i see this being in Clint Eastwood's front lawn, he got tired of the overpriced ammo for his Garand :lol:
We were still operating OV-10s in the Gulf War in 91. I don't know what their armament was then.
The Marinebird at that time was the OV-10D model... but still retained 5 Aero 65A1 bomb racks and the wing station hard points for Aero 7A1 launchers. We used the sidewinder launchers to carry LAU-33/A twin 5" rocket launchers that had been initially used on the F-8 Crusader fuselage stations. The weapons pod carried a pair of M-60's per side. So... 4 x 7.62MGs... 4xLAU-10's X 4 5" Zuni's ea'n 2X LAU 33/A's X 4 5" Zuni's ea X 1 GPU2A-XN1 20mm gun pod centerline in a vertical dive could bring much pee on any target. The problem was... they are vulnerable to SA-7's 'n can only bucket along at around 240KIAS loaded up 'n level. Also carried LAU 68/32 2.75" and CBU-55/B FAE... flares... gunpods... most anything with 14"/30" suspension.
Sad to say... that's why ground pounders blow themselves up frequently 'cause stuff like ammo color code'trivia' is not taught.
Maybe if you had served, you'd have a different attitude about those of us who have.gobudygook gobbledygook. Toil and boil. Us non-military background types are very confused with your pig-Latin private language. Don't mind me if I just sit here quietly and nod my head occasionally like I have the decoder ring and am understanding your sage advise and commentary.
The Broncos the AF used in SEA were never loaded like that. Keeping in mind it was a slow FAC bird, it usually carried as many Willy Petes as it could hang and--if I recall, two M-60s dual mount on the starboard side. Not only SA-7s, but small arms at the altitude they flew at were constant threats. The ZPU-23 was its worst nightmare, as it was to all slow movers in the weeds.
Well... we squids used the Bronco to effect in CAS 'n I recalled many a string of green basketballs past the windscreen wondering why-in-hell they didn't hit nuthin'. Yeah... we lost a pilot to SA fire... 'n the rear seat enlisted guy brought the bird home. (An AO2) See... happiness is 240KIAS level @ 800' with 5 big white FAEs fulla Ethylene Oxide to aim at from below... and Mr. Charles has a case of the ass. Look up VAL-4 Black Pony, TF 116 Riverine (IV Corps).
What 'Attitude' are you talking about? Did you actually read my post?simmonsjoe wrote:Maybe if you had served, you'd have a different attitude about those of us who have.gobudygook gobbledygook. Toil and boil. Us non-military background types are very confused with your pig-Latin private language. Don't mind me if I just sit here quietly and nod my head occasionally like I have the decoder ring and am understanding your sage advise and commentary.
It's the language of the craft. The arcana of war.Not pig-Latin at all. It's proper nomenclature and identification of 'things' that comprise other 'things' and what they do. It's also a great way to catch posers.Gunslinger wrote:
What 'Attitude' are you talking about? Did you actually read my post?simmonsjoe wrote:Maybe if you had served, you'd have a different attitude about those of us who have.gobudygook gobbledygook. Toil and boil. Us non-military background types are very confused with your pig-Latin private language. Don't mind me if I just sit here quietly and nod my head occasionally like I have the decoder ring and am understanding your sage advise and commentary.
For once I agree with Gunslinger and (gasp) Sonora Rebel. Your post was pointless, insulting, and revealing.Gunslinger wrote:
What 'Attitude' are you talking about? Did you actually read my post?simmonsjoe wrote:Maybe if you had served, you'd have a different attitude about those of us who have.gobudygook gobbledygook. Toil and boil. Us non-military background types are very confused with your pig-Latin private language. Don't mind me if I just sit here quietly and nod my head occasionally like I have the decoder ring and am understanding your sage advise and commentary.
But 'things that comprise things' is all I understand. I would be a poser if I pretended I knew wtf you were talking about. You are looking for insult where none was offered. Although you are using english letters and numbers to identify things, you are arranging them in a way that someone who is uninitiated wouldn't understand based on normal knowlege of the english language. e.i. a private language. Pig-Latin is defined as a game of rearranging letters so th...simmonsjoe wrote:It's the language of the craft. The arcana of war.Not pig-Latin at all. It's proper nomenclature and identification of 'things' that comprise other 'things' and what they do. It's also a great way to catch posers.Gunslinger wrote:
What 'Attitude' are you talking about? Did you actually read my post?simmonsjoe wrote:Maybe if you had served, you'd have a different attitude about those of us who have.gobudygook gobbledygook. Toil and boil. Us non-military background types are very confused with your pig-Latin private language. Don't mind me if I just sit here quietly and nod my head occasionally like I have the decoder ring and am understanding your sage advise and commentary.