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US warship fires at Polish coast in joint exercise
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| Wed, 28 Oct 2009
Posted on 10/29/2009 11:51:42 AM PDT by lizol
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To: lizol
M240 is a light machine gun. It is a 7.62x51, or .308 round. 3 shots were fired accidentally, so it was not an act of war. It was stupid, and some sailor is likely going to get reamed in a major way for doing it, but it was not any offensive act.
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posted on
10/29/2009 12:18:36 PM PDT
by
Concho
To: Dedbone
“think updated M-60....”
Think slow news day.
;-)
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posted on
10/29/2009 12:20:39 PM PDT
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GladesGuru
(In a society predicated upon freedom, it is essential to examine principles,)
To: dfwgator
My first thought, too. Only 10 miles from Gdynia!
To: lizol
Reminiscent of SMS Schleswig-Holstein.
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posted on
10/29/2009 12:32:21 PM PDT
by
Lonesome in Massachussets
(The People have abdicated our duties; ... and anxiously hope for just two things: bread and circuses)
To: lizol
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posted on
10/29/2009 12:33:38 PM PDT
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alarm rider
(The left always tell you who they fear the most. What are they telling you now?)
To: Dedbone
Note the two sources are Iranian and Russian, so it stands to reason they would exaggerate just a bit.
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posted on
10/29/2009 12:35:12 PM PDT
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dfwgator
To: Cicero
Kind of reminds me of flying an Air Force II type plane, low over New York after a 9-11 attack....
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posted on
10/29/2009 12:48:26 PM PDT
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Freddd
(CNN is not credible.)
To: alarm rider
Oh, I don’t know. Just read the CO’s bio. He’s had a lot of staff jobs that would have had him rubbing elbows with some very senior admirals. Given that this was a stray 3-shot burst of an M-240, and no damage was done, I figure that this will stop with the sailor (and maybe his immediate supervisor if it’s shown to be a training issue).
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posted on
10/29/2009 12:48:56 PM PDT
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Tallguy
("The sh- t's chess, it ain't checkers!" -- Alonzo (Denzel Washington) in "Training Day")
To: Tallguy
Oh, I don’t know. Just read the CO’s bio. He’s had a lot of staff jobs that would have had him rubbing elbows with some very senior admirals. Given that this was a stray 3-shot burst of an M-240, and no damage was done, I figure that this will stop with the sailor (and maybe his immediate supervisor if it’s shown to be a training issue).The most dangerous thing in the world is a Sailor with a firearm because he likely doesn't know how it works. The closest I ever got to one in back in NTC SDiego boot camp back in '67 was a Springfield 1903 with the firing pin removed...though I did have some real experience with real ones in SERE school (but cannot claim to be a very good marksman). Sailors then were best at working the sliderules that Marines couldn't figure out in a thousand years--I suspect the same is true today with higher tech gear.
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posted on
10/29/2009 12:57:13 PM PDT
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meandog
(Is OWEbummer the antichrist?)
To: lizol
"US warship fires at Polish coast in joint exercise" France and England immediately declare war.
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posted on
10/29/2009 1:05:06 PM PDT
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Enterprise
(When they come for your guns and ammo, give them the ammo first.)
To: meandog
I’m just a little younger than you. Back in ‘77 in Navy boot we were drilling with M1’s with the firing pins removed. Got to shoot some really ancient M1911A1’s at the pistol range though!
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10/29/2009 1:13:36 PM PDT
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Tallguy
("The sh- t's chess, it ain't checkers!" -- Alonzo (Denzel Washington) in "Training Day")
To: lizol
Nobel committee withdraws Peace Prize after cowboy American President engages in unprovoked aggression against peace-loving Poles.
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10/29/2009 3:17:04 PM PDT
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PTBAA
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