The guns of the Libyan rebellion
C. J. Chivers, who more often than not is found where lesser men fear to tread, has published a fascinating account of the weapons and tactics, or lack thereof, he has observed in Libya. Chivers reports …
A PKT machine gun, a weapon designed to be mounted on a Soviet tank and fired electronically by a crew member inside, has no manual trigger, no sights and no shoulder stock. That does not prevent many Libyan rebels from carrying it as if it were an infantryman’s gun.
A Carcano cavalry carbine — probable refuse from Italian colonization in Libya between the world wars — is chambered for a dated rifle cartridge that the rebels have not been able to procure. That did not deter four rebels recently seen wandering the battlefield with these relics, without a cartridge to fire.
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oops should of read the linked story because there it is right on top.
Just some peed off Libyan hippies (only with guns). The aim of the U.S is to be involved with whoever will take the new leadership of Libya, presuming of course that Gaddafi remains insane. If he strikes a bargain with the west though the rebels are toast.