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KC

On 1/11/2014 11:31 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 10 Jan 2014 23:25:38 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

The .50 cal machine gun can shoot a mile off. Being a machine gun, it can put a lot of rounds on target. Why they don't put one on every ship is beyond me.

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It seems to work for the Coast Guard.

We had six M2s and a 5"/38. That will really reach out there and put a
50 pound projectile on target up to 10 miles away.
The 83 footers carried an 81mm
That will get your attention too.
I think they also started using the 20mm chain guns.

And you want some ocean going longshoreman working that equipment?