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Glad you found her a good home.
Glad also that the ground was solid for move-out (hate to think how tht could have ended up in the rain)!
Where in Virginia is the museum?
You know your military never does anything inadvisably without thoroughly considering EVERY possible angle.
The reason the pin was designed like that was so at minimum TWO would be needed to pull it, so they could ask each other first:
- "Is this a good idea?"
I believe the M19 has been removed from inventory. But maybe some of the old timers around here can tell you a story or two.
I recall hearing that the pin was REAL hard to pull:
- I think the setting was 55 foot-pounds (74.57 joules)
- The idea was you wanted to be certain of intended use...
Ah, yes the M65 Atomic Cannon. I think that came just before the M19 Atomic Grenade which was developed a year or two later.
It's been a while since I saw the TM for the M19, but if I remember right it had two special criteria:
- The delay in the fuse was a good bit longer than a conventional...
Not too tame; it's a fighting rock, pretty aggressive:
- I might have to vet your house first and make sure no other rocks around to chip off the old block.
Like you M543A2, I could kick myself for the things I should have done but didn't. But don't feel left out, I got a deal for you:
Because you know, Pet Rocks might come back again someday.
I have a Pet Rock.
Anybody want to get theirs before they take-off all over again!?
Joining Wolfen on this. Sorry to hear about the hardship for the family, and hoping the situation improves.
Please let them know we're pulling for them. Love to see that monster go to a good home, when it's appropriate.
Am I seeing what I think I'm seeing:
- Is that a chain drive (bottom photo, second column from the left)
Is that the power train to the axles, a chain drive?!
Maybe a Moderator can break these posts off of the thread, so we don't pull a hijack on BigDawg41:
- want to know how he's doing with that beauty and not miss out!
Ran across this by accident looking for something unrelated:
- The WWII German counterpart of the Dragon Wagon.
- Might need to start a stand-alone thread
Anybody familiar with this thing?