stiankir wrote:The Norwegian book "Ett skudd. En død" by Tom Bakkeli.
Even though its a shitty book and some of the facts in the tale is wrong, the dedicated fact-part in the middle of the is correct, according to mil.no
There's your source. Stop whining.
Never trust Tom Bakkeli. Or mil.no.
According to various articles found both in his book and in magazines and newspapers, one could say that Norwegian snipers use (listing off the top of my head now):
HK417
NM149
MØR (M82)
MSG90
AG3 w/scope
AG3F2 w/scope
So either one of these could be used as sniper rifle.
In the Norwegian military, as of today, there is really no defined difference between the "marksman" and "sniper" concepts. The difference is diffuse, with the two roles overlapping to a degree. That's because there's never been a clear sniper/marksman doctrine. That's something that's about to be changed, with TMBN moving towards the use of marksmen (the same word is used for them in Norwegian, to separate them from snipers - the word "skarpskytter" covers both of the meanings). Their designated role is to support their squad with aimed fire at ranges beyond those covered by standard assault rifles. As opposed to the sniper, whose role is to provide intelligence and taking out key enemy personnell at great ranges. Snipers may or may not operate as part of a larger force.
The HK417 is slated to be the standard sniper rifle. The MØR is just that - a MateriellØdeleggelsesRifle, not really designed for engaging infantry, even though it's being used in that role. The marksman rifle, in my opinion, should be the AG3F2 w/ACOG, as it fills the void between the HK417 and the HK416. The 417 is not for use as a DMR, and the only reason it's being used as such is, as I've stated, that there is no clear marksman/sniper doctrine.
Pic of F2 w/full stock in A-stan:
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/2268 ... 467037.jpg
[R-COM]pleym wrote:The Norwegians are not using 50. cal guns on ground vehicles
ORLY?
