tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post114304686711885962..comments2024-03-22T07:12:47.560-07:00Comments on Pitchpull: Bullet HoseGreybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919862790973521778noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-1144257699761350522006-04-05T10:21:00.000-07:002006-04-05T10:21:00.000-07:00Yes, but with an ornament like that, no one would ...Yes, but with an ornament like that, no one would dare come into your yard.THIRDWAVEDAVEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09523845768983338199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-1144245699713405992006-04-05T07:01:00.000-07:002006-04-05T07:01:00.000-07:00Ahh Dave, the world is full of compromises.....EVE...Ahh Dave, the world is full of compromises.....<BR/><BR/>EVERY SINGLE TIME I took off in Viet Nam, my Charlie model was over max. gross weight! Most times, the aircraft was so heavy it wouldn't hover, and we had to do a "running takeoff" to get airborne...tense.<BR/>My crew chief and gunner were both armed with the old, trusty M60, with 1500 rounds of ammo. They were secured in the aircraft by what we called a "monkey strap", which allowed them literally to step out on the skid and fire beneath the aircraft if they wanted to.<BR/><BR/>It would have been wonderful if they could have been armed with this new minigun, but the ammunition to feed this monster would be VERY heavy. That weight would have made the Charlie model so heavy it would have been a permanent lawn ornament!Greybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11919862790973521778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-1144212524898111432006-04-04T21:48:00.000-07:002006-04-04T21:48:00.000-07:00Do you prefer fixed-mounted miniguns or a door gun...Do you prefer fixed-mounted miniguns or a door gunner?<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't want to go into battle with a Huey without those guns, period. They are simply devastating.<BR/><BR/>My other favorite aircraft to have on station, is the AC-130. It just doesn't seem like a fair fight when one of those babies is orbiting the battlefield.THIRDWAVEDAVEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09523845768983338199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-1144172520552778922006-04-04T10:42:00.000-07:002006-04-04T10:42:00.000-07:00Hi Greybeard - I can keep you up to date in the OL...Hi Greybeard - <BR/><BR/>I can keep you up to date in the OLD MAN - just send me a note at imaginescape@hotmail.com and I will send on the updates. The newest is that there is some improvement and his chances have been increased to 50/50 - still not enough but he is nice and cranky so there is hope - take care - AnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com