TPI Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 In the latest report on the death of the Japanese photographer, the DSI said (it appears after discussions with the Army) that on examination of the bullet, they believed it was fired from an AK47! An Army spokesperson reportedly said that the Army had not issued AK47 rifles to any troops during the troubles therefore it couldn't have been them....fair enough! The problem is the AK47 fires a 7.62mm round, so do the FN rifles issued to snipers in the Army! It's puzzling to try and understand how the DSI and the Army can tell the design and maker of a rifle by looking at the projectile (which is the only evidence)? Both the FN and the AK47 fire a 180 grain 7.62 mm projectile, the AK47 has an effective range, for accurate fire (in this case very, very accurate) of 100-150metres. A scoped FN will shoot up to 1000metres and at distances less than that is very, very accurate indeed! What bothers me is while the Army prides itself on its honour it has all sorts of problems "manning up" to the obvious (IMHO) problems it has in controlling its snipers when they are not under close supervision! A simple "Yes it was one of ours but we can't identify who it was" would solve all sorts of problems that are going to arise in the future with the Japanese Government! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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