1. How could one buy such a thing without immediate plans to mount it in the back of a 96 F350 Powerstroke? B. Are there no good copy editors anymore? It seems every article over the past few years has at least a few grammatical errors.
in the mid '70s, i was fortunate enough to be a crewman on a vulcan unit. my intent originally had been to drive a tank...but since i wore glasses, that option was out. HOWEVER, the recruiter guy said with a BIG smile, you CAN drive one of these, and pointed to a big glossy picture of the M163 VADS. OK, so it wasnt as cool as a tank, but it wasnt bad. training on it in the desert was a blast. it wouldnt do fishtails but could go ANYWHERE. firing it was bliss (ADA joke, some will get it others wont) tho i dont remember the ones we used having as high of a rate of fire as the article mentioned. standing within about 20 yds of this thing when it was firing would buckle yer knees... trained on the M163, but of course in the army way, when i arrived at my new duty station in Germany, i was assigned to a M167 (towed).and spent most of my time in the back of a gamma goat linking ammo for this bitch. the normal formula became : 3 days linking ammo and doing preps. 2 hours of fun. the rest of the day policing links. Aint life grand
I also enlisted in the mid-70's January of 75 to be exact and my recruiter tried to talk me in the armored branch and I was issued glasses and went infantry instead and drove an M113 for 2.5 years. So I think you were sold a bill of goods
My brother worked on Vulcan as a civilian specialist after two years as an MP. All electronics tests were on a range. For a few days the crews radared Pine Top Airlines out of Texarkana, but they had to stop when the airline complained. Okay, somebody said. Sometimes we get a B52 out of Barksdale. First test on a B52, turn on the tracking, whole system crashed and the barrel dropped like a limp weenie. Air Force called and said, "Let us know when you're doing more tests. It's a good check of our defense systems."
Aim it at DC and let'r rip.
ReplyDelete1. How could one buy such a thing without immediate plans to mount it in the back of a 96 F350 Powerstroke?
ReplyDeleteB. Are there no good copy editors anymore? It seems every article over the past few years has at least a few grammatical errors.
It could certainly clear a path at quittin' time...
ReplyDeleteDo you have any idea how hard it will be to find ammunition?
ReplyDeleteHighlighting once again the military surplus loophole.
ReplyDeleteFlorida man with an electronic gatling.................WTF could go wrong there?
ReplyDeleteBet he finds out there's a shortage of primers when he starts to reload...
ReplyDeleteSWAT repellent. Ohio Guy
ReplyDeleteTake it up to Minneapolis. They seem to have a roach problem.
ReplyDeleteResourceful use of the covid check.
ReplyDeletein the mid '70s, i was fortunate enough to be a crewman on a vulcan unit.
ReplyDeletemy intent originally had been to drive a tank...but since i wore glasses, that option was out.
HOWEVER, the recruiter guy said with a BIG smile, you CAN drive one of these, and pointed to a big glossy picture of the M163 VADS.
OK, so it wasnt as cool as a tank, but it wasnt bad. training on it in the desert was a blast. it wouldnt do fishtails but could go ANYWHERE.
firing it was bliss (ADA joke, some will get it others wont) tho i dont remember the ones we used having as high of a rate of fire as the article mentioned. standing within about 20 yds of this thing when it was firing would buckle yer knees...
trained on the M163, but of course in the army way, when i arrived at my new duty station in Germany, i was assigned to a M167 (towed).and spent most of my time in the back of a gamma goat linking ammo for this bitch.
the normal formula became :
3 days linking ammo and doing preps.
2 hours of fun.
the rest of the day policing links.
Aint life grand
"firing it was bliss..."
DeleteReferencing Ft Bliss and the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade?
I also enlisted in the mid-70's January of 75 to be exact and my recruiter tried to talk me in the armored branch and I was issued glasses and went infantry instead and drove an M113 for 2.5 years. So I think you were sold a bill of goods
DeleteIf God were to give the world an enema, he's stick the tube in Logan Heights.
DeleteBootmaker, your recruiter lied to you. He steered you to something the army needed and at that time it was not tankers!!! grayman
DeleteI am so jealous.
ReplyDeleteMe too.
Delete...but, but, but did he pass the background? Uncle Joe wants to know.
ReplyDeleteNemo
Youse guys is funny! And I like Bootmaker's resume' OG
ReplyDeleteMy brother worked on Vulcan as a civilian specialist after two years as an MP. All electronics tests were on a range. For a few days the crews radared Pine Top Airlines out of Texarkana, but they had to stop when the airline complained. Okay, somebody said. Sometimes we get a B52 out of Barksdale. First test on a B52, turn on the tracking, whole system crashed and the barrel dropped like a limp weenie. Air Force called and said, "Let us know when you're doing more tests. It's a good check of our defense systems."
ReplyDeleteDAMN Air Force fuck up a perfectly good air defense system!!! grayman
DeleteOut of stock. No backorder.
ReplyDeleteOMG! THAT is SO cool!
ReplyDeletewell if there aint an ammo shortage, there will be one after he runs that monster for a few seconds!
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