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Still looking for that pic B3.3T. I have collected huge numbers of pictures over the years, but didn't divide them up into folders until recently. That one is still amongst my "jumble filing". Some are on disks, and my sadistic swine of a computer tells me I currently don't HAVE a disk drive, which I do...
And on the topic of pictures, I wasn't into photography during my Marine days since it was an expensive hobby back then (ohh, that makes me sound old!), thus have very few pictures. Most of what I have other people took and gave me, and I have lost many of those over the years. So, none of me with the M2. I do have pictures of a skinny kid grenadier with an M203, and an M60 gunner in Norway a year or so later. This was before I went to the Air Wing.
Digital cameras are a splendid invention, I take loads of pictures now and just dump the ones I don't want. Wish we had 'em back then.
The side/rear armour on the V is 1/4".
I dug about and find the DShK weighs in at 74#, a heavy gun. Having been on the wrong end of those a couple of times, they are very intimidating!
Cheers
Edit - Added a picture of what my 'office' in the CH-53 looked like. Other than the pilots seat, that right front door was my favorite spot. For those who don't know, helo aircraft commanders seat is the right one, therefore during most serious maneuvering near the ground turns are made to the right. The guy in the left door usually gets left looking up at clouds and doesn't get to shoot.
Used to like hanging out on the ramp too. What a great job!
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And on the topic of pictures, I wasn't into photography during my Marine days since it was an expensive hobby back then (ohh, that makes me sound old!), thus have very few pictures. Most of what I have other people took and gave me, and I have lost many of those over the years. So, none of me with the M2. I do have pictures of a skinny kid grenadier with an M203, and an M60 gunner in Norway a year or so later. This was before I went to the Air Wing.
Digital cameras are a splendid invention, I take loads of pictures now and just dump the ones I don't want. Wish we had 'em back then.
The side/rear armour on the V is 1/4".
I dug about and find the DShK weighs in at 74#, a heavy gun. Having been on the wrong end of those a couple of times, they are very intimidating!
Cheers
Edit - Added a picture of what my 'office' in the CH-53 looked like. Other than the pilots seat, that right front door was my favorite spot. For those who don't know, helo aircraft commanders seat is the right one, therefore during most serious maneuvering near the ground turns are made to the right. The guy in the left door usually gets left looking up at clouds and doesn't get to shoot.
Used to like hanging out on the ramp too. What a great job!
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