Infantry: March 26, 2002

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The Royal Nepalese Army has chosen the German G36E 5.56mm rifle to replace its AK47s, FN-FALs, and Israeli Galils. Nepal will buy about 65,000 of these rifles; it has 45,000 troops but is expanding this to 55,000; the other rifles will go to police special tactical units.--Stephen V Cole


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