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2003-12-04 Home Front

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Posted by Chuck Simmins 2003-12-04 3:02:57 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 A link to pictures & specs for the interested...

Posted by snellenr 2003-12-4 3:51:12 PM|| 2003-12-4 3:51:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 43 lbs!?! Ye gods, man! That's great news! Now let's see what they can do with the Mk19.

Posted by BH 2003-12-4 4:37:23 PM|| 2003-12-4 4:37:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Still, there was nothing like a quad-50 to cheer a body up.

Oh well, that's progress for ya..

Posted by Michael 2003-12-4 6:23:08 PM|| 2003-12-4 6:23:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Still, there was nothing like a quad-50 to cheer a body up.

Oh well, that's progress for ya..

Posted by Michael 2003-12-4 6:30:12 PM|| 2003-12-4 6:30:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 I personally prefer the chassis-mounted Vulcan, with a couple of tubs of ammo and a full mix of rounds. Now THAT would provide "crowd control". Friend of mine wants to build a vehicle to mount the GAU-8 30mm cannon from the A-10. Says it will provide "added firepower" to the M1A1 and Bradley. Kinda sounds like overkill to me...

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-12-4 6:52:57 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2003-12-4 6:52:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 OP: Your friend sounds like a real character. Not a lot of people would look at the A-10 and think, "Nice plane. Not enough guns."

Posted by BH 2003-12-4 6:59:32 PM|| 2003-12-4 6:59:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 The GAU-8 is bigger than a volkswagen bug, you're gonna need a hella big vehicle just to mount it let alone have it traverse and god I'd hate to imagine the vibration on that sucker.

Posted by Val 2003-12-4 8:01:07 PM|| 2003-12-4 8:01:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 So their retiring the Ma Deuce huh? Great weapon, can actually use it for indirect fire to.

Posted by Jarhead 2003-12-4 9:14:12 PM|| 2003-12-4 9:14:12 PM|| Front Page Top

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