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Amen-Moses · 03-27-2003, 05:09 AM

Check this out!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2890081.stm

That's marksmanship that is!

Amen-Moses

Mark · 03-27-2003, 05:17 AM

Lucky bastard.

But I never doubted the Iraqi's ability to fight. If they had the same equipment as the US they'd be almost even.

Liquidrage · 03-27-2003, 05:23 AM

AM,

You forgot to put a

in your post.

Obviously 4 hits to a single soilders helmet is not evidence that the Iraqi army is capable. Their army is capable of many things. They can kill villagers, they can't behead women walking on city streets and they can cretainly defeat the Kuwati forces.

Did those hits to the head come from semi/fully automatic spray?
Do the Iraqi's have a few sharpshooters?

Who knows? But the substance of your post does not in any way meet the expectations of the title of your post.

Zadok001 · 03-27-2003, 05:47 AM

What's more, that's terrible shooting! If the first bullet in the helmet doesn't put the guy down, aim for the FACE!

Bookman · 03-27-2003, 06:01 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mark
Lucky bastard.

But I never doubted the Iraqi's ability to fight. If they had the same equipment as the US they'd be almost even.

Doubtful. American soldiers are the best trained in the world; a healthy portion of Iraq's military are conscripts with very little training.

Amen-Moses · 03-27-2003, 07:03 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Zadok001
What's more, that's terrible shooting! If the first bullet in the helmet doesn't put the guy down, aim for the FACE!

You're assuming that his face was even visible!

Remember that this was supposedly the poorly trained conscripts in the south not the Republican guard.

I would expect that the Iraqi's have far more sharp shooters than we do anyhow, they are brought up amongst weapons and being able to use them well is very important to them.

Amen-Moses

GodBlessAmerica · 03-27-2003, 10:05 AM

This is not political but its war related, If its off-topic, please delete it. Below is a picture of a British solider supposely took 4 hits in his helmet

Loren Pechtel · 03-27-2003, 10:53 AM

No problem with the topic, only with it being a duplicate .
[I merged the threads - 99%]

Oxymoron · 03-27-2003, 11:05 AM

Lucky? Yeah: one Iraqi bullet, three coalition ones

elwoodblues · 03-27-2003, 11:10 AM

Quote:

I would expect that the Iraqi's have far more sharp shooters than we do anyhow, they are brought up amongst weapons and being able to use them well is very important to them.

This is different from the US how?

Seriously, that probably doesn't matter just a whole lot. US combat troops, especially the Marines seeing most of the action, get extensive training; we find out who has the propensity for sharpshooting and sniping, and train them further in that area. Anyways, sniping isn't really a skill we need until we get into Baghdad. It's useful for stalemates, defensive positions, and city fighting. But the kind of fast, blitzkrieg offense we've got underway right now, it doesn't come into the equation much.

I could be wrong; if someone wants to set me straight that's cool.

03-27-2003, 05:09 AM	#1
Amen-Moses Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Portsmouth, England Posts: 4,652	If anyone doubts the capability of Iraqi soldiers ... Check this out! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2890081.stm That's marksmanship that is! Amen-Moses

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GodBlessAmerica Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 41	One lucky soldier This is not political but its war related, If its off-topic, please delete it. Below is a picture of a British solider supposely took 4 hits in his helmet

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03-27-2003, 05:17 AM	#2
Mark Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,537	Lucky bastard. But I never doubted the Iraqi's ability to fight. If they had the same equipment as the US they'd be almost even.

03-27-2003, 05:23 AM	#3
Liquidrage Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Tallahassee Posts: 1,301	AM, You forgot to put a in your post. Obviously 4 hits to a single soilders helmet is not evidence that the Iraqi army is capable. Their army is capable of many things. They can kill villagers, they can't behead women walking on city streets and they can cretainly defeat the Kuwati forces. Did those hits to the head come from semi/fully automatic spray? Do the Iraqi's have a few sharpshooters? Who knows? But the substance of your post does not in any way meet the expectations of the title of your post.

03-27-2003, 05:47 AM	#4
Zadok001 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Two Steps Ahead Posts: 1,124	What's more, that's terrible shooting! If the first bullet in the helmet doesn't put the guy down, aim for the FACE!

03-27-2003, 10:53 AM	#8
Loren Pechtel Obsessed Contributor Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Not Mayaned Posts: 96,752	No problem with the topic, only with it being a duplicate . [I merged the threads - 99%]

03-27-2003, 11:05 AM	#9
Oxymoron Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: http://10.0.0.2/ Posts: 6,623	Lucky? Yeah: one Iraqi bullet, three coalition ones

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