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Tag Archives: Taliban
Pulling a Quigley, Down Under(-fire)
I love it when life imitates art. You know, like when you see something in some Hollywood flick, and you say to yourself, “Self, that could NEVER happen in real life.” But then you find out it can. Has. Did. … Continue reading
Posted in Crime and Punishment, War
Tagged Afghanistan, Brad Kozak, British sniper, Iraq, Quigley, sniper, Taliban, terrorist, Tom Selleck
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The Associated Press: The M-4 Sucks in Afghanistan
AP writer Slobodan Lekic’s semi-cogent article the suitability of the M-4 in Afghanistan misses the point. Actually, it lacks one. Was he trying to introduce the Army’s new policy of having nine M-110 SASS equipped “sharpshooters” in each company? Suggesting that the U.S. military … Continue reading
Taliban Sniper Proves Rifle Skills Don’t Suck So Much
The New York Times has been running a series by C J Chivers dissing the marksmanship of our good friends in the Afghan police and Army. Mr. Chivers has also heavily criticized the Taliban’s shooting. As TTAG has warned many … Continue reading
NYT: Taliban Shooting Skills Suck
Let’s start at the end. “For the Taliban, bad shooting sometimes has proved to be good enough,” C.J. Chivers writes for The New York Times. “For all of their shortcomings, the Taliban’s level of training and state of equipment have … Continue reading
Ex-Beretta Sales Rep Nicked for Selling Arms to Iran
“You want to know where they found two of the sniper scopes, between you and me [and TTAG's readers]?” Beretta sales-rep-turned-arms dealer Alessandro Bon asked an “associate” in a wiretapped conversation. “In Afghanistan … They fired on German soldiers with … Continue reading
Posted in Crime and Punishment, Rifles, War
Tagged Alessandro Bon, sniper scope, Taliban
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Iranians Training Taliban to Shoot American Soldiers
“Our religions and our histories are different,” a Taliban commander tells The Times re: Iran. “But our target is the same — we both want to kill Americans.” To that end, “The Taliban fighters scurried up the craggy mountainside. As … Continue reading
Marines Mount Mini-Gun on MV-22 Tilt Rotor Transports
After a decade of dithering, the U.S. Marines are equipping two tilt-rotor transport aircraft bound for Afghanistan with the GAU-2B machine-gun. Strategypage.com reports that the Marines will retro-fit the guns to the rest of their Afghan-based fleet of MV-22 aircraft. … Continue reading
