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a Frother
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| I'm more intregued by the unusual MP40 pouch on the NCO on the 'backwards' image posted. Not seen one quite like that before or the backpack employed by the loader. |
Do you mean the design of the pouch or the way it's worn? The small pouch attached the main ammo pouches is for cleaning tools. The back pack on the 2nd gunner is anyones guess though. Could be a piece of captured/civilian kit or something the field shop knocked up.
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a Frother
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| It's definately something taught in training, and I can imagine it being employed in an anti-aircraft roll - but in combat it appears to leave the loader very exposed, so finding a proven combat photo would be interesting. |
Yeah I seem to recall reading that it was an impromptu method for AA use. A tripod was carried in the supply wagon but it was too time consuming to set up on the spur of the moment.
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Maichus
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This pose (and the 'backward' variant) is still tought in the German army as part of basic field exercise training.
And yeah, earplugs are a good idea for the MG 2.  |
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whiffwaff
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throwing all caution to the wind.. I rather like this.
Don't care if the pose has been stolen or if its inaccurate.
I happen to thinks its  |
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CharltonHeston
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| Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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This pose (and the 'backward' variant) is still tought in the German army as part of basic field exercise training.
And yeah, earplugs are a good idea for the MG 2. |
When I was an M-60 Gunner in the US Army they still taught us this AA pose. All of us joked about how useless this would be in real-combat. Don't know if they still teach it 15 years later, I suspect not since the M-60 is out of service (replaced by M240B). |
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Dags
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| When I was an M-60 Gunner in the US Army they still taught us this AA pose |
Aren't you supposed to hand the guns back when you leave?
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