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WARPLANES: Mainly Because It Pisses Off The Russians
SURFACE FORCES : Cracked, Leaking And Limping Along
SUBMARINES: An Old Cure For Venezuelan Naval Ambitions
PROCUREMENT: Getting A Gripen On It
AIR TRANSPORTATION: The Legend Continues
YEMEN: Fire In The North
MEXICO: Thugs Just Want To Have Fun
SUPPORT: Puzzle Me This
ARMOR: China Chooses Protection Over Flotation
ISRAEL: Hamas Makes A Controversial Deal
PEACEKEEPING: The Island Disease
COUNTER-TERRORISM: It's Just Business
ATTRITION: Drug Casualties And Collateral Damage
NIGERIA: Rebels Rebel
WARPLANES: North Korea Goes Retro
PROCUREMENT: Another F-35 Failure
SUBMARINES: It Is Now A Six Pack
IRAQ: For A Few Dollars More
LEADERSHIP: Problem Solved
INDONESIA: Sacrifices Must Be Made
SEA TRANSPORTATION: China And India, Together At Last
SURFACE FORCES : Avengers Upgraded
WARPLANES: Small Force, Huge Border
INFANTRY: Escaping From Death And Victory
INDIA-PAKISTAN: Denial And Wrath
LEADERSHIP: The Key To Failure
ATTRITION: Fire In The Blood
SUDAN: Pipeline To Salvation And Victory
KOREA: No Shit
SUBMARINES: Oceans Empty Of Russians
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WARPLANES: North Korea Goes Retro
PROCUREMENT: Another F-35 Failure
SURFACE FORCES : Avengers Upgraded
SUBMARINES: It Is Now A Six Pack
WARPLANES: Small Force, Huge Border
ARMOR: China Chooses Protection Over Flotation
INFANTRY: Escaping From Death And Victory
ISRAEL: Hamas Makes A Controversial Deal
INDIA-PAKISTAN: Denial And Wrath
SUBMARINES: Oceans Empty Of Russians
IRAQ: For A Few Dollars More
KOREA: No Shit
LEADERSHIP: The Key To Failure
PEACEKEEPING: The Island Disease
ATTRITION: Fire In The Blood
LEADERSHIP: Problem Solved
SEA TRANSPORTATION: China And India, Together At Last
ATTRITION: USAF Releases The Aircraft Retirement List
PROCUREMENT: Getting A Gripen On It
INDONESIA: Sacrifices Must Be Made
COUNTER-TERRORISM: It's Just Business
AIR TRANSPORTATION: The Legend Continues
SUDAN: Pipeline To Salvation And Victory
ATTRITION: Drug Casualties And Collateral Damage
MEXICO: Thugs Just Want To Have Fun
PROCUREMENT: Getting A Gripen On It
ATTRITION: USAF Releases The Aircraft Retirement List
PROCUREMENT: Another F-35 Failure
LEADERSHIP: The Arab Plan To Stop Iran
INFANTRY: Escaping From Death And Victory
MURPHY'S LAW: Why Russia Loves Arab Tyrants
ISRAEL: Hamas Makes A Controversial Deal
SURFACE FORCES : Cracked, Leaking And Limping Along
INDIA-PAKISTAN: Denial And Wrath
SUBMARINES: Oceans Empty Of Russians
COUNTER-TERRORISM: Why Islamic Radicals Don't Last
PEACEKEEPING: The Island Disease
LEADERSHIP: The Key To Failure
KOREA: No Shit
PEACE TIME: Iraq And The American Gift
AFGHANISTAN: A Ploy, Not A Promise
MEXICO: Thugs Just Want To Have Fun
SUPPORT: Puzzle Me This
SUBMARINES: It Is Now A Six Pack
WARPLANES: Mainly Because It Pisses Off The Russians
Dirty Little Links: No more Dirty Little Links?
Fighters, Bombers and Recon: France Leads The Way
Procurement: Getting A Gripen On It
Procurement: Another F-35 Failure
Combat Support: Puzzle Me This
Surface Forces: Cracked, Leaking And Limping Along
Fighters, Bombers and Recon: Mainly Because It Pisses Off The Russians
United States: listen to Gore
September 8, 1999
Robar has offered its new RC50 sniper rifle in the classic US .50-caliber (the same 12.7x99mm round used in the M2 Browning machinegun). At 25 pounds, it is one of the lightest .50-caliber rifles available; this also means that despite the very efficient muzzle brake the recoil is considerable. The weapon is 54.5 inches overall; the barrel is 29 inches long. The barrel is fluted to reduce weight and increase cooling. The bore has six grooves with a right-hand twist of one in 15 inches. The RC50 is a bolt-action weapon drawing rounds from a five-round staggered box magazine. The bolt has spiral grooves cut into it to reduce weight and to allow any dirt to channel through the grooves and stay clear of the action. The stock is fiber-glass. List price is $3,850 not including the bipod or the Leupold Mark 4 scope. Applications for such a weapon are limited. It is too heavy and powerful for police snipers. Military snipers use such weapons more to attack artillery pieces and light vehicles than to shoot individual enemy officers. Big game hunting applications are a limited market.--Stephen V Cole
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