Left handers already cannot handle the GPMG, 84, LAW, SAW. Add
in SAR and you might as well make them all clerks.
SAR was designed for the infantry i believe (correct me if i'm
wrong). But it's a tad too heavy. Infantry move to contact for 3-5
days out in the field and by the 5th day you just want to chuck the
SAR away in a deep hole. FBO + SAR in brunei for 4 days straight
was pure hell.
Another major problem is night firing. The scope is totally useless
at night, and the LAD lights only solve part of the problem. There
WILL always be blur idiots that misuse it, cocking up the whole
show by reavealing your platoon/coy position, no matter how well
they're trained. Even if no one cocks up, during the fire fight,
you will reveal your positions to the enemy and that makes you
easier to pick out. Furthermore, if your LAD is zeroed at 100m,
it's useless at 75m or 125m as the spot you're pointing at is NOT
what your is round hitting. Hence, your LAD is only useful under 2
conditions 1) within 10-20 m of whatever range you zeroed it at,
and 2) if the target is 5 meters away, it's so close it won't make
a difference anyway.
But the SAR is a well balanced weapon, meaning the
CG of the weapon is somewhere near the trigger. That, combined with
the light recoil (that some complain makes it feel like a toy gun)
helps you aim better and ensure that you maintain your fire at the
same spot continuously.
Hence my opinion is that the SAR is better suited for static
deployment like guard duty, POI, Ops bacinet and so on. Defending a
BUA could be another option, but SAF hardly does that.
Maybe if they further improve the design/weight of the SAR, we
could use it effectively in the field.
