Hit from long range, probably by a Taliban PKM. I think this guy is firing the wrong weapon for this range.
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With proliferation of hand held drones with IR, this isnt that much of a problem as it was in 2012, not saying it isnt a problem.
I don't understand what you mean.
He seems to be wielding a M4 (or M16?) with a 500-600m effective range and shooting at the mountain across that's probably in excess of 1000m. Wasteful shots imo and probably why he decided to go closer which obviously is a terrible idea on rugged terrain like this.
It was in response to quote about 'you cant see where the taliban are firing from', my point was with IR drone, you can precisely see where the firing is coming from.
Drone is not always viable. Shooting (or ambush) can start suddenly anywherd and end quickly. You may not have a drone up and running in that timespan, and even if you did, the other side can maybe see your drone and cease shooting.
Also, wouldn't it be easier to just use IR binoculars?
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