Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!cbfsb!cbnewsc!cbnews!cbnews!military From: wilko@idca.tds.philips.nl (W.C. Bulte) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Re: Rifles grunts love (ak-47, uzi) was 'using rifle..prev. war' Message-ID: <1991Jan25.033906.12644@cbnews.att.com> Date: 25 Jan 91 03:39:06 GMT References: <1991Jan5.021828.27885@cbnews.att.com> <1991Jan17.054422.29971@cbnews.att.com> <1991Jan19.040344.4228@cbnews.att.com> <1991Jan21.040658.4865@cbnews.att.com> Sender: military@cbnews.att.com (William B. Thacker) Organization: Philips Information Systems, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands Lines: 37 Approved: military@att.att.com From: wilko@idca.tds.philips.nl (W.C. Bulte) In article <1991Jan21.040658.4865@cbnews.att.com> hnkst2@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Hanhwe N. Kim) writes: > > >From: Hanhwe N. Kim > >It seems that the AK-47 and the UZI seems to be among the most popular >rifles in the world. I would like to hear from anyone who has served in >armies that actually use either the AK's or UZI's (Finland and >Isreal?). What do infantryman find attractive about them and what are >the gripes about those weopons? Email is also welcome. When I was in the Dutch army, I was, as a truck driver, equipped with an UZI. Regular infantry in the Netherlands is equipped with FN-FAL rifles. The main attractiveness of the UZI is it's small size. The Dutch army version has a metal butt, which can be folded to minimize the size even more. Dutch airforce grond personnel also uses UZIs with a wooden butt. My limited shooting experience with the UZI indicates to me that the bullet's trajectory is far from straight. This means that a minimal deviation from keeping the weapon's magazine vertically aligned produces impressive misses :-) This shooting was done on 100m ranges, while the UZI also has a sight for 200m instructors indicated that hitting a target on 200 m ranges is largely a matter of luck. To my opinion an UZI should be an excellent waepon for close combat (like in cities), but as a general infantry waepon lacks both the range and the accuracy. The UZI also has the advantage that it is an extremely simple weapon, which can be dismantled and cleaned in very little time. It is also believed to remain servicable when it is very dirty (desert sand?) _ ______________________________________________________________________ | / o / / _ Wilko Bulte Domain: wilko@idca.tds.philips.nl |/|/ / / /( (_) uucp : [mcsun,hp4nl]!philapd!wilko * Philips Information Systems Nederland phone: 055-432372 fax: 055-432103 ____________________________________________________________________________