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Posted: 8/16/2018 10:04:56 PM EDT

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wonder if my garand was there ?

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Posted: 8/16/2018 10:08:57 PM EDT

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"I'll Take A 1919-A4 Alex". Fuck your human wave.

Posted: 8/16/2018 10:22:56 PM EDT

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Posted: 8/16/2018 10:36:37 PM EDT

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What is the danger-close limit on a Mark 4 fission bomb?

Kharn

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Max yield and air burst probably about 15 kilometers.

Posted: 8/16/2018 10:44:59 PM EDT

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I have an Uncle who was there on the line the night the Chinese came into the war. He was carrying a M3 grease gun. During his career in the Marine Corps he was in the first wave at Iwo Jima, on the line at the Chosin Reservoir, and was at Chu Lai for Tet. I asked him the same question. He thought about it for a while and said that his M3 worked well; but a whole bunch of Claymore mines would have come in real handy.

Posted: 8/16/2018 10:52:07 PM EDT

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wonder if my garand was there ?

https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/2275/E8ED43EC-0A25-4067-ABB4-D58AEBC57C94-642615.JPG

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What is the serial number?

Posted: 8/16/2018 10:53:23 PM EDT

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For those saying 1917 water-cooled. Just an FYI...

I've recently spoken with a USMC vet. Was a 1917 gunner in Korea. Said they had to put diesel or antifreeze in the barrel jackets to keep them from freezing.

Modern stuff: PKMs, Mark 19s and similar.

7.62 AR platform, or if too advanced/too weather sensitive, then M14s. Still get rate of fire, longer accuracy, and minimal troop retraining.

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Having the water jacket freeze while firing the gun continuously would not be a problem I figure.