Re: BREN/BAR THOUGHTS

Small world, ain't it Smoke<g>. I was in155MM SP units except when I was
in
2nd Div in Korea and 18th Artillery Brigade at Fort Bragg - those were
both
155 towed outfits. Only time I worked with 105's was the Basic and
Advanced
courses at Fort Sill.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don M" <dmaddox1@hot.rr.com>
To: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>
Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 4:26 PM
Subject: 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
> > >
> >
>