Jarhead0331
Matrix Trooper

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Joined: 1/25/2005 From: The Bunny Ranch, NV Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: Hard Sarge ahh, just remember to a Marine, if they are dated March of 73 and you are april 73, they are Old Corps :) I thought the 240 was the 223 GPMG they are using now ? (rusty on some of the newer stuff) which I thought that was called the MAW (like I said, I am much better anymore on old stuff then on new stuff) LOL I remember I was picked to join the 60 mikemike team when it was decided to bring it back into action, I was the only one big enough to carry the thing, we went over seas, and it was decided to wait till the float was over before we went back to making it full TO@E get back and they decide, since it is a Crew weapon it should go to Weapons Plt, and of course, then they decide, that it is too heavy to carry, so the 60 Mikemike team got a track all there own, or a jeep, or they did not bring it to the field dang, that bugger was heavy too HARD_Sarge No sweat...the .223 squad automatic weapon thats standard today is the M249 SAW...the M240G (240Golf) is a medium machinegun chambered in 7.62...It replaced the M60... Come on...carrying crew served weapons ain't that bad...with a mortar, one guy carries the plate, one guy carries the tube, and everyone lends a helping hand with the ammo... I'm 6'3" and at the time I was in, weighed about 225/230 (these days, not as lean, not as mean, but still a Marine). Anyway, I know what you mean when you say the big guys get screwed when it comes to carrying the heavy loads...like ALICE, 782 gear and MOPP gear isn't bad enough, huh?
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