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M37 .30cal Machine gun
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Posted: Monday, January 27, 2003 - 05:53 AM UTC
It's brother was the m1917 & m1919. Was it used in Vietnam on Convoy Escorts?
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Posted: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 - 07:10 AM UTC
I saw one South Vietnemese (ARVN) escort jeep with two 30 cals installed in the rear. One on each side behind each of the front seats. They were mounted in the M-34 Jeep.I saw this vehicle on the road from Cu Chi to Tay Ninh in 1967.
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Posted: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 - 07:18 AM UTC
Wasn't the M37 a coaxial variant of the M1919 used in tanks and some cupolas like the M113 flame thrower turret? I didn't realize they may have truck mounted them.
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Posted: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 - 07:24 AM UTC
I may hav inadvertently put the wrong designation in the title............m1917 & m1919? should be the right ones 1917 bieng water cooled.
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