Fusiliers du St-Laurent at shooting range

[pipstah]

Hi all,
this is my little contribution to that awsome board. Its my reserve regiment. Here's the little history part of that regiment.


During World War II the shores along the St. Lawrence were protected mainly by army reserve units and radar installations. The Fusiliers du Saint-Laurent played a key role in guarding the St. Lawrence shores and in locating any suspicious presence in the river.


Armorial Description
On a gold grenade fired proper of fifteen, a blue annulet edged gold, inscribed with the words FUSILIERS DU ST-LAURENT and marked at base by a gold maple leaf. Within the annulet a tower proper.


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Official Abbreviation: Fus du St-L
Motto: J'y Suis En Garde (I am on guard)


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Battle Honours (1)
First World War

ARRAS, 1917


Now the photos of the C-9 shooting range.

http://img65.photobucket.com/albums/v199/pipstah/ValCartier/12.jpg
http://img65.photobucket.com/albums/v199/pipstah/ValCartier/10.jpg
http://img65.photobucket.com/albums/v199/pipstah/ValCartier/9.jpg
http://img65.photobucket.com/albums/v199/pipstah/ValCartier/8.jpg
http://img65.photobucket.com/albums/v199/pipstah/ValCartier/6.jpg
http://img65.photobucket.com/albums/v199/pipstah/ValCartier/1.jpg
http://img65.photobucket.com/albums/v199/pipstah/ValCartier/13.jpg
http://img65.photobucket.com/albums/v199/pipstah/ValCartier/15.jpg
http://img65.photobucket.com/albums/v199/pipstah/ValCartier/17.jpg
http://img65.photobucket.com/albums/v199/pipstah/ValCartier/18.jpg

[scrybe]

Nice pics. Those C9s look a little too heavy for some of those guys. :p

[Dennis G]

very cool photos

[simple jumper]

Nice pics. Those C9s look a little too heavy for some of those guys. :p

No, thats the proper standing shooting stance for accuracy. Left foot pointing at the target, shoulders and body leaning back and left elbow used as a mount.

[born_to_kill]

Great pics, welcome!

[TacoDelRio]

Good stuff. Excellent photos. Shooting tracers out of Minimi's is great fun at night!

Other than the handguard and stock, what other differences are there between the C9 and our M249's?

DB

[MapleLeafInfantry]

est-que-ce le regement que est pret du l'universitie bishops du lennoxville quebec?

[Dutchman2]

http://img65.photobucket.com/albums/v199/pipstah/ValCartier/12.jpg


Nice pic! That's a pretty nice distance you are shooting at: 300 meters? And also a very beautiful range!
Nice photo's, thanks!

[pipstah]

Hi, its a pleasure to share my pictures to you. My regiment is located in 3 cities. We have the A cie located at Rivière-du-Loup, B cie located at Rimouski (where the Oceanic lhjmq play) and C cie at Matane (in Gaspesia). Its east of Quebec city approx 2 hours up to 4:30 hours of travelling.

For the heavy C-9...they are not really...its like the other person said. Its the stance for having accuracy. It was a pop-up target excercice. That's why on one of the photo there is only one person who is aiming at the target. The others are on alert position for when their targets will pop-up.
We have shot at 300m-200m and 100m. It was really nice to shoot somes C-9. For the differences with our C-9 and US model one, i dont know much. We are using a scope on it... its seem very much the same to me.

[Seoulstriker]

Awesome pics! woot woot

[Falco]

Very nice/très bien woot

[scm77]

Was the distance in that first picture 300 yards? Do you go any further back then that?

Great pics! woot

[Falco]

Anybody have more info on the C9A2 LMG?

http://www.cdnmilitary.ca/images/C9A2_1.jpg


http://www.cdnmilitary.ca/images/C9A2_2.jpg

[scm77]

Here are the C9A2 upgrades:

5.56mm, LMG, C9A2.

(1) Collapsible Buttstock (C8 type) With
Hydraulic Buffer System. It is a hydraulic buffer system with an integral plastic collapsible butt similar to the C8. The buttstock will be capable to provide intermittent stops to provide variety of lengths to accommodate eye relief when the gunner is wearing different layers of clothing, tactical vest, or body armour. The hydraulic buffer system was already trialed and it makes the weapon more controllable and accurate. It lowers the rate of fire from 750 to 600 RPMS, which makes the gun more stable to fire and is better when using the C79 scope. The butt will have the ability to fold in causing the C9A2 with the short barrel to be used like a submachine gun.
The new butt is going to be trialed this year.

(2) LAD Mount. A dual mount configuration for a
laser-aiming device was trialed. These rails will be used on the forward part of the weapon to mount various ancillary items to support individual operations.

(3) Barrel. New short barrels have to be
procured with a collapsible carrying handle. The short barrel will be for specific ops such as parachuting, FIBUA, and fighting in complex terrain versus a full-length barrel (466mm). It is envisioned that each C9A2 gunner will be issued two short and two long barrels and use depending on the mission in conjunction with an integral Backup Iron Sight.

(4) Back-up Iron Sight. An integral back-up
iron sight similar to the old C9 sight will be incorporated to give the firer the option of using the iron sight or the C79 sight.

(5) Plastic Polymer Parts. Green plastic
furniture (pistol grip, butt, carrying handle, C79 optical sight cover, and hand guard). This will be adopted in the future to improve camouflage and concealment. This will be changed to green in color in order to break up the outline of the weapon and reduce the reflectivity of black.

(6) Soft Collapsible Magazine. Quantities of
3000 x 200 round olive drab soft ammo pouches have been bought to replace the plastic belt boxes and are being distributed. It is designed to be more maneuverable and quieter that the standard 200 round plastic ammunition case. It can indicate number of rounds left by sensory feedback. The remaining 1000 pouches for the reserve infantry will be procured through Investment Opportunities. A 100 round olive drab ammo pouch has just been procured for operation. Based on feedback from the soldiers, it will be decided it this will be procured in addition to the 200 round soft ammo
pouch

(7) Carrying Handle. the barrel will have a
folding carrying handle vice a fixed one in conjunction with the barrel replacement.

(8) Pistol Grip. An integral pistol grip will
be off the handguard that can fold away and not be in the way of the soft recoil mount or the C9A2 bipod

(9) Tactical Slings. Will now be procured in
CADPAT instead of black. This will be a slow phasing in process.
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The C9A2 is britney spears sexy ;)

[goldman]

http://dboy.cpgl.net/USA/M16/acces/SHRIKE-LFV.jpg
http://dboy.cpgl.net/USA/M16/acces/Shrike-3.jpg
http://dboy.cpgl.net/USA/M16/acces/Shrike-sawbox.jpg

[Falco]

^isn't that thing called that shrike?

thanks for the info scm77 woot Do you know if or when it will be deployed?

[scm77]

I've heard that it's already in Afghanistan now, but I can't back that up. The C7A2 is definately in Afghanistan in limited numbers.

[Falco]

Thanks anyways mate :)