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[redsamurai]

Tthe accuracy downrange is the only reason it would be used in that capacity. It definitely wouldn't be used in a situation where the sniper would be in immediate danger. Could you imagine lugging that beast and ammo around?

CQB with a .50?? hehehe............have you seen the trailer for the new Rambo movie?? Dude takes a .50 volley to the face from point blank range................very nice, upper torso disappears.

 

[army_stud]

there've been sniper stories in the media about how the .50 played a big role in taking baghdad. And they were talkin about hitting "people"..........yeah, sometimes behind walls while smoking a ciggarette, but people nonetheless.
So why are you holding the barett?

Because that's the MEDIA... .50 cals do play a vital role in everything we do, but they are mainly used as a base defense gun, or mounted on vehicle turrets. Some snipers do carry them around, widely depends on the mission. Try lugging one of those bastards around for an hour. It's so heavy you can't even shoulder-fire it.

We carried the .50 cal everywhere with us, but not if we had to hump long distances. It does break down, but it's more timely effective not to.

Almost anything a terrorist carries can be defined as 'equipment'...

 

[redsamurai]

Because that's the MEDIA... .50 cals do play a vital role in everything we do, but they are mainly used as a base defense gun, or mounted on vehicle turrets. Some snipers do carry them around, widely depends on the mission. Try lugging one of those bastards around for an hour. It's so heavy you can't even shoulder-fire it.

The barrett is supposed to be tame compared to earlier .50's..........???

Almost anything a terrorist carries can be defined as 'equipment'...

so as a .50 specialist you could say.......engage a pair of goggles on a suspected terrorist........right?

 

[army_stud]

The barrett is supposed to be tame compared to earlier .50's..........???





so as a .50 specialist you could say.......engage a pair of goggles on a suspected terrorist........right?

Well, considering the double recoil advantage, I would say probably. I've never shot an earlier model .50.

SUSPECTED? No.. -- KNOWN, yes. I wish we had more loop-holes, but libs like to tie our hands behind our backs.

 

[redsamurai]

Well, considering the double recoil advantage, I would say probably. I've never shot an earlier model .50.

SUSPECTED? No.. -- KNOWN, yes. I wish we had more loop-holes, but libs like to tie our hands behind our backs.

shut it with the lib bullshit. My buddy had to deal with completely unreasonable rules of engagement during the republican controlled house, senate and white house as well as a republican controlled war. There was a time when the house and senate could pass any republican measure they wanted point de facto! And yet my buddy could stare straight at a guy walking with an ak-47 but couldn't do shit unless said weapon was pointed "at him". The terrible rules of engagement were the result of a TERRIBLY planned war where we didn't count on being policeman........which is what our military is not good at nor should they be.

 

[army_stud]

shut it with the lib bullshit. My buddy had to deal with completely unreasonable rules of engagement during the republican controlled house, senate and white house as well as a republican controlled war. There was a time when the house and senate could pass any republican measure they wanted point de facto! And yet my buddy could stare straight at a guy walking with an ak-47 but couldn't do shit unless said weapon was pointed "at him". The terrible rules of engagement were the result of a TERRIBLY planned war where we didn't count on being policeman........which is what our military is not good at nor should they be.

The war was terribly planned. But remember, a lot of dems voted for the war too based on the intel reports.

It's not about passing ROE legislature, it's about worrying how the media reports any 'innocent' person being killed.

ROE is a very complicated issue. I'm pretty familiar with this case.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2005/01/08/1278799.htm

 

[redsamurai]

The war was terribly planned. But remember, a lot of dems voted for the war too based on the intel reports.

It's not about passing ROE legislature, it's about worrying how the media reports any 'innocent' person being killed.

ROE is a very complicated issue. I'm pretty familiar with this case.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2005/01/08/1278799.htm

lemme guess.........you were the guy that forced them off the bridge?

 

[army_stud]

I want to build a fire that never dies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[binö]

because it can literally lop your head off at almost 2 miles. Think about that for a moment. A sniper isn't supposed to take a second shot from the same position anyway............well, under perfect circumstances anyway...........at those distances sound doesn't matter much. As to giving away his position............well................that's the rub of being a sniper no?

i watched the futureweapons episode about the barrett .50 cal.
and it wasn't two miles, more like a mile and half.
and that was under an ideal situation with no noise or distraction.
not an optimal range, more like under a mile for optimal.
and i thought being a sniper was akin to being a ninja, you could be stealthy.
how you gonna be stealthy with a heavy loud gun such as a .50 cal?
i think it's for more anti-light armour purposes as opposed to anti-personal purposes

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

because it can literally lop your head off at almost 2 miles. Think about that for a moment. A sniper isn't supposed to take a second shot from the same position anyway............well, under perfect circumstances anyway...........at those distances sound doesn't matter much. As to giving away his position............well................that's the rub of being a sniper no?

Wash?