The article, entitled, "Ma Deuce' Days May be Numbered" by Norman Polmar, posted on Defense News 20 June 2008 brought a single tear rolling down my check.
Looks like the military may be retiring the M2 .50 machine gun after nearly a century of service. I liked the weapon and always found it reliable.
As a cadet in the 1980's, being 6ft tall and 200lbs, I "volunteered" to carry this around for a few months during various dismounted training exercises. Not exactly sure how much it weighed but it couldn't ave weighed more than 5tons! At least that's what it felt like after a short 12 mile march. But BOY, could your rip something apart when your fired this weapon!
Ah.......Good Times My Friends.......Good Times.
If, your interested in a little history, read the article.
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Ahh the M2 was a great weapon. Especially with the "cant shoot people" tagline. I can still hear one soldier saying "shoot their equipment...like their helmet".. I guess the world changes and even effective weapons like this will be replaced by something else. Hopefully the Mark19 is still in service....
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