OldSolduer
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RoyalDrew said:Hopefully they provided some effective advice and assistance in the form of .50 Cal HMG.
Yes....my favorite MG.
RoyalDrew said:Hopefully they provided some effective advice and assistance in the form of .50 Cal HMG.
Hamish Seggie said:Yes....my favorite MG.
Jarnhamar said:Which sadly is on the way out of the system.
Good2Golf said:At least CANSOF and the RCAF are keeping Ma Deuce.
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Good2Golf said:The Army has no one to blame but themselves. At least CANSOF and the RCAF are keeping Ma Deuce.
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Retired AF Guy said:RCAF ???
jollyjacktar said:I don't expect the RCN will get rid of it soon either.
Good2Golf said:Good point, JJT. I update my previous statement..EVERY operational CAF service EXCEPT the Army... :not-again:
Good2Golf said:The Army has no one to blame but themselves. At least CANSOF and the RCAF are keeping Ma Deuce.
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Oldgateboatdriver said:Probably some bean counter in Ottawa that figured its cheaper to retire the weapon than spend the money to upgrade the ranges where soldiers can train with them.![]()
Hamish Seggie said:Who knows for sure, but I've heard the .50 became "redundant" once the 25 mm on the LAV came into play.
I don't know about any of you.....but I'm not sold on that.
Hamish Seggie said:I'd like to know who,and how that decision was made.
medicineman said:Was made by a person who never was, nor ever will, be an end user...
George Wallace said:Such a common theme in the CAF for the last two or three decades. Goes right up to to the construction of facilities for troops or equipment. (Memories of a tank hangar being constructed in Pet (1994), where the foundation being laid clearly indicated that the doors would not be large enough to allow a tank to pass through; and proven as such once hangar was built. Someone, not an end user, found a way to cut costs by reducing the size of the doors.)