Puntland troops in training (photo)

[RovingMadness]

Roving and Gurey, horta how do you guys know so much about military stuff? Don't tell me you are MODERN WARFARE™ geeks?

I am a part-time arm-chair general

[gurey25]

as a ten year old instead of reading comics i used to read

Janes aircraft and tanks..


but seriously a proper arm - chair general should also be well informed about politics, general tactics and geography.
right now i have a google map of bani walid, and watching whats unfolding like a football match..

[Xamud.]

Give me 50 swords, 20 spears, beads and a plate of cambuulo and I will be toasting the new flag of Puntland fluttering in Hobyo.

Its a Russian origin Machine gun

Thanks sxb.

Somalis really love this machin gun.

[gurey25]

PaidMonk,

Alot of the articles written on the subject of Security Contractors are exaggerated for sensationalism. I highly doubt there are real M4s floating around in Somalia

damn thats an ugly looking contraption, who pimped it out
im behind in my small arms, all my knowledge is outdated, dated from 10-15 years back when i was a real war nerd..

[RovingMadness]

PaidMonk,

Alot of the articles written on the subject of Security Contractors are exaggerated for sensationalism. I highly doubt there are real M4s floating around in Somalia

damn thats an ugly looking contraption, who pimped it out
im behind in my small arms, all my knowledge is outdated, dated from 10-15 years back when i was a real war nerd..

My main interest is in the aviation sector. I pay attention to other branches but airplanes fascinate me.

The Chinese are of course the first suspects, I know Iran also has M4 Carbine knock-off. But the Chinese copy is the most popular. It's not used by the Chinese Military, however; just local law enforcement agencies. The design is not too bad but from what I read it's performance is pretty pathetic.



Here's a group of Chinese police firing it. I am guessing it went pretty badly

[RovingMadness]

as a ten year old instead of reading comics i used to read

Janes aircraft and tanks..


but seriously a proper arm - chair general should also be well informed about politics, general tactics and geography.
right now i have a google map of bani walid, and watching whats unfolding like a football match..

Man, I used to sneak to the library just to read JANES back in High School. The city library was right across the high school, and they had the JANES Collections from way back & I used to enjoy reading them. Most of my weekends were spent in the library. They also carried the Air Force Monthly. Still to this day, the only time I go to the City Lubrary is to read JANES or the AFM. Sadly, the quality of JANES has been on a steady decline for a while, there online site reads like a tabloid. Such a sad situation. Hope they get good editors and restore it's old prestige.

[SahanGalbeed]

Good for you .