Things to remember about military.com, it’s owned by civilians with an agenda.
While I don’t know who Chritian Lowe is I do know who david crane is and that moron also writes for military.com.
david crane's (of defensereview.com) articles are nothing more than tabloid crap. crane lacks any military experience yet quite often pens ludicrous articles concerning military equipment as if he has real experience. And military.com prints them.
I’d like to know who told Chritian Lowe that certain units (we don’t discuss) are purchasing HK 416’s? Can Chritian Lowe substantiate his "claims"?
Sure sounds a lot like some of the pinnacle armor "claims" that they make their dragon skin "for American Special Forces" (a direct quote from their website)
When in FACT no American Special Forces personnel actually wear dragon skin body armor.
SOV™ flexible armor is completely fabricated in the USA for American Special Forces, Police Tactical Teams and approved foreign militaries.
http://www.pinnaclearmor.com/body-armor/dragon-skin.php
Chritian Lowe would you please tell us who in fact told you that these units are in fact using the H&K 416’s?
Now step back from the article and ask yourself why we’re spending hundreds of millions on AMERICAN made weapons vice GERMAN made weapons.
Do you see an issue or agenda outside of the rifle issue?
If we were going to spend the money on H&K’s gas piston weapons, Patriot Ordnance Factory already makes piston action rifle and is AMERICAN owned and operated.
http://www.pof-usa.com/P-415/p-415gaspistonrifles.htm
Those units the article refers to have a much different mission than the rest of the Army, different mission different equipment.
Do you think all the military units should also have silencers, IR lasers, etc etc etc?
Maybe we should outfit every soldier with his or her own tank!
There’s a bit of a difference experiencing a very infrequent weapons jam with thirty heavily armed combat infantry soldiers at your side then experiencing the same infrequent weapon jam after storming into a room of thirty armed terrorists with three Special Operations soldiers at your side. Compare and contrast.
Do you think if we simply trained soldiers to take better care of their weapons that this inferior weapon (M-4) might actually work better?
It’s an article with an agenda, a profit motive and lots of politics, nothing more and nothing less.
Team Sergeant
Owner of a couple gas operated M-4’s