We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/10/im_thinking_we.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:35:10 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification In two flavors... Some machineguns... I'll let the Vulture Brothers talk about 'em in detail if they'd like - since they all used 'em at one time or another. Second, some manly guns. Midgets, mind you, but manly nonetheless. Some M119's, grown weary in service in Afghanistan, awaiting the tender loving care of the rebuilders. The latter pic is provided by a sekrit correspondent in the 'Stan, who will remain forever nameless, at their request - which is sad, because they sends us the nicest pictures! She's a nice, tidy piece, if a bit quirky.... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/10/im_thinking_we.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/10/im_thinking_we.html Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:45:37 -0600 Probably sending them back b/c they're using more M777 w/Excalibur GPS guided 155mm. That, and due to their max range of 19K with RAP, and about 11.5K plain jane HE, they're probably worn out from shooting max charge all the time. M119s are not designed to do that over and over and over. The gun will stand it, but the carriage, not so much. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/10/im_thinking_we.html#comment-65938 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/10/im_thinking_we.html#comment-65938 Sat, 27 Oct 2007 21:25:36 -0600 ...and I rest my case, your honor. Stopped by the Class VI Store on your way back to the TOC, didja?]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/10/im_thinking_we.html#comment-65929 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/10/im_thinking_we.html#comment-65929 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 23:57:53 -0600 Heh. Like the original bunker buster of Gulf War fame... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/10/im_thinking_we.html#comment-65922 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/10/im_thinking_we.html#comment-65922 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 20:05:59 -0600 Stop Global Warming! Recycle! Take those used gun tubes and make them into small diameter bombs. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/10/im_thinking_we.html#comment-65921 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/10/im_thinking_we.html#comment-65921 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 19:56:53 -0600 ...and I rest my case, your honor. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/10/im_thinking_we.html#comment-65915 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/10/im_thinking_we.html#comment-65915 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:10:43 -0600 ...since they all used 'em at one time or another. Yeah, but not in the XM-16 configuration. The gunners used the plain vanilla M-60 as a free-gun (handheld, fired John Wayne-style) or the M-60D on doorgun posts. And that *is* the XM-16 config, not the M-6E3 -- that's one of the 7-shot rocket pack tubes, not an 8-shot pod, that's peeking from between the two Em-Seekstees. And the Copperheads used the M-21 system, with minis mounted outboard ILO the M-60s...]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/10/im_thinking_we.html#comment-65911 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/10/im_thinking_we.html#comment-65911 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:58:21 -0600