Re: BREN/BAR THOUGHTS

I hear that BC ! we used to duct tape the tripod legs
on the truck bows for air guard in movement also
in the 105mm units I was in ...former Smoke!

Don

----- Original Message -----
From: Robert W. Eldridge <bob_eldridge@mindspring.com>
To: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>
Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 2:12 PM
Subject: Re: BREN/BAR THOUGHTS

> When I was a battery commander, artillery units habitually mounted the
M60
> on tripods for battery defence. Fact is, we used it on the tripod a
lot
more
> than we did on the bipod.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <DAWGFACE47@webtv.net>
> To: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>
> Cc: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>
> Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 12:12 PM
> Subject: Re: BREN/BAR THOUGHTS
>
>
> >
> > GPMG-a NATO type  designation for a belt fed tipod mounted	GENERAL
> > PURPOSE MACHINE GUN (usually a LMG with a folded bipod  using the
> > tripod mounting and maybe  special sighting equipment, like an MG-34
or
> > MG-42.
> >
> > supposedly there was a provision to mount an M-60 in this manner
too,
> > but i never saw it done.
> >
> > i think the UK were the first ones to actually come up with the
> > classification GPMG for a tripod mounted LMG.
> >
> > DAWGIE
> >
>