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Military History
Vietnam War
Weapons
Posted 9 y ago
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Sgt Joe LaBranche Fine weapon at the time,yes i remember them along with the single 106mm RR,they worked well at Dia Loc Pass.
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This was a USMC weapon so most of us Army types would not have been familiar with it. The Army gave up on Recoilless Rifles (RR) as an anti-tank weapon when we fielded the TOW in the early 70's. I would point out however that the RR lives on today in places like Afghanistan and Iraq where one of the issues our forces had to deal with were old East Block RR as well as newly manufactured Chinese RR with very lethal warheads. Not all the anti-armor we face is in the RPG family. Interesting pick and pic.
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Sgt Joe LaBranche
Sure is, SSG(P) Joshua DeGraw. Had one about 25 yards from my foxhole in Nam. I shot a 50cal. spotter round and could fire 1 or all 6 106mm at a time. You don't want to be behind it when it lets go! Powerful!!
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CPT Jack Durish
"Is that thing real???" Actually, I had never heard of it referred to by its "proper name", only as "The Thing".
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SFC (Join to see)
I'm a huge fan of armor. I'm surprised I've never seen it before. Oh well, learn something new everyday!! Just for the record, all of you Vietnam Vets are complete badasses and you have my upmost respect!! Thank you all for your service!!
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