POTD: Royal Gurkha Rifles With L129A1 Sharpshooter Rifle
It’s probably the first time we have The Royal Gurkha Rifles featured in Photo Of The Day. Above you can see one, as he fires his L129A1 sharpshooter rifle at a target to zero his rifle during the Live Firing Tactical Training phase of Exercise Vigilant Isles on the 18th of November 2023.
Below: Soldiers from Support Company, The Royal Gurkha Rifles, fired the General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) in a mounted support fire role to engage targets and support the assaulting section during the Live Firing Tactical Training phase of Exercise Vigilant Isles.
Below: Japanese Mortar Team from the 1st Airborne Brigade, Japanese Ground Self Defence Force (JGSDF), drop bombs alongside the British Mortar Platoon, 1st Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles, during the Live Firing Tactical Training phase of Exercise Vigilant Isles on the 18th of November 2023.
Over the 11 days of the exercise, troops will take part in live mortar firing, including with drones being deployed, and a heliborne operation alongside Japanese troops and aircraft.
Below: Gurkha from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles (1RGR), stands side by side a 1st Airborne Brigade soldier with weapon systems during Exercise Vigilant Isles in Somagahara Camp, Japan, on the 15th of November 2023.
Source: MOD Ministry of Defence. British Army. Photographer: Cpl Aaron J Stone. Copyright:UK MOD © Crown copyright 2023
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Very last photo, gun on left, what is it?
Great article. I worked with former British Gurkhas while doing security contracts in Iraq. One of them was shot through the shoulder on a mission one day. He didn't say a word to anyone about it and it wasn't until after the mission that we realized he'd been shot. Very tough guys.