Kalashnikov RIP

Stealhead · 01-30-14, 09:04 PM

They also did 82mm mortar shells which I think was a wiser choice as the likelihood of a mortar being put into action by a friendly is lower than a common small arm which is much more likely to be used in a dire situation.

I read in a book by an SOG SFC that his team once found a crater along the Laotian border the crater was a former mortar crew that had dropped an Eldest Son shell down the tube.Of course SOG did a lot more recons and POW grabs than plant Eldest Son "surprises". Of course the goal was to plant just enough because too many exploding guns and tubes and they are gonna figure that something is up.The goal was to cause the typical NVA/VC to doubt his supply which I am fairly sure Project Eldest Son failed in that respect.That or NVA NCOs where very good at inspiring their troops.

Of course another little known Vietnam fact is that a South Korean company secretly made 7.62x39mm ammo which sheds light as to just how common use of the AK-47 was at least with SF.

01-30-14, 09:04 PM	#14
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	They also did 82mm mortar shells which I think was a wiser choice as the likelihood of a mortar being put into action by a friendly is lower than a common small arm which is much more likely to be used in a dire situation. I read in a book by an SOG SFC that his team once found a crater along the Laotian border the crater was a former mortar crew that had dropped an Eldest Son shell down the tube.Of course SOG did a lot more recons and POW grabs than plant Eldest Son "surprises". Of course the goal was to plant just enough because too many exploding guns and tubes and they are gonna figure that something is up.The goal was to cause the typical NVA/VC to doubt his supply which I am fairly sure Project Eldest Son failed in that respect.That or NVA NCOs where very good at inspiring their troops. Of course another little known Vietnam fact is that a South Korean company secretly made 7.62x39mm ammo which sheds light as to just how common use of the AK-47 was at least with SF.