Irish Defence Force To adopt The HK USP.

[Irish]

Defence Forces to turn 'tomb raiders'
Irish Independent 02/09/2006
Don Lavery

THE Defence Forces are to be equipped with a hi-tech German pistol made famous by the Lara Croft movies.

The state-of-the-art Heckler and Koch USP (universal self-loading pistol) has been chosen as the Army's new pistol after a dozen of the world's top gun makers shot it out in a competition over 15 months. Some 1,400 of the 9mm pistols are to be bought in a €800,000 order to replace the existing FN Browning pistol, which has been in service for more then 40 years.

The gun, carried by Angelina Jolie in the movies, can hold 15 rounds of ammunition and is used by a number of forces, including the German army and police.

The USP won the competition against other top guns which included the Italian Beretta 92F which has been adopted by the US Army, and the Swiss Sig P226 which is used by the Irish Army Rangers. The new pistols will be delivered by the end of the year.

In another large order, the Defence Forces have bought 400 GPMG machineguns at a cost of €4.4m from FN of Belgium to replace similar weapons which have been in service since the 1960s and used extensively at home and on UN missions abroad.

[Horna]

Yay for HK! Good choice.

Turning tombraiders, hi-tech, state-of-the-art... ahem...

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Ireland has the army ??

[Resurrection]

Ireland has the army ??

Newbies should know when to talk and when to keep shut. Why are you lacking this ability?

[Pete031]

Are you guys staying with 9mm? Or are you switching to a heavier calibre?

[futurepilot2004]

Good stuff, although the independent is really showing off its desireto be a tabloid with the tombraider crap.

[Echo300]

Good choice.

[Moddy]

Ireland has the army ??

You made me spew Tea all over my keyboard.

[darowden]

Good choice. The US Army has been saddled with the Beretta 92 since the early 1980s. I was still in service when we gave up our reliable if worn out M1911A1s for that piece of garbage (sorry if anyone likes the Beretta, just my opinion of it).

Although I prefer Sigs to the USP line, the HK USP is a fine and reliable pistol in any caliber and I'm sure the Irish Military will get good service out of the USP. I hope they get an updated 1913 rail instead of that proprietary rail.

[TagemandBagem]

Now all they have to do is update their Steyr Augs or actually spend some real money and get the G36.

[Irish]

Now all they have to do is update their Steyr Augs or actually spend some real money and get the G36.

WE don't need the G36's....,the Steyr is a great weapon and we have no need to change it.

[mugs69]

Ireland has the army ??

Can I slap him?

[Resurrection]

Now all they have to do is update their Steyr Augs or actually spend some real money and get the G36.

Why? That's hardly money well spent...

[mugs69]

From what I've heard the updated, Malasyian steyrs, aren't worth s**t

[Irish]

Why? That's hardly money well spent...

Let him Off Ress....Let him Off.....