POTD: Urban Warfare Combat Exercise – Ejercito de Tierra

Photo Of The Day and today the Heckler & Koch G36, the standard-issue rifle for the Spanish Army, is on offer. Above you see Ejército de Tierra (Spanish Army) infantrymen assigned to Recon Platoon, Protected Infantry Battalion “San Quintín” I/3, Brigada “Galicia” VII, as they prepare to round a corner during an urban warfare combat exercise at Saber Strike 24 on Bemowo Piskie Training Ground, Poland, April 19, 2024. Note the handguard on these G36s.

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POTD: Accuracy International in Ejercito de Tierra

Do you love photography? Without images TFB would not be the same. TFB has been running our very special Photo Of The Day series for years, sharing great photos from around the world and the world of firearms onto the screen you’re looking at right now. Today we have various rifles from Accuracy International, including their AWM model (L-115A3 LRSR). AWM is short for Arctic Warfare Magnum, indicating the caliber is  .338 Lapua Magnum. Spain also uses the AI AW in 7.62x51mm. The camouflage painting on these rifles looks quite effective for blend into the nature. Also note the front Picatinny rail, most likely there to accommodate night vision or thermal imaging devices. 

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POTD: Heckler & Koch G36E in Ejercito de Tierra

Photo Of The Day: Ejército de Tierra is Spain’s territorial army. Here we can see the Battalion Zapadores of the Brigade ‘Guadarrama’ XII as they carry out an exercise to cross water obstacles in various ways . They are using the Heckler & Koch G36E. E is short for Export. The rifle has a telescopic sight with a 1.5x magnification. The reticle fixed at 300 meters.

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POTD: Heckler & Koch MP7 and G36E in Ejercito de Tierra

Photo Of The Day: In a post about “ Values ​​in the Army“, the Ejército de Tierra – Spanish Armed (Land) Forces – posted this picture of the Heckler & Koch MP7 with this caption.

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