Assault rifle to sidearm: Estonian infantry soldier talks through the kit he uses

Meet Sergeant Karl-Eerik Nemvalts, an Estonian Defence Force soldier currently deployed in Northern Iraq.

Watch the video above to find out more about the kit he uses, from a US-made LMT R-20 assault rifle that "runs off 5.56mm" which uses a standard 30-round magazine – with an added grip and an issued laser box for fighting at night, a red dot optic and a collapsible stock – to his sidearm Koch USP 9mm pistol. 

On his front, back and sides he has plates, with soft armour underneath the plate carrier, which also houses his medical supplies and extra magazines, with places to add radios and other equipment. 

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