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Offline Guppy35

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Re: the m3a1 "grease gun" for pilots after they bail out
« Reply #135 on: March 24, 2010, 09:26:07 PM »
If you look, it appears that it does because you can clearly see the black shape of it, unless that was the outline left over after they removed it.

That's one of the JG26 birds that went to the MTO for a bit.  I don't believe they got the tropical filter as they didn't get to the Desert.

This is an E7 Trop of JG27 before they got the desert camo.
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Re: the m3a1 "grease gun" for pilots after they bail out
« Reply #136 on: March 24, 2010, 09:49:29 PM »
With the clear understanding I think it would be a pointless waist of time to do this :)

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Re: the m3a1 "grease gun" for pilots after they bail out
« Reply #137 on: March 24, 2010, 10:12:24 PM »
With the clear understanding I think it would be a pointless waist of time to do this :)

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Still not correct...the Brits issued Thompsons to some fighter/bomber crews...the M3 was never issued to any single or multi engine fighter pilots.
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Re: the m3a1 "grease gun" for pilots after they bail out
« Reply #138 on: March 24, 2010, 10:14:21 PM »
Still not correct...the Brits issued Thompsons to some fighter/bomber crews...the M3 was never issued to any single or multi engine fighter pilots.

I wasn't even suggesting it.  I came across the image earlier tonight while reading some Aussie Beau stuff and it gave me a laugh thinking about this thread.
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Re: the m3a1 "grease gun" for pilots after they bail out
« Reply #139 on: March 24, 2010, 10:40:23 PM »
I wasn't even suggesting it.  I came across the image earlier tonight while reading some Aussie Beau stuff and it gave me a laugh thinking about this thread.
Yeah when I saw it I was...  :O ...  :eek: ...just wait until Eric sees it.


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Re: the m3a1 "grease gun" for pilots after they bail out
« Reply #140 on: March 25, 2010, 06:38:02 AM »
hey why not go overkill, lets have an MP44.
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Re: the m3a1 "grease gun" for pilots after they bail out
« Reply #141 on: March 25, 2010, 07:17:30 AM »
hey why not go overkill, lets have an MP44.
forget that give us handheld miniguns... u know the ones that will blow us back on our fat butts if we dont steady ourselves?
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Re: the m3a1 "grease gun" for pilots after they bail out
« Reply #142 on: March 25, 2010, 02:18:39 PM »
Im going to do some reseatch and see what squadrens if any used it in ww2 im shure at least 1 used it otherwise just dont continue on hte conversation

Good luck with your "reseatch" ... I am "shure" won't won't get many search hits if you are looking for "squardrens".
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Re: the m3a1 "grease gun" for pilots after they bail out
« Reply #143 on: March 25, 2010, 02:32:24 PM »
forget that give us handheld miniguns... u know the ones that will blow us back on our fat butts if we dont steady ourselves?
:lol  BAR will do that (got first hand experience with it)...but I digress.  :D

How about a sawed off Browning .30 cal? Put a shoulder strap on it and it's portable...can be fired from the hip.
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Re: the m3a1 "grease gun" for pilots after they bail out
« Reply #144 on: March 25, 2010, 03:00:39 PM »
I just want to replace the Colt with the Luger.........
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Re: the m3a1 "grease gun" for pilots after they bail out
« Reply #145 on: March 25, 2010, 05:33:44 PM »
:lol  BAR will do that (got first hand experience with it)...but I digress.  :D

How about a sawed off Browning .30 cal? Put a shoulder strap on it and it's portable...can be fired from the hip.

     I saw a movie with Bob Hope firing a M1919 from the hip in the Pacific...didn't do too badly on the
control either  :D
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Re: the m3a1 "grease gun" for pilots after they bail out
« Reply #146 on: March 25, 2010, 06:50:14 PM »
Yeah when I saw it I was...  :O ...  :eek: ...just wait until Eric sees it.


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nah im done with this wish and others like it. But im still convinced the Il-4 is a good idea

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Re: the m3a1 "grease gun" for pilots after they bail out
« Reply #147 on: March 26, 2010, 09:15:03 AM »
nah im done with this wish and others like it. But im still convinced the Il-4 is a good idea
IL4s another thread mate :D no need to bring it here unlike me and gyrene's constant bickering about what shoes are better to wear on sundays  :lol a sawed off browning .30? why not go the distance and see if you can do it with a panzershrek? :rofl
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Re: the m3a1 "grease gun" for pilots after they bail out
« Reply #148 on: March 26, 2010, 09:26:44 AM »
IL4s another thread mate :D no need to bring it here unlike me and gyrene's constant bickering about what shoes are better to wear on sundays  :lol a sawed off browning .30? why not go the distance and see if you can do it with a panzershrek? :rofl
Hellzyeah...that would work...with a 50 round belt of ammo...but I'm not sitting on the thing, so where would we put it?  :D
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Re: the m3a1 "grease gun" for pilots after they bail out
« Reply #149 on: March 26, 2010, 09:29:31 AM »
Hellzyeah...that would work...with a 50 round belt of ammo...but I'm not sitting on the thing, so where would we put it?  :D
Im IN for doing the dirty work to test fire it on the hip :aok :D
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