Administrators Eric Posted July 18, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted July 18, 2018 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 big boy M110 8 inch, nuclear capable, two systems Desert killer M198 155mm, nuclear capable workhorse M 109 155mm, nuclear capable baby boy M 102 105mm, thankfully not nuclear capable . 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullClip Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Old School SSBN. I was 6 years old when it was built, but did 6 "detergent" patrols on the old boat. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie-pete Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 1 hour ago, FullClip said: Old School SSBN. I was 6 years old when it was built, but did 6 "detergent" patrols on the old boat. USS Pulaski ? Polaris boat, right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullClip Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 4 minutes ago, willie-pete said: USS Pulaski ? Polaris boat, right? Yup...Gold crew. It was in the begining of a Trident upgrade in Newport News when I got out. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted July 19, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted July 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Dric902 said: big boy M110 8 inch, nuclear capable, two systems Desert killer M198 155mm, nuclear capable workhorse M 109 155mm, nuclear capable baby boy M 102 105mm, thankfully not nuclear capable . How is the Tinnitus? 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 4 minutes ago, Eric said: How is the Tinnitus? “I’m serious, I gotta sleep with a fan on” - Archer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueiron Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Who remembers the ship "to port"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdsnet Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 On 9/8/2017 at 9:58 PM, Eric said: Let's have a thread full of vehicles, vessels, aircraft and weapons of the Cold War. If you can think of some leaders or soldiers who really stood out during that era, like maybe Curtis LeMay, throw them into the mix too. I'll start us out with one of the mightiest, most beautiful warships ever to put to sea: The USS Wisconsin. My father was a lieutenant on the USS Crow in the early 60's. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted July 19, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted July 19, 2018 41 minutes ago, Dric902 said: “I’m serious, I gotta sleep with a fan on” - Archer I was Infantry, not Artillery, but I’ve had to sleep with a fan on since my early twenties. Tinnitus sucks. And rings. It is a ringing suck. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 <-- has tinnitus,, too Mine likely came from too many nights standing in front of massively loud guitar and bass amplifiers. My mid-range hearing is just about gone. Ignorance of youth. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 1 minute ago, tous said: <-- has tinnitus,, too Mine likely came from too many nights standing in front of massively loud guitar and bass amplifiers. My mid-range hearing is just about gone. Ignorance of youth. I would have guessed those screaming GE engines . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted July 19, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted July 19, 2018 4 hours ago, Eric said: The first time I fired a SAW was in Basic. The M-60s we used were old and tired. The M-249s were brand new. It was pretty refreshing to fire a gun that worked every time. It was a lot lighter that an M-60 too. In a defensive position, I would have preferred the 60, but when we were firing on the move, the SAW was great. I remember hearing in Basic though that Airborne units weren’t crazy about the SAW. The early guns had a lot of sharp edges and Airborne guys jumping with them were getting cut by them. I guess they resolved that issue long ago though. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie-pete Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, blueiron said: Who remembers the ship "to port"? USS Liberty ( if you mean the one on the left ) Edited July 19, 2018 by willie-pete 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie-pete Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 (edited) deleted Edited July 19, 2018 by willie-pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueiron Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Winner, winner - vodka dinner! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Beararms Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 (edited) I guiided 7 years for a Marine turned member of the precursor of the CIA turned Telecom Exec turned Corporate Lawyer. We lost him to melanoma from his exploits and long exposure in the sun while spying on Castro a few years ago . He had more conmon sense than any man I’ve ever known. I took him and his clients and friends duck hunting in a private club about 130 years old. The stories he told, the experiences we had and the people I met —— some quite famous ——- are personal treasures. Edited July 19, 2018 by Will Beararms 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Beararms Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 6 hours ago, Eric said: GET SOME! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 6 hours ago, Eric said: I probably taught one of the first classes if not the very first class on the M249 in the Marine Corps. I taught it while unpacking it and reading the manual just a few hours after it came off the truck and minutes before shooting it. I joked that at least I didn’t need to hump the beast. Someone didn’t find that funny. I was stuck with it for six months. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted July 19, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted July 19, 2018 2 minutes ago, Will Beararms said: GET SOME! The SAW had a couple of features I really liked: Most importantly, the ammo belts came in a plastic 250-round box that attached to the side of the gun. With an M-60, it was a real PITA keeping the gun’s ammo belt from getting fouled by crap. I also liked the fact that the SAW had an M-16 magazine port, in addition to the belt feed mechanism. If you needed ammo, you could fire from M-16 mags, in a pinch. That is forward thinking. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted July 19, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted July 19, 2018 1 minute ago, Batesmotel said: I probably taught one of the first classes if not the very first class on the M249 in the Marine Corps. I taught it while unpacking it and reading the manual just a few hours after it came off the truck and minutes before shooting it. I joked that at least I didn’t need to hump the beast. Someone didn’t find that funny. I was stuck with it for six months. I carried an M-60. It got heavy on long walks, but I loved it. The ammo bearer & assistant gunner are the guys who got the **** end of the stick. They carried more weight than me and they didn’t get to fire the gun. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 1 minute ago, Eric said: I carried an M-60. It got heavy on long walks, but I loved it. The ammo bearer & assistant gunner are the guys who got the **** end of the stick. They carried more weight than me and they didn’t get to fire the gun. I humped a lot of ammo for the M2 and never fired one. I liked working with Scout-Sniper teams. Light and fast. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted July 19, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted July 19, 2018 5 minutes ago, Batesmotel said: I humped a lot of ammo for the M2 and never fired one. I liked working with Scout-Sniper teams. Light and fast. I used to teach the Loading, Firing & Reducing a Stoppage Class for the M-2, for SQT, EIB, etc testing. I’ve racked an M-2 so many times, I think my right arm is about an inch longer than my left. I remember the first time I fired an M-2, in Basic. We were firing hilltop to hilltop, at an old WWII half-track, about 1/2 a mile away. You could fire a three-round burst and then hear them hit the half-track. That impressed the hell out of me. I wouldn’t want to be on the receiving end of that. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NPTim Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 On 9/9/2017 at 1:26 AM, Eric said: Here is an odd-looking Boeing 707 variant that was used by the USAF. It is the EC-18B. This aircraft had some advanced RADAR system, with a huge parabolic dish in that bulbous nose, called ARIA.Here is a link to a page with a lot more info on this aircraft, if you are interested in learning more about it. https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/ec-18.htm Looks like Jimmy Durante. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillKilgore Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 15 hours ago, Eric said: Cool pic, Eric. That is an A-12 (first version of the blackbird). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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