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Discuss How long will it be before we replace the SA80 and what with? at the Weapons, Equipment & Rations forum within the The Army Rumour Service website; Just wondering if anyone knows when we'll replace the SA80 and if anyone knows what ...
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26-09-2011, 18:48 #1Member
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How long will it be before we replace the SA80 and what with?
Just wondering if anyone knows when we'll replace the SA80 and if anyone knows what it would be replaced with? I've heard talk about the HK416/417?!
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26-09-2011, 18:49 #2Senior Member
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I have heard it will be the Super Soaker 2000.
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Grass that's you getting a tad wet then Originally Posted by blobmeister
Remeber this the day you leave the green machine is the day you lose your RANK it means sod all in the real world.
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We'll also be phasing out grenades and replacing them with water balloons. Originally Posted by blobmeister
I know i'm not the smartest or funniest bloke in the world, but I like to think I am...
How the fuck am I a senior member?
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26-09-2011, 18:53 #5Member
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Thats so 1996. It's all about the Super Soaker Tornado Strike these days (available in all good armouries) Originally Posted by blobmeister
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what matters is not the size of the dog in the fight- its the size of the fight in the dog-Dwight . D. Eisenhower
To have good soldiers, a nation must always be at war." -Napoleon
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Given the budget combined with well-established MOD procurement procedures, I forecast that they will order 250,000 AKs for $50 each, then get BAe to upgrade them to a new spec, and end up with 20,000 for double the original total price for the lot.
And then buy back the SAs that have been given to Bangladesh in the meantime.benspoons likes this.
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This, but they're only going to place a purchase order for 30 of them to be shared out as and when needed, of course the project will be 4 years late, cost £2.3 billion and we'll only actually get 5 with a reduced tension load to allow for better interoperability, also allowing us to meet the demanding needs of a developing world with war winning equipment.Chances of promotion are inversely related to how hard you work.
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26-09-2011, 19:00 #9Senior Member
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Big improvement from the SA80, do you really think they would invest that sort of money to have that great weapon? Originally Posted by Dafty duck
This, but they're only going to place a purchase order for 30 of them to be shared out as and when needed, of course the project will be 4 years late, cost £2.3 billion and we'll only actually get 5 with a reduced tension load to allow for better interoperability, also allowing us to meet the demanding needs of a developing world with war winning equipment.
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26-09-2011, 19:01 #10Senior Member
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Dunno. But it will be built by a Bae subsidiary, cost billions, will be years late and won't work properly. It will eventually be given to a grown up gun manufacturer to fix, costing billions, etc.
The will also be several knighthoods, brown paper bags stuffed with cash, and the smooth transition for several MP's into directorships.viceroy likes this.
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