HisSoldier
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I've talked with a few people who carried the M-60 in combat, and never have any of them said anything bad about the gun. Have I just met a few biased soldiers?
I'm reading a book on military rams written and published in the UK and practically every American weapon is pretty worthless, but the authors twice say bad things about the M-60.
A question to Gulf war vets. Given the choice between the M-60 and the Minimi which would you rather have, in a fixed position (No one would rather pack an M-60 than a Minimi I suppose). I realize that the difference is the cartridge, but if the M-60 is as prone to jamming as the author says it is that would balance that out. He also said it was called "the pig" by US soldiers, inferring that to be a reference to it's unreliability, but if it were called that I would guess it referred to weight, and many "light" machine guns were heavier so I suppose they would have said that about, say, a Bren gun.
So, the M-60, a flawed weapon?
Thanks,
I'm reading a book on military rams written and published in the UK and practically every American weapon is pretty worthless, but the authors twice say bad things about the M-60.
A question to Gulf war vets. Given the choice between the M-60 and the Minimi which would you rather have, in a fixed position (No one would rather pack an M-60 than a Minimi I suppose). I realize that the difference is the cartridge, but if the M-60 is as prone to jamming as the author says it is that would balance that out. He also said it was called "the pig" by US soldiers, inferring that to be a reference to it's unreliability, but if it were called that I would guess it referred to weight, and many "light" machine guns were heavier so I suppose they would have said that about, say, a Bren gun.
So, the M-60, a flawed weapon?
Thanks,