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To: tpaine
WOW 55 did they have parachutes way back then and did the Army have their own silk worms? and what was it like actually firing a catapult?
74 posted on 04/04/2003 9:52:43 AM PST by SERE_DOC (Murphy's rules for combat #14 The equipment you are using was made by the lowest bidder!)
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To: SERE_DOC
Yep, we had the old style WWII small chute, and 90MM recoiless 'catapults' on our jeeps. The coaxial .50 spotting rifle on the recoiless was a great 1000yd rabbit gun.
84 posted on 04/04/2003 10:15:08 AM PST by tpaine
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