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June 27, 2012, 07:55 PM | #26 |
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June 27, 2012, 09:17 PM | #27 |
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It is scarey as hell being in heavy brush with tanks at night. Whole lot of noise and you can't tell where it is coming from. Turn around and it is right on you. No wonder whole companies panic and bug out. Yeah, tanks are different.
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June 27, 2012, 10:58 PM | #28 |
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Used a 3.5 rocket launcher, M1 rifle, M14 rifle, M16 Rifle, Remington 45Cal.pistol.
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June 28, 2012, 12:26 AM | #29 |
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Early on training with the M-14. Later in the Corp of Engineers it was getting a little more interesting with C-4, Det Cord and etc. Then there was a period of time as an Infantry Training Officer at Ft. Polk where there was time and experience with a bunch of killing tools;
M1911A1 M-16 M-79 M-60 50 cal 90 mm Recoiless 106 Recoiless Chunking Hand Grenades and setting up claymores Even had one training course using BB guns for point shooting training. In Nam, I even got the chance to fire a Quad 50 (what a hoot). Our jungle clearing compy (Rome Plows) uncovered numerous enemy caches of weapons. We got to look at and shoot SK's, AK's, & RPG's. Then there were plenty of old US military weapons in the caches like M-1 rifles and carbines, BAR's, and the list goes on. We also got the chance to observe the workings of the Naval big guns, B-52's and their loads creating instant swimming pools, the Navy and Air Force with the F-4 Fantoms providing close-in air suport using napalm, Army Artiliery, Huey Gunships and the Cobras and the mini-guns keeping the perimeter lit up at night. All this came from the guys supporting us in our operations. We also had the M-60 tanks out on the cut sites side by side with our Caterpillar D-7's. The smoke grenades lined the inside of the D-7 cab kits and were used to ward off the stinging bees from huge wasp nest in the brush and trees we were clearing. Rome Plow: Last edited by lamarw; June 28, 2012 at 12:36 AM. |
June 28, 2012, 12:42 AM | #30 |
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M16A2 M16A3 M4 M4A1 CAR-15 M14 M1A1 M1 Garand H&K MP5 / MP5K / MP5SD M9 (Beretta) M1911A1 Mk 23 Mod 0 (HK SOCOM) Sig P226 Browning Hi-Power M249 SAW (Para & SPW) M60 M60E3 M240B M2HB M79 GL M203 GL Mk19 GL M24 M24A2 M21 M82 / M107 (Barrett) M500/590/590A1 (Mossberg) M870 (Remington) M1014 (Benelli M4 Super 90) And many, many more.... Being in SF throughout the '90s, we trained on nearly every small arms available, to include all commonly found foreign weapons, so that we were minimally proficient with whatever weapon we came across in any part of the world. Our armories at Group had such a vast array of weapons...it was awesome! Some of my favorite range days were foreign weapons familiarization training days. Good times! |
June 28, 2012, 12:57 AM | #31 |
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Standard Issue stuff;
.45 1911a1 12 gauge pump shotgun M14 (although an E-2 version during shark watch on some ships) No neat stuff. Yea, I'm boring. BMCS (SW/DV) ret.
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June 28, 2012, 01:23 AM | #32 |
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I was unable to find my 214, but from memory,
M72 M203 M79 M1911a1 M16a1 M67 RR ? Not sure if this is right for that sewer pipe! M60 M2 Daisy BB gun w/o sights. Quick Kill I think!
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June 28, 2012, 10:27 AM | #33 | |
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Over-doing a good thing !!
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June 28, 2012, 11:11 AM | #34 |
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3"x50, 5"x54, Terrier missiles, standard missiles and then the fun stuff, M1 Garand, BAR, 1911 22 cal, 1911A1 45ACP, S&W M52 38 spcl, S&W M41 22 LR, M14 and then it was out of the Navy and into the Army where I added M16, M203, LAW, M60 and M2 to my resume. Still have and shoot the 1911A1 45, S&W M41, and M1 Garand in .308. Can't let my first love go, the rest I can do without.
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June 28, 2012, 02:02 PM | #35 | |
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June 28, 2012, 03:10 PM | #36 |
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I should mention here as a matter of curiosity that part of our training with a 105mm howitizer included direct fire at a moving target. I don't think we even did that with the M14.
Being that I was in a division headquarters, we had in the arms room two Colt .380 or .32 ACP (don't know which) pistols for the general officers. They were kept in the same cabinet as my personally owned pistol but not surprisingly, I wasn't allowed to touch. We also had some Colt revolvers, too.
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June 28, 2012, 04:16 PM | #37 |
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June 28, 2012, 04:18 PM | #38 |
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Drew, when you were deployed with Group, did you guys have some personal flexibility on weapon choice?
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June 28, 2012, 05:08 PM | #39 |
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Always trained and qualified on: M16A2
Actual issue weapons: M16A2 (twice) M4 M9 (rarely got any ammo, even when this was a "replacement" for the M4 and its 320 rounds.... ) Weapons I got a chance to play with a few times, or touched/encountered every day: GAU-18/A (.50 BMG - AKA M2) GAU-2/A (7.62x51mm Minigun - AKA M134) M4A1
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June 28, 2012, 06:08 PM | #40 |
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82nd Airborne M-14, 81mm Mortar, 106mm Recoiless Rifle, M-60, 1911 .45 173rd Airborne M-16, US Army Small Bore Rifle Team Remingtons, I think. |
June 28, 2012, 07:31 PM | #41 |
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M14, 1911A1, M60, LAAW, M16, 3.5 Rocket Launcher, M79.
Was trained early in life by my Grandfather, a WWI rifle and machine gun instructor. That training served me well in the USMC. What I didn't get to shoot and would have loved to shoot are: BAR, Thompson, M3. |
June 28, 2012, 08:27 PM | #42 |
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M16 - basic training, spring 1969
Colt Detective Special - MI school, Ft. Holabird, MD, summer 1969 Carried at various times while assigned to 525th MI Group in Vietnam and 902 MI Group in Virginia: M16, Colt Detective Special, Winchester 1897, and Colt 1911. Technically, Uncle Sam didn't teach me how to shoot any firearm. I had already been shooting and hunting for roughly 15 years before my employment in the U.S. Army.
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June 28, 2012, 08:27 PM | #43 |
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M16A 2-3-4 *M4 *M500 M203 M249 M240B *M2 "MA DEUCE" *MK19 MOD2 *MOD3 AT-4 I trained on others but these are the weapons systems I actually fired, disassembled, cleaned and reassembled on multiple occasions. My weapons systems used in country are marked with an *. I have to say the Ma Deuce is my favorite, this weapon has stood the test of time and has seen few changes. The M2 has served in wartime with my Great-Grandfather (WWII) Grandfather (Korea) my Uncle (Vietnam) and now me (Afghanistan). Four generations and Four actions, now that's an awesome weapon. I would like to add Thanks to all my BIA's before me and after, you guy are why I signed the dotted line.
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June 28, 2012, 09:43 PM | #44 |
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M1911A1 M2 M3 M60 M203 105mm tank gun (M60) 152mm (M551 Sheridan tank gun) M220 TOW missile M18 Claymore and of course, the M1A2 Bangalore Torpedo. Probably a few more that I forget. That was a pretty fun four years of my life. |
June 29, 2012, 03:17 PM | #45 |
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M203 M60 M2 50-cal. (most fun by far) M72 LAW M18 Claymore Last edited by Citizen711; June 29, 2012 at 03:23 PM. |
June 29, 2012, 03:33 PM | #46 |
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5" 38 cannon
40mm pom-pom M1 Garand 45 auto There was also a 38 revolver. Don't remember the make.
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June 29, 2012, 04:29 PM | #47 |
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M-16A2 Rem 870P Beretta M9 SigSauer P229DAK M14 M249 M240B M2 25mm 57mm 76mm
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June 29, 2012, 04:53 PM | #48 |
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BAR M1918A2 Browning 1919A4 and A6 M1 Garand M1 and M2 carbine M3 Grease gun M1 Bazooka M20 3.5 Rocket Launcher Colt 1911 S&W Model 12 or 13 M14 M72 M79 AR15 M16 M22 system (Aircraft Mtd) M203 M2 .50 Cal (Aircraft Mtd) M60 (Aircraft Mtd) Dual M60 (Aircraft Mtd) M55 Quad 50 (Truck Mtd) M134 (Aircraft mtd) Nike Hercules (Surface to Air Missile) Nike Ajax (Surface to Air Missile) IHAWK (Surface to Air Missile) Might have missed a weapon or two but the above listing are the ones I qualified on. Added two attachments of my aircraft in 1966 and one in 1970 with other than standard gun installations. |
June 29, 2012, 05:20 PM | #49 |
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M 16/M4 M 203 M 249 M 60 M 240b/c M 2 M 72 M 82 G 3 G 36 M1911 MiM 104 FiM-92 M 109 AT-4 AK-47 M 242 SVD-137 PKM Probably others too...
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