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| Jack Krohn |
| Posted on: April 25th, 2011, 1:15am |
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| Frenchie |
| Posted on: April 25th, 2011, 2:37pm |
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Maximum Member2 LIke to hear from anyone that was Co C 4/31
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reminds me in the mid 60s when i was reading a Popular Mechanic mag and it showed how the soldier of the future would dig foxholes....a shape charge exploding and creating a foxhole......i never saw such a device in real life. I think id be worn out carrying all those explosives
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Frenchie - Gilbert E Manasselian
C 4/31 Feb 68 to Feb 69
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| Fletchw2zero |
| Posted on: April 25th, 2011, 5:38pm |
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For an instant hole, all you had to do was to carry a bottle of Courvoisier and a wad of C4. Guzzle the bottle of brandy, break the neck off, stuff the C4 into the bottle and insert blasting cap. Stand back and initiate the dig with your detonater. Pick yourself up and move the loose stuff out of the hole and settle in.
Dandy if you're a really skinny small guy with a very high tolerance for ETOH. Never mind that now in addition to the dinks that are following you, the dinks in the next province also know where you are.
Seriously though, that cone in the bottom of the bottle made a great shaped charge mold. |
Fletch
Co B 4/31 May through November 69
C Btry 1/82 Arty Nov 69 thru April-ish 70 radio handle whiskey two zero
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| Bob Kotch |
| Posted on: April 26th, 2011, 8:48pm |
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| Just saw the Switchblade UAV on youtube. They definitely would have made a big difference. I can't imagine how many of our guys that were KIA might be alive today if we had those things. |
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| Gregory B Peters |
| Posted on: April 28th, 2011, 12:54am |
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Maximum Member2 B company, 3/21/196th, incountry 07/1966-07/1967
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Shit Fletch, how could one do anything after the brandy :-) and what is a foxhole? we either hit water or clay/rock, so always built up, not down. I sent this to a friend and told him that first they took my m-14 real rifle away and gave me an m-16 Matel toy. then they took my 3.5 rocket launcher, aka bazooka, and gave me a cardboard LAW.
now with the switchblade I wonder what they will take away?
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| Fletchw2zero |
| Posted on: April 28th, 2011, 2:16am |
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| Actually, I used the Courvoisier bottles for digging post holes on Lz Liz when I was in 1/82 artillery after my infantry tour. There was some bobbing and weaving after sucking up that case of brandy. I had a lot of help with that. My M-16 in the arty was made by the Hydramatic Divison of General Motors...... Said so right there on the body. Naturally, since it was a car part, I stuck a Weiand Equipped decal on the stock. |
Fletch
Co B 4/31 May through November 69
C Btry 1/82 Arty Nov 69 thru April-ish 70 radio handle whiskey two zero
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| Bob Kotch |
| Posted on: April 28th, 2011, 8:18pm |
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| The first time I ever tasted brandy was in VN. One of our guys, Horrible Hitch, had a friend from his old unit in Germany who was asigned to us. He, very thoughtfully, jammed a couple bottles of Courvoisier into his duffle bag. After nothing but warm beer and local hootch, the Courvoisier tasted mighty fine! I still enjoy a sip or two every now and then, and it always brings back memories. |
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