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From: scott@swindle.Berkeley.EDU (Scott Silvey)
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Subject: Small Arms
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Date: 4 Mar 91 21:26:01 GMT
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From: scott@swindle.Berkeley.EDU (Scott Silvey)

I have a couple questions about some of the infantry weapons I've seen troops
  using in the GULF.

I've noticed a few of the men in every squad are equiped with a grenade laucher
  mounted under the barrel of their M16.  Would someone mind describing this
  weapon and it's uses in detail?  For example, what is it's range, and what
  types of rounds can it fire?  Is it normally loaded all the time?  Does the
  grenade have a fairly flat trajectory, or is it lobbed like a short range
  mortar?  How do they determine who gets to use one?  Does it increase the
  weight of the rifle so that it becomes more unwieldly?

Also, I noticed some scenes of British infantry scouting out an Iraqi bunker
  for hostiles ... they tossed in a grenade.  They were carrying a very modern
  looking assault rifle that I've never seen before.  It was sand colored 
  and had the magazine (and I assume the firing mechanism) BEHIND the pistol
  grip.  This makes the weapon somewhat short I assume.  Can anyone explain 
  what rifle this is?  Is it standard issue now?  When did they get it?  How
  does it compare with the M16A2?

Thank you.

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