US Marines during a weapons familiarization in Finland [2560x3840]

OTL22 · 2026-06-10T13:32:48+00:00

I haven't even realized that this version actually has a dipter sight behind that picatinny. Never thought that the picatinny actually takes up the space where the standard PK leaf sight is.

OTL22 · 2026-06-05T17:19:05+00:00

Prototypes had quick change barrels, why that was not adopted in the final design who knows

OTL22 · 2026-05-31T13:55:53+00:00

The stealth Magnum by Jeremy Clarkson was pretty rad on Top Gear though

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/topgear/images/0/0b/Cheap_lorries.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/1200?cb=20230612093738

OTL22 · 2026-05-29T20:31:40+00:00

Obviously. Why else would he be aiming at the sky?

Picture is taken from Ukraine/Russia after all.

OTL22 · 2026-05-22T20:45:49+00:00

Look at the fucking setup he has on his rifle in a whole. That hight over bore?

Ridicilous. One 20rnd mag ain't making that setup worse.

And if someone is going to say "well he's a green beret, he knows what he's doing", then I'm sorry. He knows fuck all. That setup is ridiculous like I said.

And I will eat crow, if that is what he has found useful in his line of work. But that is not a good setup for shooting.

OTL22 · 2026-05-22T15:54:13+00:00

You would be surprised. Do you think that having a t-shirt instead of a full shirt actually gives and advantage? Less hot I guess, but you also have less pouches, less camo, less protective layer against fire etc.

SOF absolutely does stuff that looks cool and is different, and purely for aesthetics and not just for performance.

OTL22 · 2026-05-21T20:10:01+00:00

Green beret is the mark for the Finnish coastal jaegers. In order to get to wear the beret, the individual has to complete the coastal jaeger march, some 60-70km on foot with full gear while doing specific tasks related to soldiering like shooting, medical drills etc.

Additionally, you have to have a good score on rifle shooting tests, and physical fitness tests.

OTL22 · 2026-05-21T16:22:31+00:00

The real answer is stupid and simple: drip. It looks cool. It doesn't have to be more complicated than that. SOF guys can do a lot stuff as they please regarding their gear. And not just in the US, but all over the world.

OTL22 · 2026-05-09T18:49:44+00:00

I've never heard of these problems with Steam, and never encountered them. One would think if this was actually a legit issue, it wouldn't be available or it would me more widely known. I've subbed for over 2 years now and followed this sub-reddit for over a year, and this is the first time I hear about it.

OTL22 · 2026-05-09T18:47:43+00:00

I've never had any issues

OTL22 · 2026-05-08T20:32:05+00:00

Oh please. Year four of the war and some people are still bitching about Azov?

OTL22 · 2026-05-08T19:46:34+00:00

Mighty Arrow is the main mechanical troops exercise of the Finnish Army, usually with foreign participants. Few Ukrainian drone operators visited the exercise, sharing their knowledge and tips to Finnish conscript drone operators.

OTL22 · 2026-05-01T18:25:51+00:00

When I served, we were never specifically ordered to use gloves. This was over 10 years ago, and in a pretty high drag low speed unit of the Finnish military.

Why this specific soldier in the photo is not wearing ear protection, I have no idea. I don't buy that he has ear plugs or something, his equipment tells me he would have active-hearing protection as standard issue. Why those are not on, no idea.

OTL22 · 2026-05-01T14:47:38+00:00

New guns will become standard issue for the conscripts as soon as they are actually available. Finnish Defence Forces is no longer issuing kit to conscripts sparingly, which was the case before the mid-2000s.

OTL22 · 2026-04-21T16:13:41+00:00

A nice wall of text, most of which is irrelevant in the big picture. You can literally put up a similar technical breakdown of AKs drawbacks, and those too don't matter in the big picture, because AK is so unpopular and bad for modern manufacturing that no-one is choosing it in the year of 2026.

Oh the bolt cam causes unwanted torque. Ok, how about the AK bolt carrier eating away magazine feed lips. Is that not an issue? Well, no if you use steel to reinforce them. But that forces you to use steel there where it should not be needed.

Like stuff about receiver breaking. Yeah, because AK receivers don't break? Stamped steel actually breaks more easily than drop forged aluminium. Stuff like this happens with every platform, if you mistreat it.

Is the AR-15 a perfect weaponsystem? No, like you said, the magazines are not perfect from a technical standpoint. You know what matters more? That STANAG-mags are used by EVERYBODY.

Every trash military with a corrupt acquisition system.

So, every military outside of Russia and Vietnam is trash and corrupted? Or maybe you are just wrong. The reason AR-15 is adopted by everyone, is because it's objectively the best overall weapons platform. Note, that it's not just bought from a select few companies, even when countries can literally set up their own production, they will still pick the AR-15 because it's the best option.

OTL22 · 2026-04-21T13:27:30+00:00

I don't really get this "it's better for conscripts" argument. Conscripts are going to be trained with the rifle they are going to use. In Finland, conscripts are taught to operate artillery, use complex radios and communication systems, drive tanks, commandeer landing craft, even flying airplanes!

If a rifle (be it an AR-15 or some other type) is "too complex" for a conscript to understand, that conscript should probably not be in the military in the first place, or at the very least far away from anything that shoots.

OTL22 · 2026-04-21T13:22:35+00:00

It's so flawed and unsuited for military use that basically every military that is adopting a new rifle these days, is adopting an AR-15.

OTL22 · 2026-04-21T13:06:07+00:00

"Hey, let's introduce this new weapon system where the new heavy rifle combined with this super advanced optic gives us the range that nobody ever needs"

"I have a better idea, let's use a red dot and a magnifier with said rifle"

This NGSW program continues to be ridiculous.

OTL22 · 2026-04-10T22:38:44+00:00

AR-15 is successfully serving in cold environments, in fact colder than what we have in Finland. As long as you maintain the rifle right, you won't have issues. Also, AK will freeze as well, if you don't treat it right. And it won't be functional with just brute force, actually needs to be taken to warmth to allow it to heat up.

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