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    How much would it cost to use the ball turret to shoot up the Lamborghini?

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    Quote Originally Posted by CINDERS View Post
    Well I guess we may still go and be selective in shooting if I told you what it cost me last year to hire that Lamboghini Aventador for an hour in US Greenbacks you would have me certified as a lunatic mind you it was a $1.6 million dollar car it was a 3 figuire sum that was not that shy of a 4 figure sum...........not that I will be doing it again but I can say where others may not I have driven one albiet only to 160klm/Hr but it got there quickly.

    nope not certified - just envied !!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by browningautorifleicon View Post
    Those would be wonderful...even in current service they would have their uses, in this last great conflagration they would have shown merit.
    Smithsonian Channel recently aired a new hour long documentary on Gun Trucks of Vietnam.
    Gun Trucks of Vietnam | Smithsonian Channel

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sarge1998 View Post
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    I often thought about what they did there as comparison to what they could have done for fire support in the grape fields...or Fred Flintstone buildings...reach out 800m and do some ploughing.
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    You know your talking of a quad fifty that would still sit pretty giving the rag heads a bit of hurry up why use one when you can have 4!
    Then there is that other piece of forgotten kit the ONTOS now with 6 recoiless rifles you could sit out of range of SAF negating the need to hightail it to reload each time you salvoed, imagine in an urban scenario 6 flechette rounds going down a street!

    They do not play fair so why should the armed services of the world have to keep it squeeky clean its not as if the Taliban is going to take anyone to court for injustices caused by coalition forces!
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    The Old Dominion Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force has a functioning Martin Top Turret. It is my understanding that these were used in B-24s and B-25s:






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    Quote Originally Posted by CINDERS View Post
    the ONTOS now with 6 recoiless rifles
    Don't know about those, the ammo is out of stock I think. But the GAU21 is just new a few years back and would have fit the bill perfectly.

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    a functioning Martin Top Turret
    Love to wring that one out a minute...couple thousand...
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    Quote Originally Posted by browningautorifleicon;443475[B
    ]Don't know about those, the ammo is out of stock I think. But the GAU21 is just new a few years back and would have fit the bill perfectly.[/B]



    Love to wring that one out a minute...couple thousand...

    ONTOS ammo may be out of stock, but could be manufactured again!

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    Call in and see the "Dragon Man" he is sure to have a few lying around why heck he may even have an ONTOS.....!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by CINDERS View Post
    Call in and see the "Dragon Man" he is sure to have a few lying around why heck he may even have an ONTOS.....!!


    I was thinking of Dragonman too. He's a character!

    His attack Jeep........


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