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re: Was a M249 or 240B used?
Posted on 10/2/17 at 9:04 pm to ABearsFanNMS
Posted on 10/2/17 at 9:04 pm to ABearsFanNMS
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I know, but just admit you army guys are just jealous we have much better uniforms
Everyone knows you guys have better uniforms. No hate there. The current Army shite looks like something a French postal clerk would wear.
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Posted on 10/2/17 at 9:05 pm to Buckeye Backer
I heard on the news that the range was 800 feet or about 243 meters. Does anybody know whether that is accurate?
Posted on 10/2/17 at 9:05 pm to ABearsFanNMS
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I know, but just admit you army guys are just jealous we have much better uniforms
Not afraid at all to admit it
Never been a fan of the ASUs
Posted on 10/2/17 at 9:05 pm to northshorebamaman
rolled sleeves on woodlands disgusts me. #bringbackdesertsandgunnyrolls
Posted on 10/2/17 at 9:06 pm to TigerinSC
That's worse than using a spinning reel upside down.
Posted on 10/2/17 at 9:06 pm to Champagne
I would assume it was greater than 250'. To me it seems more like 500m which a 5.56 with plunging fire could do easily.
Posted on 10/2/17 at 9:07 pm to Gusoline
I was never in a unit that rolled sleeves. 
Posted on 10/2/17 at 9:07 pm to upgrayedd
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I thought there were multiple configurations of the 240 adopted by various branches.
yeah there are multiple configurations, and the Marines had one they used exclusively if I recall correctly. but the 240B is the army's staple Medium weight machine gun. 240N is the USMC variant I think (don't quote me) I think it has a wooden grip or something (don't quote me).
Army infantry uses 240B and 240L. SOF guys had the 240 Special Purpose WEapon and the MK 48 SAW variant. Also used a butterfly trigger handle on vehicles, I can't remember the nomenclature though. I hated that POS. There is also a cable charged version that the tanker types use.
Posted on 10/2/17 at 9:08 pm to Champagne
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I heard on the news that the range was 800 feet or about 243 meters. Does anybody know whether that is accurate?
Ill google map search it. BRB
Yeah, about 200-350 meters to the furthest end of the field.
This post was edited on 10/2/17 at 9:11 pm
Posted on 10/2/17 at 9:08 pm to MrCarton
Posted on 10/2/17 at 9:11 pm to Champagne
quote:I have heard 1,000+ ft over 300 meters
I heard on the news that the range was 800 feet or about 243 meters. Does anybody know whether that is accurate?
Posted on 10/2/17 at 9:12 pm to northshorebamaman
lol, I was going to do that earlier today anyway. The perspctive was so skewed in the cell phone videos, it looked really far away. 250m is fish in a barrel. damn.
Posted on 10/2/17 at 9:12 pm to Diamondawg
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I have heard 1,000+ ft over 300 meters
I just measured it on google earth. 300 is probably pretty damn close.
Posted on 10/2/17 at 9:13 pm to MrCarton
I thought you were just being a smartass.
Posted on 10/2/17 at 9:15 pm to northshorebamaman
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I thought you were just being a smartass.
LOL, nope. Just a fricking nerd I guess.
Posted on 10/2/17 at 9:15 pm to MrCarton
quote:Plus 32 floors up with folks shoulder to shoulder. It's a wonder 100s weren't killed.
I just measured it on google earth. 300 is probably pretty damn close.
Posted on 10/2/17 at 9:16 pm to MrCarton
Was going to say it was definitely greater than 250'. That is less than a football field
Posted on 10/2/17 at 9:17 pm to Diamondawg
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Plus 32 floors up with folks shoulder to shoulder. It's a wonder 100s weren't killed.
I know man. looked like very sparse cover too. The confusion, not knowing the source of the gunfire. What a nightmare. I'm sure some people were trampled as they tried to escape.
Posted on 10/2/17 at 9:18 pm to ABearsFanNMS
The saving grace was that it was plunging fire. Could you imagine what grazing fire, with a tripod mounted M240, would have done?
Posted on 10/2/17 at 9:19 pm to ABearsFanNMS
quote:250 meters is what most people were saying I believe
Was going to say it was definitely greater than 250'. That is less than a football field
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