Royal Australian Regiment M60

[Paul S.]

No sling so it wont get snagged in the brushes, small starter belt to keep their heads down whilst some one else peels the full belt off you and I reckon he would need all 3 water bottles + carrying that thing in the tropics they were not a light item I picked one up once and thought jeez very heavy. Nice mix of weapons an SLR in the background some M-16's

Perhaps something like this would have been better for them if it had been available.
https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&r...S6-B0yC46tdBmQ

You missed the FFD taped to the barrel.

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I think the M60 was selected based first on the need for a belt fed support MG and second, equipment standardisation with the Americans.

Somewhere in one of his books, Skennerton says that the M60 was selected over the FN-MAG because the Yanks successfully 'wined and dined' the Brigadier who was sent to assess both for the selection committee. As I recall, from Skennerton, the bugger went to the US first and that was that.

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... Those OG shirts were brilliant. Made from a light cotton that washed easily and dried super-fast. Just a bit lighter weight material than the strides. ...

True. I still have one tucked away amongst my old kit.