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Platoon firepower.

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Denmark are considering buying this baby. What about replacing your platoons 51mm mortar with one of these... :P
USMC just ordered 9000. :o
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Post by SO19 »

I mentioned the M32 MGL a while back as a possible replacement for the current UGL in this thread here viewtopic.php?t=14694&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=30, but with their limited range I don't see them replacing the 51mm light mortar quite yet, even though that was the initial plan with the 40mm.

I really like the look of them though and am glad its being snapped up for use by the USMC.
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Post by Holger Danske »

MEI's Mercury HEDP round has a range of 800 metres, just like the 51mm.
And 6 rounds in two seconds is like a mini artillery-battery.. :P
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Post by Tartan_Terrier »

Hi Holger,
Just spotted the website on your profile. Are you in the SSR?

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Has been. Stopped last spring because of a new civilian job that didn't allow me to spend the required hours pr. year on PTRKMP/HOK or SSR as it's called today. :-?
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Post by Tartan_Terrier »

Holger Danske wrote:Has been. Stopped last spring because of a new civilian job that didn't allow me to spend the required hours pr. year on PTRKMP/HOK or SSR as it's called today. :-?
I was going to apply last year, but dropped it due to my civvy job too.

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Well, when i'm not out on Thyra in the North-sea, i'm trying to spend some time in HVK Rebild. But i most confess that it's not that much anymore. :-? But it gives a chance for maintaining some of the skills i learn in the regulars, shooting mainly.. :D
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This is what the the Para's are using, it can be belt fed from either side or it can be fitted with a magazine



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Post by Holger Danske »

:lol: yeps, the GMG is a nice tool, but in a slightly different weight-class.

BTW. Denmark are also buying some H&K GMG that will be fitted to our new Bofors Lemur stabilised OHWS along with M2 QCB.

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Will also be installed on Piranha IIIC and M113G3+.
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I was going to say I had fallen in love when I saw that picture of the granade launcher, after watching the video I think I am going to go and masterbate :lol:. Any chance of England getting their hands on one?
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Any chance of England getting their hands on one?
SF maybe. I doubt the army would trust regular troops with that. :o
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Well when I was playing with them they were already deployed in the Army
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I think Stinky means the M-32 not the GMG.. :wink:
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Re: Platoon firepower.

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Holger Danske wrote:Denmark are considering buying this baby. What about replacing your platoons 51mm mortar with one of these...
'Cos it's a different type of weapon, it's not an indirect fire weapon. The 51 was our only form of counter-mortar fire when we were at Musa Qaleh. We leant a couple to your guys when we left actually.
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Post by Holger Danske »

Well, i would call it a bit of both due too the fly-time of those grenades.

Yep, pretty stupid that our first team down there didn't bring their own mortars. :roll: There are some new 60mm with the troops now, fortunely. :)
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