Canadian forces - Dawn raid on Taliban

Troops from Alpha Company, 2nd Platoon, "Red Devils" from Edmonton, Canada conduct a dawn raid on a Taliban compound on July 13, 2006 in Hydarabad, Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan.

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Equipment:
M4 Carbine - The M4 Carbine is a family of firearms tracing its lineage back to earlier carbine versions of the M16, all based on the original AR-15 made by ArmaLite. The weapon is a shorter and lighter version of the M16A2 assault rifle, achieving 80% parts commonality with the M16A2. The M4 has selective fire options including semi-automatic and three-round burst (like the M16A2), while the M4A1 has a "full auto" option in place of the three-round burst. The M4A1 is sometimes also found with a heavier barrel to withstand heat from sustained fully-automatic fire.

M203 - M203 generally refers to the United States Army designation for a single shot 40 mm grenade launcher that attaches to the M16 assault rifle or the M4 Carbine. Stand-alone variants exist as do versions capable of being used on many other rifles. The device attaches under the barrel and forward of the magazine, the trigger for it being just forward of the magazine. The magazine functions as a handle of sorts when firing for the M203. A separate sighting system is added to rifles with the M203 as the rifle's regular sights are not matched to the launcher. The M203 can fire high-explosive, smoke, illuminating, buckshot direct fire, CS gas, and training grenades.

Location:
Afghanistan - Afghanistan is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Asia. Generally considered a part of Central Asia, it is sometimes ascribed to a regional bloc in either the Middle East or South Asia, as it has cultural, ethno-linguistic, and geographic links with most of its neighbors. It is bordered by Iran in the west, Pakistan in the south and east, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the north, and the People's Republic of China to the east.

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[XIRISHWARLORDX]

usa ranger say's hell yea canada we love you guys!!!

[reddawn62]

no one really gives credit to some of those other coaltion forces... the canadians, aussies, polish, and british etc are all pretty badass... ive been over there and seen those guys in action.

[ParaMinimi]

@cowbot2 You couldn't be more wrong.

I'm a straight-A student who, after getting at least 35 for IB, is planning on joining his cousin in the Australian military.

Soldiers don't choose when or where to invade; even someone with /no/ knowledge of the military should know that that decision comes from much higher up. The people they are fighting are also perfectly capable of defending themselves. They know their terrain as well as possess the will to fight. That sounds a little similar to Vietnam.

[oeyesea]

YOU DAMN CANADIANS RUINED MANLOVE THURSDAY!!!

[ValukaX]

Gotta love the canadias eh buddy? buddy....buddy.

[cowbot2]

Your 'heroic soldiers' are D-grade fucktards with no brains or skills who signed-up to be tax-parasites and invade other people's countries to kill their inhabitants who have no chance to defend themselves: They are currently the lowest bacteria-scum on this earth.

[longsweep1]

Respect from Europe!

[saintlysimon]

@reddawn62 Not sure you can really lump the British in that company, they have a huge commitment in the middle east.

[cobrakillernico]

Ther's no other word for it, PWNAGE!

[67DieHardPatriot454]

Godam you canooks dont fuck around, just stealing the battle field. Ruthless. I love it.

[american277]

allied powes. sending diaperheads to allah one bullet at a time.

[envanje]

how do you mean the base was empty and training, the canadians fought hot to the enemy and booked great terrain gain !