Posted on May 30, 2019

The Forgotten T-12: An Amazing Machine Gun the U.S. Army Said No To

Lt Col Charlie Brown

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The Forgotten T-12: An Amazing Machine Gun the U.S. Army Said No To

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CW5 Jack Cardwell

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A lot of politics in military weapons selection.

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Lt Col Charlie Brown

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The more expensive the system the more truth to your statement CW5 Jack Cardwell

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PO1 Tony Holland

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Also known as money talks in one way or another

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SPC Gary Welch

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Yup look at the Bradley

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Sgt John Steinmeier

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Really forgotten, not much out there based on a quick search
https://www.forgottenweapons.com/light-machine-guns/t12-light-machine-gun/

T12 Light Machine Gun

We don’t have very much information on the T12 – it was an experimental US belt-fed light machine gun in the early 1930s, with a flapper locking system similar to the DP series of LMGs.…

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SrA Alvin Cook

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Interesting

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