In any modality, the m60 machine gun was a fearsome weapon of great potency. The bhi rig featured here is an authentic navy seal rig: The m60 gunner was a crital member of the squad.
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He had the ability to lay down a large volume of fire.
Since the bipod was attached to the barrel, the gunner would have to hold the weapon up in the air as the barrel was changed, unless it was conveniently mounted on a tripod, as in this photo, which happened rarely.
It was officially standardized as the tank, combat, full tracked: View discussions in 1 other community. From the new generation life series comes james, an m60 gunner from viet nam, in the tet offensive of 1968. With its iron sights this general purpose machine gun is effective against area targets out to 800 meters with the.
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The m60 is one of the enduring symbols of the american firearms industry. James comes packed with all his gear, including weapons and two ammunition belts, but also with his packet of cigarettes, his toothbrush (for cleaning his gun), and his bottle of weapons oil! Like other weapons in the american military inventory, the m60 general purpose machine. The ag, (assistant gunner, in addition to carrying the tripod and spare barrel bag carried also 200 rounds of ammo as well and usually each member in the platoon carried either a bandoleer of 60 ammo or they carried 60mm mortar rounds.
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• bhi load bearing flotation harness (green bhi cloth label, buckle dated 1993, 1995) • bhi m60 pouch (alice) x 3. Teresa mull dec 08, 2018 0 comments. But in 2014, denmark adopted the m60e6 as the standard light machine gun of its armed forces, […] This model is designed for alice pouches and was used by us navy seals in rifleman or gunner configuration from the 1990s to early 2000s.
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Thought this was rising storm for a second lol. It had a cyclic rate of 550 rounds per minute, similar to the m1919 it was replacing. An m60 machine gun team changes barrels before engaging their last target during defender challenge ’88, aug. That varied with various units and in many cases with individual gunners.
An m60 gunner in a defensive position had the option of using an m91 tripod, but a strong enough gunner could fire it from the shoulder, underarm or hip with relative ease.
The assistant gunners job also included protecting to some degree the gunner who is, needless to say, attracting a great deal. And to celebrate stanley kubrick's timeless film full metal jacket, a short piece on the venerable “pig” is in order. He played low post for the tigers. Using disintegrating link ammunition, the typical gunner would fire six to nine.
The standard was a 100 round belt.
There was an accessory for the m60 machine gun that was a bracket and a cloth. The m60 machine gun might be the single most iconic weapon of the vietnam war. He usually has an assistant gunner somewhere very close by to help with the ammo and laying of the gun. Some of those super shermans were outfitted with a 60mm imi oto hvms gun, a gun developed by israeli military industries and oto breda.
Young americans — including countless recoil contributors and readers — have carried the m60 into scores of other conflicts around the world.
The original m60 machine gun. The m60 machine gun’s wwii origins. The team consists of the gunner, the assistant gunner (ag), and the ammunition bearer. Log in or sign up to leave a comment log in sign up.
A short three years later, he was leading troops in the central highlands of vietnam.
