In the above photo some soldiers carry G-3 and some carry AK47 will it not cause logistic problems, any way they all seem to have body armour and kevler helmets that should reduce casualities. But they badly need a modern assault rifle as both these rifles are outdated.
Regards.
Indeed, sir, I share your sentiments. In fact, compare an average Pakistani infantry soldier fighting the insurgency in FATA with an average ISAF infantry soldier fighting in Afghanistan, and the difference is stark. Once the war is over, and our national resources are replenished a little, we must invest in a new-generation assault rifle to be built in Pakistan Ordinance Factory (POF) and in finding our soldiers the equipment necessary to save their lives. Modernization at the lowest level of the Armed Forces is slow, it needs to be picked up quickly.
The G-3 is built in POF which is the primary reason it is still in use. It is tried and true, but it is very old. Not at all a reliable weapon, particularly in COIN ops where accuracy at a distance is often very important. There are some rifle experts on this forum, I know
Bezerk is really into that stuff, who can shed some light on why we continue to use the G-3. The AK-47 offers an alternative to the G-3s reliability issues, and can also be massively procured anytime the Army wants.
Please, Sirs
fatman17 and
xeric, I would love to hear your views on the need to modernize our foot-soldiers.
Whatever. You obvious don't have an understanding of what the article is implying, thus the discussion can not continue so i will leave it at that.
xdrive, you have made it clear that your knowledge of Afghan/Pakistani affairs is close to most of our knowledge on Australian affairs, i.e., terrible. IT would serve you best if you went through a few pages on this thread to get yourself up-to-date of the status of COIN in the two countries. There is no need to get all defensive, nobody here wants to insult the Australians, but the facts are facts. Things aren't going swimmingly in Afghanistan. In fact, if I remember correctly, just today morning I heard something about Australia pulling back its forces before the projected date. Seems like even your leadership is losing hope. But really, I don't want to discuss this with you.
one thing is clear - the long term goals of US and the long term goals of Pakistan regarding Afghanistan are very very different. regardless of US plans for the region, Pak must find a way to gradually steer itself away from being US's frontline soldier. the short term rewards are nowhere near the long-term damage it does to the nation and its institutions.
The first part is very true. Our long term plans are different because the US won't be here in the mess, we will. We have every right to pursue favorable long term plans regarding Afghanistan and this region, far more so than any of the Western nations.
As for the second part, I request you to elaborate on your comments. If you believe that Pakistan is a "frontline US soldier", then do you believe that this war that we are currently engaged in is not our war, but American? I think that when these people (I use that word only out of respect for the English language) started attacking Masajid inside Pakistan, Pakistani security forces and, worst of all, Pakistani citizens, they
made it our fight.
