Contents
LADY KILLERS David Truby
BAD DAY AT THINGANNY-INAUNG Tom Peterson
GUTSY KARENS CONTINUE TO BLOODY BURMESE BUTCHERS Mike Williams
GRINGO MERC John Prester
BARGAIN BOLO Chuck Fremont
RECCE COMMANDOS Hilton Hamman
FROM RHODESIA, WITH BRUSH John Coleman
CHAOS IN COLOMBO Tom Marks
AFGHAN WALKABOUT Jake Border
TIMBERWOLF Peter G Kokalis
THE CHINA SYNDROME Jim Scott

COVER: Karen resistance fighter aims one-of-a-kind bastardized blooper: pistol grip and rear trigger housing are from an H&K G3 or H&K 33 rifle, while the wood forearm, trigger mechanism, action and chopped barrel are from a British SMLE bolt-action rifle; tubular buttstock, recoil pad and ventilated front sleeve are almost certainly of indigenous origin. See how the beleaguered Karen continue to resist and even strike back at the Marxist Burmese, beginning on page 28. Photo: Alain Haas

INSET: South African Recce Commando recruit fires commando mortar during selection course. It's the toughest selection course we've encountered and until recently it was all top secret. SOF again goes where no one else can; story starts on page 40. Photo: Hilton Hamman

Contents:
KAREN KILL ZONE Tom Peterson
RECCE IN HELL - Hilton Hamann
DRUG WAR FIREFIGHT - Bob MacKenzie
CORNER OF THE DEAD - Tom Marks
GUERRILLA GAUNTLET - Mike Winchester
DEVILS' SPEARHEAD - Frank Terrell
THE BIG LIE - Marty Casey
TINY TERMINATORS - Peter G Kokalis

COVER: British Pathfinder Platoon candidate armed with SA-80 during qualification course. Only a few new Pathfinders are accepted each year and even passing the rigorous selection process is no guarantee of becoming one. Find the whole story on page 60. Photo: Frank Terrell

INSET: Members of Peru's Lynx Company during routine patrol ops around Ayacucho. Tom Marks traveled to the birthplace of Sendero Luminoso (The Shining Path) to see what steps the government is taking against the insurgents. Photo: Tom Marks