POTD: French FN SCAR-H PR

The FN SCAR-H PR has been adopted by various military forces, including the French Army. The French variant is equipped with a Schmidt & Bender 1-8×24 PM II ShortDot Dual CC scope and, depending on the mission, a suppressor. Our Photo Of The Day takes us to an exercise in the United Arab Emirates, where French soldiers do some of their training.

The caption from the 27e Bataillon de chasseurs alpins (officiel) reads (machine-translated from French):

“From October 12 to November 9, 2024, the 27th BCA continued its adventure in the United Arab Emirates during the Dhiaab al Jabal 2024 exercise. In addition to the climbing sessions, we got into the thick of mountain combat. Each day, our mountaineers progressed a little more in an arid environment, combining crossing techniques with tactical maneuvers. The emphasis was placed on the use of passage equipment: makeshift ladders, or even improvised rappelling. At each obstacle, our hunters had to implement methods tested in the Alps, adapted here to the heat and steep rocky slopes. We, mountain troops, are the only ones capable of evolving in this way in steep terrain, and this specificity makes the difference in securing our movements and surprising the adversary.”