Cool pic

[esheato]

Saw this on Fox. Pretty sweet seeing how hot the barrels are.

Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Geoffrey Martin, assigned to Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 1, fires a GAU-17A gun from the bow of a riverine assault boat during live-fire battle drills. The squadron is participating in a three-day field exercise to prepare for an upcoming deployment.

 

[M-Cameron]

i was unaware the army had Lightning laser rifles.........technology is advancing soo fast now a days.

 

[MarkDido]

Navy

 

[tyeo098]

Now THATS the job I want!

Also, is the 50BMG brass pouring out the side of that gun?

 

[esheato]

GAU-17 is a Minigun and in 7.62mm.

 

[NOLAEMT]

upcoming deployment? To where I wonder? :banghead:

 

[Toforo]

upcoming deployment? To where I wonder? :banghead:

To where?
Anywhere and everywhere.....
The Navy deploys it's boats, ships, aircraft, etc all the time... it's what they do - train all the time 24/7

It's ALWAYS a "mission" even if the mission is "training" -

- well, at least they did when it was MY navy, lol.

esheato -
San Angelo eh? Did three tours at GAFB in 77, 80, and 85

 

[paramedic70002]

Nice. I bet when you're on one of those overgrown canoes and you're taking fire, it's nice to have a minigun or two to equalize and overpower the opposition.

 

[Heretic]

Most likely deploying to Libya.

 

[doc2rn]

Odds are they are deploying with a MEU

 

[shotgunjoel]

I'd imagine the recoil from one of those on a small boat like that would be enough to slow you down a few knots.

 

[crm7290]

I had a cousin who got burned really bad on a minigun when he was in the Army. He ended up not being able to deploy to Iraq and got to be a recruiter instead.

 

[MarkDozier]

I'd imagine the recoil from one of those on a small boat like that would be enough to slow you down a few knots

NOPE

 

[danprkr]

Now that THE WAY to waste tax payer dollars

 

[ZCORR Jay]

That's an awesome photo

It'd be cooler if it shot blue lasers instead of pink

 

[azranger]

They have way cooler guns now than when I was in, I hope these guys
know how lucky they are.

 

[General Geoff]

I'm honestly surprised how much muzzle flash there is; 7.62 NATO has very little flash at the end of even a 22" barrel, shot for shot. Guess the rate of fire kind of stacks the flash till it becomes a plume.