Re: [MV] TV show 'Rat Patrol' from the '60s

William R. Benson (Benson@eqe.com)
Mon, 29 Nov 1999 10:18:03 -0800

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I remembers watching it... Then I joined the USMC, a heavy machinegun platoon,
with M-2s mounted on M-151A2s. We learned very quickly that most of the things
shown on that show were fantasy.
1) M-2 recoil will tip a jeep over if fired on a 90 degree offset...
2) Leaping over sand dunes is a good way to eat a backplate (and lose your front
teeth)...
3) You need a heckuvallot more water than those guys carried on their
vehicles...

Bill

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