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To: AppyPappy
What happened to the Light Anti-tank Weapon (LAW) or the thousands of recoilless rifles we had not that long ago? Or the .51 caliber Boys anti-tank rifle? BTW, we used to have a NUCLEAR armed recoilless rifle!
11 posted on 03/11/2014 3:11:16 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I will raise $2M for Sarah Palin's next run, what will you do?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The Russian 14.5mm anti-tank round became a machine gun round for tanks for AA use.
The LAW was useless according to the people who used it. A 3.5” bazooka was better.
They still use the RR at ski places to start avalanches.


12 posted on 03/11/2014 3:14:54 PM PDT by AppyPappy
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The Armed forces also had the M-67 90MM Recoilless rifle in inventory. Max effective range 400 meters max range 2300 meters weight 37 lbs. Stadia range finding reticle in the telescopic sight. Fires a HEAT and canister round We had them in Vietnam and in my National Guard 19-77 TOE MP unit


35 posted on 03/11/2014 5:16:38 PM PDT by DMZFrank
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I know a Swedish guy, who retired from Aimpoint. He said they sold over a million sights to the Army and Marines, so we have been getting stuff from Sweden for awhile.


37 posted on 03/11/2014 5:28:35 PM PDT by Mark17 (Chicago Blackhawks: Stanley Cup champions 2010, 2013. Vietnam Vet 70-71 Msgt US Air Force, retired)
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