Re: AAA ground support

[Ed Evanhoe <evanhoe@arbuckleonline.com>]

Bob,

>>At 10:35 AM 9/2/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> I think I mentioned a Marine unit that once drove off our pursuers with twin
> 40s and quad 50s. The machine guns were mounted on a jeep. <<
Think you are mistaken about mounting quad-50s on jeep because the mount 
and guns take up too much room and weigh too much.  Could have been mounted 
on 3/4 or GMC.  Along these lines, early in the war a number of outfits 
fixed up jeeps with two 50 caliber MGs.  One would be mounted a "swivel" 
mount on the passenger side and the second on a stand mounted between the 
seats.

> >>The 40s were probably mounted on a halftrack. They produced almost a 
> constant stream of fire. While one of the cannons was firing, the other 
> one was loading. BOOM.. BOOM ... BOOM ... BOOM. It was just about this 
> fast. The North Koreans or Chinese who were chasing us probably found 
> this barrage very effective. They didn't stick around to discuss the 
> matter with us.<<
Now I wonder why?  LOL

Does anyone know if twin-40s were ever mounted on half-tracks?

Ed
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