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British Special Forces Issued Israeli Guns that Shoot Around Corners


(Telegraph-UK) Toby Harnden - The SAS has been issued with a new Israeli weapons system that could revolutionize its urban warfare and anti-terrorist operations by letting soldiers fire aimed shots around corners. At a live firing demonstration Monday near Tel Aviv, Lt. Col. Amos Golan said he spent years pondering how to fire at right angles. The system can be fitted to most commonly used pistols, with a small, high-resolution camera and monitor giving a full view around the corner. In the three months that the system has been on the market, Corner Shot Holdings, a Florida-based company manufacturing in Israel, has sold units to 15 countries including Israel, Russia, the U.S., and Britain.
2003-12-17 00:00:00
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