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From what I know, no 'front line' terrorist (I refuse to dignify them by calling them insurgents) uses the SMLE, even in Afghanistan. Some tribal villagers do hold and carry them, but they're private individuals. I asked three Army commanders who were in both Iraq and Afghanistan, and the only time they ever saw SMLEs were in piles of old stashes of weapons, rusting, and they were extremely rare. Most of the enemy weapons are AKs and other Soviet weaponry. So I would not consider the SMLE as a weapon currently being used by a recognized force. Please, opinions on this anyone? [[User:MoviePropMaster2008|MoviePropMaster2008]] 18:41, 20 November 2008 (UTC) | From what I know, no 'front line' terrorist (I refuse to dignify them by calling them insurgents) uses the SMLE, even in Afghanistan. Some tribal villagers do hold and carry them, but they're private individuals. I asked three Army commanders who were in both Iraq and Afghanistan, and the only time they ever saw SMLEs were in piles of old stashes of weapons, rusting, and they were extremely rare. Most of the enemy weapons are AKs and other Soviet weaponry. So I would not consider the SMLE as a weapon currently being used by a recognized force. Please, opinions on this anyone? [[User:MoviePropMaster2008|MoviePropMaster2008]] 18:41, 20 November 2008 (UTC) | ||
:I never seen any insurgents or terrorists using SMLEs in my life.[[Oliveira]] | :I never seen any insurgents or terrorists using SMLEs in my life.[[Oliveira]] | ||
::I agree. I brought it up because a contributor wrote ''"the rifle is still seeing use in the hands of enemy combatants in both Iraq and Afghanistan against US and Allied military forces."'' Personally I've never seen an enemy combatant (after the early 1980s during the Russian invasion) using Lee Enfields and certainly not NOW during the 21st century. I brought it up the first time because I am interested in seeing what proof the original writer had for that statement. Could be just a brain fart. Lord knows I've written those myself on IMFDB in the past ;) [[User:MoviePropMaster2008|MoviePropMaster2008]] 09:04, 22 November 2008 (UTC) | |||
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The SMLE is a specific variant of the Lee-Enfield used in WW1 and early WW2, also known as the No.1 Mk.III. Seeing as alot of the time the rifles in these movies and games are actually No.4s, maybe it would be better to call this article "Lee-Enfield RIfle" and separate it into sections for the various models, like was done with the M-16? - Nyles
Current USE?
From what I know, no 'front line' terrorist (I refuse to dignify them by calling them insurgents) uses the SMLE, even in Afghanistan. Some tribal villagers do hold and carry them, but they're private individuals. I asked three Army commanders who were in both Iraq and Afghanistan, and the only time they ever saw SMLEs were in piles of old stashes of weapons, rusting, and they were extremely rare. Most of the enemy weapons are AKs and other Soviet weaponry. So I would not consider the SMLE as a weapon currently being used by a recognized force. Please, opinions on this anyone? MoviePropMaster2008 18:41, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
- I never seen any insurgents or terrorists using SMLEs in my life.Oliveira
- I agree. I brought it up because a contributor wrote "the rifle is still seeing use in the hands of enemy combatants in both Iraq and Afghanistan against US and Allied military forces." Personally I've never seen an enemy combatant (after the early 1980s during the Russian invasion) using Lee Enfields and certainly not NOW during the 21st century. I brought it up the first time because I am interested in seeing what proof the original writer had for that statement. Could be just a brain fart. Lord knows I've written those myself on IMFDB in the past ;) MoviePropMaster2008 09:04, 22 November 2008 (UTC)