re: #117 ProBosniaLiberal

Well, there goes on thought on help the Syrian Rebels.

Mali at this point is much, much simpler than Syria. Apparently, even Garands and Mosin-Nagants have shown up in the fighting. Syria is quickly becoming Somalia of the Levant.

The biggest ‘old guns’ battle was Fallujah in Iraq. Many of the Sunni insurgents were using guns looted from the national military museum. United States Marines recoverd an M1919, multiple MG-42s and Bren Guns and a number of Garands. Interestingly, a number of Iranian made MP5 submachineguns and G3 rifles were also encountered. The MP5s were actually used by US Marines for close quarters battle, with a resulting rise in 9mm ammo consumption originally attributed to Marines having to make high use of their M9 pistols.