As Taliban takes over, some swap iconic AK-47s for made-in-America rifles

[Varmint]

The American people should be the ones doing gun control, cause clearly this government has no business being in control of guns.

 

[mac1911]

I saw pictures last night and the Taliban managed to snap up quite an arsenal, a real arsenal, of US military weapons that were apparently abandoned in the retreat. This makes our country look like freaking idiots. The Chinese are laughing their a**es off watching us look like fools.

It was not abandoned , the US geared up the so called Afghan Security Forces/Taliban. I can only imagine the back foor deals with the taliban the last 4 presidents made

 

[67ray]

Well a'int that grand?

The Badri 313 is a special unit of Taliban fighters that dress like U.S. soldiers by wearing camouflage, combat boots and body armor. The soldiers drive armored Humvees and carries M4 carbines.

The Badri 313 was reportedly named after the Battle of Badr that is written about in the Qur'an, in which the Prophet Mohammed successfully defeated an enemy force with just 313 men - some 1,400 years ago.

The unit, previously unveiled by the Taliban in promotional material, are reportedly highly trained and equipped with state-of-the-art military equipment.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9914793/Taliban-soldiers-MOCK-iconic-World-War-II-image-American-Marines-raising-flag-Iwo-Jima.html

 

[uvholic]

Why bother helping strawberry soldiers? Same shit happened when the US gave a ton of money, weapons, vehicles, logistical support to the Nationalists during the Chinese Civil War in 1949. What did they end up doing? Surrender and/or flee when the commies charged in and gladly handed over Jeeps, 30 cals, bazookas, M1 garands and carbines.

 

[AHM]

Did anyone else notice he's wearing 2 watches?

His right wrist doesn’t have a watch. It’s a Suunto M-9 compass. ... No idea why he’s wearing one in a workshop though.

For orientation.

The rocket breaking out of the tube vacates the oxygen in the immediate AO for the gunner. You're also supposed to move because of the smoke trail that points to your exact location on the ground. They dont want you taking a full breath of argon and running 100 meters to the rear.

They don't want the operators inhaling the exhaust from the burning rocket motor,
not wisps of inert argon from the seeker.

Rocket exhaust products of concern.

Breathing argon is a party trick.
(Although the guy might have passed out between every balloon,
which is not a good way to start a 100 yard dash).

 

[SgtHal75]

I've been seeing a ton of 240's on the news. Seems like the PKM is taking a backseat these days as well.

Taliban propaganda showcases US weapons and radios as captured war spoils

The pictures may depict a trend of U.S. military weapons supplied to the Afghan military falling into Taliban hands.

www.militarytimes.com

Biden must’ve banned all the ammo from Russia going there to…

 

[jct61765]

Most of that shit will be nothing but broken, useless trash in a few years. You can't beat that shit around and not maintain it quite the way you can with AKs.

The more technological stuff like the drones won't be maintainable and they'll just sell it to China, most likely.

Imagine the kaos they can do in a few years. We have a neutered President that's worried about his ice cream socials and hairy legs.

 

[Picton]

Imagine the kaos they can do in a few years.

...to whom?

Not to us, with a few Cessnas and helos... They can only hurt us if we're there. This will help them against the neo-Northern Alliance, but they've already got those folks bottled up in the Panshjir just like they did last time. But they have AA too, so in the end I doubt it'll help them much after all.

 

[AHM]

Breathing argon is a party trick.
(Although the guy might have passed out between every balloon,
which is not a good way to start a 100 yard dash).

To further concede that large quantities of
even inert and inactive gases can be fatal:

March 19, 1981: Shuttle Columbia's First Fatalities

1981: Five technicians are asphyxiated while setting up a ground test for the space shuttle Columbia, then in preparation for STS-1, the first operational shuttle mission. Two of them die. The accident occurred during a nitrogen purge of the orbiter. John Bjornstad, 50, one of the five Rockwell...

www.wired.com

Not saying it couldn't have happened at a Stinger training or maintenance depot
where they use a big tank of gas to cool cryo seeker heads -
instead of an ever-growing pile of discarded battery packs.

It's hard to appreciate that it's legit for the London sewer workers leading
media tours to have a gas alarm strapped onto their jump suits,
when so many "draining" videos show 20-somethings exploring tunnels
equipped with nothing more than rubber boots.

God grant me the situational awareness to pause and think
if I ever stumble upon a roomful of unconscious bodies
before barging in to "help".