- Joe_DDon,
Only incident I remember about an M1 and a Helicopter was when one rolled down a hill in Hohenfels and stuck an AH-1. But it could've been a Huey. Was a 105 M1 if IIRC. The Parking brake failed and the engine wasn't running so the service brakes didn't work.
Joe D
I've heard that there was a surplus of certain parts,....>cough, cough<, just in case one didn't make it to the Arms Room,.....
- Joe_DDontos said:
I've heard that there was a surplus of certain parts,....>cough, cough<, just in case one didn't make it to the Arms Room,.....
There were some guys that had one for other reasons too. Mostly for trouble shooting on command maintenance day, every Monday, with one platoon scheduled for AAC's. Also came in handy during services . Also never knew when some genius would put one together wrong (120mm) and break the tip.
Joe D
- Joe_DYeah,
One on the left is the all too often seen 120mm pin that's broke. I take it the one on the right is from a 106mm RR.
Almost 10 years working with the M68 system and never seen or even heard of a broken firing pin tip.
The M256 system was always having pin problems, and for that matter, breech spring, aft cap deflector, extractor shaft, and ground faults just to name a few. I always thought it had way too many moving parts that could screw up. That and the "Backward" way to open the breech with the breech handle not fixed. Just all around a Pain in the A-- system compared to the 105.
Too many nights holding a flashlight in my teeth trying to fix another breech problem .
Joe D
- Doug_KibbeyAhhhh, for the good ol' days of percussion fired 90mm M48's.
Ahhhh, for the good ol' days of percussion fired 90mm M48's. Laughing
- Joe_DI take it the Recoiless Rifles were percussion initiated.
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