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Kiwi, The M1A1 76MM cannon was the same one used in WW2 except the HVAP (APCR) was the primary anti-armor roundby that time. During W2 HVAP was dedicated to the M18 TD units. By Korea, the M18 and M36 were being given away to anybody who would take them France,Yugoslavia, ETC. The TD...

It was designed as a strike fighter for the Midway series of Fleet Carriers post Essex Class. F8F's as Point Defense Aircraft and A-1's for the Bomb trucks. Would have been Awesome. 8) U.S. Navy - A Brief History of Aircraft Carriers - USS Midway (CVB 41)

Load of Crap. Fighter Mafia is trying to remain relevant in the COIN market. Nothing does it better then the A-10 for loiter time and weapon loadout unless perhaps a B52 with external stores. ;) GAU-8 mission mix is HEI right now anyway. Bad guys aren't using t-55's right now. Only thing I...

Yeah, I've been told I'm nuts.

My higher headquarters was there. I was there for a couple of days until they threw us on a 47 heading for the hills. Stayed out about 6 months until my midtour and then came back through middle of march of 06. Asked if they had been hit lately and was told it had been quiet for a couple for...

The bad guy's used to throw some mortar rounds right around daylight to screw up flight ops. Got so they would fly earlier just to get the jump on the bad guys. Predator was on station and caught a couple of them digging in a 82MM down by the river. IIRC there was footage of it as the...

Probably a Hellcat I. Did a QR prior. Didn't know it wouldn't link your question. JF

Probably a Hellcat I.

Agreed. After they removed the two gun houses and most of the secondary AAA, they weren't bad. Reduced the crew compliment by a bout 10-15% too which made for better crew comfort.

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Lower, I was looking up at you guys. 8)

Negative unless you count riding in them. I was 12C5P Armor/Cav Officer in CP Casey, Korea and Ft Stewart, GA. Got out in '90, came back in as a 19D, did a tour in Bosnia with 1-104 CAV PAARNG and then transitioned to 31D and went to Iraq with 31st MP's from FT Campbell. Waiting on My...

Supposed to replace UH-1 and Oh-58 in the stateside assingments. A couple are at Irwin in Dustoff. Further Mil version development of the BK117 which came out of the BO-105 which is/was used as a scout recon bird by Germany. Caught a couple of trips in a BK. This is supposed to be better...

Probably gonna replace the Sherpa. Which is a good thing, not a bad bird but never intended to be used the way it is in Iraq.

Fletchers for best all around. Gearings and Sumners had issues with stability as they were loaded up topside with AAA for the Divine Wind.