Big Mac Attack (McMillan TAC-50)

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Re: Big Mac Attack (McMillan TAC-50)

Postby alrot » Sun Dec 17, 2006 2:05 am

Did you know that Swarcheneger and Stalone actualy are the unique human beings that Hold by their bare hand a .50 (without a tripod)like an ak-47 and take down some chopers and planes  ..... ;D ahh Hollywood... ;D
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Re: Big Mac Attack (McMillan TAC-50)

Postby Franky_4_Fingers » Sun Dec 17, 2006 2:47 am

US .50 cal machine guns were used in WW2 to shoot down armoured aircraft and could kill light armoured vehicles such as halftracks and armoured cars.
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Re: Big Mac Attack (McMillan TAC-50)

Postby Romulus111VADT » Sun Dec 17, 2006 8:16 am

[quote]Did you know that Swarcheneger and Stalone actualy are the unique human beings that Hold by their bare hand a .50 (without a tripod)like an ak-47 and take down some chopers and planes
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Re: Big Mac Attack (McMillan TAC-50)

Postby BFMF » Sun Dec 17, 2006 8:46 am

The M2 50 cal machine gun has to be my favorite weapon to fire. I get a rush every time I fire it.... 8-)

I'm a gunner, so I have a couple 50 cal machine guns, and a 240B machine gun.

I have heard that the percussion from a near miss of a 50 cal round can hurt, but I don't know to what extent.

Btw Romulus, it is possible to fire an M2 50 cal with it slung, but I wouldn't advise it. My squad leader used to be a little crazy, and one day at a range, someone dared/bet him that it couldn't be done. My squad leader made a makeshift sling with 550 chord, chambered a round, and fired it. The reqoil was a B***H, but he won the bet ;D
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Re: Big Mac Attack (McMillan TAC-50)

Postby Romulus111VADT » Sun Dec 17, 2006 9:02 am

The M2 50 cal machine gun has to be my favorite weapon to fire. I get a rush every time I fire it.... 8-)

I'm a gunner, so I have a couple 50 cal machine guns, and a 240B machine gun.

I have heard that the percussion from a near miss of a 50 cal round can hurt, but I don't know to what extent.

Btw Romulus, it is possible to fire an M2 50 cal with it slung, but I wouldn't advise it. My squad leader used to be a little crazy, and one day at a range, someone dared/bet him that it couldn't be done. My squad leader made a makeshift sling with 550 chord, chambered a round, and fired it. The reqoil was a B***H, but he won the bet ;D


I've heard of soldiers firing the M2 with similar results. Now the M107 .50 caliber Barret is a sweet weapon!

I even heard a rumor that some dimwit tried to fire a 106 recoilless rifle from his shoulder. It might be possible, after watching one of those things bounce a jeep around. I didn't want to try it....lmao
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Re: Big Mac Attack (McMillan TAC-50)

Postby BFMF » Sun Dec 17, 2006 9:24 am

I know the M2 has a nice reqoil. If you mount a 50 cal on an 1114 up armoured humvee, leave the brakes un set, and fire it pointed towards the front, it will rock the humvee back and forth ;D
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Re: Big Mac Attack (McMillan TAC-50)

Postby Romulus111VADT » Sun Dec 17, 2006 9:36 am

I know the M2 has a nice reqoil. If you mount a 50 cal on an 1114 up armoured humvee, leave the brakes un set, and fire it pointed towards the front, it will rock the humvee back and forth ;D


Yea, the M2 could rattle a jeep apart. Most of the time they used .30 cals on jeep mounts. At least during WWII and Korea. I actually saw a quad .50 mounted on a Korean War era halftrack in south Saigon. It was an ARVN unit and still had the old canisters. Cool looking weapons system.
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Re: Big Mac Attack (McMillan TAC-50)

Postby Woodlouse2002 » Sun Dec 17, 2006 9:51 am

I know the M2 has a nice reqoil. If you mount a 50 cal on an 1114 up armoured humvee, leave the brakes un set, and fire it pointed towards the front, it will rock the humvee back and forth ;D


Yea, the M2 could rattle a jeep apart. Most of the time they used .30 cals on jeep mounts. At least during WWII and Korea.

Most of the time...

The SAS had a different philosophy though.
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Re: Big Mac Attack (McMillan TAC-50)

Postby expat » Thu Dec 21, 2006 2:37 am

Another .50cal video. This time a chopper being brought down.

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