Since when does an Arabic speaking nation

[Tiger in Spain 0]

BF, you should be more concerned with Iranian kids riding around in unidentifiable tanks.

There you go again, confusing the will of the people with the will of their leaders.

This little guy is full bore Revolutionary Guard. I swear to it.

[Captain Liger 0]

BF, you should be more concerned with Iranian kids riding around in unidentifiable tanks.

There you go again, confusing the will of the people with the will of their leaders.

This little guy is full bore Revolutionary Guard. I swear to it.

Now, now TIS. We all know that's a pic of me on maneuvers last month.

[AFTiger 282]

Didn't Persians ( ancient Summarians ) first create numbers ?

Case closed !

It's not the numbers Dude. It's the language used, it's not "Farsi".

OK everybody. Stop feeding the fish.

[Bottomfeeder 244]

So, the 81 mike-mike was the best they could come up with, huh?

Iran does not manufacture 81mm mortar shells. According to a report offered by the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies at Tel Aviv University, connected to the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the neocon Brookings Institute, the smallest mortar produced by Iran is the 107mm M-30.

“Why are US officials hiding behind the cloak of anonymity when presenting the most detailed evidence yet that Iran is supplying anti-US forces in Iraq with weaponry?” muses Eason Jordan. “After weeks, if not months, of US official planning to present a damning ‘dossier’ of incriminating evidence against Iran, and after this same US administration presented us with lopsided, erroneous information about the capability and evil intentions of the Saddam Hussein regime, the best the US government can give us today is incendiary evidence presented at a Baghdad news conference by three US officials who refuse to be quoted by name?…. The American people deserve straight talk from identified US officials.”

Of course, such “straight talk” will not be forthcoming—not now or after Iran is destroyed, as Iraq was destroyed before it.

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?con...;articleId=4772

[Captain Liger 0]

connected to the Saban Center for Middle East Policy

He's a flippin' football coach. What the hell does he know about mortar rounds and Mid East Policy?

[JohnDeere 0]

Chinese AK-47 markings............ funny it is not Chinese letters and numerals stamped on it

[Bottomfeeder 244]

connected to the Saban Center for Middle East Policy

He's a flippin' football coach. What the hell does he know about mortar rounds and Mid East Policy?

[Bottomfeeder 244]

Chinese AK-47 markings............ funny it is not Chinese letters and numerals stamped on it

You do have valid point.

Norinco:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norinco

http://www.norinco.com/c1024/english/contactus/index.html

[CCTAU 3,346]

Is it now OK for me to take the tin foil off of my windows?

[Bottomfeeder 244]

Is it now OK for me to take the tin foil off of my windows?

Yea, go ahead.

[AFTiger 282]

Why do Iranian bombs have English labels?

By Lindsay Goldwert

Posted Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007, at 5:13 PM ET

Bombs at an air base

Last week, U.S. military officials accused Iran of arming Iraqi insurgents with bombs, missiles, and rockets for attacks on American troops. Apparently, serial numbers and markings on seized munitions indicate they came from Iran. (Click here for a PDF of the U.S. military intelligence report.) Why do bombs need serial numbers?

For inventory and quality control. When a bullet, explosive, or any kind of ammunition is manufactured, it may be marked with a unique serial number and the date of manufacture. (A bomb may also include information indicating which factory produced it.) This information simplifies the process of tracking missing or damaged munitions. For example, if a bullet misfires, the military can use its markings to identify and scrap the entire lot it came from. The date of manufacture is important because the components in ammunition begin to degrade and become unreliable after about 15 years.

Military intelligence analysts have to learn to identify the manufacturer markings and serial numbers of each country's munitions, since there are no international guidelines for labeling. The exact markings on grenades, bombs, and bullets will vary depending on the country and sometimes on the specific company that does the manufacturing.

Why does the Iranian TNT have markings in Farsi, while the other rounds seem to be labeled in English? Since Iran sells munitions on the international market, it makes more sense to use a language that is spoken far and wide. (You don't have to use English, though; China and Russia sell arms marked with Chinese and Cyrillic characters.) In recent years, U.S. manufacturers have begun to augment their markings with bar codes that can be tracked by computer.

Surveying the serial numbers on bullets and projectiles can be an effective way to measure the flow of arms into conflict zones. Last year, Oxfam reported that bullets manufactured in the United States, Greece, Russia, and China had ended up in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in spite of a U.N. arms embargo. Last summer, Israel examined the serial numbers on rockets fired by Hezbollah and concluded they came from Syria by way of Russia. Serial numbers are also used by national and international police to track down illegal sales of ammunition. Meanwhile, the United Nations is now attempting to create an international standard for the tracing and marking of ammunition.

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