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===Australian Army=== [[File:Australian SOTG wait for extraction 2011.jpg|thumb|right|SR-25 in Australian service.]] A typical Australian Army [[Section (military unit)#Australian Army|fireteam]] of four soldiers will include a scout employing an [[F88 Austeyr|F88S]] Austeyr (5.56 NATO) fitted with an enhanced optic device, usually either an [[Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight|ACOG]] or [[C79 optical sight|ELCAN C79]]. Additionally, 7.62 mm marksman rifles ([[SR-25]]s) are employed by the maneuver support teams in the platoon.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.australiandefence.com.au/archive/land-force-army-s-broad-fire-capabilities-key-to-mission-success-adm-feb-2010|title=Australia Defense Force news β February 2010|website=Australiandefence.com.au|access-date=31 July 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706101903/http://www.australiandefence.com.au/archive/land-force-army-s-broad-fire-capabilities-key-to-mission-success-adm-feb-2010|archive-date=6 July 2011}}</ref> However, HK417 rifles have been procured by the Army as a substitute for the F88S during operations in Afghanistan and possibly thereafter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tenders.gov.au/?event=public.cn.view&CNUUID=E1B9BB57-E979-C225-B2FB849A9AE9904A|title=AusTender: Contract Notice View - CN352591|website=Tenders.gov.au|access-date=31 July 2017}}</ref> The [[SASR]] also uses the [[Mk 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle|Mk 14 EBR]] amongst its four-man infantry sections.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx70/M1AZIP/189002_198972143459480_108939879129374_610283_4533482_n-1.jpg?a=24&imgrefurl=http://sageebr.com/2011/03/24/mk14-mod-0-australian-sas-soldier-receives-vc.aspx&usg=__a7OCFsCb9jxhYQ0fTGuAsF77YLc=&h=320&w=213&sz=47&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=qwfAy6UvaNKnMM:&tbnh=161&tbnw=99&ei=_iawTa-gA4m8uwPWs_D-Bg&prev=/search?q=SASR+Mk14+EBR&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1150&bih=457&tbm=isch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=617&page=1&ndsp=9&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:0&tx=61&ty=67|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226222854/http://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx70/M1AZIP/189002_198972143459480_108939879129374_610283_4533482_n-1.jpg?a=24&imgrefurl=http://sageebr.com/2011/03/24/mk14-mod-0-australian-sas-soldier-receives-vc.aspx&usg=__a7OCFsCb9jxhYQ0fTGuAsF77YLc=&h=320&w=213&sz=47&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=qwfAy6UvaNKnMM:&tbnh=161&tbnw=99&ei=_iawTa-gA4m8uwPWs_D-Bg&prev=/search?q=SASR+Mk14+EBR&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1150&bih=457&tbm=isch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=617&page=1&ndsp=9&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:0&tx=61&ty=67|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 26, 2021|title=Google Image Result|website=Google.com.au|access-date=31 July 2017}} </ref>
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