To: elcid1970
I got to fire a quad-fifty one time in Vietnam. It was sitting on the highest point of a hill in the center of a combat base so it could be directed at any part of the perimeter that might be breached by the dinks. It was mounted on a towed trailer. They would preregister the thing to fire H&I at different points on the map at night. I was part of a reactionary squad one night. It was good duty because you got to sleep all night. Our position was next to the quad-fifty. One of the crew that manned it let me fire a burst. That was done by depressing a button on a switch box. It was a rush.
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08/06/2007 7:31:31 PM PDT by
Brad from Tennessee
("A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.")
To: Brad from Tennessee
One of my favorite stories is how Carlos Hathcock modified a .50 in order to take out a particularly loathsome sniper. Hence the Barrett was developed, winning hearts and minds in Afghanistan, Iraq and wherever legs need to be running without their torsos.
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