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Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP15 Jul 2020 9:19 p.m. PST

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"The Australian Government will buy 8,500 Enhanced F88 (EF88) assault rifles. The Australian-made weapon will add to the 30,000 units that will be delivered by Thales Australia to the Australian Defence Force. Australia is procuring these systems under the Soldier Modernisation Program's lethality element…"

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Uparmored16 Jul 2020 3:23 a.m. PST

My buddy who is an Australian Army ex scout hated the Austyre. Said that setting the sites was a pain and impractical in combat. He preferred the Minimi but still that gun was a bitch to carry.

Shagnasty Supporting Member of TMP16 Jul 2020 8:57 a.m. PST

All well and good but where do you attach the bayonet?

Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP16 Jul 2020 12:35 p.m. PST

(smile)

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Stoppage16 Jul 2020 12:50 p.m. PST

Cool looking piece – straight out of Blakes Seven – except for the fore-grip/handle – looks like it got robbed-off a power tool.

Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP17 Jul 2020 12:40 p.m. PST

Glad you like it my friend!.

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Uparmored18 Jul 2020 2:52 a.m. PST

Can fix but never seen any image of Australian Army soldiers actually with Austeyers and fixed baoyets. Think they woulda learned from Long Tan?

arealdeadone13 Aug 2020 7:13 p.m. PST

Uparmoured,

Given most Aussie missions overseas are training/security/reconstruction/aid with very little combat, there's not much point to having bayonets attached.

SAS and Commando units did most of the fighting in Afghanistan and their main rifles were M4s and HK416s.

chironex09 Sep 2020 6:15 a.m. PST

Already obsolete.
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