do this I always go "Nobody would actually do that"
Guess I was wrong, respect to this man.
[QUOTE=Governor Goblin;35353314]I severely doubt it.
Why are you people still on about the fucking gun?[/QUOTE]
[url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/46316454/ns/today-today_rossen_reports/t/rossen-reports-anyone-can-buy-guns-no-questions-asked/#.T3Y519Wx18E] You doubt it?[/url]
It's a discussion forum. Topics shift.
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