TNI Wins Absolute Championship Shoot in Australia
In the middle of the 107 anniversary of National Awakening Day Indonesia in 2015, TNI soldiers almost certainly be victorious in the Annual Shooting Competition in Australia.
TNI team has collected 28 golds, while the US team has not even won anything.
The annual championship organized by the Australian Army Skill at Arms Meeting (AASAM) was held on 20-23 May 2015 in Puckapunyal, the state of Victoria.
There are 17 teams from 14 countries competed in the championship to bring into this shooting skills.
Besides 28 gold medals, military team also won 16 silver medals and 10 bronze medals, beating hosts Australia in second place with 4 gold medals, 7 silver medals and 5 bronze medals.
The toughness of the military shooters can not even rivaled by a team of British new shooter won 3 gold medals, 5 silver medals and 3 bronze medals, let alone the United States team of shooters who have not won anything.
It is estimated medals military shooter team will continue to grow until the game ends on May 23, 2015.
In a release sent by the Embassy, ??Ambassador Nadjib Riphat Kesoema praised the achievements of Indonesian firing squad.
“This proud achievement shows how tough TNI and Indonesian-made weapons on the battlefield,” the Ambassador said Najib.
Military Attache of the Indonesian Embassy in Canberra, Typhoon Gestoro, who accompanied the Indonesian team during the race added, “Under pressure and intense international competition, the participants of the military to compete with the incredible passion and resolve any competition with high professionalism and skill.”
A total of 21 shooters from Indonesia consists of officials and professional shooter Army of the environment as well as technicians from PT Pindad.
During the race, the Indonesian team using four types of weapons, namely guns domestically-made SS-2 V-4 Heavy Barrel and gun G-2 (Elite & Combat) from PT Pindad, SO-Minimi rifle made in Belgium, rifle GPMG (General Purpose Machine Gun) made in Belgium, and AW sniper weapons made in England.
In addition to the race team category, also held individual race category. For the individual category, achieved by:
1. Lt. Inf Safrin Sihombing (Kopassus)
2. Serda Misran (Kostrad)
3. Second Sergeant Kelvin (Kostrad)
4. Serda Woli Hamsan (Kostrad)
TNI Wins Absolute Championship Shoot in Australia : Colek Colek
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Indonesian Army Beats US, Australia in Shooting Contest
Representatives of Indonesian army succeeded in winning a shooting competition between army personnels held in Puckapunyal, Australia, on May 20 to 23. In a contest dubbed Australian Army Skill at Arms Meeting (AASAM), representatives from Indonesia managed to defeat the Australia (as the host), U.S. and Great Britain.
In the final standings, the Indonesian contigent successfully secured 30 gold medals, 16 silver medals and 10 bronze medals. The Australian army takes the runner-up with 4 gold medals, 9 silver medals and 6 bronze medals. Meanwhile, U.S. representatives grabs third place with 4 gold medals, 1 silver medals and 2 bronze medals.
Indonesian army deployed 14 of its best soldiers from Special Forces Command (Kopassus) and Strategic Reserve Command (Kostrad). Five staffs and two experts from PT Pindad also participated in the contest.
According to Head of Army Information Brigadier General Wuryanto, Indonesian army has frequently participated in similar contests held in various countries. The contest in Australia was recorded as the Indonesian army’s eighth shooting contest win in the Asia Pacific, thanks to their extreme hard work.
“We used weapons manufactured by PT Pindad,” said the one-star general.
At least four types of weapon produced by Pindad were used by the army team such as the SS-2 V-4 assault weapon, G-2 pistol, SM2 and SM3 machine gun along with the ammunitions.
Those weapons were used by the army in the recent years. Pindad products has become the army’s primary weapon.
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