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100 1 _aSAW David
245 _aSearching for a new assault rifle :
_bthe Indian Army looks for solutions /
_cDavid Saw.
260 _c2011
520 _aAfter a short discussion of India's requirement for new infantry assault rifle(s) the majority of the article reviews how various western armies decided on the weapons they have noting the importance of combat experience in reaching and amending these decisions. For example when British forces first arrived in Afghanistan they found their weapons outmatched in terms of range and stopping power by the Russian weapons being used by the Taliban.
650 _aINFANTRY WEAPONS
650 _aASSAULT RIFLES
650 _aDEFENCE EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT
773 _aAsian Defence & Diplomacy:
_gVol 18, February 2011, pp.36-50 (130)
945 _i34532-1001
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