From Habitual Line Crosser.
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I once talked to a former Navy officer, and he told me about the time he needed to talk to one of his NCOs about some issue in the mess, so they stepped out onto the deck. The hatch was right under the Phalanx mount, and about the time they got the hatch closed after stepping onto the deck, the gun crew test fired the gun. He described it like you did, like someone ripped a giant sheet of canvas right above their heads...It sounded like ripping canvas above us.
Fort Riley had a unique weapon I had never seen before. I guess during Nam it was used for assassinations and vehicle disabling. A tripod mounted M2 with a scope. The firing butterfly was set to single shot only. Quite accurate as I recall but can't remember the distances I shot.Thanks for the vids. As a current Stinger instructor, it's nice to see our roots.
For those of you in the Lawton area if you get a chance to go to the ADA Learning Annex (museum) do so. Most of the equipment there has actually not been de-milled so most of it is still operational. Only downside it is currently by appointment only. They also have the original US flag that the prisoners created with scraps of cloth.
The .50 cal we still use are literally from WW II and are electronically fired. The rate of fire is about 1100 rpm.
Fun fact: There have been drones in use since WW I.
That sounds like the weapon Carlos Hathcock used to make his longest shot.Fort Riley had a unique weapon I had never seen before. I guess during Nam it was used for assassinations and vehicle disabling. A tripod mounted M2 with a scope. The firing butterfly was set to single shot only. Quite accurate as I recall but can't remember the distances I shot.
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