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    Speaking of 1979, the scene in the trench on Apocalypse Now captivated me, still a favorite scene. Since then, I've always wanted to have an M-79 blooker. With crates of ammo.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FireBrand View Post
    Speaking of 1979, the scene in the trench on Apocalypse Now captivated me, still a favorite scene. Since then, I’ve always wanted to have an M-79 blooker. With crates of ammo.

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    That got replaced by these..



    The guy who carried it was called the "grenadier". One grenadier per fire team.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ezekiel 33 View Post
    I worked on ground systems, the Lance, Sheleighly, TOW and Dragon systems.

    The Sheleighly was being phased out during my training so we never actually worked on them after school.

    The Dragon was scary dangerous. They were known to hit the dirt or even turn around and come back towards the firer.


    We should have fired up all our Lance missiles in Desert Storm, but they could not be deployed over there because they had nuke capability. Shamefully, I am sure it cost billions to disarm and destroy them instead. They were propelled by two very deadly acids mixing together.


    The T.O.W. is still being used today, it has been around since the Vietnam era.


    The computer system that was used for testing them was so large that it fit into an enclosure that was transported on a 5-ton Long bed truck, similar to the one in the pic. The computer system shown in the pic is like the one that we used in the classroom, taken out of it's shelter and re-assembled.

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    So how does that work? It's not hitting them. Timed to explode over it or does the target trigger it somehow?

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    Quote Originally Posted by John View Post
    That got replaced by these..



    The guy who carried it was called the "grenadier". One grenadier per fire team.
    Yes, best move the Army could make with that weapon on squad level.

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