Canadian Firefight in Afghanistan

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Firefight with Canadian forces against Taliban during Operation Zahar, a joint Afghan National army / coalition forces security operation to remove Taliban forces from the Zjarey district.

Code: Operation Enduring Freedom

Equipment:
M4 Carbine - The M4 Carbine is a family of firearms tracing its lineage back to earlier carbine versions of the M16, all based on the original AR-15 made by ArmaLite. The weapon is a shorter and lighter version of the M16A2 assault rifle, achieving 80% parts commonality with the M16A2. The M4 has selective fire options including semi-automatic and three-round burst (like the M16A2), while the M4A1 has a "full auto" option in place of the three-round burst. The M4A1 is sometimes also found with a heavier barrel to withstand heat from sustained fully-automatic fire.

AK-47 - The AK-47 (Avtomat Kalashnikova 1947) is a gas-operated assault rifle designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov, produced by Russian manufacturer IZH and used in many Eastern bloc nations during the Cold War. It was adopted and standardized in 1947. Compared with the autoloading rifles used in World War II, the AK-47 was generally lighter, more compact, with a shorter range, a smaller 7.62 × 39 mm cartridge, and was capable of selective fire. It was one of the first true assault rifles and remains the most widely used. The AK-47 and its numerous variants and descendants have been produced in greater numbers than any other assault rifle and are in production to this day.

Location:
Afghanistan - Afghanistan is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Asia. Generally considered a part of Central Asia, it is sometimes ascribed to a regional bloc in either the Middle East or South Asia, as it has cultural, ethno-linguistic, and geographic links with most of its neighbors. It is bordered by Iran in the west, Pakistan in the south and east, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the north, and the People's Republic of China to the east.

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Canadian Firefight in Afghanistan

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  • My point was just ...

    My point was just to be correct. Even if it's extremely similiar, you should still get the facts right.

    By FunkyBlue12 [Affiliate User] 1220548048 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • dude the Furniture ...

    dude the Furniture is a different synthetic and the C7a1 (when it had a solid butt) had spacer rings that could be adjusted, and the rear sights were different (retaining the m16a1 sight)
    the M16Ax and the C7Ax are both very much ar15s oh the C8=M4 noth the m14

    By badgerattoadhall [Affiliate User] 1220525498 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Well, there's not ...

    Well, there's not that big a difference, but it's just about getting your facts straight. Even someone who's never seen a gun before could tell the difference between an m16 and c7, and the c8 and the m14. Although produced by the same company, they are different guns

    By FunkyBlue12 [Affiliate User] 1220469800 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • British Columbia

    British Columbia

    By badgerattoadhall [Affiliate User] 1220458867 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • PFFFFT i wonder ...

    PFFFFT i wonder where you lived...

    By tyga12 [Affiliate User] 1220434479 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • they very much are ...

    they very much are the ar-15 family, and there is not a big difference.

    By badgerattoadhall [Affiliate User] 1220432997 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • i lived in canada ...

    i lived in canada and canadians did not seem that much brighter

    By badgerattoadhall [Affiliate User] 1220432665 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • i lived in canada ...

    i lived in canada and canadians did not seem that much brighter

    By badgerattoadhall [Affiliate User] 1220432665 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • ok then im just ...

    ok then
    im just not trying to make a political statement

    By tommyboi9 [Affiliate User] 1220414971 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Appreciate that ...

    Appreciate that they fight? Yeah, for Isreali interests - not yours or mine. And its not just the US either, because they went to war all of thier allies had to as well and lets face it, its not the politicians who come home in body bags..

    By andy7666 [Affiliate User] 1220408738 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • i wouldnt call them ...

    i wouldnt call them dumb
    apreciate that they fight

    By tommyboi9 [Affiliate User] 1219996356 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Hey OpsSilent I'm ...

    Hey OpsSilent I'm pretty sure your wrong about the equipment I'm positive that they are actually using the Canadian standard issue fire arms which do look like the firearms you specified however -and not to brag- are superior firearms than the M4 designed to handle more extreme conditions. Our fire arms are the 'C' class and range from the C6 to the C9 and are for the most part the only thing Canadian soldiers use. However they are similar looking firearms and are easy to confuse.

    By Cilarnen [Affiliate User] 1219212423 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • i have been to ...

    i have been to america many times and most are well..dumb MOST i bet you are very intelligent i am not talking about every single american but well most are not in the right frame :P

    By tyga12 [Affiliate User] 1219048311 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • uh wye don't you ...

    uh wye don't you just shut up you don't know anything about me my family or people i know there are dumb people everywhere in america canada england everywhere so just dont be so quick to judge

    By Ryan1352 [Affiliate User] 1219011772 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • americans are just ...

    americans are just plane dumb HAHA

    By tyga12 [Affiliate User] 1218962166 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Superb Soldiers, ...

    Superb Soldiers, always have been and always will.

    WW2 = Hard as nails and came to help us in Europe not a single second late.

    God bless.

    By MegaBrits [Affiliate User] 1218267417 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • dont fight for the ...

    dont fight for the American scum dirty business !

    By aurora2k [Affiliate User] 1218178098 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
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