The FReeper Foxhole Remembers The Pusan Perimeter, Korea (1950)- July 24th, 2003

http://www.rt66.com/~korteng/SmallArms/pusan.htm ^ | B. L. Kortegaard

[SAMWolf]

Love that last painting. Thanks Johnny

[SAMWolf]

Thanks Snippy, Colonel_Flagg.

[SAMWolf]

Good Morning Fiddlstix.

Don't worry about the time, good luck on your remodeling. I know how those can go.

[snippy_about_it]

Thanks for the pictures. Hoorah 101st, I hope they got to celebrate in some fashion.

[snippy_about_it]

...but who is the stud in the khaki pants and polo shirt?

I don't know but I followed him everywhere. LOL.

[Darksheare]

I'm gonna have to dig the book out of it's dusty niche again..
Grrr.
But it was fun in artillery, as long as we were firing.

[Darksheare]

ONLY three sugars???
I put at least eight into it.

[SAMWolf]

LOL! Stud?

Isn't that something you find imbedded in snow tires?

[SAMWolf]

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[SAMWolf]

I don't know but I followed him everywhere. LOL.

So that's where you disappeared that day!!

[SAMWolf]

I thought only the Marines were still using towed Arty.

[snippy_about_it]

Stud? Isn't that something you find imbedded in snow tires?

LOL, or walls.

[snippy_about_it]

So that's where you disappeared that day!!

I'll never tell!

[SAMWolf]

Yeah, but walls stand still, snow tires are always moving around. ;-)

[snippy_about_it]

I put at least eight into it.

EIGHT Sugars, in one cup???

I may have to rethink even having a cup prepared by you. :)

[snippy_about_it]

LOL. Hope it sinks.



I even hate to see their name anywhere. yuck.

[Darksheare]

My unit was light towed (105mm) M119A1's.
They switched over to SP's in October last year, or so I was told by word of mouth.

Marines use the BigA** M198, it's a 155mm towed by a 5 ton truck for those who aren't aware of it.
The Panther medium howitzer system was supposed to replace the 119ers, but that project was killed with malice, as was the Crusader. (Which were both bad moves, killing both projects creates an artillery capability gap that worsens in the coming years.)

But essentially you are correct.
My unit was a national guard unit, and pretty much as such had 'obsolete' equipment. Nevermind that with a six gun hoitzer battery, you could helo-drop them in BEHIND enemy lines prime movers and all, and suddenly control 400 square miles of ground. Especially if the firebase area where the howitzers were dropped also becomes a landing area for helos and insertion area for more ground troops afterwards.
(Gutsy and insane move, but no-one expects artillery to do such things anymore. Exactly why it's a good capability to have.)

[Darksheare]

When I make it for others, I use "Half N Half" and put only 4 to 6 sugars in it.

[snippy_about_it]

Touche'.

You are always moving. I'll tell a little more about that in my "how I spent my summer vaction" posts.

[snippy_about_it]

Ok, that sounds better. :)