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| Subject: | recoil and stress?? |  |
| Date: | May 28, 2003 |
| From: | Deniz PELVAN | |
what about recoil? the minigun can basically rip off wherever it is mounted
on with that rate of fire and recoil. especially if it is mounted on a
scissors platform like Peter says. also miniguns need electrical power to
run, hence when choppers go down, a la BHD, all you can do is throw the
bullets at the enemy...
anyway, a few pics would really be cool...
Deniz
"Peter Ong" wrote in message
news:3ed39fb8@news.track-link.net...
> I've seen it mounted on the Humvee. "Journal of Military Ordnance" shows
a few photos way back in 1998 (I think). It's mounted on a fold-up scissors
platform on Govt. Suburban SUV (never tail a Presidential convoy). Some FAVs
and DPVs may carry it.
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> As a Green Beret I spoke with back in the 1990s said, the Humvee is the
best vehicle to mount the minigun. HOWEVER, since the mini is so heavy,
most crews prefer to carry dismountable guns like the M2, M240, and MK-19.
One can't dismount and carry the mini and it's ammo that easily.
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> Pete
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 | Miniguns, on what vehicles were they used? - Christophe Jacquemont - May 27, 2003 |
| . . . Re: Miniguns, on what vehicles were they used? - Peter Ong - May 28, 2003 |
| . . . . . . Re: Miniguns, on what vehicles were they used? - Christophe Jacquemont - May 27, 2003 |
| . . . . . . recoil and stress?? - Deniz PELVAN - May 28, 2003 |
| . . . . . . . . . See the URL - Peter Ong - May 29, 2003 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: See the URL - Andy Ross - May 29, 2003 |
| . . . . . . Re: Miniguns, on what vehicles were they used? - tim white - May 29, 2003 |
| . . . . . . . . . Very expensive! - Peter Ong - May 29, 2003 |
| . . . . . . Re: Miniguns, - frank - Jun 6, 2003 |
| . . . Minigun on SUV here - Peter Ong - May 29, 2003 |
| . . . . . . Re: Minigun on SUV here - Christophe Jacquemont - May 29, 2003 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Minigun on M151 - Peter Ong - May 30, 2003 |
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