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    Quote Originally Posted by imntxs564 View Post
    This is Great Sight to look at the WW2 Top 10 USGI Weapon.
    Interesting how this site has a deep bias for Army infantry weapons. It begs the question why so many other weapons were NOT mentioned, such as :
    -artillery shells that carried the Proximity Fuse, which Eisenhower said shortened the war by 1 1/2 years (and enabled us to shoot down V-1 rockets launched from Antwerp and Kamikaze planes in the Pacific from our cruisers and destroyers).
    - the MaDeuce machine gun used by army and USAAF in warplanes almost universally (we even had them mounted topside on our ship in Vietnam they were so good)
    - Bombs used over Germanyicon, and, of course, the atom bomb.

    Guess any source that used this unique spelling must not be the most authoritative:
    "During WW2 the M1icon was the the US infantrys standard weapon. its semi automatic holding 8 .30 callibar cartages. it is self loading and gas operated and was designed to be shot from the sholder. having a max range of 5500 yards (roughely 5 KM) made it deadly accurate at close proximity. Being 43 inches long and weighing onle 9 pounds made it a ........"
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