some great combat pics from Afganistan.

[Slab]

Lets take a min to remember our soldiers on this day.

[FONT=&quot]Afghanistan's Korengal Valley - The Big Picture - Boston.com[/FONT]

 

[Principal Skinr]

Great stuff, especially for Memorial Day. God bless our troops, past, present, and future.

 

[Bigum1969]

Thanks for the link.

I also recommend the 60 Minutes piece that is linked at the bottom of the photos. I hadn't seen it before and found it to be well done.

 

[jblomenberg16]

Cool pics. I especially like #6 (155mm round caught in mid air) and #14 (soldier using a PSL).

 

[Marc]

loved the pics especially this on

 

[jsgolfman]

Since I am not an expert on long guns, can someone tell me what weapon the soldier on the right is holding in pic #14?

 

[Boilers]

Those are some freaking fabulous photos.

 

[kedie]

Since I am not an expert on long guns, can someone tell me what weapon the soldier on the right is holding in pic #14?

It appears to be an SVD Dragunov, or a variant of.

 

[sswheeler]

Great Link !!! Thanks

 

[techres]

Since I am not an expert on long guns, can someone tell me what weapon the soldier on the right is holding in pic #14?

It is a Romak PSL (elongated AK chambered in 7.62x544r and is far cheaper than a true SVD). The stock is shorter than the SVD and the magazine is far closer to the trigger guard than the SVD is since the SVD is not directly based on the AK.

Romak III PSL:

SVD:

You can pick up PSL's on the market for $700-800 pretty regularly even today:

PSL @ AIM Surplus $699

/gun geek talk.

Lord bless and keep our troops and bring them back home with health, success and honor.

 

[MyGlockRocks19]

Awesome pictures!

 

[slackerisme]

Very cool thought inspiring pictures.

This one in particular inspired me to think that I do not ever want to be on the receiving end of 155mm of OUCH!!

 

[jeremy]

Very cool thought inspiring pictures.

This one in particular inspired me to think that I do not ever want to be on the receiving end of 155mm of OUCH!!

155 ain't so bad.
I would rather that than be on the wrong end of an MLRS mission...

 

[22lr]

I would rather that than be on the wrong end of an MLRS mission...

True that, MLRS = bad day downrange.


ATACMS Block 2 series

The infamous "steel rain"

A little more power than a 155.

Still the 155 can put some heavy fire downrange and a battery can be almost as effective (in capable hands) as Close Air Support. Just thought is show some pictures of the MLRS, great platform, albeit freaking expensive.

 

[jontheturboguy]

Whats this ISAF stuff on the shoulders?

 

[jeremy]

True that, MLRS = bad day downrange.
A little more power than a 155.
Still the 155 can put some heavy fire downrange and a battery can be almost as effective (in capable hands) as Close Air Support. Just thought is show some pictures of the MLRS, great platform, albeit freaking expensive.

It takes an entire Battalion running a non stop 5 minutes to equal the effect of what one MLRS Launcher can do in 1 minute. Which is the most cost effective? Who cares if my a$$ is the one calling for the hand of God to smite someone NOW!

 

[jeremy]

Whats this ISAF stuff on the shoulders?

ISAF = International Security Assistance Force