Army signals security & "Clansmen" series radios

[Anthony Cunningham]

Donald Ramsbottom wrote:

> Is this not like the M16 which had all manner of problems when first used in
> anger in Vietnam, but with modifications became universally loved by the grunts.

Which rather begs the question, "Why didn't we buy the M16?". It's the 
weapon of choice of our special forces, it's available now, it's proven,
it takes an underslung grenade launcher and it's already in use with at
least
one of our NATO partners.

Tony