Posted on 02/18/2024 5:20:41 AM PST by hardspunned
For me, the difficulty of quickly digging holes for the 155 spades during a quick-fire when seconds counted was an obvious point of impossibility for the female, also the fact that I could single-handedly remove, carry and set a spade demonstrated the extra possibilities and depth gained by having all-male crews.
I always hated to watch those things: men running, heavy tube, Travel Lock, trails, spades, wheels and firing platform all moving at once, sledgehammers, long pry bars, shovels, dust flying and my Battalion Surgeon standing by.
As far as I know, only the Marine Corps still thought that the 155 was an adequate expeditionary direct support artillery system. With the old M101A1, we could fire the first round in a hipshoot in 30 seconds and fire fore effect with the whole battery in one minute.
Honest.
You clearly have more faith in the competency of “our brass” than I do.
American quality munitions? Read up on the US torpedoes in World War 2. Some Navy officers should have been publicly shot over that, as well as some suppliers.
Another supply will magically appear.
Taiwan probably has a large supply that they would be willing to tap in exchange for a few tactical nukes. Korea as well.
Did the Ukes complain about duds in the 2 million rounds we’ve already sent? Nope. Speaking of quality American munitions in WWII, over the years I’ve shot up quite a few rounds WWII 30-06. Other than being corrosive, it was fine.
BTTTT
Is that Soviet communist stooge, Pavel still demanding that our grandchildren pay up before the first round is sent? Let me know when the first shells are fired against the Russians. Trading 3lb fpd bombs for 1500kg Russian glide bombs isn’t working out very well for our corrupt Uke Quislings in Kiev.
“ Makes my day - thanks!”
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Oh, Frenchy, it’s wonderful seeing you here this bright morning casting aspersions on we Americans.
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