Re: Weapons failed US troops during Afghan firefight
The gun is only as reliable as the amount of routine maintenance done by it's owner. There was a whole lot of so called problems with the M-16 in 65-66 in Vietnam. Sure the main problem was dirty powder initially but that problem was solved pretty quickly. The biggest reason for weapons failure came down to the guy in the field not performing proper maintenance and properly cleaning of the weapon in the field.
Remember the Jessica Lynch convoy attack? They said most of their weapons had jammed. It came out later that most of the soldiers in that unit hadn't performed basic field maintenance on their weapons since hitting the Iraq border.
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