bamaranger
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Hold on now, that's not me......but I'll admit the title is a bit of a troll.
I have been researching a family members WWII history/envolvement. Seems my uncle was a WWII vet, in the Pacific, in tanks.....M4 Sherman, Bougainville and Luzon (574th tank battaliion) One item I turned up online was a copy of a period report listing decorations, commendations, causalities (U.S and Japan) and a section entitled "Lessons Learned".
The writer of the report, (and/or whoever signed off on it) advises that the unit did not use for the .50 BMG in the AA role, and believes that swapping the .50 m2 AA gun out for a .30 on the pintle mount would be more useful, and simplify their suppy and parts issues as well. I was a bit surprised by that. I thought everybody loved the .50 M2
Giving it some thought, with no Japanese fighter bombers in the jungle, and the tank role in the jungle used in support of friendly infantry against enemy pillbox and entrenchments and a rolling pillbox (well, moveable) when on the defensive, I guess it makes sense. More ammo, available for suppressive fire and tank defense against enemy infantry. The 75mm gun takes on any hard target, everything else gets hosed by the .30's I suppose in within the city of Manilla, the .50 saw some use against structures.
I have been researching a family members WWII history/envolvement. Seems my uncle was a WWII vet, in the Pacific, in tanks.....M4 Sherman, Bougainville and Luzon (574th tank battaliion) One item I turned up online was a copy of a period report listing decorations, commendations, causalities (U.S and Japan) and a section entitled "Lessons Learned".
The writer of the report, (and/or whoever signed off on it) advises that the unit did not use for the .50 BMG in the AA role, and believes that swapping the .50 m2 AA gun out for a .30 on the pintle mount would be more useful, and simplify their suppy and parts issues as well. I was a bit surprised by that. I thought everybody loved the .50 M2
Giving it some thought, with no Japanese fighter bombers in the jungle, and the tank role in the jungle used in support of friendly infantry against enemy pillbox and entrenchments and a rolling pillbox (well, moveable) when on the defensive, I guess it makes sense. More ammo, available for suppressive fire and tank defense against enemy infantry. The 75mm gun takes on any hard target, everything else gets hosed by the .30's I suppose in within the city of Manilla, the .50 saw some use against structures.