Actually upon closer inspection, it does have fold down front sights, so I suppose you could still attach iron sights. Sounds like it would be a PITA to get set up properly though.
nah, not really. And more than worth it to have a weapon system as effective as the MAG functioning properly. I love machine guns (just an aside)
Word is the guys in the hills that night at the Medak Pocket were quite happy they had the C79s, since they didn't all have NVGs.
Yeah, it does come in handy at night, but I still prefer a peep sight, even then. An even better option is the monocular NVG with PEQ-4 laser. Or the
EOTech Holosight (have I mentioned that I'm really quite fond of that thingie?) I can ask my WO, and get back to you, if you like. He was there. I haven't ever bothered him about that tour, though. And especially not that night.
The Dutch also use Elcans on their C-8s (but not C-7s, go figure) and the big Elcan MGO on their Minimis.
The Dutch can do whatever they like. But, we shouldn't copy their mistakes.
(We should do more exchanges with them, though, beecause they have the hottest women in NATO)
However, most of the time, the sight stays in the case as part of the EIS/SF kit, and it only goes on the gun on command. This eliminates the whole "half our sights are fucked when we get to the trg area because they were banging around the back of a truck for 5 hours" problem, and if you put the sight back in the same spot on the rail, it should still be zeroed (that's what the pam says right?). Seems like a reasonable idea to me.
That's the theory, anyway. It's worked for me, because my C79 rides in my patrol pack until such time as I choose to mount it on my weapon. Which is seldom.
You know, it occurs to me, maybe we shold get something else. Hey, howzabout the
EOTech Holosight? Anyway, back to the machine gun in question. I still want one.