Posted on 07/18/2019 4:22:09 AM PDT by tlozo
Yep you’re right, didn’t catch that. If I remember correctly they had to do an add on gun pod under the chin.
No, we were not engaged in Ukraine fighting.
Instead, it is important to learn from your own mistakes, and MUCH cheaper to learn from the mistakes of others. Why pay for a mistake when somebody else is already footing the bill?
How’d Ukraine end up with American artillery, and the training to use it, fast enough to use it in the war on Donbass?
I got a feeling that we really did have units fighting in that war, just off-label.
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I used FADAC, never encountered any maintenance issues with it. Maybe luck of the draw. At the time, most commanders wouldn’t let FADAC data be shot, always used manual solution and the FADAC as the check. Part of that was that the initial manual data was quicker, although for subsequent adjustments FADAC was quicker. I was of the mind to shoot FADAC and check manual, but the highers wouldn’t buy it.
IMO which is far short of .02 cents worth is that the 198 was a Marine Corps mistake, its prime mover could barely move it around 29 Palms when I was in, maybe they fixed that problem. And the 53E could barely lift it at sea level never mind Af/Pak. FTR SNAFU blogspot has a pic of 777 underneath a Chinook with what looks like ammo pallets slung next to it, sea level but still impressive for weight reduction compared to the 198.
Oh, Lordy, I can still read it! ARRR
I agree. Too many accidents with the M198 because of all the weight. Lovely gun once it was in position, but a real bitch to move.
like riding a bike
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