Foreign Weapons Demonstration for Special Forces | Vintage Military Training Film
Sent in by Cashman, a Vietnam Marine, lifelong warrior (seriously, how many guys in their 70s still practice Kali?) and a man I’ve had in several of my classes, comes a vintage video he found on Youtube:
A vintage film from the Vietnam era, but definitely a good look at just how much some things have changed, and how others haven’t. Have you trained up on other weapons that might be in use by our adversaries? I’ve trained with, continue to train with, and train others on using the AK for this very reason. And you should be too.
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Interesting propaganda exercise. TOTAL BS about the AK. BUT: That was the official policy of the US Government for decades. The fact that the ONLY communist block weapons the SF teams were shone in the lecture are 100% worn out junk .Most with missing parts. The other interesting aspect is that he repeatedly display’s weapons that ether never went into production (the FNC) or saw only limited production (the Chinese type 68) as if they are the latest thing. I was AMAZED! at how little he knew about eastern European/Russian ,and Chinese small arms. (The CIA believed that the silenced .32 was Chinese for decades. It is in fact a north Korean Weapon with Chinese markings We may never know why.) At the time this was made there was actually a million dollar bounty up for anyone who “came in” with a Dragonov sniper rifle. But that is a whole movie about the CIA underworld by itself. BTW. BOTH of those civilians were citizens of a small Middle eastern nation. I do like how the speaker just casually drop’s his connection to both the FBI and CIA and how they are involved in law enforcement. Just go’s to show how deep MOSAD had burrowed into our government by the early 80’s. Nothing important to learn from this. But an interesting exercise in propaganda and disinformation.
I’m a huge fan of the AK myself. It has a pretty serious underground following around the Bragg community. SGM Billy Waugh carried one into Afghanistan in 2001.
There’s a 9mm PDW based upon the AK, imported by Charles Daly called the PAK-9. It’s manufactured in Romania, and it gives the CZ Scorpion EVO and the Sig MPX series serious competition for reliability and affordability. It’s half the price of CZ and about a third of the price of a Sig. It definitely has AK roots, as it’s made of steel and somewhat heavy. However, it’s durable and simple.
It’s interesting to see how different firearms have evolved, i.e. the AR-9 and the PAK-9. With the advent of the internet, it’s possible to see weapon developments almost in real time. These are great times for gun enthusiasts.
It’s a sweet little weapon. Palmetto State And Kalashnikov USA also make them.