Private Armies & PMCs on the battlefield and on peace operations.

[1feral1]

From what I have read and heard about "Private Armies", most of them are better equipped than the regular government forces.

He also carries a sawed off Remmington 1100 shotgun, loaded with Frachet shells ( banned by the Genevia   Convention in the late 40's).

Excuse me for biting here....

I think you ar talking out your arse pal, like which private army can be better equipped than a professional military force?

What's your experience, and where do you draw such information from??

Its Flechette!  : Anyone who would carry a MAC 10 for starters, is about as poorly equipped as you could get, shy of a butter knife.

I smell fresh BS here. MAC10 in .45ACP? Hummmmm.

I have fired this SMG .45, and the MAC11 both in 9mm and .380 extensively back in the late 1970s (courtesy of the Roosevelt County Sheriff's Department, Montana, USA). Its a crap outdated open bolt firing weapon (even then, its claim to fame was John Wayne in McQ c.1971), and I doubt it very much if anyone would even want one of these things, especially in theatre these days.

I had personally examined weapons captured from Sandline by Australian forces, when this 'private army' tried to 'take' Papua New Guinea back in the mid-late 90's. I remember a close look at what I believe was a Chi-Com make of an RPG7 (ther were a few others). It was new, and had never been fired, even when I took of the plastic protective furniture off, there was not 1 gram of propellant residue, and still wpn was smothered in preservitive, too much infact to even fire!

I know, I know, I should not have even responded.

Regards,


Wes

PS - ya, I stole the flag and had to raise it too ;D

 

[Bartok5]

Morpheus hit the nail on the head.  Good to see you here Jeff!

As for the rest, let's just say that opinions vary.  I tend to side with KevinB and Wes.  The former because I share many of his opinions, and the latter because we are like brothers from way, way back.  Those personal investments aside, they speak the truth. 

There is nothing "mercenary" about doing a security job overseas.  If there were, literally hundreds of Canadians would be out of work world-wide - NOT including Iraq.  Some of you kids need to dig your heads out of your arses and do a bit of research.  There is nothing new about the private security opportunities in Iraq.  Check out the diamond mines in Sierra Leone or the Democratic Republic of Congo.  How about oil facilities in Saudi and Kuwait?  The list is endless. 

And for the "Rambo's" lurking on-line, only the qualified need apply.  The companies that are worth signing onto don't recruit off of Canadian Armoury floors.  This isn't Commissionaire work....

 

[Cloud Cover]

I was not using the word "real" in that sense......having been shot at a few times myself, i know quite well how "real" it is.  

Yes, I know you have been.  I didn't mean "you" personally ... Cheers.

 

[Infanteer]

Of course there is nothing new to the private side of the business.  The Indian Raj was sustained on a "company" team.  I was just trying to suggest that perhaps a historical pendulum that has always been swinging may be coming away from it's latest swing (if you want to believe authors like Van Crevald  )....

Cheers,
Infanteer