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Mortimer Schnerd, RN wrote:
Regnirps wrote: "It's Me Again" wrote: For those of you who are wondering what SAW is (I was), it's Squad Automatic Weapon. For those who remember "Combat", the SAW man is the modern equivalent of Kirby and his BAR. What was the WWII TV show that competed with Combat? I don't remember another ground combat show at that same time, but it seems like "12 O'Clock High" was on with Paul Burke as the CO. Also "McHale's Navy... but I don't think that's the one you mean. "The Gallant Men". SMH |
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"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" wrote: Regnirps wrote: "It's Me Again" wrote: For those of you who are wondering what SAW is (I was), it's Squad Automatic Weapon. For those who remember "Combat", the SAW man is the modern equivalent of Kirby and his BAR. What was the WWII TV show that competed with Combat? "The Gallant Men" |
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Uebermensch wrote: Peter Kemp wrote: So it's exactly the same as Protestant Christianity then in that you can't tell until you're dead? That's a good reason to say like Simon de Montfort: kill them all, and if any of them is good God will find him. SoI say we start making a few million of them certain. The detainees in Gitmo would be a good place to start, they aren't doing much any way. True - after all why go to the expense of trials or evidence - after all they must be guilty or they wouldn't be there, despite all those released as being harmless (although at least one released *was* a bad guy) That's good reason to kill them all first. Very low rate of recidivism. Worked very well against the Nazis, didn't it Slick? |
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"Dav1936531" wrote in message ... From: "Kevin Brooks" Up until you mentioned the bipod, you had me thinking M-21. But I don't recall seeing any bipods being used with M-21's (and I seriously doubt any of the ones that were at one *distant* time available for M-14's are still around). I guess it could be an M-21 with a bipod, but I have never seen one so equipped (note that the M-24 bolt action replacment does have a bipod included in the kit). OTOH, are you sure you were maybe not gettting a squirrely view of a M-249 (which does indeed have a bipod) with a 30-round magazine in place of the usual drum mag? I am having a problem getting around the whole sniper-with-M21 thing; I had a sniper-type attend a school with me way back in 1995-96, and I can rememeber his telling me they had already replaced the M-21 with the M-24 in his ARNG light infantry battalion (and it was not an "enhanced brigade" unit, either, so their priority of fill would have been about the same as the rest of the Guard units). Brooks The pic was on the AP wire feed from Iraq here on AOL. Unfortunately, the articles and pics expire after a given period of time and disappear from the feed so I cannot now call the picture back up and rellok at it. The guy definitely had some variant of the M-14. I have wanted one of these for a long time and recognize it. It was not a bolt action. It was not an M-249. I could have incorrectly recalled that his rifle was equiped with a bipod though. But it certainly was some type of the basic M-14 and had a telescope, and I seem to recall a bipod.....but I saw the pic probably a month and a half or so ago, and my memory isn't what it used to be. Dave I know I posted on this before, but I'll repeat incase it got sucked up in to the great bit bucket in the sky. Yes, at the very minimum I can guaranty that one NYAG unit currently attached to the 1st ID in Iraq have M-14s as issued equipment. They are issued to unit "Marksmen" in addition to which ever flavor of M-16 / M-4 that infantryman is issued. Marksmen are not rated snipers but provide a bit of precision in a spray & pray world. |
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"John Keeney" wrote in message ... "Dav1936531" wrote in message ... From: "Kevin Brooks" Up until you mentioned the bipod, you had me thinking M-21. But I don't recall seeing any bipods being used with M-21's (and I seriously doubt any of the ones that were at one *distant* time available for M-14's are still around). I guess it could be an M-21 with a bipod, but I have never seen one so equipped (note that the M-24 bolt action replacment does have a bipod included in the kit). OTOH, are you sure you were maybe not gettting a squirrely view of a M-249 (which does indeed have a bipod) with a 30-round magazine in place of the usual drum mag? I am having a problem getting around the whole sniper-with-M21 thing; I had a sniper-type attend a school with me way back in 1995-96, and I can rememeber his telling me they had already replaced the M-21 with the M-24 in his ARNG light infantry battalion (and it was not an "enhanced brigade" unit, either, so their priority of fill would have been about the same as the rest of the Guard units). Brooks The pic was on the AP wire feed from Iraq here on AOL. Unfortunately, the articles and pics expire after a given period of time and disappear from the feed so I cannot now call the picture back up and rellok at it. The guy definitely had some variant of the M-14. I have wanted one of these for a long time and recognize it. It was not a bolt action. It was not an M-249. I could have incorrectly recalled that his rifle was equiped with a bipod though. But it certainly was some type of the basic M-14 and had a telescope, and I seem to recall a bipod.....but I saw the pic probably a month and a half or so ago, and my memory isn't what it used to be. Dave I know I posted on this before, but I'll repeat incase it got sucked up in to the great bit bucket in the sky. Yes, at the very minimum I can guaranty that one NYAG unit currently attached to the 1st ID in Iraq have M-14s as issued equipment. They are issued to unit "Marksmen" in addition to which ever flavor of M-16 / M-4 that infantryman is issued. Marksmen are not rated snipers but provide a bit of precision in a spray & pray world. I'd be very surprised if they are carrying M14's. The M-14 offers danged little in terms of "precision" versus the M16A2 in the likely ironsight range fan (the A2 is plenty accurate oput to the 300 meter range). I guess they could have some old M-21's (which unlike the M-14 have a telescopic sight)--but which combat unit of the NYARNG is attached to the 1st ID? ISTR that the NYARNG 42nd ID(M) HQ is indeed deploying to Iraq later this year (or early next year?). Brooks |
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