FT 7.62-A-2
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Almost 15 years ago I posted this in a sister SOC thread:
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And there was one firing table I'll bet the 18B's haven't seen: FT 7.62-A-2. Yes gentleman, that's the Firing Table for the 7.62 mm M-60 Machine Gun, when used in the tripod indirect fire mode. If you ever wanted to know why the pig has machined flats on top of the replaceable barrel, this is it. So you can lock the M-60 into a tripod, cinch it down, and adjust elevation with a gunners quadrant (see image attached) and fire the machine gun in an indirect fire mode, as if it was artillery, from defilade or behind fortifications, or over the heads of friendly forces in more or less safety (YMMV). When you have more ammo than air support ... |
Where are your 106 tables:confused:
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Where's the pig?
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Unfortunately, it's being replaced by the following :mad: |
GTA's - don't leave the isolation area without them.
When a Team was being ARTEPed the higher loved to send them a message like "classify bridge vic...." or "route recon ....." |
E6B?
May I briefly ask what the E6B was used for? (still have one in my flight bag, as well as my Dad's)
Is this a Pathfinder thing? Also, if it was a commonly carried item for just a variety of calculations, did anyone ever carry the circular (smaller/lighter) Jeppesen whiz-wheel? Thanks for sharing the story (and the M60/tri-pod info); pretty neat. |
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Even with manuals, TTP's, AAR's etc. nothing beats an "old hand" explaining how we did something, and most importantly WHY. As an example is your "magic box," I was just thinking how much institutional knowledge is lost every 20-30 years. Hard times in 62-65, as all WWII were retiring (they even tried in retreads (WWII E7 promoted to E8) to try and fill the gap.... didn't work... Different Army. (Theirs enlisted were grammar school and some HS grads). 1962 had most HS grads, and many Jr/4yr college. The Sputnik era. Army in 82-85 had its problems, when those that "saved" the service from the 1970's (race, drugs, etc.) were retiring. Norman Schwarzkopf wrote about this in his autobiography. I suspect that the same was true in 1985/2005, and will be in 2005/2025. It's good to know that we are preserving more than we did, and that the "old hands" are around longer giving their sage advice. SnT |
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The Military never remembers - it's always "first time" every time they do something. |
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I recall: M60E3 (USA) MG3 (GER) MAG58 (BEL) they were probably a few more but those were the ones I remembered. They selected the MAG58 and redesignated it the M240G. One of the selling points of the MAG 58 was the indirect fire kits that came with it. I remember it came with special sights and aiming stakes. It could be set up in defilade and the squad leader could spot over the hill and direct the guns. I was not part of the testing as I had just left a weapons squad when I got promoted to E5 and went to a line doggie squad. Addendum: FM 23-67 Machinegun 7.62-MM, M60, Dated Feb 1984, never mentioned indirect fire mode. It only mentioned plunging fire, presumably in the direct fire mode. |
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