Re: HAMR time

--- Roger Burton West <roger@firedrake.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 19, 2002 at 07:11:39AM -0800, John
> Atkinson wrote:
> >I would.  An M-249 with bipod and tools weighs
> 7.718
> >kg (17.00 lbs).  200 round box magazine weighs 3.14
> kg
> >(6.92 lbs).	Spare heat shield, spare barrel
> assembly,
> >and barrel bag weighs 3.178 kg (7 lbs).  So a SAW
> >gunner with a combat load of 600 rounds is carrying
> a
> >total of 29.598 kg (44.76 lbs)  Source is the
> >operator's manual for said weapon.
> 
> Minor addition error - 20.316kg total load. Lb total
> is correct.

Oops.  Comes of punching calculator keys too quickly.

John

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