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QuaPatetOrbisThey were training the CRU before the SAS got the job right?

The final phase of the development is said to be important because it will raise them to special forces level according to Tom Bakkeli. Almost all operations are managed by the Afghans themselves but their partners are involved in everything. Their main focus is preventing atttacks in Kabul specially with IEDs roadside bombs and the networks behind them in mind. They have already been successful in finding bombs and stopping some of the people involved.

- It's good to be started with the mission. I was even in Kabul during the early part of the overlap with our New Zealand

It was started FSK education of strength is now called the Crisis Response Unit Task Force 24 Afghans chose to adopt

Since 2009 SAS mentorert strength. Newzealenderne have lost two of its operators in violation of the Taliban.

Impressed

- I am impressed with the way SAS has developed a CRU. We are humble to the mission and know that this is not an easy task.

The threats from the Taliban and other groups that will prevent the development of democracy in Afghanistan

The operators of FSK / HJK took over the mission from their New Zealand counterparts without a break or so-called

Found tone

The management of the NATO-led coalition force ISAF leadership was very pleased with the seamless acquisition

to attack the city with a buried roadside bombs or suicide bombers.

From www.forsvaret.no. Rescue training with latvian and american troops.

Military police K-9 unit.

Pics as usual from the Norwegian MoD website.

Pics of SoF soldiers from FSK mentoring the Afghani Crisis Response Unit TF 24 in Kabul during the fighting today:

F-314 Thor Heyerdahl

oldschool recceHow are you Norgies satisfied with HK416s? Any negative comments?

Though The plans to exchange my beloved MG3 into a minimi are horrible!

Although there's a general discussion topic about this I though I'd post this great news here as well

Soldiers from GRKP/u 1st and 2nd platoon. Ranger recruits doing some basic wintertraining at the S�r-Varanger Garrison.

How are you Norgies satisfied with HK416s? Any negative comments? Have your guys begun transferring their roles to their Afghan counterparts or is that supposed to occur later this year? Maybe it was a few months ago where I read you guys were planning to withdraw fully by next year. @oldschool recce: The Norwegian Military has fielded 25000 HK416 rifles in 16.5" and 10" configurations. We have had units deployed with the rifle to Afghanistan since winter 2008 and it has performed very well with only anecdotal FTF issues mostly due to ammo. It has handled the operational terrain and weather factors very well and has proven itself as a very reliable weapon for the Norwegian military. So far the only issues we have had are the following: -Adjustable gas regulator popping out due to carbon build up underneath the selector and locking pin/spring assembly causing short recoil/"bolt action" operation. This is a non-issue now and started because the first instructors told everyone to not clean it. -Sears breaking inducing involuntary automatic fire. This has happened to about 60 rifles. No injuries but one incident was during a pretty heavy TIC in Afghanistan. At first they thought this happened due to poor materials used by HK but further research by the Defence Logistics Organization discovered that the "environmental" ammo we are/were using caused the bolt to travel to the rear faster causing the hammer to strike the sear with more force again causing more stress. -Wrong diameter roll pins. The weapon is constructed with European standards for the pin holes and US standards for the pins. The result is pins smaller than the holes sometimes wiggling out. Most prevalent on the charging handle latch and buffer the latter causing cycling issues. This is a reclamation issue and we started this October fixing these issues. We are receiving a new gas regulator a drop in two-stage trigger group with a shield for the sear and correct dimension roll pins. This work is proceeding smoothly. In addition we have found signs that the "environmental" ammunition is wearing and tearing more rapidly than the ammunition used during testing (M193 M855 and SS109). Due to this fact and the health issues regarding the eco ammo we are currently using SS109 ammo for our guns. Works very well. As to my experience I was issued my rifle in may of 2008 and have used the same rifle since then including a trip to Afghanistan as part of an OMLT in 2009. I have close to 10000K rounds through my rifle and I have not changed out any parts except one handguard (an armorer said I broke the threads on the retention screw by tightening it too hard.....whatever....). I clean my rifle regularly and make sure to keep all parts except barrel and bolt face properly lubed at all times. I have had one failure to fire ammunition related and one embarrassing incident where I experienced short recoil for every shot. This happened after shooting several mags pretty rapidly in a completely dry weapon during a live fire exercise. My mistake. No problems after that. Now to comment on issues that have been addressed in this thread. -Weight and felt recoil: Many of my colleagues and I were used to the G3 so for us the weapon is a lot lighter than what we were used to. Same with felt recoil. To me the weapon has almost no recoil at all. As far as fully automatic fire goes again we went from a full sized battle rifle in 7.62 to the HK416 so I feel that it is more controllable in fully automatic fire. We do not shoot it that way often however. Maybe one or two times during the soldiers one year service for motivational purposes. -Hot handguards during shooting: I must admit that I have never experienced this not in Afghanistan during summer or here in Norway. -Accuracy: Our experience is that our current group of soldiers become better marksmen quicker than previous groups who used the G3. On KD ranges with pop-up targets there are no issues knocking down targets at 400 meters consistently. We have had hits at further distances than that in Afghanistan with Comp M4's and 3X magnifiers. In my experience the inherent accuracy in the rifle is better than what most shooters can accomplish. The main issues regarding accuracy although not weapons related is due to faulty Comp M4's. The red dot has a tendency to get fixed in place and not move when we make adjustments. -As far as parts life goes I spoke to the head HK416 armorer in the Defence Logistics Organization and he has yet to change an ejector or extractor the pistons he has changed are changed because soldiers break them trying to scrape off carbon build up with sharp objects thus removing the protective layer. No piston rods have been broken yet. The comments from the Royal Guardsman posted on page three are completely erroneous and exaggerated although I agree with him that the rear BUIS we are issued is crap the pistol grip is crap and we need a new sling. -The front sight "problem" is easily remedied with some cleaning and lube so it's a non issue. I shot a couple of hundred rounds the other day and it would still flip up and down. -The gas block is not supposed to be removed during 1st line maintenance so his point is moot. -I have seen one loose buffer tube since I was issued a rifle so not a very common issue. -The piston is supposed to turn black a natural effect considering the temperatures of the gas it is in contact with. Never seen or heard of a "nipple" breaking. Most likely user induced if it has happened. -The only issued accessory that wobbles on the rail is the M3X light. That is due to the crappy mount on the light and not the rail itself. The light does not wobble on my Glock 17. -As far as firing pin retaining pins coming out that is user induced. We have the captivated pin. I have personally seen one pin come out. Never seen or heard of a firing pin breaking probably a soldier using it for something he isn't supposed to and breaking it. Ejectors falling out sounds very strange as well. -The dust cover issue is only relevant during winter and is due to not lubing the dust cover spring and rod not a design error. If it is not properly lubed snow catches melts turns to ice and when they close or open it the spring revolves around its own axis causing it to lose tension. -As far as spare parts and repairs go the handful of weapons we turn in to the armorers are fixed within a week. There are of course the occasional failure to fire failure to feed and other issues but all in all it is a very good weapon system and has proved itself as a worthy and reliable replacement for our G3's. As I stated initially these are my experiences and I hoped to provide a different perspective on the system coming from a military that issues it service wide. If you have any question or want clarification on any issues don't hesitate to ask. http://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=92876 @QuaPatetOrgis: Also Norwegian Army SOF are deploying in April to continue training the CRU TF24 an afghan anti-terrorist unit stood up by our SOF guys currently being trained by NZ SOF. The length of this deployment has not been stated but the Defence Minister did imply it might continue past 2013. Arctic1 Oh okay. Thanks for the update. Your SOF guys have been in Afghanistan a ton of times by now I'd imagine. They were training the CRU before the SAS got the job right? Exercise Blue Fox.
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