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USMC M1A1s in Fallujah
lucasner
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Armed Forces Europe, United States
Joined: November 04, 2005
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Posted: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 - 06:45 PM UTC
All,
I am working on a diorama of a Marine M1A1 during the Nov 04 fighting in Fallujah and have a couple questions.

- Can anyone give me a link to the series of photos showing a USMC M1A1 firing at point-blank into a house. There are 3 pics if I remember correctly..showing the track lighting up the house

- How common...if at all...was the field mod loader's gun shield at the time fo the major fighting in Fallujah? I have seen a few pics that show what looks like a "standard" HUMVEE shield and a couple that look like fabricated shields.

- I have seen 3 pics of the TC gun with a cut-open jerrycan attached to the mount holding the .50cal rounds. I can't tell if all these pics are of the same track. Does anyone know if this was a common, or rare practice or if in fact is was just that one track that had it?

- Can anyone give me any other ideas on field mods/equipment that might have been seen at this time?

Thanks in advance

Dave Lueck
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Posted: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 - 07:16 PM UTC
Best bet is to find some pics of a certain tank from that time period and model it. There were lots of mods and upgrades being tried at that time. The jerrycan ammo box is/was not a common feature though. Just about anything else as far as upgrades could be possible though.
Epi
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Texas, United States
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Posted: Thursday, November 02, 2006 - 07:03 PM UTC
I think this is the picture you are looking for:

sauceman
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Posted: Thursday, November 02, 2006 - 07:22 PM UTC
NICE !

cheers
Percheron
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Posted: Thursday, November 02, 2006 - 08:54 PM UTC
Patton would be proud.
Moezilla
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Texas, United States
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Posted: Thursday, November 02, 2006 - 09:18 PM UTC
A Marine Corps Master Key, works on every door, every time.
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Posted: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 - 03:26 AM UTC
Hi, look on here linkname http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_0h8jI005Y&mode=related&search=
ladder5
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Posted: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 - 05:12 PM UTC

Hi

have you been on www. strategypage.com.

go to search, look for 'fallujah tanks' .

'fallujah from an m1a1' is a good selection, id put a link but im thick and havnt sussed it out yet

mark
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Posted: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 - 12:57 AM UTC

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I think this is the picture you are looking for:



Yeah, he's been looking for that picture for a while. But not nearly half as long as those people have been looking for the rest of their house LOL
Knock knock,
Whos there?
BOOOOM
no one now! LOL
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Posted: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 - 01:11 AM UTC
nock nock, guess who's home!!

nice blast

they should have this tactic for all Iraq, shock and auwwwww!!! :-)

Peter
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Virginia, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 - 02:36 AM UTC
Hello anyone home?
SnakeEye
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Rodopi, Greece / Ελλάδα
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Posted: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 - 03:38 AM UTC
I can only see a drama in this picture..
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Posted: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 - 08:57 AM UTC
And I thought the doorbell ringing at dinner time by door to door salesman could be disruptive...


Sean
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Posted: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 - 09:08 AM UTC
That is one serious case of PEEK-A-BOO.

Do we have a high res copy of that photo? Would love it as a desktop wallpaper.
panic
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Posted: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 - 12:27 PM UTC
To SnakeEye:

You are damn right!!
I can see the futile attempt to fight an enemy who cannot be fought and thus civilians have to suffer. History repeats itself again.

Stefan

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