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[Sheb]

Those guns are probaly Bulgarian AK or similar: ammos for these is just more plentiful.

[Strife26]

If I were to drop weapons into this conflict, I would have made sure to have my military intelligence division research and produce guns with built in GPS tracking devices, so drones can home in on them if they fall into the wrong hands, or the right hands turn wrong.. A few days built-in delay before they actually start transmitting would help prevent detection, and even if the thing becomes known, it is a good deterrent against people from the wrong side taking an opportunity to seize drops.

Shit, might as well have super military intelligence division research and produce autonomous mechs for the Peshmerga that conduct unrestricted warfare against ISIS while being smart enough to obey all international law, while serving United States, Coalition, Iraqi, and Kurdish interests.

[Zangi]

If I were to drop weapons into this conflict, I would have made sure to have my military intelligence division research and produce guns with built in GPS tracking devices, so drones can home in on them if they fall into the wrong hands, or the right hands turn wrong.. A few days built-in delay before they actually start transmitting would help prevent detection, and even if the thing becomes known, it is a good deterrent against people from the wrong side taking an opportunity to seize drops.

Another way to answer: Once this is done.  Everyone from forever on will expect GPS tracked weapons when they acquire weapons from US or whoever the heck is giving the weapons and will work on disabling it.  Works once, never again... or used in a way that would humiliate the trackers.  Like turning the GPS back as a call sign that 'your' weapons are being used for X deeds by opium runners or something.  (We know how happy people were to find out that the US was supplying drug cartels with unmarked weapons.)

[smjjames]

If I were to drop weapons into this conflict, I would have made sure to have my military intelligence division research and produce guns with built in GPS tracking devices, so drones can home in on them if they fall into the wrong hands, or the right hands turn wrong.. A few days built-in delay before they actually start transmitting would help prevent detection, and even if the thing becomes known, it is a good deterrent against people from the wrong side taking an opportunity to seize drops.

Another way to answer: Once this is done.  Everyone from forever on will expect GPS tracked weapons when they acquire weapons from US or whoever the heck is giving the weapons and will work on disabling it.  Works once, never again... or used in a way that would humiliate the trackers.  Like turning the GPS back as a call sign that 'your' weapons are being used for X deeds by opium runners or something.  (We know how happy people were to find out that the US was supplying drug cartels with unmarked weapons.)

Yeah, the whole 'fast and furious' debacle.....

[martinuzz]

I never said America has to gps tag all it's weapons. I only said that weapons INTENDED TO BE DROPPED (near enemy lines) should be fitted with them.

[Zangi]

/shrug   Seems like a feel good feature if you want to use it as a deterrent.  Cause if it went through a-ok... Allies will then question why their shit is bugged and begin to wonder how their 'allies' will try to screw em later.

Denying the enemy equipment, in this case, the sieged Kobani peoples is still good tactics... Even if the weapons are made to explode in the wrong hands or something like that.  (Though, I suppose you can track movement and for air strikes in the short term...)

[Helgoland]

(Though, I suppose you can track movement and for air strikes in the short term...)

That's an excellent idea! Could be used in other conflicts as well, against Hamas for example. Just make sure that it looks like it was accidentally delivered into the enemy's hands.

[Strife26]

/shrug   Seems like a feel good feature if you want to use it as a deterrent.  Cause if it went through a-ok... Allies will then question why their shit is bugged and begin to wonder how their 'allies' will try to screw em later.

Denying the enemy equipment, in this case, the sieged Kobani peoples is still good tactics... Even if the weapons are made to explode in the wrong hands or something like that.  (Though, I suppose you can track movement and for air strikes in the short term...)

Well shit, that's a much more realistic proposal than magic gps tags.
Magic explody tags!

[Sergarr]

Chancer are after you airstrike the two groups with something like that they will see what you did there and figure out where did you put the GPS tracker.

[Helgoland]

That's why you only put the tag in every 100th or so weapoon...

[FearfulJesuit]

Howard Stern to Obama: Send Juggalos to Fight ISIS

[Frumple]

... you're posting that a second time, ~a week later?

[Bauglir]

In fairness, it's a plan that's so impossible to result in a net loss that it bears repeating. No, I'm not serious, I don't actually have any hatred for non-fictional juggalos and I apologize if I've offended any readers

[Sheb]

In more serious news, Denmark now has reinsertion plans for jihadists. Given what I've read about them recently, I'm convinced it's the right path to go. Fuck you Scandinavia, stop being so nice you make all of us look bad.

[FearfulJesuit]

... you're posting that a second time, ~a week later?

I'd completely forgotten that I'd posted it a first time. Woops.