? for the vets here.....

whirlwind · 09-14-2003, 01:29 AM

ok guys, there have been posts on ur favorite small arms ever fired and favorites on most other stuff but lets see what your favorite thing was that really goes boom! what was your favorite LARGE weapon? i had two...the claymore and the law rocket! dang those were fun!

TScottW99 · 09-14-2003, 01:40 AM

Well I liked the AT-4, MK-9, and shapped charges. (used to use them to sink ships) :flame:

whirlwind · 09-14-2003, 02:02 AM

yeah, wish they had the at4 when i was in!

but the law was cool! not alot of anti-armor ability but it was a great tree trimmer!

Big Dog · 09-14-2003, 04:44 AM

Having been on a Navy ASW frigate, I'd have to say the Harpoon/ASROC system. Great fun to watch those babys launch!

NRAJOE · 09-14-2003, 05:35 AM

I dug the Claymores also...used to have alot of fun with "Det cord" too...blew down many a tree with that stuff. Being in the Engineers let me unleash my destructive side as well as my building side!

Doglips · 09-14-2003, 05:39 AM

Rifle M40A1 sniper rifle...Det Cord was a "blast"....but got to admit that artilery 155mm and Navel Gunfire (especialy the 16inch New Jersey) was the best think a grunt or sniper could call when the S hit the ocalation device.

M60 was pretty handy to keep around...the 50cal to me was too slow...too heavy.

jerry · 09-14-2003, 08:48 AM

GAU-8 Avenger
The AN/GAU-8 30mm Avenger seven-barrel gatling gun, mounted only on the A-10 attack jet, is a 30mm, 7 barrel gattling gun used primarily in the air to ground role as a soft target killer and tank buster. This aircraft is used for close-air support in attacking ground threats such as armored tanks and vehicles, and also serves as a forward air control observer for sighting ground threats and directing air strikes against enemy targets. The gun, mounted in the fuselage nose of the A/OA-10 Thunderbolt, is produced by [ex General Electric] Martin Marietta Armament Systems.
According to some sources, the GAU-8 fires 1,800 rounds per minute, with the higher 4200 rd/min rate having been deleted in the 1980s. However, the A-10 can only fire in high rate, which is 3900 rounds per minute. Low rate went out with the use of the batelle gas diverting device, and although the A-10 no longer uses the batelle device, the limit on high rate only has remained, since it made no tactical sense to fire in low rate and have to spend that much more time on final to get the same number of rounds on target.

The gun fires a mix of both high explosive incendiary (HEI) and armored piercing incendiary (API) ammunition. The PGU-13/B HEI High Explosive Incendiary round employs a standard M505 fuze and explosive mixture with a body of naturally fragmenting material that is effective against lighter vehicle and material targets. The PGU-14/B API Armor Piercing Incendiary round has a lightweight body which contains a sub-calibre high density penetrator of Depleted Uranium (DU). In addition to its penetrating capability DU is a natural pyrophoric material which enhances the incendiary effects. The PGU-15/B TP Target Practice projectile simulates the exterior ballistics and provides a ballistic match to the HEI round and is used for pilot training.
A typical combat load for the GAU-8 would include 1,100 rounds of 30mm high explosive or armor piercing ammunition. The 30mm API is mixed with 30mm High Explosive Incendiary (HEI) at the factory and is called Combat Mix Ammunition. The ratio of API to HEI rounds in the Combat Mix is 4:1. Combat mix is a sequential mixture of DU and HEI rounds in which 1 HEI round followed by 4 DU rounds are fired by the AN/GAU-8 gatling gun. DU is the primary munition for the A/OA-10 in a combat environment.

Depleted uranium results from the enriching of natural uranium for use in nuclear reactors. Natural uranium is a slightly radioactive metal that is present in most rocks and soils as well as in many rivers and sea water. Natural uranium consists primarily of a mixture of two isotopes (forms) of uranium, Uranium-235 (U235) and Uranium-238 (U238), in the proportion of about 0.7 and 99.3 percent, respectively. Nuclear reactors require U235 to produce energy, therefore, the natural uranium has to be enriched to obtain the isotope U235 by removing a large part of the U238. Uranium-238 becomes DU, which is 0.7 times as radioactive as natural uranium. . Since DU has a half-life of 4.5 billion years, there is very little decay of those DU materials. When manufactured as 30mm rounds, each DU projectile contains approximately 4,650 grains [0.66 pounds (lbs)] of extruded DU, alloyed with 0.75 weight percent titanium. The projectile is encased in a 0.8 mm-thick aluminum shell as the final DU round.
During Operation DESERT STORM the Air Force fired 30mm Armor Piercing Incendiary (API) munitions using a depleted uranium [DU] penetrator slug from the GAU-8 Gatling gun mounted on the A-10 Aircraft. The 148 A-10s that deployed to Saudi Arabia flew 8,077 combat sorties. The Air Force fired a total of 783,514 rounds of 30mm API in the Gulf War. Since each round contains approximately 0.66 pounds of DU, the Air Force expended a total of 259 tons of DU in the Gulf. The armor-piercing capability of the DU projectiles fired from A/OA-10s proved exceptionally effective in countering threats from the Iraqi tanks so that a successful ground offensive could then be achieved.

At times 30mm DU rounds misfire in the A-10’s GAU-8 cannon. These "hangfires" have to be cleared and removed from the gun barrel, potentially exposing ground crews to airborne DU. Technical data available to maitenance crews does not provide an accurate means for determining the status of rounds in an unsafe/jammed gun, and revisions are in progress.

Specifications
number of barrels 7
Feed: Linkless feed system
calibre 30 mm
Ammo types PGU-14/B API Armor Piercing Incendiary [DU]
PGU-13/B HEI High Explosive Incendiary
PGU-15/B TP Target Practice
muzzle velocity 1067 meters/second
Armor penetration 69mm at 500 meters
38mm at 1000 meters
Maximum Range over 1,250 meters
Accuracy 5mil, 80 percent
80% of rounds fired at 4,000ft hit within a 20ft radius
cannon weight 281 kilograms
cannon length 6.40 meters

Dallas · 09-14-2003, 09:40 AM

My first unit was an anti-armor one, lots of simulations and training devices. I did get to fire one real one though, it's a really awesome feeling to reach out long distance and blow a tank hulk up (again). As a cadet I got to pull the lanyard on a 105mm howitzer a couple a times. Again the bigger (more powerful) the weapon the more the feeling of power and satisfaction.

I'm getting all excited just thinking about all those big bangs.

whirlwind · 09-14-2003, 12:04 PM

jerry, i agree with ya bud! we were on a training once in georgia and i got the chance to call in a wart hog and that dang gun was awesome! but deceptive!!! all we heard was a slight bodily function type sound

and poof! target destroyed! amazing to see!

Klaus · 09-14-2003, 09:22 PM

5"/54 and Tomahawk.

7mmag6 · 09-14-2003, 11:57 PM

Well im to dam old for this but I always liked the guys carring the m-79, it wasnt very good at putting down the enemy, but it made one hell of a noise, I always liked those AF in thuds, they were always on target and stuck thier neck out, however if you havent seen an arc light raid of b-52s, unbelievable!!! http://www.diddybop.demon.co.uk/blooper.htm
http://members.aol.com/warlibrary/vwb52.htm
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/fac/Thomas..../arclight.html

PAPA G · 09-15-2003, 12:15 AM

now there was an awesome sight!!!

7mmag6 · 09-15-2003, 12:41 AM

Im half deaf from one in the parrots beak, we were about 30 miles away, thats what the nco said but ill bet we were closer, I could not hear any thing for 3 days, I still need a hearing aid to this day

whirlwind · 09-15-2003, 01:33 AM

never fired an m-79, but the "THOINK" of the 203's was one cool sound! dang things kicked like a gummint mule!

Stewart · 09-15-2003, 07:29 AM

AT4, Main Gun of the M1 Abrams Tank, 105 MM Howitzer.

Klaus · 09-15-2003, 07:34 AM

What is an AT4?

Stewart · 09-15-2003, 07:44 AM

Basically the newer version of the L.A.W., single shot disposible anti tank weapon.

lefty o · 09-15-2003, 08:15 AM

5"/54

DANA · 09-15-2003, 03:35 PM

AIM AIR TO AIR ROCKETS. WHEN THEY GO OFF YOUR WING YOU KNOW YOU HAVE LAUNCHED SOME POWER. LIKE GOING OVER A WASHBOARD ROAD FAR TO FAST. THEN ALL YOU WANT TO SEE IS THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE ROCKET FLIGHT. SPLASH!!

DANA

Mandy · 09-16-2003, 06:04 PM

:assult: :assult: :assult: :assult: :assult:

Sorry guys, never into service.

The loudest thing in my life that went boom was a racing 8 cyl 442 mule that we use to race with the headder open at the 1/4 mile track!!!!

After that the 6 cyl porsche powered sand rail that we race at the 1/8 mile sand track!!!!

Quit racing 'cause it was to expensive (crashes cost more than a month pay at that time)!!!

:assult: :assult: :assult: :assult: :assult:

09-14-2003, 01:29 AM	#1
whirlwind Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: oklahoma Posts: 3,728 Trader Rating: (0)	? for the vets here..... ok guys, there have been posts on ur favorite small arms ever fired and favorites on most other stuff but lets see what your favorite thing was that really goes boom! what was your favorite LARGE weapon? i had two...the claymore and the law rocket! dang those were fun! __________________ De oppresso liber !

09-14-2003, 01:40 AM	#2
TScottW99 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Roanoke County, VA Posts: 201 Trader Rating: (0)	Well I liked the AT-4, MK-9, and shapped charges. (used to use them to sink ships) :flame: __________________ "Those who give up essential liberties for temporary safety deserve neither liberty or safety." -Benjamin Franklin http://tscott.fws1.com

09-14-2003, 02:02 AM	#3
whirlwind Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: oklahoma Posts: 3,728 Trader Rating: (0)	yeah, wish they had the at4 when i was in! but the law was cool! not alot of anti-armor ability but it was a great tree trimmer! __________________ De oppresso liber !

09-14-2003, 04:44 AM	#4
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,020 Trader Rating: (0)	Having been on a Navy ASW frigate, I'd have to say the Harpoon/ASROC system. Great fun to watch those babys launch! __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

09-14-2003, 05:35 AM	#5
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 18,999 Trader Rating: (0)	I dug the Claymores also...used to have alot of fun with "Det cord" too...blew down many a tree with that stuff. Being in the Engineers let me unleash my destructive side as well as my building side! __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

09-14-2003, 05:39 AM	#6
Doglips Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cocoa Florida Posts: 9,090 Trader Rating: (0)	Rifle M40A1 sniper rifle...Det Cord was a "blast"....but got to admit that artilery 155mm and Navel Gunfire (especialy the 16inch New Jersey) was the best think a grunt or sniper could call when the S hit the ocalation device. M60 was pretty handy to keep around...the 50cal to me was too slow...too heavy.

09-14-2003, 08:48 AM	#7
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,759 Trader Rating: (0)	30MM GAU 8 From the A/OA-10 GAU-8 Avenger The AN/GAU-8 30mm Avenger seven-barrel gatling gun, mounted only on the A-10 attack jet, is a 30mm, 7 barrel gattling gun used primarily in the air to ground role as a soft target killer and tank buster. This aircraft is used for close-air support in attacking ground threats such as armored tanks and vehicles, and also serves as a forward air control observer for sighting ground threats and directing air strikes against enemy targets. The gun, mounted in the fuselage nose of the A/OA-10 Thunderbolt, is produced by [ex General Electric] Martin Marietta Armament Systems. According to some sources, the GAU-8 fires 1,800 rounds per minute, with the higher 4200 rd/min rate having been deleted in the 1980s. However, the A-10 can only fire in high rate, which is 3900 rounds per minute. Low rate went out with the use of the batelle gas diverting device, and although the A-10 no longer uses the batelle device, the limit on high rate only has remained, since it made no tactical sense to fire in low rate and have to spend that much more time on final to get the same number of rounds on target. The gun fires a mix of both high explosive incendiary (HEI) and armored piercing incendiary (API) ammunition. The PGU-13/B HEI High Explosive Incendiary round employs a standard M505 fuze and explosive mixture with a body of naturally fragmenting material that is effective against lighter vehicle and material targets. The PGU-14/B API Armor Piercing Incendiary round has a lightweight body which contains a sub-calibre high density penetrator of Depleted Uranium (DU). In addition to its penetrating capability DU is a natural pyrophoric material which enhances the incendiary effects. The PGU-15/B TP Target Practice projectile simulates the exterior ballistics and provides a ballistic match to the HEI round and is used for pilot training. A typical combat load for the GAU-8 would include 1,100 rounds of 30mm high explosive or armor piercing ammunition. The 30mm API is mixed with 30mm High Explosive Incendiary (HEI) at the factory and is called Combat Mix Ammunition. The ratio of API to HEI rounds in the Combat Mix is 4:1. Combat mix is a sequential mixture of DU and HEI rounds in which 1 HEI round followed by 4 DU rounds are fired by the AN/GAU-8 gatling gun. DU is the primary munition for the A/OA-10 in a combat environment. Depleted uranium results from the enriching of natural uranium for use in nuclear reactors. Natural uranium is a slightly radioactive metal that is present in most rocks and soils as well as in many rivers and sea water. Natural uranium consists primarily of a mixture of two isotopes (forms) of uranium, Uranium-235 (U235) and Uranium-238 (U238), in the proportion of about 0.7 and 99.3 percent, respectively. Nuclear reactors require U235 to produce energy, therefore, the natural uranium has to be enriched to obtain the isotope U235 by removing a large part of the U238. Uranium-238 becomes DU, which is 0.7 times as radioactive as natural uranium. . Since DU has a half-life of 4.5 billion years, there is very little decay of those DU materials. When manufactured as 30mm rounds, each DU projectile contains approximately 4,650 grains [0.66 pounds (lbs)] of extruded DU, alloyed with 0.75 weight percent titanium. The projectile is encased in a 0.8 mm-thick aluminum shell as the final DU round. During Operation DESERT STORM the Air Force fired 30mm Armor Piercing Incendiary (API) munitions using a depleted uranium [DU] penetrator slug from the GAU-8 Gatling gun mounted on the A-10 Aircraft. The 148 A-10s that deployed to Saudi Arabia flew 8,077 combat sorties. The Air Force fired a total of 783,514 rounds of 30mm API in the Gulf War. Since each round contains approximately 0.66 pounds of DU, the Air Force expended a total of 259 tons of DU in the Gulf. The armor-piercing capability of the DU projectiles fired from A/OA-10s proved exceptionally effective in countering threats from the Iraqi tanks so that a successful ground offensive could then be achieved. At times 30mm DU rounds misfire in the A-10’s GAU-8 cannon. These "hangfires" have to be cleared and removed from the gun barrel, potentially exposing ground crews to airborne DU. Technical data available to maitenance crews does not provide an accurate means for determining the status of rounds in an unsafe/jammed gun, and revisions are in progress. Specifications number of barrels 7 Feed: Linkless feed system calibre 30 mm Ammo types PGU-14/B API Armor Piercing Incendiary [DU] PGU-13/B HEI High Explosive Incendiary PGU-15/B TP Target Practice muzzle velocity 1067 meters/second Armor penetration 69mm at 500 meters 38mm at 1000 meters Maximum Range over 1,250 meters Accuracy 5mil, 80 percent 80% of rounds fired at 4,000ft hit within a 20ft radius cannon weight 281 kilograms cannon length 6.40 meters __________________

09-14-2003, 09:40 AM	#8
Dallas PUKHA DAWG Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C. Posts: 3,591 Trader Rating: (0)	My first unit was an anti-armor one, lots of simulations and training devices. I did get to fire one real one though, it's a really awesome feeling to reach out long distance and blow a tank hulk up (again). As a cadet I got to pull the lanyard on a 105mm howitzer a couple a times. Again the bigger (more powerful) the weapon the more the feeling of power and satisfaction. I'm getting all excited just thinking about all those big bangs.

09-14-2003, 12:04 PM	#9
whirlwind Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: oklahoma Posts: 3,728 Trader Rating: (0)	jerry, i agree with ya bud! we were on a training once in georgia and i got the chance to call in a wart hog and that dang gun was awesome! but deceptive!!! all we heard was a slight bodily function type sound and poof! target destroyed! amazing to see! __________________ De oppresso liber !

09-14-2003, 09:22 PM	#10
Klaus Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cypress, Texas Posts: 2,383 Trader Rating: (0)	5"/54 and Tomahawk. __________________ "Gee, Wally, Eddie Haskel's mom puts out!"

09-14-2003, 11:57 PM	#11
7mmag6 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 337 Trader Rating: (0)	Well im to dam old for this but I always liked the guys carring the m-79, it wasnt very good at putting down the enemy, but it made one hell of a noise, I always liked those AF in thuds, they were always on target and stuck thier neck out, however if you havent seen an arc light raid of b-52s, unbelievable!!! http://www.diddybop.demon.co.uk/blooper.htm http://members.aol.com/warlibrary/vwb52.htm http://www.cc.gatech.edu/fac/Thomas..../arclight.html __________________ This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine Last edited by 7mmag6; 09-15-2003 at 12:17 AM.

09-15-2003, 12:15 AM	#12
PAPA G Guest Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: somerset, kentucky Posts: 12 Trader Rating: (0)	ARCLIGHT......... now there was an awesome sight!!! Last edited by PAPA G; 09-15-2003 at 08:37 AM.

09-15-2003, 12:41 AM	#13
7mmag6 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 337 Trader Rating: (0)	Im half deaf from one in the parrots beak, we were about 30 miles away, thats what the nco said but ill bet we were closer, I could not hear any thing for 3 days, I still need a hearing aid to this day __________________ This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine

09-15-2003, 01:33 AM	#14
whirlwind Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: oklahoma Posts: 3,728 Trader Rating: (0)	never fired an m-79, but the "THOINK" of the 203's was one cool sound! dang things kicked like a gummint mule! __________________ De oppresso liber !

09-15-2003, 07:29 AM	#15
Stewart Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Calhoun, Georgia Posts: 675 Trader Rating: (0)	AT4, Main Gun of the M1 Abrams Tank, 105 MM Howitzer. __________________ "You can sleep well at night because rough men are willing to commit violent acts on your behalf" George Orwell

09-15-2003, 07:34 AM	#16
Klaus Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cypress, Texas Posts: 2,383 Trader Rating: (0)	What is an AT4? __________________ "Gee, Wally, Eddie Haskel's mom puts out!"

09-15-2003, 07:44 AM	#17
Stewart Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Calhoun, Georgia Posts: 675 Trader Rating: (0)	Basically the newer version of the L.A.W., single shot disposible anti tank weapon. __________________ "You can sleep well at night because rough men are willing to commit violent acts on your behalf" George Orwell

09-15-2003, 08:15 AM	#18
lefty o Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: mn Posts: 4,672 Trader Rating: (0)	5"/54

09-15-2003, 03:35 PM	#19
DANA Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: WAITSFIELD VERMONT Posts: 1,590 Trader Rating: (0)	AIM AIR TO AIR ROCKETS. WHEN THEY GO OFF YOUR WING YOU KNOW YOU HAVE LAUNCHED SOME POWER. LIKE GOING OVER A WASHBOARD ROAD FAR TO FAST. THEN ALL YOU WANT TO SEE IS THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE ROCKET FLIGHT. SPLASH!! DANA

09-16-2003, 06:04 PM	#20
Mandy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico Posts: 1,639 Trader Rating: (0)	:assult: :assult: :assult: :assult: :assult: Sorry guys, never into service. The loudest thing in my life that went boom was a racing 8 cyl 442 mule that we use to race with the headder open at the 1/4 mile track!!!! After that the 6 cyl porsche powered sand rail that we race at the 1/8 mile sand track!!!! Quit racing 'cause it was to expensive (crashes cost more than a month pay at that time)!!! :assult: :assult: :assult: :assult: :assult: __________________ :assult: :assult: :assult: :assult: :assult: Better be judged by 12 than carried by 6. _________________________________ If you gonna die, die with your boots on ! Iron Maiden _________________________________ The deeper you go, the better it feels ! Divers Motto :uzi: :uzi: :uzi: :uzi: :uzi: