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Australian SAS Shoots Down Rifle's Credibility

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A 20 year veteran of the Australian Army has been accused of being a hazard in the theatre of war. The victim of the allegation is not a soldier, but instead, the standard-issue Steyr AUG, the military’s main infantry weapon.The controversial claim has been made by a warrant officer in the nation’s Special Air Service (SAS), who has detailed operational issues in regards to the rifle, currently in use in Afghanistan, being unwieldy when combined with certain modern armour and prone t...

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