Hmmm. A trip on a helicopter leaking hydraulic fluid on you the entire way...a trip thats going to take at least a couple of hours...and when you touch down you're in 110 degree heat? Not fun training...11th MEU did it and the pics are below...Question though. Where are all the IAR's that the Gunners and the Commandant been raving about. Talk about a limited release and virtually no word on how they're performing from the fleet. Interesting.
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| Could this be the illusive IAR? Shorter than a standard M4 and it doesn't have the same type barrel, but it does sport a 'regular' M16A4 type stock (or appears to) *Gabriel* says this isn't an IAR. OK, but its the the same length as an M4 but doesn't have the "barrel cut" that you normally see on them. I don't know what it is but its not standard. |
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| Either this is a "sighting" of an IAR in the field or they're allowing non-standard stocks to be used in the 11th MEU. Don't know the CO or the SgtMaj of this outfit but I don't get the impression that they're big on that kind of thing...*Gabriel* also shot me down on this being an IAR but like I said, thats a nonstandard butt stock and this unit is supposedly equipped with IARs...my theory was that they would use the SAW for area targets and the IAR on point ones...in practice (according to my theory) you'd have either the Assault Gunner operating one of those weapons and his assistant operating the other...guess I was wrong again but I would so love to hear from this units to see how they're sorting this shit out. |
Neither one is an IAR, the best way to recognize one on the fly is the lack of a traditional front sight post. Instead you'd expect to see a flip up BUIS on the rails in front. Also a fairly thick butt-pad at the end of a collapsible stock.
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