Category:Combination mount of 81mm mortar and .5in Browning Machine Gun
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During the War in Vietnam both USCG Point Class cutters, and USN Swift Boats used combination mounts of an 81mm mortar and a .5in Browning Machine Gun. The mortar was unusual, in having a recoil mechanism. Its munitions could be fired in the traditional style, of dropping them down the barrel's muzzle. They could also be loaded through the breech, and fired on a more horizontal trajectory, like a low pressure traditional cannon.
Media in category "Combination mount of 81mm mortar and .5in Browning Machine Gun"
The following 20 files are in this category, out of 20 total.
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Crewman prepares to fire .50 cal on USCGC Point Grey.jpg 1,892 × 1,248; 164 KB
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Fast Patrol Craft (Swift boat) slow.jpg 984 × 661; 208 KB
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Fast Patrol Craft Crew engaging.jpg 729 × 483; 121 KB
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HMAS Hobart crewmen examine Swift Boat mortar, September 1967.jpg 640 × 650; 206 KB
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K-35637.jpg 1,193 × 823; 152 KB
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K-65213.jpg 1,189 × 947; 267 KB
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Mk 2 Mod 1 mount.jpg 569 × 721; 50 KB
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PCF crewman loads a mortar during operations near the Ca Mau peninsula.jpg 2,024 × 1,640; 262 KB
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PCF crewmen take a break during a lull in operations on the Rach Dong Keo river.jpg 1,996 × 1,643; 285 KB
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PCFs on the Bo De River.jpg 1,644 × 2,038; 325 KB
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Two PCFs tow a damaged PCF on operations near the Ca Mau peninsula.jpg 2,084 × 1,714; 269 KB
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Unknown Gun (9735563730).jpg 5,184 × 3,456; 3.07 MB
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US Army chaplain visits a Swift Boat off Qui Nhon.jpg 1,600 × 1,287; 151 KB
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USN 1115621-A.jpg 795 × 1,159; 223 KB
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USN 1115621.jpg 805 × 1,167; 222 KB
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USN 1124179.jpg 1,173 × 815; 195 KB
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USN 1130655.jpg 1,195 × 791; 255 KB
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USN 1139090.jpg 1,163 × 797; 368 KB
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USN 1142559.jpg 913 × 1,159; 344 KB
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VTN Mortar Color Firing.jpg 699 × 531; 33 KB
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