Jun 012011
Armament. I’m a little unclear what the deal with the single .50 was, though.
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Armament. I’m a little unclear what the deal with the single .50 was, though.
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If I had as many ma deuces laying around as Uncle Sam does, I’d put them on all my vehicles too! š
Maybe Rambo was supposed to take on Soviet SSBN’s with it?
Strafing surfaced subs (or their snorkels) while they are recharging their batteries?
I assume the machine gun sticks out a side opening and you circle your target.
You don’t need a _reason_ to mount a .50!
Yeah, the only reason it might be there is to have fun.
Suppose you are out looking for Soviet Whiskey class subs, and none of the damn things can be found…but look…there’s a sperm whale down there that’s throwing you the flipper…well, by God, he has to be taught the sort of good manners that your mother taught you, so it’s time for you to give his blubbery ass a good whupin’ for his own benefit.
“Hey Moby Dick, meet Ma Duece!”
Then you notice the Japanese whaling ship near him.
Looks like it’s heading for Pearl Harbor…not this time!
“Hey Moto! Here come Mama!”
God, but did ASW service in the early 1960’s used to be fun. š
I bet that .50 was there to alter attitudes after the plane landed near someone in the water.
Was the .50 caliber used to aim other weapons? I know there’s some coaxial weapons like that from the era.
From the way it’s stowed, it looks like you manually pick it up and move it onto a pintle in a side hatch for use. If you look between #7 and #11, I think the curved line drawn there is part of the side hatch where the gun is supposed to to be mounted.