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.)