New SA-80 Handguard - Page 2

Fullforce · 05-13-2007, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by mdterp1987

Perhaps a bit off topic, but could a brit quickly inform me as to whether Britain is allowing women to do front line infantry fighting? Not trying to make this political, just curious for my own sake.

No, women are not allowed to fight at the front, for the safety of the men (lol!). Its just that if a woman was under fire/injured, human instinct tells males to protect her no matter what. Its common sense, really, to keep them off the front lines. There are Special Forces though, that do allow women to operate on the front.

As for the woman above who was killed, she was not killed on the front line, but by an IED.

mdterp1987 · 05-13-2007, 02:24 PM

thank you for the quick reply, that about covers that.

Now, back on to the topic!

El_Vikingo · 05-13-2007, 02:25 PM

and if you save her, she might think she has to do something back...

Taffy · 05-13-2007, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by El_Vikingo

So you have to learn to shoot it with your right hand wether you like it or not?!

Yes. It ain't that big a deal. I'm left-handed, but I still hit the targets most of the time with it.

To mdterp: Women cannot currently join Infantry regiments or the Parachute Regiments, but they can be involved in combat with any of the other regiments, usually the Engineer regiments, the Army Air Corps and the Royal Armoured Corps.

ReaperMAC · 05-13-2007, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Taffy

Yes. It ain't that big a deal. I'm left-handed, but I still hit the targets most of the time with it.

Do they make left-handed mice too? Id figure that would just be the case with PR (learning to shoot with the right hand for the right handed mouse.)

~~.:iGi:.BLACKWIRE~~ · 05-13-2007, 02:36 PM

No, he is right. It's a new version of the SA80 handgaurd but it's not on every rifle.

As far as I'm aware, the British Army does not permit women to fight on the front line as such. They are in supportive roles, like Logistics, Intelligence etc etc.

El_Vikingo · 05-13-2007, 02:43 PM

^^You asked for it.

Intelligence....?

j/K

~~.:iGi:.BLACKWIRE~~ · 05-13-2007, 02:49 PM

Well... they let the women multi task and let the men frag...

[R-DEV]Gaz · 05-13-2007, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mdterp1987

Perhaps a bit off topic, but could a brit quickly inform me as to whether Britain is allowing women to do front line infantry fighting? Not trying to make this political, just curious for my own sake.

Technically, no. However, we have Infantry trained females as support with us. For example, medics, drivers, etc. They wear our head dress, but are capbadged as RLC or RAMC and such like.

gazzthompson · 05-13-2007, 02:56 PM

also there is no real front line in iraq so even tho they cant fight frontline , u could say the frontline is iraq.

but anywho , handguard dose look different but i would think summin like that would be extreamly low priority.

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05-13-2007, 02:36 PM	#16
~~.:iGi:.BLACKWIRE~~ Banned Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 424	No, he is right. It's a new version of the SA80 handgaurd but it's not on every rifle. As far as I'm aware, the British Army does not permit women to fight on the front line as such. They are in supportive roles, like Logistics, Intelligence etc etc.

05-13-2007, 02:49 PM	#18
~~.:iGi:.BLACKWIRE~~ Banned Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 424	Well... they let the women multi task and let the men frag...

05-13-2007, 02:56 PM	#20
gazzthompson Join Date: Jan 2007 United Kingdom Location: norfolk Posts: 8,075	also there is no real front line in iraq so even tho they cant fight frontline , u could say the frontline is iraq. but anywho , handguard dose look different but i would think summin like that would be extreamly low priority.

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