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He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose
There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet.
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose
There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet.
Looks like a "Davy Crockett" without the nuclear warhead
Yes !
Last edited by Mark in Rochester; 04-01-2020 at 03:19 PM.
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose
There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet.
Never saw a Crockett but got a close look at an Honest John... was running a mortar range and was ordered to cease fire for 20 minutes because the rocket was coming directly over us on the way to the impact area. It had a concrete warhead, not a nuke. I just happened to be looking in exactly the right place when it came over the horizon, flew directly overhead, totally silent and slowly rotating. Gone in a flash. Most impressive!
Kind of a "Nervous Nelly" weapon. Range is only 1 to 2 miles with a 9.7 megaton warhead. It also had a problem with wandering off of its trajectory. Reminds me of a "Willy Pete" grenade that had a bursting radius greater than the distance an average soldier can throw it. Drill sergeants advise "Throw it and run like hail in the other direction!" Yes, he was from Alabama.
The M-28 or M-29 Davy Crockett Weapon System was the tactical nuclear recoilless gun (smoothbore) for firing the M-388 nuclear projectile that was deployed by the United States during the Cold War. It was one of the smallest nuclear weapon systems ever built, with a yield between 10 and 20 tons TNT equivalent (40–80 gigajoules). It is named after American folk hero, soldier, and congressman Davy Crockett.
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose
There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet.
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Originally Posted by Ovidio
