sandro1973
Active Member
Even though in Portugal were are not allowed to bare arms as civillians, back in the 90's i had one issued that when in service in the Parachute Regiment.
It was the israeli Galil 5.56mm, much lighter and easier to use ( really easy to disassemble and clean, tough as nails ) than the H&K G3 7.62mm used by the regular units back in the day.
We also used the H&K MG 42 7.62mm, UZI 9mm and the Walther P38 9mm as handgun.
Here's a couple of pics of me and some guys from my platoon.
Nowadays the issued kit is a bit better....
The last photo is from a much younger Para ( on a mission the Central African Republic, those guys have been really battle tested ), and shows how much the kit has evolved in almost 30 years.
The FN-SCAR-L ( 5.56mm ) and FN-SCAR-H ( 7.62mm ) is now used, as is the FN-Minimi Mk3 ( 5.56mm and 7.62mm versions ) and the Glock 17 Gen5 9mm.
It was the israeli Galil 5.56mm, much lighter and easier to use ( really easy to disassemble and clean, tough as nails ) than the H&K G3 7.62mm used by the regular units back in the day.
We also used the H&K MG 42 7.62mm, UZI 9mm and the Walther P38 9mm as handgun.
Here's a couple of pics of me and some guys from my platoon.
Nowadays the issued kit is a bit better....
The last photo is from a much younger Para ( on a mission the Central African Republic, those guys have been really battle tested ), and shows how much the kit has evolved in almost 30 years.
The FN-SCAR-L ( 5.56mm ) and FN-SCAR-H ( 7.62mm ) is now used, as is the FN-Minimi Mk3 ( 5.56mm and 7.62mm versions ) and the Glock 17 Gen5 9mm.