12 Jan 2023 Garand Picture of the Day - Myitkyina

[Mark in Rochester]

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[browningautorifle]

Nice top pic. You don't see too manty pics of the old M1.50 cal. Probably a "Colt" made gun too.

Bottom, guardin' the groceries...and hangin' out.

[Bob Womack]

Top pic, gunner is armed with an apple.

Bob

[browningautorifle]

an apple.

I don't know what it is but...don't think an apple.

When you go to the source, it's a really good picture group.

[Woodsy]

I think the .50 gunner is holding the end of a hooked tubular body support bracket that is fixed to the left side of the gun mount. It must be a posed photo anyway as the tommy gunner has not cocked his gun.

[browningautorifle]

It must be a posed photo

Yes of course. You just seldom get to see the M1.50 set up and in the field.

[Bob Seijas]

The GCA Journal printed a short article and photo that was clipped from Stars and Stripes in 1945... two GIs had used their M1s to actually shoot down a Messerschmidt that was strafing their position and was extremely low! Very neat.

[CINDERS]

If they are on AA duty then the holes a bit crowded by one as you'd need a No.2 for the ammo can with a runner to keep up the supply, a full 50 cal can would not be a very light weight piece of kit to carry.
A nice picture though.