BF2S Forums Gunsights' Biblical References Concern US & UK forces

I thought they were to indicate which regiment the tank was in and they were changed frequently to confuse the enemy.  Also if you're in a tank you can id quickly as to who is next to you so you could hop on their frequency.

Braddock wrote:

Cybargs wrote:

Trijicon will never be cut... Wayy too good of a sight company. I'm sure theres worst shit going around rather than bible verses. This is just the media trying to get a story about "christian crusaders" and their quest to destroy islam. I bet the troops asked for the verses to be in scripted in the first place.

The media would never pick and choose stories to further a religious/political agenda, would they? [/sarcasm]

You reckon the troops had the inscriptions specially added to the weapons? Have you any idea how much that would add to the overall cost? I bet that if troops actually asked their bosses for additional decorative elements on their weapons they'd be told to go fuck themselves and get back to work.

ruisleipa wrote:

fundadmentalist christians are just as bad as fundamentalist muslims or for that matter fanatics of any religion. Bloody hell I hate religious fanatics, or anyone who fuckin sticks that shit in my face. The fact US weapon manufacturers sometimes justify killing people by reference to their faith and write these verses on their weapons just means they're ignorant retarded fucks.

Thank you.

The end.

eleven bravo wrote:

ruisleipa wrote:

fundadmentalist christians are just as bad as fundamentalist muslims or for that matter fanatics of any religion. Bloody hell I hate religious fanatics, or anyone who fuckin sticks that shit in my face. The fact US weapon manufacturers sometimes justify killing people by reference to their faith and write these verses on their weapons just means they're ignorant retarded fucks.

Thank you.

The end.

cant wait to read your anti theocracy Iran thread

Braddock wrote:

lowing wrote:

Braddock wrote:

FEOS wrote:

We've become numb to the other side yelling "Allahu Akhbar" every ten seconds. I suppose it's worse if it's inscribed on our weapons rather than them shouting it out before they blow up some civilians out shopping for groceries. Contract mods and field orders will be coming out shortly, you can bet your house on that, Brad.

It never ceases to amaze me how so many people justify questionable activity by Western military forces with the excuse that terrorists do worse things... have ye just given up being the 'good guys'? Opting instead to be the 'not quite as bad as the bad guys'? You have spent years claiming this war is not a holy war or a campaign of imposing Western religious values on the Middle East, how do you think this will play in the news throughout the Middle East?

DBBrinson1 wrote:

Welp... I doubt suicide bombers needed further encouragement.  Do you really think the average insurgent/terrorist speaks english, let alone can read abbreviated bible verse notations off of scopes at 100 yards.  Come on man.  ACLU much?

That's not the point. This is not what terrorists and insurgents think or feel, who gives a fuck about that? It's about the perception this creates for normal law-abiding Muslims throughout the Middle-East... y'know, the people you're trying to convince aren't the victims of a 'holy war' being waged against them by the West. How do you think this will look to them?


This is true, however I'd be very surprised if the Government didn't know about it. I would imagine all pieces of kit are thoroughly examined and tested prior to use in the field, missing a detail like that would be a tad careless. I agree on the irony of a "Christian" gunsight manufacturer! "Turn the other cheek... and take that fucker down with one clean shot to the head. Boom".

I doubt the govt. knew. They are gunna test it for, durability and functionality. I doubt ledgabilty for Christian bible versus's is high up on their must have list for a gun sight.

If you guys can't even find Bible inscriptions on your own weapons what hope do you have of finding Osama Bin Laden?

Whether the military knew about it or not makes no difference now, it's still going to play bad in the press among ordinary Middle Easterners. Imagine the handguns of US-based Interpol agents had Koranic inscriptions on them lowing... how would that play on Sharia-watch.com?

Braddock wrote:

FEOS wrote:

We've become numb to the other side yelling "Allahu Akhbar" every ten seconds. I suppose it's worse if it's inscribed on our weapons rather than them shouting it out before they blow up some civilians out shopping for groceries. Contract mods and field orders will be coming out shortly, you can bet your house on that, Brad.

It never ceases to amaze me how so many people justify questionable activity by Western military forces with the excuse that terrorists do worse things... have ye just given up being the 'good guys'? Opting instead to be the 'not quite as bad as the bad guys'? You have spent years claiming this war is not a holy war or a campaign of imposing Western religious values on the Middle East, how do you think this will play in the news throughout the Middle East?

FEOS wrote:

Are you somehow equating unknowingly/knowingly having "2COR4:6" or similar engraved on your weapon to blowing up shopping centers full of civilians? Are you seriously even trying to say those two things are even remotely close to one another?

FatherTed wrote:

dilbert i used to be a proper catholic, altar boy and everything, and if i picked up an SA80 or such with some random numbers on, without being told what the are; i wouldnt equate it to the bible. you're really clutching at straws here, and getting almost lowing-esque on islam regarding your hatred for the US military.