Ability for P-38 to carry troops

[Lusche]

LMAO...ok. If you had mentioned "Marine ParaRaiders" the first time it might have tipped me off better.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramarines

[Masherbrum]

"Operation Bozo" just might be able to drop SPIZ behind enemy lines after all!!!!!

[gyrene81]

you're a former marine, right?  Surprised you never heard of the Pararaiders from WW2, these were the Marine Raiders that were airborne qualified and actually performed a few drops in the Pacific (think in New Britain or New Guinea).  There were also referred to as "Paramarines" and along with the regular Marine Raiders, disbanded in 1944.

ack-ack

Never heard them called "Pararaiders", wasn't an "official USMC designation". We just call them "Airborne Marines".

They never parachuted into combat, they went in like the rest of the troops.

[Ack-Ack]

Never heard them called "Pararaiders", wasn't an "official USMC designation". We just call them "Airborne Marines".

They never parachuted into combat, they went in like the rest of the troops.

I think the official designation was "Paramarines" up until 1944 when all three battalions were disbanded.  I've noticed though, it's the Rangers that usually get the credit or mention for being the first US 'special forces' unit when the credit actually goes to the Marine Raiders.  I also noticed in a lot of articles about the Raiders is that the writes tend to take the tone that these units weren't very successful which led to them being disbanded in 1944, when the opposite is true.  The Raiders and Paramarines are probably one of the most over looked units and almost treated as side shows to the Rangers and US Army airborne units.

ack-ack

[bagrat]

how many people pods will it take to kill a tiger?  i dont wanna have to be running back and forth to re-arm when i find out i have to drop like 10 people on a tank. i mean they better pack a punch!

[Guppy35]

1st 2nd and 3rd Marine Parachute Batallions.  While they were jump qualified they didn't go in by air at Bougainville.  They were attached to the Raiders for a bit while there.  Later many went to the 5th Marines.  Ira Hayes of Iwo Flag Raising fame was initially a jump qualified Marine. 

At Bougainville, one of the Marine trooper raiding parties was rescued by a PT boat commanded by John F. Kennedy

And AKAK, your contributions to Operation BOZO are noted,  Still going strong, four years later

[dunnrite]

Make it like bowling for the base.  Come in low and fast, give it full rudder and let em loose.  Let em roll to the maproom.

Sort of like

[Lusche]

how many people pods will it take to kill a tiger?

gastro pods beat people pods all the time  

[Ack-Ack]

gastro pods beat people pods all the time  

Yeah but they take forever to reach the target.

ack-ack

[Bronk]

Yeah but they take forever to reach the target.

ack-ack

[Lusche]

 

[guncrasher]

My idea about the p38 blender pods is way cooler akak.  That's what they called them when I at the mcrd in san diego.

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