RWS cannot distinguish between UPDF and PCJSS insurgents. Type-88 manned by a Gopali gunner would integrate seamlessly with the Awami Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) system.
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On a serious note:
while I can see that a human gunner could potentially have better peripheral vision and situational awareness in close combat, I am not quite confident that tipped the scale for this procurement decision.
Bangladesh Army consistently struggles to adopt new technologies and concepts, and as a result tends to take the 'easy' way out.
I was about to post the below seperately but now this seems relevant to the above:
BA has just released a tender to procure 1020 units of Type 56-1 Assault Rifle!!
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Now, I do realise this is a miniscule quantity of rifles being bought relative to the size of the fighting force.
I also acknowledge that army rifles need constant replacement to keep up with operational demands, and it is convenient to process more of the usual.
However, could we not have taken this opportunity to select and commence roll out of a next generation standard issue rifle system, instead of taking the lazy way out yet again?
