RE: New Figs!

	Howdy!

On Mon, 5 Oct 1998, Glover, Owen wrote:

> These guys are quite good looking; heavy boots, largish parkas with
fur
> fringed hood, some with hood back and wearing beret, best of all for
some
> people - no flesh showing!! Face scarf and anti-glare sunnies! The
weapons
> are very bulky large mean lookers (like the French experimental PAPOP;
hey
> the French named it not me!!). Unfortunately for those of teh 'kit
ilk' the
> figures are bereft of any pouches packs etc. Still they are very nice
> figures; about 7 in all incvluding a SAW using the same as the jap
Corp
> mercs and a Multi Shot Launcher.

	The rifles actually look very close to the US OICW (Objective
Infantry Combat Weapon system), which the US is playing around with now
for a 2004 issue-date.	An interesting 5.56mm rifle with a 20mm 5-shot
launcher hooked up to an intelligent ranging system, allowing the
warheads
on the 20mm rounds to explode at various ranges.

	Nice in theory, but I would HATE to drop my rifle and find out
it
didn't work anymore.... :)

	BTW, what does Oz use as a SAW these days?  The Minimi or the
MAG
58?

	Laterish!

	Ken