How reliable is a 78-year old PPsh on continuous full-auto? How many rounds do you think he’ll get through before there’s a stoppage? Watch the video and find out… hat tip to spartanat.com […]
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Royal Marines Go Full Commando In Norway
Over the past couple of months Britain’s Royal Marines have been training across a wide spectrum of Arctic warfare scenarios. This training has been capped off over the past week and half with the exercise “Cold Response 2020”. After it was announced just over 3 months ago that the Royal Marines would be undergoing a […]
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A 173rd Airborne Brigade Sky Soldier prepares to board an aircraft prior to conducting a tactical parachute jump. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ryan Lucas […]
Operation Eclipse: How Canadian Paratroopers Saved Denmark in 1945
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Of Bergans, Bergens and Backpacks
Anyone who’s familiar with the British Army and its infantry equipment knows that Squaddie slang for a rucksack is “bergan” or “bergen”. Most seem to also understand that this has some sort of Norwegian connection, but few seem to really understand what it’s about. So if you’re curious, read on… As for the nickname, “Bergan” […]
Full-Auto Friday: IMI Galil SAR
LAV shows off one of his favorite rifles from the Galil series, the IMI Galil SAR. […]
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An officer of the German ‘Seebataillon’ (the Naval Infantry of the Bundesmarine) undergoing mountain training in Scotland with the Netherlands Marines (Korps Mariniers) in 2019. The German Seebataillon (Naval Force Protection Battalion) was created in 2014 and consists of eight companies: two on-board operations companies, one coastal operation, mine diving, reconnaissance and support company together […]
The CADPAT Story: Canada finds sweet spot with new camouflage
By Steven Fouchard, Public Affairs, Canadian Army – from the Canadian Army Facebook page. Nearly 20 years since its introduction, and in response to new developments in infra-red and other night vision systems, Canada’s homegrown pattern is headed for retirement to make way for the next generation of disruptive camouflage. More than a dozen Canadian-made contenders […]
The CADPAT Story: CADPAT proves to be a superior camouflage
By Steven Fouchard, Public Affairs, Canadian Army – from the Canadian Army Facebook page. This is the third in a series of four articles tracing the origins and development of CADPAT – from Canada’s initial recognition of disruptive camouflage as the way forward, to field trials assisted by our allies and, finally, to its emergence […]
SIG SAUER Electro-Optics Introduces ECHO3™ Thermal Reflex Sight with BDX technology
SIG SAUER Electro-Optics is pleased to introduce the ECHO3 Thermal Reflex Sight. The ECHO3 is a direct view thermal sight, utilizing SIG SAUER BDX technology, with the capability to capture images and record video in eight different color palettes. “The ECHO3 is an ultra-compact, lightweight direct-view thermal sight,” said Andy York, President, SIG SAUER Electro-Optics. […]
