Some pics of the first trials and arrival... in SF Units...with the Barett (called Nemesis in Greece)
All SF units were equipped with aprox. 135 pieces and started imidiatly to train...





Here some specific infos
http://world.guns.ru/sniper/sn02-e.htm

Regards

We should have bought much many more...

Well i don't now. Many more? What for? We don't realy need them exept from SF. Do 135 cover all the SF?

I think that we have the license to build them in Greece.Anyway,135 pieces will be only an initial batch in my opinion.Maybe some friends who served in the Special Forces could give a better estimation?

cameleon,

We were not granted permission by the US government for local production (even though Barrett was ready to license local production).

Chris,

In the infantry support units (LYT), it could be used to disable or destroy lightly armored vehicles (including most APC/AIFV's used by Turkey). Today such vehicles would have to be taken out with ATGM's or PAO's (recoilless rifles). I find the use of the Barrett .50 cal or even the 25mm XM109 ideal for such targets as the engagement range is superior, and there is a smaller "footprint" (especially smoke) after the weapon is used.

PS: These are some heavy and long weapons. A friend of mine owns one, and I can tell you that it is very difficult to carry around (especially in battle).

they look like as damn cannons... :mgun:

@Digenis

If we dont plan to buy over 1000+ pieces it wouldn't have sense anyway to aquire license and machinery to build those weapons.

They would be very useful but i don't think that its a weapon for the regular infantry.In my opinion its more something the green berets should handle....

Have we bought silencers for the Nemesis? This gun must be VERY noisy :shout:

Silencers?I didn't know that they exist for weapons of that caliber!

Here we go: http://www.opsinc.us/category.php?catId=50 :hathello:

:damn: I forgot our LYT`s with their glorius PAO!
And the funny think is when i first saw the M-82 i thought of replacing the PAO with it!
I am getting old :unsure:

I think that in a two men sniper team one would carry the barrel and the other the rest of the weapon.

EmmanK: :cantbe:

Buying silencers would be great,but i hope it wont affect effective range to much!

A reference on Nemecis in "Anyntika Themata" magazine:

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And a very nice image of it, holded by a Greek Soldier :naughty: :mgun: :








I also visited the website of the Barret Company that makes them (www.barrettrifles.com), and I have to admit I found Great stuff:








And three videos in RealPlayer describing its functions:

http://www.barrettrifles.com/video/M82A1_Intro.rm
http://www.barrettrifles.com/video/M82A1_Field_Strip.rm
http://www.barrettrifles.com/video/M82A1_Cutaway.rm

Pytheus: Nice Scan! :thumbsup:

They would be ideal on the mountains. 13kg strapped is not all that heavy to carry around if you have an M4 (3kg) for a companion and having a range of 1.8km is close to perfect on the Pindos and Rhodopi mountains. All mountain men should have one. :mgun:

Isn't it so that it is illegal by international law to shoot with this weapon on humans because it is a anti-material weapon ? i think i read it on a us-site

The US used them in two man teams. One carries the barrel and one the rest.

I have handled them, and I would NOT want to have to carry those around by myself... For regular infantry, our "eleutheroi skopeutes" (free/sharp shooters) would be better served with a Rem 700. This way the ammo is interchangeable, and for the same weight we can carry around a Kornet-E plus the Rem 700.

Have you also shoot with them? Or met someone who did?
What you/they say?

No, I personaly never have, though I've witnessed dozens of shots. It is a very powerfull and accurate weapon. Usefull, but not usefull enough IMO for reg infantry...

Thanks Thermopyles! :thumbsup:

I think you are wrong, as one of the purposes of this weapon is to kill high importance persons from a long distanve (over a mile)...

Of cours it can penetrate to light and medium armoured targets like Humvees, personell carriers, etc...

Nemesis. HA! Children toy!



Barrett XM109 "Payload Rifle" 25x59mm! The same ammunition as by M-2Bradley! :mgun:

HFS that thing is a beast! :horror: I hope it has a mighty good recoil suppressor!

@Pytheus

LOL..please scan the rest of the images of Amyntika Themata of this month...about greek SF weappons..
Maybe someone will recongnize the guy (sf) who is carrying the weappons...? :sneaky:




anyway it was nice to try out the Barett...

Regards

LOL!!!!!

Is that You Lord????

:lol: :roflmao: :horror: :hathello:

Ehem yes...some time ago...and without beared... ;)

OK Pytheus, you must scan those pics Lord is talking about, I have to see them!!! :D :thumbsup:

@ Lord

what did you think of the weapon? What types of projectiles did you fire? What distance/target?

:drink: ,

George the "beast" is one kind of a weappon...i have to say.
300m was the target...5 rounds...
i can tell you "den klotsaei " san G3...H eythivolia tou einai apistefti...(Please translate)
But the M4 remain my favorite together with a Glock... ;)

Regards

US Marine snipers in Iraq, with the Barett M82A1M... :D















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Hahahaha :D That's Hayat Water in the picture! It seems US SF troops are backed by Turkish Defence Industry!!!!

http://img484.imageshack.us/img484/6444/42...kxbyqcph1rf.jpg :roflmao:

LOL indeed they are drinking Turkish water. One of the few good things which keeps these boys on their feet :D

Damn, I did not have the occasion to shoot with this Gun,at my "time"

hmmm... too bad, cause you could have been one of these greek SF:



:D

Theres just a world of hurt at the end of that barrel.