Now very OT:Re: RT - the rude, the bad, and the ugly

-----Original Message----- From: Miles O'Neal <meo(a)netads.com> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers <classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu> Date: Sunday, 10 January 1999 5:46 Subject: Re: RT - the rude, the bad, and the ugly That too. :^) But a 7.62 NATO is a little shorter than the 7.62 Russian. I was taught that an AK47 would chamber and fire a 7.62 NATO round, (a bit loose, but it's fireable) but the 7.62 Russian won't fit in an SLR, FN or M60. I doubt this is an accident. Got to Indonesia. We sold them the contents of the factory that made our 7.62mm NATO/.308 SLR's (Self Loading Rifles - Basically an FN rifle with a few refinements) You could probably buy one dirt cheap. I wouldn't vouch for how legal it would be. It's not a full auto weapon, (the L1A1's we had, anyway) so it should be importable to your country at least. There was an auto version (L2A1, IIRC) but it wasn't a big hit. Our Armed Forces downgraded (IMNSHO) to a locally made/modded version of the 5.56mm F88 Steyr (Bullpup style) They have already discovered that:- 1: If you go to ground the wrong way, you will smash it to bits (it has a lot of plastic). Magazines and the butt are particulary vulnerable. Magazines are transparent plastic. 2: It's not as accurate as they hoped because the scope gets beat up by belting it around in the bush. 3: It's not as accurate as they hoped because the barrel/breech fit gets stuffed up becaus of the brass hats insisting that the grunts have to take the barrel off (a twist fit) when carrying out safety on the weapon. You are supposed to pull off the barrel and squint into the breech to make sure it's empty. This is not good for the weapon, as it wears the lugs that latch the barrel to the receiver, eventually the weapons accuracy (which is very good out of the box) reduces to a point where it's only somewhat better than an AK47. 4: It's less reliable, lot's more little moving parts. 5: The round does less damage at long range than the heavier 7.62, particularly, it doesn't penetrate anywhere near as well. 6: The troops hate it. 7: WOD's/RSM's hate it. The rifle drill movements looks like S... "Reverse Arms" is a joke with this weapon. 8: It's capable of full auto and it weighs less than the SLR. About the only positive statement I've heard about it, so far. 9: It doesn't have a bayonet fitting. did. This is not exactly inspiring. An AK is probably the most inaccurate assault rifle ever built. (As I'm sure you know already);^) Useful at short range, but then so is a 9mm SMG. No experience with IBM 3101's, so I'll take your word for it. B^) It would have to be truly awful to beat an ADM3 though. I have one of those. I used it as a console for a Vax for a while. (Shudder) Cheers Geoff Roberts Computer Systems Manager Saint Marks College Port Pirie South Australia. My ICQ# is 1970476 Ph. 61-411-623-978 (Mobile) 61-8-8633-0619 (Home) 61-8-8633-8834 (Work-Direct) 61-8-8633-0104 (Fax)