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Chainsaw
| | Posted on Monday, July 26, 2004 - 07:42 pm: | 
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The Objective Individual Combat Weapon does have a unique grenade launcher. It has 3 grenade settings. Air burst, contact, and delayed contact. The delayed setting would let you fire it through a window and then detonate.
(not that I'm a total gun nut, I do keep an eye out for companies to invest in that are poised to win big-honkin' government contracts, Like Lockheed Martin did with the Joint Strike Fighter) |
Shky_jake
| | Posted on Monday, July 26, 2004 - 08:07 pm: |
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On the M249(saw) it will take a M16a2 mag if the springs are doubled up. The SAW with a 200 round drum weighs in a 22 pounds +/-. I carried one over in the "box" for 1 year.
FireBolt stay safe and you will be home before you know it.
Shaky Jake
SPC. USAR |
Socoken
| | Posted on Monday, July 26, 2004 - 08:27 pm: |
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I know that 240 inside and out, cleaned that thing a jillion times during the offensive, damned sand. (okay, i didnt clean it that much, but my team did) the 240 is a great weapon.
i also saw an M1 hit by an rpg, and a couple AAVs hit by rpgs. M1 was fine, AAVs, thats a bad story, rest in peace brothers. we armored our 1123 (soft back Humvee) with a boat load of sand bags and steel plates we, um, borrowed from where ever we could. we also managed to mount an M2 on the top of the 1123, a feat i think was previously un-attempted. no one thought it would fire from up there and stay put, but it did.
if you think 70 is scary on the autobahn, try going closer to 80 at night with NVGs on into 3 lanes of oncoming AAVs doing 60 themselves. the team behind me brushed a guardrail and one of the packs on the side of the AAV at the same time. or weaving through a staggered column of LAR doing nearly three times their speed responding to a firefight. or doing closer to 50 down a levy with a 20 foot drop on both sides at night, or negotiating the unfinished MSR during THE sandstorm. think gravel freeway with 15 foot drops to culverts with no warnings.
Donald, thanks a ton for being over there, from someone who knows what you are going through. hang tough bro, you guys are doing awesome over there, people here are behind you 100 percent, no matter what the media portrays. |
Firebolt020283
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 01:46 am: |
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well first off chainsaw got it right thats the one replacing the 16's
as for as our trucks we did the sand bag thing too thats what the wooden box is back there, but now we have the doors and windshield armored in fact tomorrow ill take a picture of it to show yall (all so got ac)
its my second time over here (i got shafted) thats why i got that combat patch on (though i recently changed it to the 1st cav being as thats what unit im in and im alittle prouder of this one (actually seen some action this time) but thanks every one for your suport and im glad yall all enjoyed the pictures ill put some more up as soon as i get time to play with them andmake them smaller
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Easyflier
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 01:56 am: |
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Don, you keep your head down and get home so you can enjoy that bike, family and friends.
Sharing the images of your tour here triggered some good memories for me.
Thank you. |
M1combat
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 01:57 am: |
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"people here are behind you 100 percent, no matter what the media portrays."
Yeah •••••••• media. Bastards. Keep your head down, be safe, and thanks again  . |
Blake
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 02:14 am: |
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If you see one of those journalists/cameramen skulking behind the rag headed guys with RPGs and AK47's, you have my blessing to take him out too. In fact I encourage it. |
Firebolt020283
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 02:45 am: |
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ha ha blake but i dont want to cause some big international event |
Court
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 04:37 am: |
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Don:
Your 2005 Buell info pack headed out yesterday. I'll send some more stuff to keep you busy and your friends jealous.
Keep the head down, alert and eyes open. You have my permission to steal any sandbag from anywhere to armor your vehicle.
Everyone will be ready to welcome you back to the land of twisty roads and twisted Buells.
Court |
Firebolt020283
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 05:26 am: |
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thanks court
on the sand bag topic we were pullin them off the trucks cuz all the weight was blowing out the tires (its hard to get a hummer tire in iraq) that and they really slow the trucks down we usually go about 60, 65 when going on sertin convoys and with all the weight from the sand bags those already slow trucks just aint got no getup and go (kinda like a 300 pound guy on a blast not a good combo for going fast) but now we have armored doors and windshild (yet still have soft tops) |
Firebolt020283
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 05:29 am: |
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damn my pics got archived already well later on ill put some different ones |
Firebolt020283
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 05:50 am: |
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ok heres some more
this is what it looks like through nvgs
this is of an apache (spelled wrong) landing
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Firebolt020283
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 06:00 am: |
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this is when henrey rollins came to visit us hre in iraq
this is a building that got blown up in the begining
when i was here last year but didnt get to sit happen
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Glitch
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 08:45 am: |
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Thanks for the more pics.
That night vision one looks kinda spooky.
Keep 'em comin' when ya get the chance. |
Firebolt020283
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 08:51 am: |
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it was no problem
and the night vision one its kinda hard to get a really good picture of the night vision cuz i have to take my camera and hold it up to the nvgs but it looks like in the picture only alittle brighter |
Blake
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 09:04 am: |
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Okay then, just wing him or plug him in the "but-tocks" (as Forrest Gump would say).  |
Grndskpr
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 09:23 am: |
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Firebolt thanks for your effort in Iraq, and thanks for the pics
But i have to say, i thought very highly of Rollins before the pics and i think even higher now, Black Flag rules and i am glad he was willing to head over and give his thanksVery, Very cool
Keep your head low, and when in Chicago, drop a note i owe you a beer and dinner
R |
Firebolt020283
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 07:22 am: |
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yea rollins was real cool and real aprochable it was really cool to have someone like that come visit us. my only thing is on tv he always looked alot bigger but i guess thats just camera tricks or him getting old |
Xben9r
| | Posted on Thursday, July 29, 2004 - 03:24 am: |
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From an old 19D10.... Thanks for the job you're doing.
Scouts Out!
Ben |
Firebolt020283
| | Posted on Thursday, July 29, 2004 - 07:06 am: |
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thanks xben9r |
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