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**chocolate_frog** · 04-01-2010, 18:31

Originally Posted by DarkNinja

You would all be more effective with this little beauty from the past:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCBvu...eature=channel

Problem is the Yanks have actually gone this way!!!

OICW weapon (20mm grenade launcher mit 5.56mm rifle).

**Gravelbelly** · 04-01-2010, 19:00

Originally Posted by chocolate_frog

Problem is the Yanks have actually gone this way!!!

OICW weapon (20mm grenade launcher mit 5.56mm rifle).

Already covered earlier in this thread.

For clarity, not quite - that's an early prototype from a decade ago.

**auscam** · 04-01-2010, 22:45

The M9 bayonet is pox, in case anyone doesn't know.

**Bravo_Bravo** · 04-01-2010, 22:58

I've got one, its a lot better-built than the Brit issue one...

**auscam** · 04-01-2010, 23:05

What, an OICW? Lucky you!

Seriously, did the Poms issue M9's? The Aussie issue's blade breaks off when used as a bayonet, because of the partial tang; it can't be used as a field knife because the blade won't hold an edge; it's bulky, heavy and expensive to L&D when it falls silently off your webbing after the frog buckle releases itself.

Other than that, it's great.

**Stonker** · 04-01-2010, 23:41

Originally Posted by DarkNinja

You would all be more effective with this little beauty from the past:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCBvu...eature=channel

No batteries required - no wonder the British Army didn't want it. I can hardly remember a time when half your Bergen's weight wasn't made up of spare batteries for this, that, the other (and yr Walkman/iPod depending on your age, naturally)

**Sanguis** · 04-01-2010, 23:51

I tell you what, Modern Warfare 2 makes the LSW look like the ultimate machinegun of mass death! Its otherwise semi realistic in its portrayal of other weapons systems but fuck me if I didnt fire 150 rounds out of a 30 round mag.

Not much to say except the only stoppages I've had in three years have been with an LSW. I dont rate them.

**big_les** · 05-01-2010, 00:31

Sanguis, that's cos they've put a drum mag on the MW2 'LSW'.

**Sanguis** · 05-01-2010, 01:06

Originally Posted by big_les

Sanguis, that's cos they've put a drum mag on the MW2 'LSW'.

It certainly looks like a thirty round mag. Leaving aside for the moment that it would be difficult/impossible to use a drum mag with SA80 series weapons.

**spaz** · 05-01-2010, 01:30

Originally Posted by Sanguis

Originally Posted by big_les

Sanguis, that's cos they've put a drum mag on the MW2 'LSW'.

It certainly looks like a thirty round mag. Leaving aside for the moment that it would be difficult/impossible to use a drum mag with SA80 series weapons.

You havn't seen this then?