I’ve seen those “Rat Patrol” Jeeps used as armor support at Fort Riley. Somewhere, I’ve got a picture of me behind an M60 on one too. If I’d actually tried to fire that thing while the Jeep was moving, I’d have blown the driver’s head off ... and probably my own to boot. Every twig the Jeep hit got transmitted up through the rigid mounting to the weapon. It was like trying to tie a pit viper in a knot.
All true, but we did look so cool ...